Holiday Extravaganza (Level A)
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| # | Answer | Category | Player | Awards | Region | Grade | Celerity | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir (James) Paul McCartney | Music | Jack Van Nostrand |
 
| Canada | 5th-Yr. Sr. | .597 | 17 |
| 2 | Charlie Brown | TV | Eric Pitz |
| Michigan | Grad. | .811 | 20 |
| 3 | Hawaii or Hawai’i | Sports | Danny Hunegs |
| Minnesota | So. | .721 | 19 |
| 4 | lords | Misc Holiday | Jack Van Nostrand |
| Canada | 5th-Yr. Sr. | .779 | 20 |
| 5 | Home Alone | Film | Andrew Semak |
| Michigan | Sr. | .757 | 19 |
| 6 | Pentatonix | Music | Benjamin Kitchen |
| Massachusetts | Sr. | .467 | 16 |
| 7 | The O.C. | TV | Benjamin Kitchen |
| Massachusetts | Sr. | .410 | 15 |
| 8 | eggnog | Food/Drink | Zane Placie |
| Georgia | Sr. | .339 | 14 |
| 9 | Christmas tree(s) | Music | Abbey Wilson |
| Canada | So. | .674 | 18 |
| 10 | Kwanzaa | Misc Holiday | Mara Russell |
| New York | Jr. | .514 | 16 |
| 11 | Mr. Bean | TV | Christopher Sims |
| Illinois | Grad. | .630 | 18 |
| 12 | St. Louis | Other Holiday PC | Jack Wolverton |
| Missouri | Jr. | .720 | 19 |
| 13 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Fine Arts | Christopher Sims |
| Illinois | Grad. | .812 | 20 |
| 14 | Chicago Bears | Sports | Benjamin Kitchen |
| Massachusetts | Sr. | .674 | 18 |
| 15 | The Office | TV | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .723 | 19 |
| 16 | Charlie Chaplin | Film | Frank Grabowski |
| Pennsylvania | Fr. | .593 | 17 |
| 17 | Baby, It’s Cold Outside | Music | Geoffrey McGee |
| Massachusetts | Grad. | .619 | 18 |
| 18 | Toys for Tots | Other Holiday PC | Geoffrey McGee |
| Massachusetts | Grad. | .287 | 13 |
| 19 | latkes | Food/Drink | Harley Andrew |
| Florida | 5th-Yr. Sr. | .829 | 20 |
| 20 | Cuba | History | Zane Placie |
| Georgia | Sr. | .276 | 13 |
| 21 | reindeer | Other Holiday PC | Harley Andrew |
| Florida | 5th-Yr. Sr. | .732 | 19 |
| 22 | Rent | Other Holiday PC | Benjamin Kitchen |
| Massachusetts | Sr. | .870 | 20 |
| 23 | Kobe (Bean) Bryant | Sports | Jake Sundberg |
| Louisiana | Grad. | .320 | 14 |
| 24 | Nigeria | History | Connor Coyle |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .353 | 14 |
| 25 | Annie | Other Holiday PC | Christopher Sims |
| Illinois | Grad. | .692 | 18 |
| 26 | Jim Carrey | Film | Eric Pitz |
| Michigan | Grad. | .825 | 20 |
| 27 | New York City | Misc Holiday | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .739 | 19 |
| 28 | The Simpsons | TV | Danny Hunegs |
| Minnesota | So. | .480 | 16 |
| 29 | menorah | Religion | Logan Anbinder |
| Maryland | Grad. | .667 | 18 |
| 30 | Robert Burns | Literature | Benjamin Kitchen |
| Massachusetts | Sr. | .711 | 19 |
| 31 | Anthony (Stephen) Fauci | Fine Arts | Danny Hunegs |
| Minnesota | So. | .740 | 19 |
| 32 | Magi | Fine Arts | Jack Van Nostrand |
| Canada | 5th-Yr. Sr. | .712 | 19 |
| 33 | Coca-Cola | Other Holiday PC | Blake Andert |
| Minnesota | Sr. | .706 | 19 |
| 34 | Mexico | Misc Holiday | Christopher Sims |
| Illinois | Grad. | .736 | 19 |
| 35 | It’s a Wonderful Life | Film | Eric Pitz |
| Michigan | Grad. | .737 | 19 |
| 36 | elephants | Misc Holiday | Geoffrey McGee |
| Massachusetts | Grad. | .547 | 17 |
| 37 | A Visit from St. Nicholas | Literature | Jack Van Nostrand |
| Canada | 5th-Yr. Sr. | .792 | 20 |
| 38 | Saint John the Baptist | Religion | Andrew Morin |
| District of Columbia | Fr. | .551 | 17 |
| 39 | Advent calendars | Other Holiday PC | Tomás Aguilar-Fraga |
| California | So. | .423 | 15 |
| 40 | Christmas pudding | Food/Drink | Zane Placie |
| Georgia | Sr. | .491 | 16 |
| 41 | Elf | Film | Abbey Wilson |
| Canada | So. | .816 | 20 |
| 42 | Michigan | Misc Holiday | Deleena Simon |
| Michigan | Jr. | .864 | 20 |
| 43 | War and Peace | Literature | Abbey Wilson |
| Canada | So. | .726 | 19 |
| 44 | Mariah Carey | Music | Abbey Wilson |
| Canada | So. | .708 | 19 |
| 45 | Sherlock Holmes | Misc Holiday | Tomás Aguilar-Fraga |
| California | So. | .620 | 18 |
| 46 | mistletoe | Other Holiday PC | Geoffrey McGee |
| Massachusetts | Grad. | .743 | 19 |
| 47 | Muhammad (ibn Abd Allah) | Religion | Pranav Veluri |
| Indiana | So. | .430 | 15 |
| 48 | World War I | History | Eric Pitz |
| Michigan | Grad. | .679 | 18 |
| 49 | Guthrie | Other Holiday PC | Andrew Semak |
| Michigan | Sr. | .637 | 18 |
| 50 | piñatas | Misc Holiday | Christopher Sims |
| Illinois | Grad. | .246 | 13 |
Celerity is the fraction of the question that had not been read at the time of a buzz (for which a correct answer was provided). 1.000 is an immediate buzz, .500 is an answer given halfway through the question in terms of time on the sound recording, and .000 is an answer given at the very end.