As the days of December grow shorter, all minds turn to the NFL playoffs and who made the final 12 in college football. But there are two other major events that take place during the month: The SandPaper doesn’t print for two weeks, and the readers of 200 Plus face the annual year-end test.

Be ready for questions on shipwrecks and disasters along with the colonies’ drift toward independence. There will be 25 questions followed by one bonus.