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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Trivia for 12/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/23: From player Jeanie: If you spent $86,609 in 2008 (up from $78,100 in 2007), what would you be buying? The gifts of the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas." As part of its annual tradition, PNC Wealth Management totals up the cost of the gifts from the "True Love". 42 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/24: No Question! The game will be off until the New Year! I hope you all have a very Happy Holiday Season and I am wishing you health and happiness in 2009. Take care --- Joe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Trivia for 12/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/22: From player SusanL: Babe, the pig, sings what Christmas song in the movie, "Babe"? 33 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/23: From player Jeanie: If you spent $86,609 in 2008 (up from $78,100 in 2007), what would you be buying? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, December 22, 2008
Trivia for 12/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/19: From player Catherine (SpclDove): What book is Clarence reading in the beginning of "It's A Wonderful Life"? 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. 39 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/22: From player SusanL: Babe, the pig, sings what Christmas song in the movie, "Babe"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, December 19, 2008
Trivia for 12/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/18: From player Kelly Jefferson: In Adam Sandler's original "Chanukah Song," which celebrity is "a quarter Jewish - not too shabby"? Harrison Ford. Although several players pointed out that Sandler was in error here, as Ford's mother is actually fully Jewish. 48 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/18: From player Catherine (SpclDove):
What book is Clarence reading in the beginning of "It's A Wonderful Life"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Trivia for 12/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/17: From player GZULU: What is "toque"? (A) One of the words Inuit people use for snow (B) A small barrel tied to a Saint Bernard dog's neck in the Swiss Alps (C) The word Canadians use for winter hat (D) A hot beverage in Norway Ans: (C) The word Canadians use for winter hat. One player said that it’s usually spelled 'touque'. 51 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/18: From player Kelly Jefferson: In Adam Sandler's original "Chanukah Song," which celebrity is "a quarter Jewish - not too shabby"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Trivia for 12/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/15: From player KANGA: Which country didn’t declare Christmas day a national holiday until 1958? (A) Scotland (B) Nigeria (C) India (D) Turkey 40 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/17: What is "toque"? (A) One of the words Inuit people use for snow (B) A small barrel tied to a Saint Bernard dog's neck in the Swiss Alps (C) The word Canadians use for winter hat (D) A hot beverage in Norway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, December 15, 2008
Trivia for 12/15
I hope everyone here in the Northeast is doing okay after the storm. Be safe!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/12: From player Jacki Tibbitts: Katherine Lee Bates, poet and author of 'America the Beautiful', wrote a poem in 1889 called 'Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride'. With this poem, Bates is credited with creating which now-classic Christmas character? Mrs. Claus. Goody is a shortened form of the word Goodwife. 36 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/15: From player KANGA: Which country didn’t declare Christmas day a national holiday until 1958? (A) Scotland (B) Nigeria (C) India (D) Turkey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, December 12, 2008
Trivia for 12/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/11: From players Lisa Brown (Aggiemom) and Jeanie: From German tradition, to determine who opens the first Christmas gift, what kind of glass Christmas ornament has to be found first on the Christmas tree?
The glass pickle ornament. Parents hide the pickle ornament on the tree and the child who finds it begins the opening of presents.
42 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/12: From player Jacki Tibbitts: Katherine Lee Bates, poet and author of 'America the Beautiful', wrote a poem in 1889 called 'Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride'. With this poem, Bates is credited with creating which now-classic Christmas character? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Trivia for 12/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/10: From player ChristmasFun: “Crying up the lum“ is how some Scottish children tell Santa Claus their Christmas gift wishes. What is “crying up the lum“?
They simply stick their heads up the chimney and shout out their Christmas desires.
51 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/10: From player Lisa Brown (Aggiemom): From German tradition, to determine who opens the first Christmas gift, what kind of glass Christmas ornament has to be found first on the Christmas tree? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Trivia for 12/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/9: From player Snowflake: Who tells you that she is in town by tap, tap, tappin' at your windowpane?
Suzy Snowflake, in the classic 1951 song made famous by Rosemary Clooney. 42 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/10: From player ChristmasFun: “Crying up the lum“ is how some Scottish children tell Santa Claus their Christmas gift wishes. What is “crying up the lum“? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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