Christmas Potpouri
December Holidays
Holiday Specials
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San Diego
Jeopardy
100

Usually hidden somewhere in the house, it is Santa's watchful helper

What is The Elf on The Shelf

100

Hanukkah is celebrated by the lighting of this many candles

What is 9
100

In a galaxy far far away, this embarrassingly bad holiday special was aired on November 17, 1978

What is The Star Wars Holiday Special

100

Based on the German folk song "O Tannenbaum", this is now a popular American Christmas carol

What is "Oh Christmas Tree"

100

This Italian restaurant on Park Blvd. has become a local favorite for their enormous portions

What is Al Dente

100

Considered the best Jeopardy player of all time, he currently hosts the show

Who is Ken Jennings

200

The amount of days in the advent calendar

What is 24

200

This festival, typically celebrated in China and other Asian countries, begins with the first new moon of the new year

What is Lunar New Year

200

This longest running holiday special premiered in 1964 in NBC as part of the General Electric Fantasy Hour

What is Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer

200

Known as a singing cowboy, he had his biggest hit with the song "Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer"

Who is Gene Autry

200

Filled with grass and a smaller scale baseball field, it is the area behind Petco Park

What is Park in The Park

200

Returning for the 2023 Jeopardy Masters Tournament, he finally ended up winning the tournament next to Mattea Roach and Matt Amodio

Who is James Holzhauer

300

This reindeer shares the same name as another holiday mascot

What is Cupid

300

This Mexican holiday commemorates the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem

What is Las Posadas

300

This gravelly-voiced comedian narrated Frosty The Snowman

Who is Jimmy Durante

300

Sung by Darlene Love, for 30 years this song was performed on the last episode of the David Letterman Show for the year

What is Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

300

This beach landmark is often dressed with various outfits, and every December, is made to appear like Santa

What is the Cardiff Kook

300

Being the forgotten third man in the Jeopardy Greatest of All Time finals, he also helped Ken Jennings try to take down Watson, the IBM supercomputer

Who is Brad Rutter

400

These are the names of Santa's reindeer

What is Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Bitzen, and Rudolf

400

The origins of this holiday is commonly associated with alms boxes that had been placed in churches for the collection of donations to aid the poor

What is Boxing Day

400

This dancer played the mailman and narrator in Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Who is Fred Astaire

400

This is the highest selling Christmas Song of all time

What is White Christmas

400

This local holiday parade, started in 1957, features musicians from an award winning high school band

What is The Encinitas Holiday Parade

400

He was the original host for Jeopardy

Who is Art Fleming

500

This game is played during the 24 days before Christmas where players try to go without hearing the song "Last Christmas"

What is Whamageddon 

500

This December holiday usually starts on December 26th and ends on January 1st

What is Kwanza

500

The Christmas classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, ends with this famous Christmas carol

What is "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

500

This is the year that Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" was released

What is 1994

500

This former president was first person to drive across the Coronado Bridge when it opened in 1969

Who is Ronald Regan

500

In 2004, most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees only work 4 months a year

What is H&R Block

The Final Jeopardy that stopped Ken Jennings' 74 game win streak