True Crime
This infamous bank-robbing duo from the 1930s became legendary for their crime spree across the central United States and were eventually ambushed in Louisiana.
Who are Bonnie and Clyde?
This pagan holiday, celebrated on December 21, is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals in the world and originated in Scandinavia thousands of years ago.
What is Yule?
This river was recently named the longest river in the world, narrowly beating the Nile River.
What is the Amazon River?
In most traditional depictions of "Baby New Year," he is wearing these three things.
What is a diaper, a top hat, and a sash?
This song was released in 1942 and holds the Guinness World Record for being the best-selling single of all time.
What is "White Christmas"?
In the 1970s, Ted Bundy notoriously escaped custody twice while awaiting trial in this US state, where he later committed additional murders.
What is Colorado?
This winter holiday, celebrated from December 26 to January 1, celebrates the principles of unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
What is Kwanzaa?
This country has the longest coastline in the world, stretching over 56,000 miles.
What is Canada?
The song "Auld Lang Syne" originated in this country in the United Kingdom.
What is Scotland?
The song "Last Christmas" was recorded in 1984 by this pop duo.
Who is Wham?
This notorious organized crime boss, nicknamed "Whitey," evaded capture for 16 years before being arrested in California in 2011.
Who is James "Whitey" Bulger?
This winter holiday is celebrated by Buddhists on December 8 and commemorates the day that Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) is said to have first attained enlightenment.
What is Bodhi Day?
This strait separates the continents of Asia and North America.
What is the Bering Strait?
This color is worn by Brazilians for good luck on New Year's Eve.
What is white?
"Silent Night" was originally written in 1818 in this language.
What is German?
This mysterious criminal disappeared with $200,000 in cash after parachuting from a hijacked plane over Washington state in 1971.
Who is D.B. Cooper?
This annual Scottish cultural celebration occurs on January 25 and involves a bagpiper "piping in the haggis" and the recitation of a poem titled "Address to a Haggis."
What is Burns Night?
(Robert Burns Day or Rabbie Burns Day is also acceptable)
In 2020, this country officially changed its name from this to The Netherlands.
What is Holland?
This country rings in the New Year by eating 12 grapes at midnight.
What is Mexico?
This Singing Cowboy was the first to record "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in 1949.
Who is Gene Autry?
This "botanical" murder of a Hollywood hopeful in Los Angeles in 1947 remains unsolved.
What is the Black Dahlia case (or just Black Dahlia)?
On January 14, Hindus celebrate this winter solstice festival, which celebrates the sun's transition from the Sagittarius to Capricorn.
What is Makar Sankranti?
(Or just Makar, Sankranti, or Uttarayana)
This island nation, located in the Mediterranean Sea, is the smallest sovereign state in the world.
What is Malta?
This famous event in US history took place on January 1, 1863.
What is the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation?
One of the most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world, this song was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont at a tavern in Medford, Massachusetts.
What is "Jingle Bells"?