Holidays
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what made Frosty come to life?
An old silk hat
This country boasts the 4th largest* navy in the world and is home to 124 combatant ships and over 50,000 personnel
Japan
This sport is the home of the most (3) top paid athletes for the year 2023
Soccer
Ronaldo, Messi, and MbappeBehind Tasmania and Melville Island, Australia's third-largest island is named for what animal, which is native to the country and also appears on its official Coat of Arms alongside an emu
What is a Kangaroo
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”
Quotes from SNL from times past
Jack Handey
What science fiction franchise had its own holiday television special in 1978?
Star Wars
This state is home to 6 air force bases including the largest air force base in the world, Eglin AFB which boasts 640 square miles
Florida
This is the name for when a bowler gets 3 strikes in a row
Turkey
What Melbourne native's two biggest hits in the US are the 2001 dance tune "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and a 1987 cover of "The Loco-Motion?"
Who is Kylie Minogue
“Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are.”
Star actor of many modern moviesWill Ferrell
What’s the name of the satan-like creature in mythology that scares and punishes naughty children during the holiday season?
Krampus
This strategic asset is named after the Doolitle air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II.
B-21 Raider
This is the national sport of Ireland
Hurling
Beginning in 1966, the Royal Australian Mint introduced a twenty-cent piece featuring what egg-laying mammal on its reverse side?
What is the platyapus
“Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.”
Famous daytime tv personality
Ellen Degeneres
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
This is the number of mirror segments in the JWST which are made of gold-plated beryllium, and together create a 6.5-meter-diameter (21 ft) mirror, compared with Hubble's 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). This gives Webb a light-collecting area of about 25 square meters, about six times that of Hubble.
18
This is the national sport of Canada
Lacrosse
What festively-named island in the Indian Ocean roughly 200 miles south of Indonesia is one of Australia's seven external territories?
Christmas Island
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.
Famous band member
John Lennon
Who was the first U.S. president to light a menorah?
Bill Clinton
This is roughly the number of F-35s that have been produced and delivered.
965
The Triple Crown award is given to a horse that wins these three races
The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.
The majority of Quokkas can be found on this island which is where these iconic animals were first discovered by Willem de Vlamingh in 1696 who mistakenly thought he spotted a giant rat. He went on to name the island _________which means “Rat’s Nest” in Dutch after his sightings, which was later adapted to the common day name of ___________ Island
Rottnest
If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.
Steve Jobs