WWII
Intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory - "Lightning War"
Blitzkrieg
This children's author was born in Springfield, MA
Dr. Seuss
This Republican president was the first and only president to resign from office on August 9, 1974
Richard Milhous Nixon
What were the three gifts the three Wise Men brought to Jesus
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
The tallest building in MA?
John Hancock building
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during WW II
Winston Churchill
There is a museum in Amherst, MA dedicated to this author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
Only Presidents can nominate Supreme Court Judges. On June 13, 1967, this Democrat was the first president to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court
Lyndon Johnson
Which country created eggnog
England
This cookie was named after the town of Newton, MA
Fig Newton
What was the major difference of the Allies and Axis in the form of government?
The Allies were mostly Democratic and the Axis were Facist
This book by Robert McCluskey honors a feathered family in Boston
Make Way for Ducklings
This democrat purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars. His critics called the purchase, "Steward's icebox" and this president's "polar bear garden."
Andrew Johnson
The Christmas tree is widely believed to have been developed in what country
Germany
This sport was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, MA
Basketball
Who lost the most men out of the Allies?
USSR (Soviet Union)
This Arthur author lives in Massachusetts
Marc Brown
This Republican was the first president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Theodore Roosevelt
Rudolph was not one of Santa's original reindeer. Name five of the original pack of eight reindeer
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid Donner and Blitzen
Two bridges that connect Cape Cod to the rest of Massachusetts
Bourne Bridge and the Sagamore Bridge
The name of the only port remaining open for the Allies in the German invasion of France
Dunkirk
In 1868 this American author published Little Women, set in Concord, Massachusetts and loosely based on her childhood experiences with her three sisters.
Louisa May Alcott
This member of the Democratic-Republican Party became the first U.S. President to command a military unity during his term of office during the war of 1812
James Monroe
Old Europe has contributed many rituals from this pagan holiday that have been folded into modern Christmas tradition
Winter Solstice
Largest body of water in Massachusetts
Quabbin Reservoir