Heritage
The surname Shindledecker is an Americanized form of German occupational names tied to this building material.
What are wood shingles?
This annual winter event in Rockefeller Center has been televised nationally since 1951.
What is the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree?
This U.S. league championship game is played by the winners of the AFC and NFC.
What is the Super Bowl?
This classic pie filling made with pecans, corn syrup, and eggs appears on many Christmas dessert tables.
What is pecan pie?
This author created both Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
Who is Lewis Carroll?
Before standard spelling, surnames like Shindledecker were often altered at this U.S. entry point.
What is Ellis Island?
This December astronomical event marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the winter solstice?
This international sporting event occurs every four years and features more than 200 nations.
What are the Olympic Games?
These mashed potatoes are baked with cheese and sour cream.
What are funeral potatoes?
This measurement unit is used to describe the strength of earthquakes.
What is the Richter scale?
This type of record is most useful when tracing 19th-century immigration patterns of families like the Shindledeckers to the U.S.
What are ship passenger manifests?
In many countries, this date marks the official end of the Christmas season rather than December 25.
What is January 6th?
In baseball, this statistical category is abbreviated as “ERA.”
What is earned run average?
This creamy holiday side dish combines green beans with mushroom soup and crispy fried onions.
What is green bean casserole?
This famous clock tower is often mistakenly called Big Ben, though that name is technically for the bell.
What is Elizabeth Tower?
Irish surnames such as Kelly were traditionally grouped by these extended family networks.
What are sept clans?
This tradition of hanging socks or special holders by the fireplace comes from the idea of small gifts being left overnight.
What is hanging stockings?
The term “hat trick” originally came from this sport.
What is cricket?
This cut of beef is traditionally roasted whole and served with au jus on many American Christmas tables.
What is prime rib?
The study of flags is known by this term.
What is vexillology?
The Kelly surname derives from the Gaelic “Ó Ceallaigh,” meaning descendant of this personal name.
What is Ceallach?
This 16th-century German reformer is often credited with popularizing the use of lit candles on Christmas trees.
Who is Martin Luther?
This surface is traditionally used at Wimbledon but rarely elsewhere in professional tennis.
What is grass?
This baked dessert combines canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, and warm spices in a flaky crust.
What is pumpkin pie?
This gas makes up the largest percentage of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?