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Trivia of the Day Blog
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“? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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