Mythology
In Greek mythology Medusa’s hair was made of what?
Snakes
What is the Latin word for ‘elsewhere’ which we use to mean that the person under suspicion was somewhere else when the crime was committed?
alibi
What do you leave for santa?
milk and cookies
How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?
feliz navidad
What spot once registered 134 degrees, the highest in the US?
Death Valley
Which creature in Greek mythology was half-man and half-bull?
minotaur
What ‘p’ word is to contaminate?
pollute
What type of craft house is popular to make and eat for Christmas?
Gingerbread House
How many reindeer drive Santa Claus’ sleigh (counting Rudolph)
9
what is the most abundant element in the human body?
oxygen
Bragi was the Norse God of what?
poetry
Which word could mean either a piece of coal, a horse, a swan or a bread roll?
cob
Where did eggnog start?
england
Which of Santa’s reindeer is named after another animal?
Vixen
what animal is on the state flag of california?
bear
In Roman Mythology, who was the messenger of the Gods?
mercury
A petrologist studies what?
Rocks, their history and formation etc
What do you leave for reindeer?
carrots
What are two other names for Santa Claus?
Saint Nick and Kris Kringle
Worldwide, most capital cities begin with which letter?
B
Orpheus went into the underworld to rescue who?
eurydice
What does Kamikaze mean in English
divine wind
Canada, The U.K., and most other Commonwealth countries officially celebrate the day after Christmas as what holiday?
boxing day
What is Santa Claus called in France?
Père Noël
Cardinal and Ordinal are types of what?
numbers