Holiday [Adjacent] Pop Culture-y Triva

1. “Angels with Dirty Faces” is a black and white gangster film from 1938 prominently features a line riffed on in what holiday adjacent movie? 

The quote: “Keep the change, you filthy animal!”

• Violent Night

• The Night Before

• Christmas Vacation

• Home Alone

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Where do Michael, Dwight, Jim, and Andy go for lunch in “The Office” Christmas episode?

• Longhorn

• Shenanigans

• Applebees

• Benihana

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In Rugrats, which one of the main characters celebrates Hannukah (and is Judah Maccabee in the show)?

• Tommy Pickles

• Chuckie Finster

• Angelica Pickles

• Phil Deville

Italy's La Befana, is a witch, who can most closely be associated with which American Christmas character?

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• Santa Claus

• Mrs. Claus

• Elf on the Shelf

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What is the name of the villain in The Nightmare before Christmas?

• Jack Skellington

• Oogie Boogie

• Sally

• Lock

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John McClane’s tank top from the movie Die Hard (a decidedly holiday movie for some), can now be seen where?

• NYPD Headquarters

• The Smithsonian

• The real Nakatomi Plaza

• Los Angeles City Hall

La Befana (the Italian witch) flies around on a broom. What extra utility does that broom provide?

• Knock down bad children's stockings

• Wipe frost from windows

• Clear cobwebs from chimneys

• Sweep the door stoop

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The Black Candle is a 2008 documentary about Kwanzaa, and how it celebrates African American culture. Who narrates the film?

• Morgan Freeman

• Colson Whitehead

• Oprah Winfrey

• Dr. Maya Angelou

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Which of the following of Santa's reindeer are probably female?

• Rudolph

• Donner & Comet

• Prancer

• Vixen

• All of them

Where are the McCallister’s going when they leave Kevin at home in the movie Home Alone? (type in all lower case)

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