Christmas
This popular 19th-century short story helped cement many modern American Christmas traditions and features the line “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.”
Twas the Night Before Christmas
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting the Constitution.
Judicial Branch
This document, adopted in 1776, formally announced America's independence.
the Declaration of Independence
This U.S. city hosts the annual Rose Bowl.
Pasadena, CA
This American musician is known as the “King of Pop.”
Michael Jackson?
What is the most popular Christmas song of all time
White Christmas
This clause in Article I gives Congress the power to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers.
Necessary and Proper Clause
This 19th-century belief justified U.S. expansion across the continent.
Manifest Destiny
This athlete famously declared “I am the greatest!” and was a three-time heavyweight boxing champion.
Muhammad Ali
This classical composer wrote the 9th Symphony, including the famous “Ode to Joy.”
Beethoven
This U.S. government agency tracks Santa’s flight every Christmas Eve.
NORAD
This landmark Supreme Court case established judicial review.
This landmark Supreme Court case established judicial review.
The Battle of Saratoga was considered a turning point in the American Revolution because it convinced this nation to join the war on America’s side.
France
This championship trophy is awarded yearly to the NHL team that wins the playoffs.
the Stanley Cup
This 1969 New York music festival became an iconic symbol of the counterculture movement.
Woodstock
This Christmas truce, in which opposing soldiers sang carols and exchanged small gifts, took place during this war.
World War I
This type of committee is created to reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of a bill.
conference committee
This 1930s federal program created jobs and infrastructure as part of FDR’s response to the Great Depression.
New Deal
What QB holds the record for being the oldest QB to ever start in an NFL game
Tom Brady
This genre, emerging in the Bronx in the 1970s, is built on rhythmic spoken lyrics over beats and has become a global cultural movement.
Rap or Hip-Hop
What are the names of the two burglars in the Christmas hit movie Home Alone
Marv and Harry
This principle divides government power vertically between national and state governments.
federalism
This 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that “separate but equal” in public education was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
This sports and movie icon was accused of murdering his ex-wife and her boyfriend in the early 1990's?
OJ Simpson
This song was the most streamed christmas song on Spotify in 2024
All I want for Christmas is you!