Trivia Tuesday: Daver's Top 10 New Years Day Trivia Answers

10.  Under what calendar is New Year's Day observed on January 1st? Gregorian

9.  What does the old Scottish song, "Auld Lang Syne" mean? Times gone by.

8.  What do people in Italy do on New Year's Day to bring good luck? They wear red underwear!

7.  What English-language television show is traditionally watched by many Germans on New Years? "Dinner for One."  It is watched quite frequently throughout Europe but is virtually unknown elsewhere, even in Britain.

6.   Statistically, what is stolen most often on New Year's Day than any other day of the year?
      Cars.  And Christmas day happens to be the day they are least stolen.

5.  What unique tradition do people in Ecuador engage in on New Year's Eve? They burn effigies, usually thought to be representative of negative people & events of the past year.

4.  What food is traditionally eaten on the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) to represent a sweet new year?   Apples & honey.

3.  What are the top three cities people travel to celebrate New Year's Eve (in America)? Las Vegas, Disneyworld, and of course, New York.

2.  Why is it considered bad luck by some to eat fowl on New Year's Day? Because they 'scratch' backwards as they search for food, and going backwards is viewed as a negative. However, in Bolivia and by a some in New Orleans, eating turkey is a New Year's Day tradition. Read more here about some interesting food customs!

1.  What food crop, often eaten on New Years by those living in the Southeastern part of the United States, was overlooked by Sherman's troops as they stole and destroyed other crops, leaving an important food source for hungry, surviving Confederate soldiers? Black Eyed Peas!  

Trivia Tuesday: Daver's Top 10 New Year's Trivia

Ok, I do realize that we're already past the New Year's holiday...but the year isn't yet that old. Of course, if you're heading back to the daily grind today, I guess maybe it's already like any other 2011 day. All the more reason to have a little fun on a faux Monday...enjoy!


10.  Under what calendar is New Year's Day observed on January 1st?

9.  What does the old Scottish song, "Auld Lang Syne" mean?

8.  What do people in Italy do on New Year's Day to bring good luck?

7.  What English-language television show is traditionally watched by many Germans on New Years?
   
6.   Statistically, what is stolen most often on New Year's Day than any other day of the year?

5.  What unique tradition do people in Ecuador engage in on New Year's Eve?

4.  What food is traditionally eaten on the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) to represent a sweet new year?

3.  What are the top three cities people travel to celebrate New Year's Eve (in America)?

2.  Why is it considered bad luck by some to eat fowl on New Year's Day?

1.  What food crop, often eaten on New Years by those living in the Southeastern part of the United States, was overlooked by Sherman's troops as they stole and destroyed other crops, leaving an important food source for hungry, surviving Confederate soldiers?

Trivia Tuesday: December 27th, 2011 Answers

10.  There are only 4 common words in the English language that do not rhyme with any other words. Three of these words share a common characteristic. What are the 4 words? Month, Silver, Orange, and Purple

9.  This animal's eye is bigger than it's brain. Ostrich

8.  These two men, who were Founding Fathers, previous US Presidents, and  signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on the same day, July 4th, 1826, fifty years to the day after the birth of America. Answer: Thomas Jefferson & John Adams. There is a rich history involving the acrimonious relationship between these two men. It is often repeated that John Adams, on that fateful July the 4th, at the age of 91, collapsed into his favorite reading chair, saying, "Jefferson still survives!" before he dying around 6:20pm.  He was wrong, as Jefferson had died earlier that day around 1pm.

7. What was the first man-made device that caused a "sonic-boom?" Answer: A bull-whip. The crack you hear from snapping a whip is caused by the end of the whip traveling faster than the speed of sound, breaking the sound-barrier, resulting in a small sonic-boom.

6. This is the only known animal that can contract & spread leprosy to humans. Armadillos

5. This future Soviet dictator studied for the priesthood at a Jesuit seminary, with ambitions of serving in the Orthodox Church, before he was drawn into revolutionary circles and Marxism. Joseph Stalin

4.  This famous bank robber also played semi-professional baseball in Indiana. John Dillinger.

3.  What did Al Capone's business card say? His business card read, "Alphonse Capone, Secondhand Furniture Dealer, 2220 South Wabash Avenue."

2.  Indiana was home to one of the world's few female serial killers. Who was she? Belle Gunness. This a fascinating story, and an intriguing part of Indiana history!

1.  Facebook has how many users? Over 800 million active users, 75% of which are outside the United States!

Trivia Tuesday: December 27th, 2011

10.  There are only 4 common words in the English language that do not rhyme with any other words. Three of these words share a common characteristic. What are the 4 words?

9.  This animal's eye is bigger than it's brain.

8.  These two men, who were Founding Fathers, previous US Presidents, and  signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on the same day, July 4th, 1826, fifty years to the day after the birth of America.

7. What was the first man-made device that caused a "sonic-boom?"

6. This is the only known animal that can contract & spread leprosy to humans.

5. This future Soviet dictator studied for the priesthood at a Jesuit seminary, with ambitions of serving in the Orthodox Church, before he was drawn into revolutionary circles and Marxism.

4.  This famous bank robber also played semi-professional baseball in Indiana.

3.  What did Al Capone's business card say?

2.  Indiana was home to one of the world's few female serial killers. Who was she?

1.  Facebook has how many users?

Trivia Tuesday: December 20th, 2011: Christmas Trivia Answers

10. This item is sold more often at Christmas time than at any other time of year. (Hint: it's been around for thousands of years).  Diamonds. I bet most women wouldn't mind getting this lump of coal in their stocking! And it's believed that diamonds are approximately 3.3 billions years old, and some are actually from star dust, the remnants of dying suns much older than than our solar system! How's that for a mind-blower?

9.  What movie appears more often on television than any other at Christmas time? It's a Wonderful Life

8.  Rudolph was originally created for this national store for their holiday promotion in the 1930's. Montgomery Ward

7.  Who was the first US President to have the White House decorated for Christmas?  Franklin Pierce

6.  This city on our East Coast banned Christmas. Boston

5.  This state was the first to officially recognize Christmas as a holiday. Alabama, in 1836.

4.  This Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving. Jingle Bells

3.   If you received all of the gifts in the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many gifts would you receive? It's not 78 as some commonly believe. It's 364. And if you include the Christ Child, and that make one for every day of the year!

2.  What historical group of people banned mentioning St. Nicholas, lighting candles, singing Christmas carols, and exchanging gifts. The Puritans. 

1.  What is the significant symbolical meaning behind each of the gifts from the wise men?

Many Christians believe that the three gifts held important symbolism. 


Gold was not easily obtained in biblical times as digging instruments were primitive. Gold was precious and extremely valuable, as it is today. It represents kingship, and is one of the only metals that does not lose it's natural color and other properties when heated by fire...much like our faith, if it's genuine.  


Frankincense is from the sap of the arbor thurisfrom tree, found primarily in Persia, India, Arabia, and the East Indies. It is sweet, and can be used in a couple of ways. Besides its obvious use as a perfume, it was most commonly burned as an incense during worship. Being very fragrant, it surely helped with smell of the stable. Frankincense represents the divinity of Christ---the Hebrew people burned it as an offering to Jehovah, and serves as a reminder that our worship should be pleasing to Him.  


Myrrh is also made tree sap (from the balsamodendron myrrha tree), but is bitter. It was used for both it's perfume and medicinal qualities, and the latter would have been helpful for Mary and Joseph as they traveled. It's also interesting to note that myrrh was also used as an embalming preservative. Many believe myrrh represents the "bitter cup" of suffering from which Christ drank, and our healing that comes from his suffering and death. 


And thanks to my fellow blogger, Valerie, I re-read the verses to "We Three Kings." Read them carefully, if you dare.