Holiday Food
Holiday Movies
Holiday History
Biomedical Engineering
Holiday Traditions
100
This is a popular winter-time seasonal drink from Starbucks.
What is Peppermint Mocha?
100
The Grinch dressed up as this person in an attempt to ruin Christmas?
Who is Santa Claus?
100
The modern Santa Claus is based off of this historical figure.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
(He was a Greek bishop who lived in the 4th century, famous for gift giving.)
100
This smaller field within biomedical engineering focuses on working with any matter, surface, or construct that interact with living systems.
What are biomaterials?
100
This is the most celebrated holiday worldwide.
What is New Year's Day
200
What are mince pies (mincemeat)?
200
Played by Will Ferrell, this is the main character in the movie "Elf".
Who is Buddy the Elf?
200
This country was the first to start the tradition of Christmas trees
What is Germany?
200
Forrest Bird is known for first creating this medical device which helps patients breathe when they cannot do so on their own
What is a mechanical ventilator?
200
This is the name of the traditional Christmas flower which has its leaves dyed the color red.
What are Poinsettias?
300
What are latkes?
300
In "Polar Express", this is the only rule presented to the kids when it comes to the hot chocolate.
What is "Never let it cool"?
300
This is the first year Kwanzaa was celebrated
What is 1966?
300
This medical device sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a suitable heart rate and rhythm
What is a pacemaker?
300
This fairy tale first inspired the tradition of gingerbread houses
What is Hansel and Gretel?
400
Where was fruitcake suspected to first originate from?
What is Ancient Egypt? (It was considered essential for the afterlife)
400
In this 2015 Christmas horror film, a family attempts to come together for the holidays, but ends up clashing and hating each other. A son attempts to write a letter to Santa, but gets mad in the midst of all the family chaos and rips it up. This accidentally summons a christmas demon to the neighborhood, forcing everyone to fight for their lives
What is Krampus?
400
This US President briefly chose to declare Thanksgiving as an official federal holiday to be celebrated on the next to last Thursday of November.
Who is Franklin D Roosevelt?
400
The first bionic arm was created in this decade
What are the 1990's? (Specifically 1993)
400
This is the color of the center candle in the traditional set of Kwanzaa candles
What is black?
500
Name two out of the three foods you can eat on New Year's to grant yourself good luck
What are Collard Greens, Black Eyed Peas, and Ham Hock?
500
"This is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back. No toys, nothing but Peter, Kate, Buzz, Megan, Linnie and Jeff. And my aunt and my cousins. And if he has time, my Uncle Frank. Okay?"
What is Home Alone?
500
This combined organization between Canada and the United States "tracks" Santa every holiday season.
What is NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command)?
500
This is the most implanted medical device in the US.
What are artificial eye lenses?
500
When the clock hits 12 on New Year's, a Spanish tradition involves eating 12 of these.
What are grapes?