Holidays
Advising
Holiday Music
Geography
Holiday Movies
100

This holiday, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, is known for feasts featuring turkey and pumpkin pie.

What is Thanksgiving?

100

This is the SPP seminar course 

What is PBPL 191?

100

This Mariah Carey song, released in 1994, is often called the "Queen of Christmas" anthem.

What is "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?

100

This city is the capital of France and is often called the "City of Light."

What is Paris?

100

This 1990 holiday classic features a young boy named Kevin who is left home alone while his family goes on vacation.

What is Home Alone?

200

This February holiday celebrates love and is associated with Cupid, hearts, and chocolates

What is Valentine’s Day?

200

This is the name of the internship course

What is PBPL 198I?

200

This 1984 hit by Wham! tells the story of giving your heart away, only for it to be given away the next day.

What is "Last Christmas"?

200

This capital city of Japan is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.

What is Tokyo?

200

In this 2000 holiday film, Jim Carrey plays the Grinch, who tries to steal Christmas from the residents of Whoville.

What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

300

On this June holiday, Americans honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in 1865.

What is Juneteenth?

300
This is the dean of the school of public policy. 

Who is Mark Long?

300

This iconic Christmas song by Bing Crosby, covered by countless artists, is the best-selling single of all time.

What is "White Christmas"?

300

This European capital, home to ancient ruins like the Colosseum, is nicknamed the "Eternal City."

What is Rome?

300

In this 2003 film, Will Ferrell plays Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole, who travels to New York City to find his real father.

What is Elf?

400

his federal holiday in January commemorates a civil rights leader known for his "I Have a Dream" speech.

What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

400

4 quarters of this class is required in order to meet graduation requirements. 

What is a language course?

400

he Jackson 5 brought a funky twist to this song, where they tell everyone to "be good for goodness' sake."

What is "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"?

400

This capital city is home to the famous Big Ben and the historic Tower of London.

What is London?

400

This 1993 stop-motion animated film, directed by Tim Burton, follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, who attempts to take over Christmas.

What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?

500

This day, originally called Armistice Day, honors military veterans and coincides with the end of World War I.

What is Veterans Day?

500

At UCR, Public Policy majors must choose a track to specialize in. How many total upper-division courses are required to fulfill track requirements and how many tracks can a student choose to specialize in?

What are 10 courses total, and up to two tracks?

500

Written by Johnny Marks and sung by Brenda Lee, this rock-and-roll classic captures the holiday spirit at a festive gathering.

What is "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree"?

500

The Thai capital, famous for its vibrant street markets and ornate temples like Wat Arun, is known as the "City of Angels."

What is Bangkok?

500

This 1994 holiday film stars Tom Hanks as the conductor of a magical train that takes children to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.

What is The Polar Express?

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