2019 HOLIDAYS &
OBSERVANCES
GRAMMAR
MOVIE QUOTES
WHAT'S FOR DESSERT?
ROCK & ROLL
HALL-OF-FAMERS
BY HIT
100

In 2019 this 8-day Jewish observance begins on the night of December 22

What is Hanukkah?

100

This punctuation mark is also known as an interrogation point

What is a question mark?

100

"I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank pina coladas...why couldn't I get that day over & over?"

What is Groundhog Day?

100

How about a fresh-baked batch of these chocolate chip cookies named for Ruth Wakefield's Massachusetts inn

What is Toll House?

100

"Everybody Hurts", "The One I Love"

Who is R.E.M.?

200

Mom & Dad have their days, & on September 8 we recognized these other relatives

Who are grandparents?

200

This is the verb in this clue

What is "is"?
200

"Donny was a good bowler. And a good man"

What is The Big Lebowski?

200

Appropriately, the name of this frothy dessert means "froth" in French

What is mousse?

200

"Back On The Chain Gang"

Who are The Pretenders?
300

Celebrating an event from 1959, August 16 was Statehood Day in this state; the Bishop Museum was open

What is Hawaii?

300

Used to mark a major division in a sentence, it shares its name with a section of your large intestine

What is colon?

300

Oscar's Best Picture of 2000: "At my signal, unleash hell"

What is Gladiator?

300

It's the Italian-named cookie seen here

What is biscotti?

300

"Burning Down The House", "Wild Wild Life"

Who are the Talking Heads?

400

Parents packed up their kids on Thursday, April 25 & took them here, not to the playground

What is work?

400

In English grammar, the 2 "voices" are active & this

What is passive?
400

"Santaaaa! Oh my God! Santa here? I know him! I know him"

What is Elf?

400

How about some banana pudding?  I got the recipe from the back of the box of these Nabisco wafers

What is Nilla?

400

"Green River", "Lookin' Out My Back Door"

Who is Creedence Clearwater Revival?

500

Just like every other year, this Mexican holiday started on October 31 and ended on November 2

What is Day of the Dead?

500

"In", "out", "on", and "off" are 4 of these words usually used at the beginning of phrases

What are prepositions?

500

Spoken by Allison Williams in 2017: "You know I can't give you the keys, right, babe?"

What is Get Out?

500

This 4-letter Spanish baked custard is coated with caramel

What is flan?

500

"Do You Believe In Magic"

Who is The Lovin' Spoonful?