Science
Due to excessive cookie consumption, Santa may suffer from this chronic condition in which the body struggles to regulate blood sugar levels.
What is diabetes?
This novella, first published in 1843, opens seven years after the death of Jacob Marley.
What is A Christmas Carol?
This German composer’s “Christmas Oratorio” is a staple in band and choral programs during the holiday season.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This is how old Kevin McCallister is when he’s accidentally left home alone for Christmas.
What is 8 years old?
This member of the Herrell family shares a first name with the youngest March sister from Little Women.
Who is Amy?
Christmas lights often use this type of diode, which emits light when electric current passes through a semiconductor.
What is an LED?
In O. Henry's most famous short story, the husband sells this to buy a gift for his wife.
What is his watch?
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is typically performed in this time signature.
What is 3/4?
Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis play a couple who plan to skip Christmas entirely in favor of this warm-weather vacation.
What is a cruise?
In an orchestra or band, a performer specializing in the woodwind instrument that Molly has recently taken up is called by this name.
What is a flautist?
Candy canes are primarily made of this simple sugar, which is chemically classified as a disaccharide.
What is sucrose?
Little Women is set during this war.
What is the American Civil War?
In many traditional holiday band and orchestral arrangements, this brass instrument often plays the warm, mellow middle voices in “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” and “Silent Night"
What is the french horn?
The actor that provided the voice for Mogens in a 2019 animated Christmas film.
Who is Norm MacDonald?
Adi wanted this brand of bear in a robe for Christmas, but it was sold out everywhere.
What is a jellycat?
If Santa’s sleigh weighs 500 kg and accelerates at 2 m/s², this law can be used to calculate the force he must exert.
What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion (F = ma)?
This 1823 poem, also known as A Visit from St. Nicholas, is credited with shaping the modern image of Santa Claus.
What is The Night Before Christmas?
In the key of C, this chord borrowed from C minor is often called "the Christmas chord"
What is Dm7b5 (or D half diminished)?
This Los Angeles skyscraper becomes the unlikely setting for a Christmas Eve hostage crisis in Die Hard.
What is Nakatomi Plaza?
A conical Christmas tree has height h and radius r. To maximize ornament coverage per unit string length, you need to calculate the integral of the surface area along the slant height. Which branch of Ulrich's major deals with this optimization problem?
What is integral calculus?
Snowflakes are made of frozen water, which forms this type of crystal structure.
What is a hexagonal crystal lattice?
Dr. Seuss wrote "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" primarily in this meter, which features two short syllables followed by a long syllable, repeated four times per line.
What is anapestic tetrameter?
The delicate ending of Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy often features this type of cadence, creating a sense of suspension rather than full resolution.
This actor voices several characters in Polar Express, including the Hobo and Santa Claus.
Who is Tom Hanks?
Founded in Alabama in 1917, this national bookstore chain’s name suggests a vast selection of reading material and shares initials with Brooke.
What is Books-A-Million?