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December 25 - Christmas Quizzles

Posted on December 25, 2020



Identify the Christmas carol. (Synonyms confuse the familiar names.)
1. Inaudible Evening
2. Euphoria to the Entirety of Nations
3. Embellish the Corridors
4. Acoustic Device with Tinkling Sounds
5. The Dozen 24-Hour Periods of Yule
6. Travel This Way, Every Person of Trusting Belief
7. The Small Male Percussionist
8. Which Youngster Is Before Me?
9. Listen, the Spiritual Beings who Act as Messengers Vocalize Melodies
10. Far from Here, in a Trough
Answers below!

There are 25 Christmas-ish movies alluded to in this picture.
How many can you name?
Thanks to Magic Freebies UK for this puzzle!

Try to match the Christmas greeting with the language it is in:

Greetings:
1) Feliz Navidad
2) Joyeux Noel
3) Meli Kalikimaka
4) Froehliche Weihnachten
5) Salaam Kwa Siku Kuu
6) Glaedelig Jul
7) Buon Natale
Languages:
A) Hawaiian
B) Swedish
C) Spanish
D) Swahili
E) Italian
F) German
G) French

ANSWERS: 
Identify the Christmas carol: 1.Silent Night 2.Joy to the World 3.Deck the Halls 4.Jingle Bells 5.The 12 Days of Christmas 6.Come, All Ye Faithful 7.The Little Drummer Boy 8.What Child Is This? 9.Hark, the Herald Angels Sing 10.Away in a Manger
Christmas movies: Top left quadrant: Die Hard, Brazil, Love Actually, Polar Express, Gremlins; Top right quadrant: It's a Wonderful Life, The Grinch, Ghostbusters 2, Arthur Christmas, Nightmare Before Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street; Bottom left quadrant: Edward Scissorhands, Elf, Scrooged, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Santa Clause, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence; Bottom right quadrant: A Charlie Brown Christmas, Bad Santa, A Christmas Story, Home Alone, Trading Places, Batman Returns
Christmas greetings: 1.C 2.G 3.A 4.F 5.D 6.B 7.E


A great website about Christmas customs, including crafts and games, is here.


This website concentrates on Christmas traditions from around the world.







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February 15 – Hippo Day

Posted on February 15, 2015

I never saw a creature that looked less like a horse:



However, the word hippopotamus means “river horse” in Ancient Greek.


1) The hippopotamus (thankfully, there is a well-known short version of the animal's name: hippo) is the third largest land mammal alive today. (Do you know the two largest? Answers below.)


You can see here why hippos
are classed as "even-toed" creatures.
2) Hippos eat mostly plants. (Do you know what plant-eaters are called?)


3) In the past, hippos were judged closest to pigs and other even-toed creatures like camels, cattle, and deer. However, biologists now know that the semi-aquatic hippo is more closely related to fully aquatic mammals. (Aquatic means living in water. Can you guess which aquatic animals are most closely related to hippos?)


4) Hippos are heavy, pudgy-looking, short-legged creatures – but they can easily outrun a human. (Can you guess how fast they can run?)


5) Some of the most famous hippos in the world include some gaming hippos, some amusement park hippos, and some dancing hippos. (Can you guess what three hippos-in-pop-culture I am talking about?)

ANSWERS:

  1. Only elephants and rhinos are larger land mammals.
  2. Plant-eaters are called herbivores.
  3. The closest living relatives to hippos are the whales, dolphins, and porpoises!
  4. Over short distances, hippos can run up to 19 mph (30 km/h). The average person can only run 6 or 7 mph, and runners can get up to about 11 mph. The fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, is amazing at sprinting short distances and could probably outrun hippos, traveling at more than 23 mph for a few seconds!
  5. The game hippos are Hungry Hungry Hippos. The amusement park hippos are the hippos on Disney's Jungle Cruise – the ones who wiggle their ears to (supposedly) show that they are going to attack the boat. And the dancing hippos are also Disney creatures – they appear in the movie Fantasia.
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October 4 – Lesotho's Independence Day

Posted on October 4, 2014

There are a lot of nations in Africa – 55 recognized countries, to be exact! But that's no surprise, because Africa is the second largest continent.

Lesotho is one of the smaller African nations—about the size of Maryland—and it's landlocked (no direct access to an ocean or sea). 

But this kingdom does have lots of one thing: mountains! Some sources list Lesotho as the highest nation in the world, because there is no portion of it lower than 1,400 m (4,593 ft).

Lesotho and its mountains are used for the off-road endurance event called Roof of Africa. Every year thousands of visitors come to compete or watch the 4-day off-road motorcycle race.

Last year, not only did Roof of Africa bring much-needed tourist dollars to Lesotho, but event organizers donated motorcycles to Riders For Health; the bikes are now being used to get to remote areas to offer health care in Lesotho.

Check out the Roof of Africa website to see the promo video for the race and a video about Riders For Health. 



Celebrate!

Today Lesotho is celebrating its 1966 independence from the United Kingdom.

In honor of the nation, take this quick quiz:

1. How many different countries share a border with Lesotho? Can you name one?

2. Which U.S. companies use resources from Lesotho?
a. Foot Locker
b. Gap
c. Gloria Vanderbilt
d. JC Penny
e. Levi Strauss
f. Saks
g. Sears
h. Timberland
i. Wal-Mart
j. all of the above


3. What are Lesotho's most important resources? [Hint: between the two resources, there are only three sorts of atoms: hydrogen (1), carbon (6), and oxygen (8).]

4. Which percentage fits each slot, of the following percentages: 90%, 40%, 25%?

a. The percentage of Basotho who live in cities is about ______.

b. The percentage of Basotho who are Christian is about _______.

c. The percentage of Basotho who live below the international poverty line is _______.

(Answers below.)

Check out this earlier post to learn more about Lesotho.

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ANSWERS:
  1. just one — South Africa
  2. j – all of the above
  3. water and diamonds
  4. a. 25%
    b. 90%
    c. 40%


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October 1 – Three-Way National Day!

Posted on October 1, 2014


Three nations are celebrating their national days today. In alphabetical order, they are: China, Cyprus, and Tuvalu.

Which of these nations matches up to each statement?

  1. Picture 1
    It is the fourth smallest nation, by area, and it is the third smallest nation, by population.
  2. Its railroad network is second in the world, only exceeded by the U.S.
  3. It used to be known as the Ellice Islands.
  4. It is an island nation in the Mediterranean Sea.
  5. It is the world's most populous nation.
  6. On this date in 1960, it became independent of the United Kingdom.
  7. On this date in 1978, it became independent of the United Kingdom.
  8. It is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world.
  9. Its first inhabitants were Polynesians.
  10. Picture 2
    People here paint buildings with white paint made from burning dead coral and mixing the ash with water.
  11. The northern part of the nation has been illegally occupied by Turkish forces since 1974.
  12. The cuisine of this nation is based on coconut and fish.
  13. The Communist Party has ruled the nation since this date in 1949.
  14. This nation is home to one of the world's earliest civilizations and today has the second largest economy in the world (the U.S. is the largest).
  15. Many people of this nation are of Greek ancestry, and one of the official languages is Greek.
  16. Picture 3
    Cricket, ano (a local version of volleyball—but played with two balls at once), football, and rugby are popular sports in this nation.
  17. This nation is made up of three reef islands and six atolls (which are rings of coral reef surrounding lagoons). The islands are very low-lying and are in danger of being swallowed up if global warming causes the sea level to rise.
  18. This nation is dominated by the Troodos Mountains and the Kyrenia Range, and the highest point is Mount Olympus.
  19. Picture 4
    This nation's cuisine is very diverse, so it is hard to make generalizations about it. We can say that its staple food is rice and that the nation's cuisine—or offshoots of its cuisine—has become known and popular all over the world.
  20. This nation suffers from a shortage of water, even though it has 107 dams storing water in reservoirs. Water desalinization plants are being built to deal with recents years of drought.
  21. This nation is the second largest in the word (when measuring just land).
  22. There are no longer working railroads in this nation.
  23. Picture 5
    There is only one airport and only one hospital in the entire nation.
  24. There are almost 300 living languages spoken in this country.
  25. There are no railroads at all in the entire nation.
  26. This nation has bragging rights in many different sports, but some of the most traditional sports include dragon boat racing, wrestling, and horse racing.
  27. Most of the population are members of the Greek Orthodox Church, but there is a substantial Muslim minority.
  28. Picture 6
    This nation hosted a recent Olympics.
  29. This nation's cuisine centers on seafood, olive oil, cucumbers, and tomatoes, along with marinated meat and pickled vegetables.
  30. This nation is famous for having severe air pollution problems.

ANSWERS:

  • The following items are true of Tuvalu: 1,3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 23, 25. Pictures 2 and 6.
  • The following items are true of Cyprus: 4, 6, 8, 11, 15, 18, 20, 22, 27, 29. Pictures 3 and 5.
  • The following items are true of China: 2, 5, 13, 14, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30. Pictures 1 and 4.


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