Christmas Movies
"You smell like beef and cheese. You don't smell like Santa" is a quote from what holiday movie?
What is Elf.
In the song "Frosty the Snowman," this made Frosty come to life.
What is an old silk hat.
True or False: Eggnog is America's least favorite winter beverage?
What is False. Eggnog is second, right behind hot chocolate.
True of False: There's a real place called the North Pole?
What is true. The city of North Pole is located in Alaska and boasts a population of around 2,300 citizens.
Who is ISU's cognizant federal agency?
Who is the US Department of Health and Human Services
What is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?
What is The Grinch. This record was previously held by Home Alone until 2018 when The Grinch surpassed it.
In the song "Mr. Grinch", his brain is full of these.
What are black spiders.
What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus?
What are "Kris Kringle and Saint Nick"
Name all of Santa's reindeer.
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolf (9)
What are the three main cost transfer rules?
What are: cost cannot be transferred from overspent to federal accounts, costs must be incurred during the POP, and costs to federal accounts must be made within 90 days of the transaction date OR within 90 days of the federal account being established.
How many ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"?
What is FOUR!
The first is Scrooge's former business partner, Jacob Marley, who tells him about the three spirits that will follow (Past, Present, and Future).
What is the name of the most popular Christmas snowman?
What is "Frosty"
How many Christmas trees are sold in the US each year?
*Hint: it is in the millions, must be within 5M to win*
What is approximately 25-30 million.
What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
What is a coin.
What are all of the types of cost share?
What are ISU match (direct costs for the project, not charged to the award), indirect costs (two types: indirect related to direct costs previously mentioned or indirect costs related to not receiving the full IDC rate from the sponsor), Third Party In-Kind
Why were the McCallisters running late the morning of their trip to Paris?
What is because their alarm clocks didn't go off because of a power outage.
Which reindeer in Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer is known for being the fastest?
Who is Dasher.
What percentage of people return at least one of their holiday gifts?
Must be within 4% to win
What is 66%.
Winning percentage 62%-70%
Are Santa's reindeer male or female?
What is female.
Male reindeer lose their antlers in November, while female reindeer keep their antlers through the winter. Most depictions of Santa's reindeer show antlers, which means they must be female to guide his sleigh in December.
Cell phone charges and clerical salaries are generally unallowable on a federal award unless they meet the definition of what?
What is an Unlike Circumstance.
What is the movie that is most debated on whether it is a Christmas movie or not?
What is "Die Hard".
In total, how many gifts were given in the "Twelve Days of Christmas"?
What is 364.
Now, to find the total number of gifts, add the number of gifts received each day: 1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 15 + 21 + 28 + 36 + 45 + 55 + 66 + 78 = 364 gifts. So, in total, 364 gifts are given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Which Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
What is Mistletoe.
What is the least popular Christmas cookie?
What is "anise cookies" per the YouGov poll, followed by chai sugar, spritz, and Pfeffernusse.
All wild scenarios aside, using the proportional benefit rule, how much of a $10K software invoice for the period of January 1, 2024, to October 31, 2024, would typically be charged to an award with a POP of January 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.
What is $9K.
January to October is 10 months for the invoice; however, the award POP is only 9 months.