Terrible Lizards
Dino Movies
Arctic and Antarctic
Christmas Movies and Specials
Christmas Songs
100

This plated dinosaur was about 8 feet tall, 20 feet long & had a brain the size of a walnut

Stegosaurus

100

In a 1933 film he stops a dinosaur from having Fay Wray for lunch on Skull Island

King Kong

100

The word Arctic comes from the Greek for this animal--not from wildlife, but from a constellation in the northern sky

Bear

100

"No man is a failure who has friends" is just one of the lessons George Bailey learns in this Christmas classic

It's a Wonderful Life

100

His "Christmas Album" of 1957 includes the now classic "Blue Christmas"

Elvis Presley

200

Visitors to Chicago's Field Museum can gaze upon Sue, one of these dinosaurs

T. rex (Tyrannosaurus rex)

200

Like life, he, uh, found a way to return as Dr. Ian Malcolm in "Jurassic World Dominion"

Jeff Goldblum

200

This Arctic animal that can weigh up to 2 tons is nicknamed the "unicorn of the sea"

The narwhal

200

In the perennial favorite "A Christmas Story", Peter Billingsley plays this boy who wants nothing more than a Red Ryder BB gun

Ralphie

200

"Born is the king of Israel", this song tells us

"The First Noel"

300

This study of ancient life on Earth deals with dinosaur bones, as well as fossils of plants & even microbes

Paleontology

300

An apatosaurus named Arlo befriends a human boy in this 2015 animated film

The Good Dinosaur

300

Protecting against disaster, a seed vault on an Arctic island of this Scandinavian nation stores more than 1 million samples

Norway

300

A part of this special that was nearly cut has become one of the most beloved sequences

"And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.'"

A Charlie Brown Christmas

300

Burl Ives urged us to have this type of Christmas; "it's the best time of the year"

A Holly Jolly Christmas

400

A 1989 stamp drew criticism from paleontologists for labeling a dinosaur not Apatosaurus but this

Brontosaurus

400

Cera, Littlefoot, Spike, Petrie & Ducky try to reunite with their families in this 1988 film set long, long ago

The Land Before Time

400

"South" is this explorer's story of his 19-teens expedition: it was stranded for 2 years but his party lost none of its 28 men

Shackleton

400

In this film Santa tells Buddy there are 30 Ray's Pizzas in NYC; "They all claim to be the original, but the real one's on 11th"

Elf

400

In "The Chipmunk Song" it's the item Alvin wants for Christmas

a Hula Hoop

500

Scientists classify dinosaurs by dividing them into two groups based on this body part; some, like the T. rex, had the lizard type, while the Stegosaurus had the bird type

The pelvis (hips)

500

In a 2008 adaptation of this Jules Verne novel set way, way down under, a dino chases after Brendan Fraser

Journey to the Center of the Earth

500

This Antarctic research station has the same name as Russia's first manned ventures into space & means "east" in Russian

Vostok

500

This film is based on the beloved 1972 children's book of the same name by Barbara Robinson, a humorous and heartwarming story about the notorious Herdman siblings (known as the "worst kids in town") 

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

500

This title promise was requested by Jim Lovell & Frank Borman during their 14-day space mission in December 1965

"I'll Be Home For Christmas"