Holiday Movies
In which Chicago suburb is the house used for filming Home Alone (1990) located in?
What is Winnetka
Chicago is the birthplace of which unique architectural marvel?
What are skyscrapers?
What year did the show ‘Hard Knocks’ feature the Chicago Bears?
2024
What English novella is credited with the explosive interest in Christmas in the Western World?
Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. In 1843 when the story was published, Christmas was a lesser-known or celebrated holiday. The novella is credited with rebranding Christmas as a time of celebration and compassion and opening the holiday to both secular and religious sentiment.
What confectionary treat comes in the form of a cookie, cake, house, or even a man?
What is Gingerbread? (a broad category of baked goods typically flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon, and sweetened with honey, sugar, or molasses.)
Who is the first character to appear in a Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)?
Who is Schroeder?
Which of Chicago's "L" system's-colored lines has the fewest stations?
What is the Yellow Line: Howard, Oakton-Skokie, and Dempster-Skokie
In Ice hockey, this happens when one or two players on one team are sent to the penalty box, thus giving the other team a one- or two-man advantage. This situation exists for either two minutes or five minutes. What is the name of this situation?
What is a power play?
In which country is it tradition to hide all the brooms in the house on Christmas Eve?
What is Norway?
What iconic Jewish food is made from potatoes and served during Hannukah?
Latkes; potato pancakes dipped in apple sauce or sour cream.
What real life department store did Kris Kringle work for in the 1947 movie Miracle on 34th Street?
What is Macy's?
What was the name of the first American settlement on the land that would later become Chicago?
What is Fort Dearborn?
At the Montreal Olympics, what sport did Princess Anne compete in representing Britain?
What is Equestrian?
In which country do Buddhist temples ring bells 108 times on New Years Eve?
What is Japan?
What is the Mesoamerican food item that is a staple during the holidays in much of Central America, the Caribbean, and American border states, and is wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf and steamed before serving.
A tamale, made of ground corn dough filled with meats, cheeses, vegetables, and even fruits and topped with hundreds of different kinds of sauces, may date as far back as 8000 BCE with the Olmec and Toltec peoples.
What are Buddy the Elf's (Will Ferrell, Elf, 2003) four food groups?
Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn, and Syrup
Which Chicago industry inspired the famous 1906 novel by Upton Sinclaire, and ultimately led to the creation of an entire government department?
Chicago meatpacking industry; led to the creation of the FDA
This sport was nicked named “The Beautiful Game” by one of its megastars. What sport is this?
What is soccer/futbol?
Name four non-Christmas holidays celebrated in (or around) December, and what culture or country they represent.
1. Hannukah – Judaism
2. Kwanzaa – African American culture
3. Yule – Paganism
4. Boxing Day – Working Class holiday (British)
5. Bodhi Day / Rohatsu – Buddhism
6. Las Posadas – Mexican Catholic holiday
7. Oomisoka – Japanese New Years Eve
8. Saint Lucia’s Day – Scandanavian christain holiday
9. Festivus – sarcastic parody holiday
10. Three Kings Day – Spanish
11. Diwalii – Hinduism
12. Lunar New Year – Chinese New Year
13. Eid Al-Adha – Islamic Feast of Sacrifice
What spices are used to make warm, sweet, and spicy German gluhwein? (4/8 acceptable)
Allspice, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Orange Zest, Star Anise
What is the nickname of Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) in the 1989 movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?
Sparky
Why are there four stars on the Chicago flag?
1: great Chicago fire, 2: World Expo (1917), 3: World Expo (1933), Fort Dearborn (1939)
What does the 'A' in BASE jumping stand for?
Building, Antenna, Span, Earth
Which US state once banned Christmas?
Massachusetts. Early Puritan colonists objected to Christmas’ pagan roots, as well as the debaucherous celebrations which the holiday was known for at the time.
In Spain, people wishing for good luck in the new year must ____
Eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight in 12 seconds (or before the church bells chime 12 times). Contestants who choke might receive bad luck, good luck!