- The first commercial Christmas card was made in England in December 1843, the same month as the publishing of what Charles Dickens book?
- New Mexico’s official state question – “Red or Green?” – refers to what?
- December 17 is National Maple Syrup Day; what is another word for a forest with lots of sugar maples?
- Ads for the Mae West films “She Done Him Wrong” and “I’m No Angel” used the line “Come up and see me sometime”; what actor did she say it to?
- On Dec. 18, 1888, the Cliff Palace was discovered at Mesa Verde in what state?
- What song about snow had versions recorded by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart?
- On Dec. 19, 1958, what U.S. president, by recording, made the first-known radio broadcast from outer space via a satellite, including “Through this unique means I convey to you and all mankind America’s wish for peace on earth and good will to men everywhere”?
- Angels appear in what three religious traditions?
- What grape is named after a Massachusetts town?
- The first three films about Christmas – “Santa Claus,” “The Christmas Dream” and “Scrooge, or Marley’s Ghost” – were released in what years: 1898-1901, 1913-19 or 1925-32?
- On Dec. 20, 1868, Harvey Firestone was born, who pioneered manufacture of pneumatic tires for what car?
- What Greek god is the namesake of a flute?
- What TV cartoon bird was in episodes titled “Niagara Fools,” “Yule Get Yours” and “The Redwood Sap”?
- December 21 is the official start of winter – also known as what?
- What Russian composed a Symphony No. 1 that is nicknamed Winter Daydreams?
- In what part of the world is glögg a traditional Christmas drink?
- On Dec. 22, 1965, what movie premiered that was adapted from a novel by Boris Pasternak?
- In sports, what does a clean sheet mean?
- On the TV series “Gunsmoke,” what business did Miss Kitty own?
- On Dec. 23, 1993, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that the stockpile of what virus would not be destroyed (so scientists could continue research)?