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Trivia of the Day Blog
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“? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Trivia for 12/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/8: From player Maggie: In the made for TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," what profession did Hermey the elf want to do other than make toys?
He wanted to be a dentist. 49 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/9: From player Snowflake: Who tells you that she is in town by tap, tap, tappin' at your windowpane? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, December 8, 2008
Trivia for 12/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/5: From player SusanL: Which actor said, "Now I know there is a Santa Claus" after receiving his Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
Edmund Gwenn, for his role as Kris Kringle in 1947's "Miracle on 34th Street". 47 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/8: From player Maggie: In the made for TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," what profession did Hermey the elf want to do other than make toys? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, December 5, 2008
Trivia for 12/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/4: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Traditionally, what are German children not allowed to see till Christmas Eve? 50 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/5: From player SusanL: Which actor said, "Now I know there is a Santa Claus" after receiving his Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Trivia 12/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/3: From player Kelly Jefferson:
The character of Santa Claus was based on a third century bishop later known as St. Nicholas of Lycia. In which modern-day country is Lycia located? 53 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/4: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Traditionally, what are German children not allowed to see till Christmas Eve?
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Trivia for 12/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/2: From player GZULU: What is 'hoar'? (A) A type of frost formed by flat, frozen crystals (B) The sound ice makes when it is shifting (C) A type of icicle (D) A naughty elf Ans: (A) A type of frost formed by flat, frozen crystals. 56 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/3: From player Kelly Jefferson:
The character of Santa Claus was based on a third century bishop later known as St. Nicholas of Lycia. In which modern-day country is Lycia located?
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Trivia for 12/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/1: What was the nickname the burglars Marv and Harry had for their team in "Home Alone"? They called themselves "The Wet Bandits" since they turned on facuets in the homes they robbed, leaving the water running when they left. "Sticky Bandits" was the name suggested in the sequel. 36 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/2: From player GZULU: What is 'hoar'? (A) A type of frost formed by flat, frozen crystals (B) The sound ice makes when it is shifting (C) A type of icicle (D) A naughty elf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, December 1, 2008
Trivia for 12/1
Want an easy point? Send me your holiday themed questions! If I use them, you get an automatic point for that day! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/18: In the late 20s, Walt Disney was forced to abandon his original creation, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In 2006, the Walt Disney Company made a deal with Universal Studios: In exchange for regaining the rights to the Oswald character and the original 26 short films, they released which popular sportscaster from his contract, so he could join NBC Sports? Al Michaels, who even commented on the deal by saying "Oswald is definitely worth more than a fourth-round draft choice. I’m going to be a trivia answer someday." 38 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/1: What was the nickname the burglars Marv and Harry had for their team in "Home Alone"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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