We Love Chris
Christmas Fun Facts
I Was Told There Would Be No Math
The Semeraro Family Website
Places We've Been
100
*** Scotch Whisky can only be called Scotch Whisky when it has spent at least 3 years in this country. ***
What is Scotland?
100
Legend has it Santa's suit was permanently made red during the 1930's - thanks to the advertising efforts of this major Cola company.
What is Coca Cola?
100
Ohio State beat the team up north (again). This is because Ohio State scored more of these than they did. It's numbers. It's science.
What are points/touchdowns?
100
The home page prominently features a link (In Italian) to a Semeraro website in Italy. This is what they sell.
What is furniture?
100
If you're really nice to Mike and Maria, they just might drive to this capital city and get you a Lincoln Memorial T-shirt.
What is Washington, D.C.?
200
13 percent of the Scottish Population has this as their natural hair color, which is the highest percentage of any country in the world.
What is Red? OR What is Ginger?
200
This reindeer was almost named Reginald, and almost didn't have a red nose! His creators (Montgomery Ward) were afraid people would think this reindeer was always drunk.
What is Rudolph?
200
You'll find this department in every business, making sure all the financials and numbers add up OK.
What is Accounting?
200
This is what the Semeraro name means, in Italian.
What is "rare seed"?
200
*** Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in St. John's Church, in this city. ***
What is Richmond, Virginia?
300
This is Scotland's National Animal.
What is the Unicorn?
300
This US playing card company, sharing the same name as a two-wheeled vehicle that you pedal, manufactured playing cards in WW2 which would reveal an escape route for POWs when soaked. These cards were Christmas presents for all POWs in Germany. The Nazis never caught on.
What is Bicycle?
300
This is the number of times Ferris Bueller was absent from school in the movie, “Ferris Bueller's Day Off”.
What is nine?
300
*** This is a popular social media website where you can share photos and photo albums. Our family website uses this site to display Grandpa George and Grandma Helen's photo albums. ***
What is FlickR?
300
Starbuck's is based in this city, probably because they knew Elena would live there someday.
What is Seattle?
400
There are more barrels of this than people in Kentucky.
What is Bourbon?
400
Tinsel was invented in Germany in 1610, and was once made of this precious metal.
What is Silver?
400
This is the name for something with no value. The Romans didn't even have a numeral for it.
What is zero?
400
There are videos posted to the website, that show Dino Semeraro doing this.
What is car racing?
400
*** If you just got back from the Ghirardelli chocolate factory, and are now walking around Fisherman's Wharf – you are currently in this city. ***
What is San Francisco?
500
“Braveheart” was the nickname of THIS man - not William Wallace
Who is Robert the Bruce?
500
This formal Beatle recorded a Christmas song, and it is largely regarded as the worst song he ever recorded. Still, he gets around $400,000 dollars each year when it's played at Christmas.
Who is Paul McCartney?
500
A ratio that rounds to the value of 3.14, this value is used all the time in geometry. Especially for calculating the circumference and areas of circles.
What is Pi?
500
*** Sylvia Semeraro is a World Champion at this. ***
What is Karate?
500
Built for the world's fair in 1962, this landmark makes Seattle's skyline truly unique.
What is the Space Needle?
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