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100

What was the first cable television series to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series?

The Sopranos

100


This rapper from New Jersey played lead in this role. After she is diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation. What is the name of that movie?

What is the THE LAST HOLIDAY?

100

You might leave this out for Santa Claus.

What is milk and cookies.

100

Where was the national bar association founded? 

 Des Moines, Iowa

100

What pop singer has been named the Queen of Christmas?

Mariah Carey (All I Want for Christmas is You)

200

Who won the second season of American Idol?

Ruben Studdard

200

This all star cast performed the song "Can You stand the rain during this movie? What is the name of the movie? 

What is THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY?

200

This brought Frosty the Snowman to life.  

What is an old silk hat?

200

This Supreme Court Justice credited his father with turning him into a lawyer, saying that his father “did it by teaching me to argue, by challenging my logic on every point, by making me prove every statement I made. 

Who is Thurgood Marshall? 

200

Guess this song


“Dashing through the snow/ In a one horse open sleigh”

What is jingle bells? 

300

Which duo won the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance?

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

300

Remake of the Cary Grant classic where an angel comes to earth a few days before Christmas to help a disillusioned reverend regain control of his life. The lead actress vocal ability is arguably one of the best voices of all time. What is the name of this movie? 

What is The Preachers Wife? 

300

What words follow “Silent Night” in the song?

Holy night

300

University was the first historically Black public university to grant degrees in the United States.

Lincoln University

300

Name the Song 

Come they told me/ Pa rum pa pum pum"

“Little Drummer Boy”

400

 Who wrote The Bluest Eye?

Toni Morrison

400

What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?

Home Alone

400

 How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?

Feliz Navidad

400

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

CORE-Congress of Racial Equality

400

The controversial song "Santa Baby" was first sung by which former actress, known for her easily identifiable speaking voice and such roles as Catwoman, Madam Zeroni, and Yzma?

Eartha Kitt

500

Which rapper plays detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?

Ice-T

500

"Ghetto Santa Claus" steals everything friends Craig and Day-Day have to their name—including their rent money. In order to not get evicted, they get jobs as mall security guards. What is the name of this movie? 

What is Friday Friday After Next? 

500

Swahili, the largest spoken language on the African continent. This holiday means  means "first fruit." What is holiday 

What is Kwanzaa

500

Which of these influential authors became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Toni Morrison

500

What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?

Jingle Bells