December

How much do you know about the month of December?

10 Questions 2555 Takers

1 The Chick-Fil-A Bowl, a college football postseason game usually played on December 31st, was previously called what?

A. The Peach Bowl

B. The Atlanta Bowl

C. The Georgia Bowl

2 Which famous composer died on December 5, 1791, leaving his Requiem Mass in D Minor unfinished?

A. Beethoven

B. Bach

C. Mozart

3 Jefferson Davis, who died on December 6, 1889, is most famous for what?

A. Introducing the theories of Karl Marx to America

B. Leading the North to a decisive victory in Shiloh, TN

C. Being President of the Confederate States of America

4 On December 7, 1941, which country attacked the United States of America?

A. Japan

B. Russia

C. China

5 What iconic act of protest occured in America on December 16, 1773?

A. The destruction of the Tea at Boston Harbor

B. The burning of the East India Company warehouse

C. The raising of the American flag in New York City

6 The US Government sponsored two bailouts of the Chrysler Corporation. The first bailout was approved in the month of December by Congress, and signed the following month by which US President?

A. Bill Clinton

B. Barack Obama

C. Jimmy Carter

7 New Orleans, Louisiana was turned over to the United States by what country on December 20, 1803?

A. Portugal

B. Italy

C. France

8 Which massive empire formally dissolved on Christmas Day?

A. The Ottoman Empire

B. The Soviet Union

C. The Holy Roman Empire

9 Which empire was formally created on December 30, 1922?

A. The Soviet Union

B. The Greater German Reich

C. The Imperial State of Iran

10 Thomas Edison first demonstrated what major invention on December 31, 1879?

A. The Incandescent Lightbulb

B. The Telephone

C. The Typewriter