Events
This month in history
Abbreviations
Shopping Idioms
100
In British countries, December 26th is a national holiday. What is it called?
Boxing Day
100
December 7, 1941.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
100
What does FYI mean?
for your information
100
What does "buy a lemon" mean?
To buy something of poor quality or defective
200
These parties help workers in Japan to forget the past year.
Bonenkai
200
On December 15, 1939, this movie premiered in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh attended.
Gone With the Wind
200
etc.
Et cetera or Electronic Toll Collection
200
"It fits like a glove"
A piece of clothing fits perfectly; no need to alter the size
300
Winter solstice (the shortest day of the year) is on this day in the Northern Hemisphere
December 21
300
Which Japanese emperor began his reign in December 1926?
Hirohito (Showa)
300
IT
Information Technology
300
"Pay through the nose"
To pay an excessively high price for something
400
The ancient Romans celebrated "The Birthday of the Unconquerable Sun" on this day in December.
December 25
400
On Dec. 26, 2004, the Boxing Day tsunami, which killed over 227,000 people, occurred in which ocean?
Indian Ocean
400
GPS
Global Positioning System
400
It's selling like hotcakes
The product is selling fast
500
What festival does the Jewish community celebrate in December?
Hanukkah
500
On December 11, 1936, this British king quit his job.
Edward VII (in order marry Wallis Simpson)
500
ICU (in a hospital)
Intensive Care Unit
500
What is a "knockoff" product?
a. a counterfeit brand b. a product very similar to the original c. a discontinued product
b. a product very similar to the original