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200

In 1937 this woman and her co-pilot Fred Noonan vanish over the Pacific Ocean on their Round-the-World Flight.

Amelia Earhart

200

What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus?

Kris Kringle and Saint Nick

200

In the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, what is the name of the town that George Bailey lives in? 

Bedford Falls

200

What business puts on an extravagant parade every Thanksgiving in New York?

Macy's, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

200

 What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?

Ham

300

This west coast bridge opening celebration began on May 27, 1937, and lasted for one week. 

Golden Gate Bridge

300

In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?

Paris

300

In the movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), what does Cindy Lou Who give Max, the Grinch's dog? 

A plate of green eggs and ham.

300

When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?

1920

300

Which city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with Santa Claus getting a key to the city?

Detroit

750

In 1936 this president is reelected in a landslide. The Electoral Vote is 523-8

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

750

Which Christmas song contains the lyric “Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way?”

“Rocking Around The Christmas Tree”

750

What is the name of Ralphie’s father in A Christmas Story?

He doesn’t have a name or “The Old Man”

750

What turkeys actually gobble?

Male turkey

750

Per a recent holiday fad, what “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice?

The Elf on the Shelf

1000

Conflict in which the conservative and traditionalist forces in Spain rose against the second Spanish republic started this war in 1936.

Spanish Civil War

1000

Which country did eggnog come from?

England

1000

What is the name of the last Ghost that Ebenezer meets in "A Christmas Carol"?

The ghost of christmas yet to come

1000

Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?

John F. Kennedy

1000

Black Friday isn’t the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What’s the other?

Native American Heritage Day

1500

In 1937 Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature, ______, hits theaters and becomes an instant classic.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1500

Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?

Cupid

1500

In the 1989 comedy National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, what had Clark Griswold been planning to buy with the Christmas bonus he expected from work? 

Swimming pool

1500

Who proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

1500

What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892?

The Nutcracker