SAME FIRST AND LAST LETTER
THE 50 STATES
NAME GAME
HOLIDAY
WE'VE GOT CHEMISTRY
100
Prancer & Cupid were famous ones
Reindeer
100
Arizona's Saguaro National Park is named for a candelabra-shaped type of this plant
A Cactus
100
First name + R&B singer who married Whitney Houston = this "Stranger Things" actress
Millie Bobby Brown
100
"Put on your yarmulke. It's time for Chanukah" is a line from his "Chanukah Song."
Adam Sandler
100
Sodium chloride is the chemical name for this mineral commonly used for seasoning food
Salt
200
In 2017 the maximum length of this went from 140 to 280 characters
A Tweet
200
Created to serve the former Northwest Territory, Northwestern University is in Evanston in this state
Illinois
200
Canadian rapper real name, best known his song "Hotline Bling"+ last name = This "Parks and Rec" actress
Aubrey Plaza
200
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies
Kissing under the mistletoe
200
Here's the diagram for the chemical structure of this substance
Water
300
A short bit of praise from a critic or a fellow author on the cover of a book
A Blurb
300
In "Field of Dreams" a question is asked, "Is this heaven?"--No, it's this Midwestern state also known as "the Corn State"
Iowa
300
First name + The actress, who got her big break from the Twilight films = this famous homemaker, cookbook author and magazine owner
Martha Stewart
300
This Christmas plant, popular for its bright red leaves, is native to Mexico and Central America.
Poinsettia
300
The lowest possible temperature, -459,67 degrees Fahrenheit, is known as absolute this
Zero
400
Larry Bird, or currently, Jayson Tatum
A Celtic
400
Connecticut is bordered to the west by New York & to the east by this, another 2-word state
Rhode Island
400
Rock drummer who married Pamela Anderson + last name = this "Men in Black" actor
Tommy Lee Jones
400
Spotify has a playlist featuring 100 different versions of this holiday bop, which was originally written and recorded by 1980s Brit Pop duo Wham!
Last Christmas
400
The chemical elements are arrayed according to atomic number on this, a name indicating regular intervals
Periodic Table
500
A fancy design of your initials that you use on stationery or clothing
A Monogram
500
Hells Canyon & Snake River sound daunting, but Sun Valley & its ski lodges in this state offer respite
Idaho
500
Known for painting the Mona Lisa + last name = This "Titanic" actor
Leonardo DiCaprio
500
This office of the U.S. Armed Services tracks Santa’s voyage around the world on Christmas Eve.
NORAD
500
Atoms combine to make these larger but still tiny particles, the smallest that make up identifiable substances
Molecules