CHRISTMAS HISTORY
Christmas trees originated in Germany; they stood for the garden of Eden & so were hung with this fruit.
WHAT ARE APPLES
Catholic and co-ed, this university has a noted law school.
What is Notre Dame
We're on this kind of a tight budget, so we're serving the long, skinny potatoes of the same name.
What is a Shoestring budget.
The October 1871 fire in this U.S. city burned more than 17,000 buildings & claimed 250 lives.
What is Chicago
He was the first African-American Secretary of State.
Who is Collin Powell
Before we kissed under it, ancient Europeans believed this plant held magic powers to bestow life & fertility.
What is Mistletoe
A football powerhouse, it's also famous for its archaeology museum.
What is Nebraska.
My Chantilly potatoes are richer than I am; they're made with the heavy type of this
What is cream.
This 1969 Vonnegut work takes place in part during the firebombing of Dresden.
2-word term for a soft pad used to apply makeup.
What is Powder Puff
Dec. 25 may have been chosen to correspond with this empire's Saturnalia rebirth of the sun festival.
What is the Roman Empire.
This university originally opened in Ocala in 1853.
What is the University of Florida.
I want this dish of thinly sliced potatoes whose name reminds me of Ms. Paquin.
What is Potatoes Anna
(DAILY DUBBLE) The 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in this city left 146 garment workers dead.
What is New York City
Electric drills, saws & other equipment, collectively.
What are Power Tools.
This movement banned Christmas in England & New England in the 1600s, arguing it was a secular holiday.
Come out of your shell and name this university where Jim Henson went to school.
What is the University of Maryland.
I get a "rush" when I eat the yellowish potatoes known as Yukon this.
What is gold.
491 perished when the Coconut Grove nightclub caught fire in this New England capital city in 1942.
What is Boston
A brazen political maneuver to gain advantage, or a period in hockey where one of the other team is in the penalty box.
What is a Power Play
Since the 19th c. the descendants of Henry "Jolly Harry" Livingston have claimed him as the author of this poem.
What is "Twas the night before christmas"
It was originally a state agricultural college.
What is Michigan State.
We'll duke it out over these potatoes pureed with egg yolks & butter & named for a duke's wife.
What is a Duchess.
A 1967 accident aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal, one of these ships, caused a tragic fire.
What is an Aircraft Carrier
Pocahontas' papa.
Who is Powhattan