December History
December 7, 1787 this state was the first to adopt the US Constitution
What is Deleware?
Though it's from the french word for morning it now means an afternoon performance
What is Matinee?
A big name in computers, this company is known as HP for short
What is Hewlett Packard?
This is Florida's southern most city and is 90 miles from Cuba.
What is Key West?
This is the longest river in Asia
What is the Yangtze?
To perform an act of defenestration is to throw something here.
What is out the window?
American singer called "Old Blue Eyes" and the "Chairman of the Board"
Who is Frank Sinatra?
With over 30% of the world's population, this religion has over 2 billion supporters.
What is Christianity?
December 13, 1818 This first lady to Abraham Lincoln was born.
Who was Mary Todd Lincoln
The Count of Monte Cristo spent 14 years in one of these dank places in the Chateau d'If.
What is a dungeon?
Ernie is the chief spokes-elf for this snack food company
What is Keebler?
This is the name of the swampland in southern Florida.
What are the Everglades?
Iceland can be found in this ocean.
What is the Atlantic?
The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of this country.
What is Australia?
He was born Dino Crocetti and was known for singing "Aint That A Kick in the Head"
Who is Dean Martin?
According to legend, this greek goddess had snakes for her hair and turned men to stone.
Who is Medusa?
December 21 notes this solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the Winter Solstice?
On an automatic gearshift you'll find it between reverse & drive
What is Neutral?
In 1921 this medical products company introduced the Band-Aid
Who are Johnson and Johnson?
The Busch Gardens Florida Theme Park is located in this city.
What is Tampa?
Situated between Virginia and Maryland, it is the largest estuary in the United States.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
The Oval Office can be found in this building.
What is the White House?
This girl singer was known for "Come On-A My House" and "Mambo Italiano" but is best recognized for starring in White Christmas with Bing Crosby.
Who is Rosemary Clooney?
Yoga is most closely related to this religion.
What is Hinduism?
December 5, 1933 the 18th Amendment was repealed, ending 14 years of this unpopular movement in the US.
What is Prohibition?
It's a baby's bedroom not an RNs
What is a Nursery?
This firm owned by the Seagram Company is the leading seller of pasteurized orange juice
What is Tropicana?
Key Largo is the first island you meet once you leave the Florida mainland. What does Key Largo mean?
What is Long Island?
This colorful body of water is considered the world's northernmost tropical sea.
What is the Red Sea?
Something called the "Black Box" can be found on every airplane. It's actually this color.
What is Orange?
A band leader and trombonist, this musician was famous for "Opus One" and "I'll Never Smile Again"
Who is Tommy Dorsey?
In this country people began the tradition to celebrate the Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos.
What is Mexico?
December 11, 1936 King Edward the VIII of England abdicated the throne and stepped aside to marry this woman.
Who is Wallis Simpson?
As a noun it's the crops that ripen in a season; as a verb the act of gathering them
What is Harvest?
In 1997, this home making influencer bought her own Lifestyles magazine & TV show from Time, Inc.
Who is Martha Stewart?
Florida produces more of this fruit than other
What is Orange?
Green Bay is an inlet of this lake.
What is Lake Michigan?
Howard Carter is the archaeologist who discovered this Egyptian tomb.
Who is Tutkenathem or King Tut?
This musician was among the most influential jazz musicians. He won a Grammy for Best Male Vocal singing in Hello Dolly.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This the symbolic flower in Buddhism, which represents a person who overcame the pain and sufferings in the material world and became enlightened?
What is the Lotus Flower?
December 26, 1571 Johannes Kepler was born. He studied the eliptical orbits of the planets and is considered the father of this scientific field.
What is Astronomy?
This greasy substance obtained from wool is widely used in cosmetics
What is Lanolin?
A 1996 Business Week survey called this soup company's board of directors "America's Best"
What is Campbells?
According to the Guinness Book of World Records 2006, some 55% of people living in this Florida city were born outside the U.S.
What is Miami?
This wetland featuring grasses, reeds, and other plants in shallow water called:
What is a Marsh?
Presidents Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy all had this in common.
What is they were assassinated?
This band leader's theme song was "Moonlight Serenade" and his first gold record was "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Who is Glen Miller?
Shintoism is the native belief system of this Asian country.
What is Japan?
December 1, 1989 Mikhail Gorbachev visited this country, ending 72 years of atheist policy in Communist Russia.
What is the Vatican?
As an adjective it means polite & gracious; as a noun it's a strong sweet liqueur
What is a Cordial?
This company gets its name from the snappy carbonated apple juice it introduced in 1978
What is Snapple?
This Spanish explorer first arrived in the Tampa area in 1513. The Spaniards left this area alone and focused their attention on settling in eastern parts of Florida.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
What body of water links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
What is the Suez Canal?
She was Disney's first princess.
Who is Snow White?
He started his career in vaudeville at the age of three. His only Billboard #1 came when he was almost 50 singing "The Candy Man"
Who is Sammy Davis Junior?
Also known as the Day of Atonement, this is the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
What is Yom Kippur?
December 30, 1988 - President Ronald Reagan and President-elect George Bush were subpoenaed to testify in the trial of this former White House aide implicated in the Iran-Contra affair
Who was Col. Oliver North?
It's the kind of dizziness you may feel watching the Hitchcock film of the same name
What is Vertigo?
This battery maker introduced the Copper Top tester in 1990
What is Duracell?
Originally named Cowford, this city changed its name to honor a former Florida Governor who became President of the US.
What is Jacksonville?
The Pacific Ocean is home to this, the deepest trench on Earth.
What is the Mariana's Trench?
He wrote Around the World in 80 days.
Who is Jules Verne?
He is one of the best selling artists of all time. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at 36. He died at 42.
Who is Elvis Presley?
In some religions it's called heaven. For Norse warriors it's called this.
What is Valhalla?
December 24, 1943 this future president was appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force preparing for D-Day.
Who was Eisenhower?
It's a courtesy title for a lawyer or in England the rank just below a knight
What is Esquire?
In 1997, 30-second TV ads for this yearly sporting event sold for an average of $1.2 million. This year it's 8 million.
What is the Super Bowl?
Florida has more of these green spaces than any other state.
The Pacific Ocean is home to this circle of volcanoes that stretch from South Asia to Alaska to South America.
What is the Ring of Fire?
This American mountain range is shrinking due to erosion.
What are the Appalachians?
This singer won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and was the first woman to win a Grammy for Album of the year for her 1961 live concert at Carnegie Hall.
Who is Judy Garland?
The 9th month of the Islamic calendar, during Ramadan, is marked by this daily activity.
What is Fasting?
December 15, 1791 - The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution became effective following ratification by Virginia. We call them this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Often following golden or diamond it means a special anniversary
What is Jubilee?
This yogurt company's name is derived from the name of Daniel Carasso, son of its founder
What is Dannon?
Florida is this type of landform.
What is a Peninsula?
This body of water was once known as the "Pillars of Hercules."
What is the Straight of Gibraltar?
10 Downing Street is the address of this political person.
Who is the British Prime Minister?
This American singer sold 100 million records worldwide. He pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. He has three stars on the Walk of Fame, for radio, television, and music.
Who is Perry Como?
Due to the goddess Bastet, Ancient Egyptians are known for worshipping this animal.
What are Cats?