- On Dec. 9, 1960, the first episode of “Coronation Street” – the longest running soap opera ever – was broadcast in the UK; why are soap operas called that?
- What beverage company started using Santa Claus in advertising in 1931?
- What happens when a shark loses its teeth?
- How often does Santa check his list?
- On Dec. 10, 1805, abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison was born in what Essex County community?
- What color bowtie does “The Cat in the Hat” wear?
- In the first single on the 2022 FIFA World Cup official soundtrack – “Hayya Hayya (Better Together)” – what does the Arabic word “Hayya” mean?
- What singer had a best-selling hit in 1953 with “Santa Baby”?
- On Dec. 11, 1980, the Massachusetts Secretary of State banned the sale of what computer stock because its price was too high?
- In the late 1920s, what baseball team was known as Murderers’ Row?
- On Dec. 12, 1891, the first game of what sport was played in Springfield, Mass.?
- What author of the 1900 book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” also wrote “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus”?
- December 13 is National Cocoa Day; what are the seeds in a cacao tree pod called?
- In what country is Santa Claus called Babbo Natale?
- What is the name of Germany’s traditional fruitcake?
- In which two countries is Santa Claus called Père Noël?
- On Dec. 14, 1994, construction began on the Three Gorges Dam on what river?
- Reportedly, what is the world’s deadliest creature: mosquito, shark or tsetse fly?
- What country is the only one to host the FIFA World Cup and lose its opening match?
- December 15 is Bill of Rights Day – when in 1791 how many constitutional amendments were ratified?