Happy Holidays
When was It?
What is It?
Where is It?
Who Said It?
200
Children traditionally leave out cookies and milk on Christmas Eve for this holiday figure.
Who is Santa Claus?
200
In this year, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, and the Beatles released their first single in the UK.
What is 1963?
200
This children’s TV show features Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto solving problems with the help of a “Mouseketool” and the magic phrase “Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse!”
What is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse?
200
This region in northern Europe was the site of the Allied invasion on June 6, 1944, known as D-Day, which became a turning point in World War II.
What is Normandy?
200
In a 2022 movie, when a criminal asks who he is, this dark vigilante simply replies, “I’m vengeance.”
Who is Batman?
400
In “Home Alone,” this city is where the McCallister family accidentally leaves Kevin behind.
What is Chicago?
400
This year witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany, and the Detroit Pistons winning their first NBA championship.
What is 1989?
400
This port, commonly seen on TVs and computers, allows high-definition audio and video signals to pass through a single cable, often replacing older analog connectors like VGA and component cables.
What is an HDMI port?
400
This island in the Aegean Sea is famous for its whitewashed buildings with blue domes, stunning sunsets, and volcanic caldera.
What is Santorini, Greece?
400
This Florida‑based disco group urged listeners to “shake, shake, shake your booty” in a 1976 chart‑topping hit.
Who is KC and the Sunshine Band?
600
This Christmas song includes the lyric, “Later on, we’ll conspire, as we dream by the fire.”
What is “Winter Wonderland”?
600
In this year, World War I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations was established.
What is 1919?
600
In Super Bowl LII against the Patriots, the Eagles ran this trick play where the ball was snapped directly to a running back, who then passed it to the quarterback in the end zone for a touchdown.
What is the Philly Special?
600
This Italian island, the largest in the Mediterranean, is known for Mount Etna, its ancient Greek ruins, and cities like Palermo and Catania.
What is Sicily?
600
This fictional 1970s news anchor confused a famous Roman general with a professional basketball player, exclaiming, “Who the hell is Julius Caesar? You know I don’t follow the NBA!”
Who is Ron Burgundy?
800
In the 1964 stop-motion special, Rudolph befriends this cheerful misfit who runs a toy workshop on the Island of Misfit Toys.
Who is Hermey the Elf?
800
During this decade, the French Revolution began with events like the storming of the Bastille, the U.S. ratified its Constitution, and Captain James Cook completed his third voyage to the Pacific.
What is the 1780s?
800
This paired structure in the human body, located behind the sternum, secretes hormones like thymosin that are crucial for the development and maturation of T-lymphocytes in the immune system.
What is the thymus?
800
This island nation in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) east of mainland Africa, is known for its pristine beaches, coral reefs, and unique biodiversity.
What is Seychelles?
800
This American Revolutionary War officer reportedly warned his troops, “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes” at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Who is Colonel William Prescott?
1000
In several European countries, children prepare for Saint Nicholas by placing this item by the door on the night of December 5 in hopes of receiving small gifts the next morning.
What are shoes?
1000
During this century, Alexander the Great created one of the largest empires in history, founded the city of Alexandria, and spread Greek culture across the known world.
What is the 4th century BCE?
1000
This 1633 painting by Rembrandt depicts Jesus calming a stormy sea while his disciples struggle to control a small boat.
What is The Storm on the Sea of Galilee?
1000
Located in Southeast Asia, this country is renowned for its sprawling temple complex Angkor Wat, the bustling capital city Phnom Penh, and the vast Tonle Sap lake.
What is Cambodia?
1000
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles,” is advice from this ancient strategist.
Who is Sun Tzu?