December (Part 1)
When January and February were added to the calendar around 700 B.C, how many days did December have?
A.) 28
B.) 29
C.) 30
D.) 31
On December 19th, 1974, who was sworn in as Vice President of the U.S.?
A.) Richard Nixon
B.) John F. Kennedy Jr.
C.) Nelson Rockefeller
D.) Gerald Ford
What is the name of a steamed Christmas cake that. resembles a cannonball and is filled with dried fruit?
A.) Fruit Cake
B.) Plum Pudding
C.) Pund Cake
D.) Figgy Pudding
What traditional birthstone of December, symbolize good fortune and success?
A.) Lavender
B.) Turquoise
C.) Orange
D.) Light Green
Until 153 B.C, what number order was December originally in the Roman calendar?
A.) The Tenth Month
B.) The Ninth Month
C.) The Eleventh Month
D.) The Twelfth Month
What December's birth flower?
A.) Marigolds
B.) Daisys
C.) Lilys
D.) Narcissus
What is celebrated during the entire month of December?
A.) National Fruit Cake Month
B.) National Candy Cane Month
C.) National Gingerbread Month
D.) National Santa Claus Month
What occupation has the most birthdays in December?
A.) Teachers
B.) Nurses
C.) Dentists
D.) Police Officers
In 1647, what did Oliver Cromwell, an English Puritan leader, ban as being immoral? The ban was lifted in 1660.
A.) Christmas Tidings
B.) Holly Jolly Christmas
C.) Christmas Festivities
D.) Christmas Cheer
What tends to do better in December than any other month?
A.) The Stock Market
B.) The Lottery
C.) Snowfall
D.) Vacation
Who was born on December 3rd, 1927 and was an American singer who sold more than 45 million records?
A.) Paul Anka
B.) Stevie Wonder
C.) Bing Crosby
D.) Andy Williams
What treat has its own day on December 26th?
A.) Hershey Kisses
B.) Candy Cane
C.) Truffles
D.) Peppermint Hot Chocolate
On December 14th, 1807, what was officially sighted and recorded for the first time in the new world in Connecticut?
A.) A Comet
B.) A Meteorite
C.) A Solar Eclipse
D.) A Shooting Star
Every year, December always begins on the same day of the week as what other month?
A.) April
B.) October
C.) September
D.) July
Who was. born on December 10th, 1830, and was an American poet?
A.) Emily Dickenson
B.) Sylvia Plath
C.) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
D.) Mary Oliver
What award is national given out on December 10th, every year?
A.) The Grammys
B.) The Tonys
C.) The Nobel Prize
D.) The MTV Music Awards
What did Asa Griggs Candler invent on December 30th, 1851?
A.) The Iron Plow
B.) Coca-Cola
C.) The Cotton Gin
D.) The Automobile
What happens in the northern hemisphere every December?
A.) The Winter Solstice
B.) The Winter Eclipse
C.) The Summer Solstice
D.) The Summer Eclipse
Who was born on December 30th, 1935, and was an American baseball player?
A.) Sandy Koufax
B.) Randy Johnson
C.) Daryl Strawberry
D.) Tom Seaver
What were the 3 gifts brought to Jesus by the 3 wise men?
A.) Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?
B.) Frankincense, Gold, and Silver
C.) Gold, Silver, and Bronze
D.) Myrrh, Frankincense and Wheat