THE QUIZQUEEN – Nov. 21, 2004
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In this issue
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3. Welcome
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5. Theme Quiz – Turkey Trot – Part 3
6. Middle Sponsor
7. Theme Quiz Answers
8. Bottom Sponsor
9. Bonus Trivia – Mythology Mania – Part 2
10. Final notes from The QuizQueen
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5. Theme Quiz – Turkey Trot – Part 3
Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox, U.S. poet
11. What people celebrated a Green Corn ceremony as a time of thanksgiving?
A. Cherokees
B. Egyptians
C. Romans
D. Yuppies
12. Benjamin Franklin, who proposed the turkey as the official United States' bird, was dismayed when the bald eagle was chosen over the turkey. Why?
A. He loved to eat turkey and wanted everyone to love it, too
B. He thought the turkey much more respectable
C. He said the bald eagle had a bad moral character
D. The turkey was a true native of America
E. All are true
F. None are true
G. A, B, and C are true
H. B, C, and D are true
13. What Thanksgiving Day image can be traced back to ancient harvest festivals?
A. Cross
B. Cornucopia
C. Pilgrim hat
D. Turkey
14. Can turkeys fly?
A. Only the domestic ones
B. Only the wild ones
C. All turkeys can fly
D. No turkeys can fly
15. Although the U.S. is tops when it comes to turkey consumption (who knows if it is Thanksgiving that puts us over the top), what country is a close second?
A. France
B. Italy
C. Germany
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7. Theme Quiz Answers
11. What people celebrated a Green Corn ceremony as a time of thanksgiving?
A. Cherokees
QQ: The Cherokee economy, like that of the other southeast American Indian tribes, was based on intensive agriculture, mainly of corn, beans, and squash. Deer, bear, and elk were hunted. The Busk, or Green Corn Ceremony, was a time of thanksgiving, rekindling of sacred fires, and spiritual renewal.
12. Benjamin Franklin, who proposed the turkey as the official United States' bird, was dismayed when the bald eagle was chosen over the turkey. Why?
H. B, C, and D are true
QQ: He may have loved to eat turkey, but after the selection was made, Franklin wrote to his daughter, referring to the eagle's "bad moral character," saying, "I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country! The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America."
13. What Thanksgiving Day image can be traced back to ancient harvest festivals?
B. Cornucopia
QQ: The cornucopia (a horn-shaped basket overflowing with fruits and vegetables) is a typical emblem of Thanksgiving abundance that dates to ancient harvest festivals. Many of the images commonly associated with Thanksgiving are derived from much older traditions of celebrating the autumn harvest.
14. Can turkeys fly?
B. Only the wild ones
QQ: Domesticated turkeys cannot fly. Wild turkeys can fly for short distances up to 55 miles per hour and can run 20 miles per hour.
15. Although the U.S. is tops when it comes to turkey consumption (who knows if it is Thanksgiving that puts us over the top), what country is a close second?
A. France
QQ: This was a tough question, because according to the USDA the French, the Italians, the Germans, and the British all follow US consumption of turkey (in that order).
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9. Bonus Trivia
6. Dionysus, god of wine and pleasure, was among the most popular Greek gods. The Greeks devoted many festivals to this earthly god, and in some regions he became as important as Zeus. He often was accompanied by a host of fanciful gods. These included all but which one?
A. Satyrs
B. Centaurs
C. Minotaurs
D. Nymphs
7. Unicorn, fabled beast, pure white in color, having the head and legs of a horse and a long, twisted horn set in the middle of its forehead. What does the unicorn symbolize?
A. Courage
B. Purity
C. Justice
D. Love
8. Eshu, also known as Elegba, Legba, or Exú, in West African and Brazilian-African religions, is known as a what?
A. Trickster
B. Lover
C. Musician
D. Drunk
9. The Greeks believed that the gods chose Mount Olympus, in a region of Greece called Thessaly (Thessalia), as their home. The chief gods were usually called the Olympians and numbered how many?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 12
D. 20
10. In Greek mythology the Sphinx included parts from all but which of these creatures?
A. Horse
B. Lion
C. Woman
D. Bird
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6. Dionysus, god of wine and pleasure, was among the most popular Greek gods. The Greeks devoted many festivals to this earthly god, and in some regions he became as important as Zeus. He often was accompanied by a host of fanciful gods. These included all but which one?
C. Minotaurs
QQ: including satyrs, centaurs, and nymphs. Satyrs were creatures with the legs of a goat and the upper body of a monkey or human. Centaurs had the head and torso of a man and the body of a horse. The beautiful and charming nymphs haunted woods and forests.
7. Unicorn, fabled beast, pure white in color, having the head and legs of a horse and a long, twisted horn set in the middle of its forehead. What does the unicorn symbolize?
B. Purity
QQ: Unicorn, fabled beast, pure white in color, having the head and legs of a horse and a long, twisted horn set in the middle of its forehead. Symbolic of holiness and chastity, the unicorn was prominent in tapestries of the Middle Ages. It has been widely used in heraldic signs.
8. Eshu, also known as Elegba, Legba, or Exú, in West African and Brazilian-African religions, is known as a what?
A. Trickster
QQ: Eshu, also known as Elegba, Legba, or Exú, in West African and Brazilian-African religions, a trickster deity of the Yoruba, Fon, and other peoples of southwest Nigeria and Benin. Eshu speaks all languages and serves as an intermediary between gods and humans. He takes messages to humans from the supreme god Olodumare, and returns to him with sacrifices from his worshippers. Eshu presides over chance, luck, and accidents, lurking along roads, ready to trick travelers. Eshu is a spirit of transformation, and his ability to communicate with deities gives him an important role in rites used to appease the gods.
9. The Greeks believed that the gods chose Mount Olympus, in a region of Greece called Thessaly (Thessalia), as their home. The chief gods were usually called the Olympians and numbered how many?
C. 12
QQ: On Olympus, the gods formed a society that ranked them in terms of authority and powers. However, the gods could roam freely, and individual gods became associated with three main domains—the sky or heaven, the sea, and earth. The 12 chief gods, usually called the Olympians, were Zeus, Hera, Hephaestus, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hestia, Hermes, Demeter, and Poseidon.
10. In Greek mythology the Sphinx included parts from all but which of these creatures?
A. Horse
QQ: The Sphinx had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of a bird. Lying crouched on a rock, she accosted all who were about to enter the city of Thebes by asking them a riddle, “What is it that has four feet in the morning, two at noon, and three at night?” If they could not solve the riddle, she killed them. When the hero Oedipus solved the riddle by answering, “Man, who crawls on four limbs as a baby, walks upright on two as an adult, and walks with the aid of a stick in old age,” the sphinx killed herself. For ridding them of this terrible monster, the Thebans made Oedipus their king.
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10. Final Notes From The QuizQueen
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Turkey Trot – Part 4
Birthday Trivia
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