CHRISTMAS
FILM FROM FICTION
AROUND THE WORLD
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
AMERICAN HISTORY
100
"And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us, every one!"
A Christmas Carol
100
In 2019 Greta Gerwig directed an adaptation of this Louisa May Alcott novel
Little Women
100
Well-preserved sections of it run about 5,500 miles from Mount Hu near Dandong to Jiayu Pass in the Gansu province
the Great Wall of China
100
Perucetus colossus, a fossil one of these recently found in South America, may surpass a descendant as the heaviest animal ever
a whale
100
The U.S. flag was flown at this location for the first time on July 20, 1969 & the original flag is still there
the Moon
200
The modern version of this holiday item in England was popularized by German transplant Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband
a Christmas tree
200
The 1974 adaptation of this Fitzgerald novel featured Robert Redford in the title role
The Great Gatsby
200
Only 1 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world still standing
the Great Pyramid
200
Kangaroos & wallabies are members of the Macropodidae family, meaning "big" these
feet
200
In 1940 this 164-year-old U.S. document was repaired with Scotch tape
the Declaration of Independence
300
Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, whose life changes on Christmas Eve in this movie classic.
It's A Wonderful Life
300
Bram Stoker's widow got a court order to have this 1922 German silent classic destroyed--but it survived, as vampires do
Nosferatu
300
Recent research suggests segments of this British landmark were moved 150 miles from Wales--quite a job
Stonehenge
300
A 1919 sequel by Thornton W. Burgess, "Mrs. Peter ____"
Rabbit
300
In this presidential election year, U.S. women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment
1920
400
This play shares it's name with a festival celebrated on January 6th that marks the end of Christmastide
Twelfth Night
400
1987: "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"
The Princess Bride
400
This Asian country is home to the Golden Temple, which features approximately 500 kilograms of 24-karat gold in its construction
India
400
A Dutch term for a seller of ineffective medicines led to this word for an incompetent physician
a quack
400
This Arthur Miller play is based on the Salem witch trials of 1692
The Crucible
500
Bah! Humbug! Starting under this lord protector, Christmas was canceled in England until the Restoration (his head was also fixed on a pike above Westminster Abby for about 30 years).
Oliver Cromwell
500
The all-too-simple premise of the game show in this 2012 film--kids murder each other
The Hunger Games
500
St. George's Hall in this British city on the Mersey River is renowned for its Greco-Roman architecture
Liverpool
500
O. vulgaris, a species of this cephalopod, can change its skin color thanks to pigment-bearing cells
ocotpus
500
Founded in 1908, this agency battled less glamorous issues like copyright violations until the gangsters came along
the FBI