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100
This winter sport involves riding a small sled on one's back down a narrow, twisting, banked, ice-covered track.
What is luge?
100
MITRE shares its name with an English sporting goods company that makes these.
What are soccer balls?
100
This is the name of the Grinch's pet dog.
Who is Max?
100
This beverage company has been using commercials starring Santa Claus since the 1930's.
What is Coca Cola?
100
How many Santa Clause movies are there in total?
3
200
This is thee scientific term for the shortest day of the year, which occurs today, December 21st, in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is hibernal solstice?
200
MITRE operates this many federally funded research and development centers.
Six
200
This reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot.
What is Cupid?
200
this fairy tale inspired the first gingerbread houses.
What is Hansel & Gretel?
200
The Muppet Christmas Carol is based on a classic book. Who wrote the original version?
Charles Dickens
300
This year began the New Year's Eve "ball drop" tradition in Times Square.
what is 1907?
300
MITRE was the first to register one of these, in July of 1985.
.org domain
300
In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas", this was gifted on the 8th day.
what are 8 Maids a Milking?
300
These fritters, commonly made from grated or pureed potatoes, are served to celebrate Hanukkah.
What are Latkes?
300
In Home Alone, the McCallister's are going on vacation to this city, when they leave Kevin at home.
What is Paris?
400
This is the name of the holiday celebrated on December 26th in many countries around the world.
What is Boxing Day?
400
The number of site locations MITRE has worldwide.
62
400
The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but this is its original meaning in Latin.
What is Birth?
400
This pastry is filled with a mixture of fruit, spices and suet, and is a popular Christmas treat in the UK.
Mince pie
400
This animated film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole
What is The Polar Express
500
This country typically has the highest annual snowfall.
What is Japan?
500
This character, played by actors such as Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin, worked for MITRE in his fictional backstory.
Who is Jack Ryan?
500
This person sang the highest selling Christmas Song of all time.
Who is Bing Crosby, singing White Christmas?
500
This boozy variant of eggnog is named after a tiny species of frog native to Puerto Rico.
What is Coquito?
500
Home Sweet Home Alone was released in 2021. How many Home Alone films are there in total? 2, 4, 6, OR 8?
6
600
In Spain, it's a tradition to eat 12 of these at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve for good luck.
What are grapes?
600
MITRE was founded in 1958 as a spin off from MIT Lincoln Labs by employees who had been developing this aerospace defense system.
What is Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE)?
600
This US state was last to declare an official holiday for Christmas.
What was Oklahoma?
600
Stollen is the traditional fruit cake this country.
What is Germany.
600
This is the Bill Murray Christmas movie.
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