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This American Life	Originally titled Your Radio Playhouse, what long running PBS radio series is hosted by Ira Glass?
Roosevelt's Rough Riders	What famous 1898 volunteer military unit was named after the members of Buffalo Bill's famous Wild West show?
Guilty	Following a year trial, Seattle resident Amanda Knox had her fate decided at the hands of an Italian jury. How did they find her?
Catcher	In the numbering system used in baseball scorekeeping (where the pitcher is #1, shortstop #6, etc), what position is #2?
George Washington	Who is missing: Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Jackson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln?
Teddy Roosevelt	President Obama is not the first sitting US president to win a peace prize. Who was the first president to win a Nobel Prize?
Lambeau Field	The Green Bay Packers play at what storied stadium?
Delaware	On December 7, 1787, which US state became the first to ratify the US Constitution, a fact that they display on their license plates?
Teddy Roosevelt	Barak Obama was 47 at the time of his inauguration. Who was the youngest president, aged 42 at the time of his swearing in?
Toronto	What is the largest city in Canada?
Free Willy	December 12, 2003 saw the death of Keiko, an Orca whale, off the coast of Finland. Keiko achieved fame as a star in what movie series?
Kegel	Named for the gynecologist that invented them, what exercises for the pelvic muscles were originally developed to combat incontinence?
The Protestor	Whom did Time Magazine tab as their Person of the Year for 2011?
San Diego	Los Angeles is the largest city in California? What city holds the honor of being the second largest?
The Simpsons	Santa's Little Helper is the family dog on what TV series?
Omniscience	If Omnipotence is Latin for all powerful, what is Latin for all knowing?
Cotton	The boll weevil, a species of beetle, causes damage to which crop?
Teddy Roosevelt	A staunch conservationist, which US President is credited with creating the National Forest Service, 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 Bird Reserves, four Game Preserves, and 150 National Forests?
Egg nog	What had Grandma been drinking too much of in the song 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'?
Root beers	Mug, Hires, and Barq's are all types of what?
Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve	Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What position does he hold, and rather poorly at that?
The South Pole	On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first person to visit where?
JD	What degree does a US law school graduate get?
Set foot on the moon	On December 14, 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last man to do what, when he followed Harrison Schmitt into the ALM?
Professor Abraham Van Helsing	Arch enemey of Count Dracula, what is the name of the vampire hunter in Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula?
Hermes	What can be a Greek god, a Paris-based, high-fashion luxury-goods manufacturer, and a Futurama character?
Betamax and VHS	What were the two sides facing off against each other in the 70s video tape format wars?
A Sidecar	Served in a traditional cocktail glass, what drink consists of equal parts brandy (or cognac), Contreau, and lemon juice?
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son	According to the nursery rhyme, who “stole a pig and away did run”?
The Simpsons	The first episode of what TV series, now in a record 22nd year, debuted on December 17, 1989, following 3 years as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show?
Mount Hood	With an accepted height of 11,249 feet, what is the tallest mountain in Oregon, and the 4th highest in the Cascades?
Tikrit	December 14, 2003, saw the capture of The Ace of Spades, Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, near what town, his home town?
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	What’s missing: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician’s Nephew, The Last Battle?
Electrician	In the motion picture industry, what does a gaffer do?
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn	What chapter from Kenneth Grahame's 1908 book The Wind in the Willows lent its' name to the 1967 debut album from Pink Floyd?
The Birds	What 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie, which introduced the ever so talented Tippi Hedren, took place at the lovely Northern California town of Bodega Bay?
Drummers	Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Charlie Watts, Buddy Rich, Phil Collins and Karen Carpenter are all what type of musician?
Alfred, Lord Tennyson	Who memorialized a battle of the Crimean War in his 1854 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade?
Norway	Roald Amundsen, along with Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, became the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. What countries flag did they fly over the pole?
Pipers Piping	According to the classic 12 Days of Christmas song, what group were there 11 of?
Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve	Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What governmental position does he hold?
The Professor	Which Gilligans Island character had the unique ability to construct just about anything necessary to survive from coconuts and bamboo (including a way to recharge batteries), but couldn't be arsed to fix a 2 foot hole in a boat?
Teddy Roosevelt	Holding office from 1901 to 1909, who was the 26th President of the United States?
Indian	Christmas Island, a territory of Australia, is located in what ocean?
787	Yesterday saw the maiden flight of the new Boeing Dreamliner. What model number is it given?
Professor Abraham Van Helsing	Arch enemy of Count Dracula, what is the name of the vampire hunter in Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula?
The Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium is home to what NFL team?
Teddy Roosevelt	Who was the first American to win a Nobel prize?
Dr. Seuss	How the Grinch Stole Christmas was written by who?
misandry	If Misogyny is the hatred of women, what is the hatred of men?
Plymouth	Dec 18, 1620 is the official landing date of the Mayflower. At what Massachusetts location did they make land?
The Decepticons	In the Transformer universe, who do the Autobots battle?
Teddy Roosevelt	Name the only US president who has won the medal of honor.
Deep Throat	Dec 18, 2008 marked the death of Mark Felt. What prominent role in the watergate scandals did he play?
Mr Hankey	What is the name of the Christmas Poo, who emerges from the toilet bowl on Christmas Eve and brings presents to good boys and girls whose diets have been high in fiber, who appears on TVs South Park?
Jack Skellington	What is the name of the King of Halloween Town who tries to take over Christmas in the Disney movie The Nightmare Before Christmas?
The Delaware	Immortalized in an 1851 painting by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze, which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night in 1776 before attacking the Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton?
An angel gets his wings	According to Zuzu Bailey, what happens every time a bell rings?
Hallmark	What product is advertised with the slogan "When you care enough to send the very best?"
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer	The American ad writer Robert L. May introduced what popular Christmas character when he designed a new coloring book for Montgomery Ward in 1939?
The Mouse King	In Tchaikovskys ballet The Nutcracker, who is the nutcrackers main enemy?
Her hair	In the O. Henry story “The Gift of the Magi”, what did Della sell to buy a chain for her husband’s prized pocket watch?
Greece	The Saint Nicholas who served as the inspiration for Santa Claus, also known as Nicholas of Myra, hailed from what country?
South Carolina	December 20, 1860 saw which state secede from the Union, the first of 11?
Paris	In the classic 1990 movie Home Alone, where is the McCallister family headed on vacation when 8 year old Kevin is mistakenly left behind?
Jacob Marley	Whose ghost was the first to appear to Ebenezer Scrooge?
Bob Cratchit	What was the name of Scrooge's long suffering clerk in a Christmas Carol?
Reindeer	Olive the Other what is a Christmas book by Vivian Walsh and J Otto Seibold?
Australia	Named for the day of its discovery by Captain William Mynors, Christmas Island, a land mass in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of what nation?
Santa Claus	Since a misprinted telephone number in 1958, NORAD, the joint US/Canadian organization that provides aerospace intrusion warning, among other actions, has spent no public money tracking what?
Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan	For a point each, name the 5 countries surrounding the place where Santa Klaus is both rumored to live and is known as Father Frost, Kazakhstan.
Barbie	March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as Will we ever have enough clothes?, and Math class is tough!?
Theodore Roosevelt	On January 16, 2001, President Bill Clinton awarded what former president a posthumous Medal of Honor, the only president to have received one?
Bugs Bunny	July 27, 1940 saw the introduction of what beloved cartoon character in the 8:15 short A Wild Hare?
Butterfinger	According to the Bart Simpsons TV ad, Nobody better lay a finger on my what??

This American Life

Originally titled Your Radio Playhouse, what long running PBS radio series is hosted by Ira Glass?

Roosevelt's Rough Riders

What famous 1898 volunteer military unit was named after the members of Buffalo Bill's famous Wild West show?

Guilty

Following a year trial, Seattle resident Amanda Knox had her fate decided at the hands of an Italian jury. How did they find her?

Catcher

In the numbering system used in baseball scorekeeping (where the pitcher is #1, shortstop #6, etc), what position is #2?

George Washington

Who is missing: Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Jackson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln?

Teddy Roosevelt

President Obama is not the first sitting US president to win a peace prize. Who was the first president to win a Nobel Prize?

Lambeau Field

The Green Bay Packers play at what storied stadium?

Delaware

On December 7, 1787, which US state became the first to ratify the US Constitution, a fact that they display on their license plates?

Teddy Roosevelt

Barak Obama was 47 at the time of his inauguration. Who was the youngest president, aged 42 at the time of his swearing in?

Toronto

What is the largest city in Canada?

Free Willy

December 12, 2003 saw the death of Keiko, an Orca whale, off the coast of Finland. Keiko achieved fame as a star in what movie series?

Kegel

Named for the gynecologist that invented them, what exercises for the pelvic muscles were originally developed to combat incontinence?

The Protestor

Whom did Time Magazine tab as their Person of the Year for 2011?

San Diego

Los Angeles is the largest city in California? What city holds the honor of being the second largest?

The Simpsons

Santa's Little Helper is the family dog on what TV series?

Omniscience

If Omnipotence is Latin for all powerful, what is Latin for all knowing?

Cotton

The boll weevil, a species of beetle, causes damage to which crop?

Teddy Roosevelt

A staunch conservationist, which US President is credited with creating the National Forest Service, 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 Bird Reserves, four Game Preserves, and 150 National Forests?

Egg nog

What had Grandma been drinking too much of in the song 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'?

Root beers

Mug, Hires, and Barq's are all types of what?

Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve

Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What position does he hold, and rather poorly at that?

The South Pole

On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first person to visit where?

JD

What degree does a US law school graduate get?

Set foot on the moon

On December 14, 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last man to do what, when he followed Harrison Schmitt into the ALM?

Professor Abraham Van Helsing

Arch enemey of Count Dracula, what is the name of the vampire hunter in Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula?

Hermes

What can be a Greek god, a Paris-based, high-fashion luxury-goods manufacturer, and a Futurama character?

Betamax and VHS

What were the two sides facing off against each other in the 70s video tape format wars?

A Sidecar

Served in a traditional cocktail glass, what drink consists of equal parts brandy (or cognac), Contreau, and lemon juice?

Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

According to the nursery rhyme, who “stole a pig and away did run”?

The Simpsons

The first episode of what TV series, now in a record 22nd year, debuted on December 17, 1989, following 3 years as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show?

Mount Hood

With an accepted height of 11,249 feet, what is the tallest mountain in Oregon, and the 4th highest in the Cascades?

Tikrit

December 14, 2003, saw the capture of The Ace of Spades, Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, near what town, his home town?

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

What’s missing: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician’s Nephew, The Last Battle?

Electrician

In the motion picture industry, what does a gaffer do?

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

What chapter from Kenneth Grahame's 1908 book The Wind in the Willows lent its' name to the 1967 debut album from Pink Floyd?

The Birds

What 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie, which introduced the ever so talented Tippi Hedren, took place at the lovely Northern California town of Bodega Bay?

Drummers

Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Charlie Watts, Buddy Rich, Phil Collins and Karen Carpenter are all what type of musician?

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Who memorialized a battle of the Crimean War in his 1854 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade?

Norway

Roald Amundsen, along with Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, became the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. What countries flag did they fly over the pole?

Pipers Piping

According to the classic 12 Days of Christmas song, what group were there 11 of?

Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve

Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What governmental position does he hold?

The Professor

Which Gilligans Island character had the unique ability to construct just about anything necessary to survive from coconuts and bamboo (including a way to recharge batteries), but couldn't be arsed to fix a 2 foot hole in a boat?

Teddy Roosevelt

Holding office from 1901 to 1909, who was the 26th President of the United States?

Indian

Christmas Island, a territory of Australia, is located in what ocean?

787

Yesterday saw the maiden flight of the new Boeing Dreamliner. What model number is it given?

Professor Abraham Van Helsing

Arch enemy of Count Dracula, what is the name of the vampire hunter in Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula?

The Buffalo Bills

Ralph Wilson Stadium is home to what NFL team?

Teddy Roosevelt

Who was the first American to win a Nobel prize?

Dr. Seuss

How the Grinch Stole Christmas was written by who?

misandry

If Misogyny is the hatred of women, what is the hatred of men?

Plymouth

Dec 18, 1620 is the official landing date of the Mayflower. At what Massachusetts location did they make land?

The Decepticons

In the Transformer universe, who do the Autobots battle?

Teddy Roosevelt

Name the only US president who has won the medal of honor.

Deep Throat

Dec 18, 2008 marked the death of Mark Felt. What prominent role in the watergate scandals did he play?

Mr Hankey

What is the name of the Christmas Poo, who emerges from the toilet bowl on Christmas Eve and brings presents to good boys and girls whose diets have been high in fiber, who appears on TVs South Park?

Jack Skellington

What is the name of the King of Halloween Town who tries to take over Christmas in the Disney movie The Nightmare Before Christmas?

The Delaware

Immortalized in an 1851 painting by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze, which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night in 1776 before attacking the Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton?

An angel gets his wings

According to Zuzu Bailey, what happens every time a bell rings?

Hallmark

What product is advertised with the slogan "When you care enough to send the very best?"

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

The American ad writer Robert L. May introduced what popular Christmas character when he designed a new coloring book for Montgomery Ward in 1939?

The Mouse King

In Tchaikovskys ballet The Nutcracker, who is the nutcrackers main enemy?

Her hair

In the O. Henry story “The Gift of the Magi”, what did Della sell to buy a chain for her husband’s prized pocket watch?

Greece

The Saint Nicholas who served as the inspiration for Santa Claus, also known as Nicholas of Myra, hailed from what country?

South Carolina

December 20, 1860 saw which state secede from the Union, the first of 11?

Paris

In the classic 1990 movie Home Alone, where is the McCallister family headed on vacation when 8 year old Kevin is mistakenly left behind?

Jacob Marley

Whose ghost was the first to appear to Ebenezer Scrooge?

Bob Cratchit

What was the name of Scrooge's long suffering clerk in a Christmas Carol?

Reindeer

Olive the Other what is a Christmas book by Vivian Walsh and J Otto Seibold?

Australia

Named for the day of its discovery by Captain William Mynors, Christmas Island, a land mass in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of what nation?

Santa Claus

Since a misprinted telephone number in 1958, NORAD, the joint US/Canadian organization that provides aerospace intrusion warning, among other actions, has spent no public money tracking what?

Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan

For a point each, name the 5 countries surrounding the place where Santa Klaus is both rumored to live and is known as Father Frost, Kazakhstan.

Barbie

March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as Will we ever have enough clothes?, and Math class is tough!?

Theodore Roosevelt

On January 16, 2001, President Bill Clinton awarded what former president a posthumous Medal of Honor, the only president to have received one?

Bugs Bunny

July 27, 1940 saw the introduction of what beloved cartoon character in the 8:15 short A Wild Hare?

Butterfinger

According to the Bart Simpsons TV ad, Nobody better lay a finger on my what??