80s Holiday
Did You Know?
December
All the Holidays
Holiday Films
100
In 1980, the highest selling Christmas toy was a ______ _____.
What is the Rubik's Cube?
100
Why do they call it egg nog?
The name of this holiday drink originated from two words – grog, another word for rum, and noggins, a word for the small wooden mugs that the drink was served in. At first, in England, the drink was nonalcoholic, and hot.
What is Egg Nog?
100
The birthstone for the month of December
What is Turquoise? It is considered a symbol of good fortune and success. Zircon and tanzanite are also considered to be December birthstones.
100
The most popular Christmas Tree in American homes
What is an artificial tree?
While artificial trees are among the most popular, the top six Christmas-(real)tree producing states are Oregon, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Washington and Wisconsin.
100
The original location for the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street movie was the N.Y. _______ in Herald Square. However, for the remake in 1994, ______ refused to participate therefore the fictional store Cole’s was created.
What is Macy's
200
This 1984 horror film draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that cause mayhem.
What is (Who are) the Gremlins?
200
Toys for Tots was founded in L.A. 5,000 toys were collected during the first drive in 1947. A __________ _____ was the first donation.
What is a handmade doll?
200
Originally, December was the 10th of 10 months of the year in the calendar established by the _______.
Who are the Romans?
200
This tradition is shared by both Kwanzaa and Hanukkah.
The nightly lighting of candles
200
This is the highest grossing Christmas Movie of all time
What is The Grinch (2018)?
$512,858,819
300
After walking through the snow for hours, the _________ family picks out the largest tree they can find. Realizing too late that they did not bring any tools to cut the tree down, they are forced to uproot it instead, before driving home with the tree strapped to the roof of their car.
Who are the Griswolds?
300
In 2012 there were more than 15,000 _______ during the months of November and December.
What are holiday decorating injuries?
The most common being falls, 34% of all injuries.
300
December brings the Northern Hemisphere its shortest day of the year, referred to as: ___________, the day with the least amount of daylight.
What is Winter Solstice?
300
Also known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah lasts _______ nights and the celebrations revolve around lighting the menorah. On each of the holiday’s ____ nights, another candle is added to the menorah after sundown.
8
Hanukkah, or Chanukah, is an eight-day Jewish celebration that commemorates the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem following the Maccabean Revolt. Those who took part in the re-dedication witnessed what they believed to be a miracle. Even though there was only enough untainted oil to keep the menorah’s candles burning for a single day, the flames continued to burn for eight nights.
300
In this holiday film, the McCallister family planned to spend Christmas in this city.
Where is Paris? (Home Alone)
400
Green and Red _______ came to be in the 80s. That's not to say that the candy didn't exist before the '80s, but this was the decade red and green treats went mainstream.
What are M&Ms?
400
This city claims to be the birthplace of the first “ugly Christmas sweater” party.
Where is Vancouver, Canada?
400
Discovered on December 25, 1643, Christmas Island is an external territory of this country.
What is Australia, mate?
400
The word “Kwanzaa” comes from a phrase meaning, “first fruits,” in which language?
Swahili
The name Kwanzaa comes from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits” in Swahili. Each family celebrates Kwanzaa in its own way, but celebrations often include songs and dances, African drums, storytelling, poetry reading, and a large traditional meal. On each of the seven nights, families gather and a child lights one of the candles on the Kinara, then one of the seven principles, values of African culture, is discussed. An African feast, called a Karamu, is held on December 31.
400
According to Geek Wire, this holiday special ______ ___ ___-_____ _________ is the “longest-running, highest-rated special in television history.” The Christmas movie was a “smash hit” for 1964, “watched by 55% of television viewers” the year it came out.
What is (Who Is) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? is the “longest-running, highest-rated special in television history.” The Christmas movie was a “smash hit” for 1964, “watched by 55% of television viewers” the year it came out.
500
Sony released the first ______________ in 1983, and holidays were never the same.
What is the camcorder?
500
Paul McCartney earns between $400K-600K a year from the song “_______ __________”.
What is Wonderful Christmastime?
McCartney was very careful to write, produce and perform all aspects of "Wonderful Christmastime" and today it earns him $400-600 thousand dollars in royalties per year. His current earnings on this song are estimated as $40Million.
500
On December 14, 1807, residents from Vermont to Connecticut looked up at the sky and saw a red fireball. About two-thirds the size of a full Moon, it raced across the sky, broke apart, and fell to earth in at least six areas of Weston (now Easton), Trumbull, and Fairfield, Connecticut.
Whizzing sounds were heard close to the impact sites, and three sonic booms were heard as far as 40 miles away. The entire event lasted about 30 seconds.
This event is the first recorded __________ _______ in the United States.
What is The First Recorded Meteorite Strike in the United States
Upon hearing the news a few days later, Yale professor Benjamin Silliman, accompanied by his colleague, professor James Kingsley, traveled to the impact area to talk to witnesses, examine impact sites, and collect specimens (including some that enterprising townsfolk were selling as souvenirs).
Silliman confirmed that it had been a meteorite—the first officially recorded in the New World.
500
The year of the first New Year's Eve drop?
1907
500
There are the four main food groups for elves.
What are: Candy, candy corn, candy canes, and syrup
