It Happened One December
"Dec" Words
Baking
December Birthdays
Winter Weather
100

On December 1st, 1955 this activists sets off a bus boycott in Montgomery, Georgia

Rosa Parks

100

Coffee that does not have caffeine in it

Decaf 

100

Which spicy cookie is often shaped like a man during the holidays?

Gingerbread

100

Born on December 5th, 1901 this artist sketched from an early age, and his cartoons from the 1920s were so successful that he eventually opened his own studio, where Mickey Mouse was born

Walt Disney

100

The amount of points or sides on a snowflake

Six
200

On December 31, 1879 Thomas Edison would provide his first public demonstration of this

Electricity
200

Rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Decay

200

What is the process of beating sugar and fat together until it’s light and fluffy?

Creaming

200

Born on December 12th, 1915 "Ol' Blue Eyes" started his singing career with the big bands of the 1930s, effortlessly moved into the role of a teen heartthrob in the '40s, and began appearing in movies, where he proved to be a natural. 

Frank Sinatra

200

This is a sport in which players stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area

Curling

300

On December 15th, 1939 in Atlanta Georgia, this classic film made its incredible debut at the Loew’s Grand Theater, with the two biggest stars of the film: Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable

Gone with the Wind

300

Someone or something used to lure or lead another into a trap

Decoy

300

What is the main ingredient in meringue?

Egg Whites

300

This German composer was born on December 16th 1770.  When his hearing began to fail at around age 30, he stopped performing and dedicated his life to composing. 

Ludwig Van Beethoven

300

Scientists believe that some animals do this in the winter to camoflague themselves in the snow

Change fur colour to white (moult)

400

December 17, 1903 was a day that would launch the world into the future all thanks to two brothers.

First Successful Man-powered Airplane Flight

400

An athletic contest consisting of ten track and field events

Decathlon

400

What type of chocolate has no cocoa solids?

White Chocolate

400

This author, born on December 16, 1775 wrote her heart out from an early age, but did not publish her first novel until 1811, when she was 36 years old. She wrote under an anonymous name and her real name was not revealed to the world until she passed at age 41.

Jane Austen 

400
Snow falling on the lee side of a lake, generated by cold dry air passing over warmer water, especially in the Great Lakes region.


Lake Effect

500

On 10 December 1948 the UN proclaimed and international document as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations

Charter of Human Rights

500

A tree or shrub shedding its leaves annually.

Deciduous

500

What is oldest known type of bread?

Sourdough

500

Born on December 31, 1869, he was the leading artist of the Fauvist movement. Best known for his paintings, Matisse was also a sculptor and printmaker, but before all of that, he pursued a more practical career path: law. 

Henri Matisse

500

Is the Northern Hemisphere located closest or furthest from the sun during Winter? 

closest