Winter Holiday Surnames
A Christmas Carol by Any Other Name
Hallmark Movies
Before & After
at the Movies
at the Movies
December 30 in History
Final Jeopardy
100
Scottish born engineer and inventor of the telephone
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
100
1992 starring Michael Caine and Kermit the Frog
What is The Muppet Christmas Carol?
100
Most Hallmark Christmas movies are filmed in this season -- meaning they have to get creative with "snow".
What is summer?
100
Ben Stiller tries desperately to win the love of Cameron Diaz, the British nanny of the Banks children
What is There's Something About Mary Poppins?
100
On this day in 2022 this guitarist and astrophysicist received a British knighthood for his service to music and charity, sadly, he didn't get it from the Queen
Who is Brian May?
100
HOLIDAY SONGS: This song had its beginnings as a book handed out to children at Christmas at Montgomery Ward
What is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
200
Jazz Singer of the song "Strange Fruit"
Who was Billie Holiday?
200
2022 starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds
What is Spirited?
200
This Canadian city and its suburbs have become the backdrop for many Hallmark movies.
What is Vancouver?
200
Dr. Frank N. Furter is dragged aboard a paddle steamer to sing "Ol' Man River" with Paul Robeson in this musical
What is The Rocky Horror Picture Show Boat?
200
On this day in 1980, this Sunday night staple TV anthology show had it's last airing
What is the Wonderful World of Disney?
200
INNOVATIONS: This company takes credit for inventing modern gift wrap, dating to its sale of fancy decorated envelope linings at Christmas in 1917
What is Hallmark?
300
Actor who plays Steve Trevor (Wonder Woman) and James T. Kirk (Star Trek reboot)
Who is Chris Pine?
300
1983 starring Scrooge McDuck
What is Mickey's Christmas Carol?
300
This title character described Hallmark movies this way, "They suck, but they're great — but they also mostly suck, but they're also kinda great. They're good with the sound off."
Who is Ted Lasso?
300
Jimmy Stewart Christmas perennial about a reluctant Monty Python messiah
What is It's a Wonderful Life of Brian?
300
On this day in 1879, Gilbert & Sullivan's most popular operetta debuted, there was a 1983 movie version with Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline
What is The Pirates of Penzance?
300
BIBLE BOOKS: The title of this Old Testament book is from the Greek for "song sung to a harp"
What are the Psalms?
400
Academy Award Best Actress Born Yesterday (1950) and Tony Award Leading Actress in a Musical Bells Are Ringing (1956)
Who was Judy Holliday?
400
1951 starring Alastair Sims
What is Scrooge?
400
Sometimes called the Queen of Hallmark movies, this actress has appeared in around 40 of them! She was also a Mean Girl...
Who is Lacey Chabert?
400
Police detective Callahan enrolls at Hogwarts in search of a magical rock
What is Dirty Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
400
On this date in 1922 this large country was officially formed, following several years of civil war, and quickly became a one-party state
What is the USSR (Soviet Union)?
400
THE 20th CENTURY: On July 19, 1940 Hitler called this man a warmonger & wrongly predicted he would flee to Canada
Who was Winston Churchill?
500
Character played by Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber
Who is Lloyd Christmas?
500
1978 animated TV version starring Walter Matthau and Tom Bosley
What is The Stingiest Man in Town?
500
Originally launched as GAC Family, this TV network is now the highest competitor to the Hallmark Channel, employing former stars Candace Cameron Bure and Danika McKellar.
What is Great American Family?
500
A chummy animated phantom teams up with Nicolas Cage's demonic motorcyclist in this action fest
What is Casper the Friendly Ghost Rider?
500
This song sung by Patti Page topped the Billboard Pop Chart in 1950 (stayed 9 weeks), in 1965 it became the 4th state song of the state named in the title
What is "The Tennessee Waltz"?
500
THE EARLY UNITED STATES: The final piece in this series points out "the analogy of the proposed government to your own state constitution"
What are the Federalist Papers?