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Shocking Fun: Friday's Hashtag Holidays Bring the Static!

National Quitters Day kicks off the list, and before you feel guilty about those abandoned New Year's resolutions, here's the good news: it's not too late to jump back in! Consider this your official permission slip to give those goals another go.

National Word Nerd Day celebrates all things vocabulary. Whether you're a Scrabble champion, crossword enthusiast, or Wordle warrior, today's the day to flex those linguistic muscles.

And finally, National Static Electricity Day honors that familiar zap we've all experienced—whether from a balloon trick or fabric clinging where it shouldn't. Jerry channeled this theme into two movie-themed brain teasers for today's Pop Quiz.

Think you can outsmart the control room? Test your knowledge!

  1. In 1977, Steely Dan recorded a song titled "FM (No Static at All)" as the theme for a 1978 comedy-drama about radio DJs protesting their station's commercialization. What film featured this track?

A) Airheads

B) FM

C) High Fidelity

  1. In the 1982 horror classic Poltergeist, young Carol Ann stands mesmerized before a TV displaying post-broadcast static and delivers an iconic line. What does she say?

A) I see dead people

B) It's a lie

C) They're here

Watch the video above to see if you can beat the team—and catch all the fun!

Hashtag Holiday Calendar and Pop Quiz is brought to you by One Coachella Valley.

By: NBC Palm Springs

January 9, 2026

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Shocking Fun: Friday's Hashtag Holidays Bring the Static!