Winter Sports
In the 18th C., iceboating originated on the frozen canals of this north European country.
What is Holland (the Netherlands)?
It was 1st celebrated in the U.S. on the 300th anniversary in 1792.
What is Columbus Day?
Like chop suey, this Chinese sweet was invented in America.
What is the fortune cookie?
The 2 members of the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge who ran the Fresh-Air Taxi Company.
Who are Amos & Andy?
R. L. Stevenson character(s) based on Deacon W. Brodie, paragon of virtue by day, thief by night.
Who is Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
They were 1st held at Chamonix, France in 1924.
What are the Winter Olympics?
It's the occasion in America on which the highest percentage of families eat out.
What is Mother’s Day?
When its coffee crop was destroyed around 1870, Ceylon switched to growing this.
What is tea?
Amazingly, Thurston, Blackstone, & Mandrake all performed this... on radio.
What is magic?
Term for cutting offensive passages, from Dr. Bowdler, who cut chunks from Shakespeare's works.
What is bowdlerizing?
2 of the 4 Alpine skiing events.
What is slalom, giant slalom, Super G & downhill?
In China, it's celebrated on the day of the 2nd new moon after the Winter solstice.
What is the Chinese New Year?
French for "sour wine", one variety is literally just that.
What is vinegar?
Neither he nor Tony the Wonder Horse played themselves in the series bearing his name.
Who was Tom Mix?
Daughter of early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote this famous horror novel.
What is Frankenstein?
Described as shuffleboard on ice, the goal is to get a 44 lb. stone closest to a target.
What is curling?
Saying this month had none, Games Magazine ran a contest to find it a holiday.
What is August?
Stem of a variety of lily, known in Old England as "sparrow grass".
What is asparagus?
Show title which completes "Hello there, we've been waiting for you, it's time to play...".
What is Truth or Consequences?
Evelyn Waugh drew material from this book, started when he was almost 8 & kept up for 53 years.
What is his diary?
Regulations say it has to be 200 ft. long & 85 ft. wide.
What is a hockey rink?
The Sabbath is observed by Jews on Saturdays, Christians on Sundays, & Muslims on this day.
What is Friday?
On the market since 1896, it wasn't until 1912 that they included prizes.
What are cracker jacks?
Coffee which sponsored variety shows hosted by Eddie Cantor & Edgar Bergen.
What is Chase and Sanborn?
"Wimsey" had nothing to do with her degree in medieval lit. & her translation of "The Divine Comedy".
Who is Dorothy L. Sayers?