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This city is where Kevin’s family travels to in Home Alone while he’s left behind.
What is Paris?
This is the elevation of Cloudcroft, making it one of the highest towns in New Mexico.
What is 8,660 feet?
This song starts with the lines “Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say throw cares away…”
What is Carol of the Bells?
The United States declared independence in this year.
What is 1776?
In New Mexico, the Gila Wilderness is one of the top spots for hunting this species, known for its tricky terrain and elusive behavior. Hunters need to use calls and patience when targeting this animal.
What is mule deer?
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, this is the name of the Grinch’s dog.
What is Max?
This nearby national forest, known for its lush greenery, surrounds Cloudcroft.
What is the Lincoln National Forest?
And so, I’m offering this simple phrase, to kids from one to ninety-two…
What is The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)?
This ancient empire built the famous city of _____, known for its Hanging Gardens.
What is the Babylonian Empire?
This bird species, often hunted with dogs in New Mexico, is the state’s only upland game bird with a robust population, prized for its tasty meat and challenging flight patterns.
What is grouse (specifically Blue Grouse)?
In Elf, Buddy the Elf names these as the four main food groups.
What are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?
Cloudcroft is located in this mountain range, which is part of the larger Rocky Mountains.
What are the Sacramento Mountains?
“They’ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago…”
What is It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
In 1492, this explorer made his first voyage to the Americas, although he believed he had reached Asia.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
New Mexico hunters often target these predators in the state’s vast open plains, using calls to mimic the sounds of their prey. The hunting season typically runs in the winter months.
What is coyote?
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie’s ultimate gift wish is for this.
What is a Red Ryder BB gun?
This annual event in Cloudcroft features the lighting of the village’s Christmas tree and a visit from Santa Claus.
What is the Cloudcroft Christmas Tree Lighting?
“A tree in the grand hotel, one in the park as well, the sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow…”
What is It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas?
This 19th-century conflict, known as "The War Between the States," took place in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
What is the American Civil War?
New Mexico’s archery season is known for producing trophy-sized animals, especially when it comes to this species, which roams the state’s mountainous terrain. Bowhunters often scout for these creatures in the early mornings and late evenings.
What is elk?
This Christmas movie features a song of the same name, and stars Bing Crosby.
What is White Christmas?
The famous Cloudcroft Scenic Railway was once used for transporting these, which made the village a popular destination in the early 20th century.
What are timber and lumber?
With little tin horns and little toy drums, rooty-toot-toots and rummy-tum-tums…”
What is Santa Claus Is Coming to Town?
This figure's assassination in 1914 started the conflict that led to the first World War.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Known for their hardiness and ability to thrive in extreme conditions, this species of wild sheep can be found in the rugged mountains of New Mexico, with hunting opportunities highly regulated due to their endangered status.
What is desert bighorn sheep?