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100

This was Athena’s gift to the people of Athens in her contest against Poseidon to become the city’s patron goddess.

The olive tree

100

He composed the narrative poem, "Paul Revere's Ride". (Full name please)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

100

This popular social media app was originally called "Musical.ly"

Tik Tok
100

The internal temperature at which a turkey is done cooking

165 degrees Fahrenheit 

100

This is where the McCallister Family goes on vacation in “Home Alone”, leaving Kevin behind.

Paris

200

This decades-long war between Athens and Sparta marked the end of Greece’s golden age.

The Peloponnesian War

200

He was the first president to live in the White House

John Adams

200
This science fiction show was the most watched series on Netflix in 2019

Stranger Things

200
The Native American tribe that celebrated the harvest with the pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving.

The Wampanoag Tribe

200

This is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in “It’s A Wonderful Life”

Clarence Odbody

300

This famous philosopher was Alexander the Great's private tutor

Aristotle

300

He was the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and served as Governor four separate times

John Winthrop

300

This popular Youtube series was created in 2020 to bring joy into households under quarantine and was hosted by what prominent actor from “The Office”? (both the actor’s name and the show’s name required for full points)

"Some Good News (SGN)" by John Krasinski

300

He was the first American president to pardon a turkey on Thanksgiving

John F. Kennedy

300

This word is punched into the ticket of “the young man with all the questions” in the movie, “The Polar Express”

BELIEVE

400

Commemorating the Greek army’s astonishing defeat of Italian Axis forces in WWII, this world leader stated, “we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks.”

Prime Minister Winston Churchill

400

This British law imposed a tax on all printed paper such as legal documents, magazines, newspapers, and almanacs. The resulting protests bolstered support for the burgeoning revolutionary movement. 

The Stamp Act of 1765

400

The first African American man to have acheived EGOT status after winning his first 3 Grammy Awards in 2006

John Legend

400

This founding father suggested that the turkey be the country’s national bird calling it, “a much more respectable Bird," "a true original Native of America," and "though a little vain and silly, a Bird of Courage."

Benjamin Franklin

400

This is Ralphie’s little brother’s name in the movie, “A Christmas Story” (first name only)

Randy

500

This tiny Greek island is known for being one of five Blue Zones, distinguished for its inhabitants exceptionally long lifespans

Ikaria

500

This document was signed by the pilgrims in 1620 and was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. 

The Mayflower Compact

500

These are the names of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's four children

North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm

500

Despite its modern association with Christmas, this festive carol was originally intended for the Thanksgiving season and was written by a Bostonian composer in 1857.

"Jingle Bells" by James Pierpont

500

In the movie “Elf”, this is the first rule of The Code of the Elves

Treat every day like Christmas