Birthday Facts and Traditions
In countries like Mexico and Cuba these are broken open with a stick to spill out candy for children at parties.
What is Pinata?
If Dad can't be on the golf course, he might as well watch it! What PGA Tour tournament often falls on Father's Day weekend?
What is the U.S. Open
Like in the Reesor Family, kissing a codfish and taking a shot of rum, is apart of what ritaul in Newfoundland?
What is getting "Screeched-In"
It is traditionally used to welcome newcomers to the island or give them the experience of being a Newfoundlander, some also consider foreigners who've been "Screeched In" to be unofficial Newfoundlanders.
In the Roman era, the phrase "Tie the Knot" refers to the hypothetical tying of what?
What is the tying of hands.
During the Roman age, a common custom was to tie the bride and groom’s hands together during the ceremony. The couple could not be released until the marriage was official. This is a tradition that’s referred to as “handfasting” and is a common practice amongst various cultures around the world.
"Well we're big rock singers
We've got golden fingers
And we're loved everywhere we go
We sing about beauty and we sing about truth
At ten thousand dollars a show...."
BONUS +50 if you guess original artist*
Cover of the Rolling Stone
(Artist: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)
The day that you turn the same age as your birthday, like if your born on the 8th and you are turning 8 years old.
What is your "Golden Birthday" OR "Champagne Birthday"
(We will accept either for full points*)
In what year, were neckties mass-produced to keep up with the demand surrounding Father's Day?
What is the 1920.
1920: Neckties were the #1 Father's Day gift.
Still, families around the country were celebrating Father's Day by gifting men Hallmark cards and silk ties. Neckties were mass-produced in 1920, to keep up with the demand surrounding the unofficial holiday.
Like the Watt family, around Christmas some families go door to door doing what activity?
Christmas Caroling
What were the first bridal bouquet's made out of?
The first bridal bouquet was made out of aromatic bunches of herbs, garlic, and grains, which were ingredients that were believed to have the power of driving away evil spirits.
Over time, the herb bouquet was gradually replaced by flowers which carry special meanings in different cultures around the world.
"And if I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
Well I'd buy you some art (a Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars)
Well I'd buy you a monkey (haven't you always wanted a monkey?)"
BONUS +50 if you guess original artist*
If I Had $1,000,000
(Artist: Barenaked Ladies)
BONUS +100 Points:
What does this flower symbolize?
What is the Rose.
BONUS:
Symbolization: love, gratitude, appreciation
In North America, the first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, in what year?
What was June 19, 1910.
Like in the Ferris Family, on Christmas Eve what movie is always watched as per tradition?
BONUS +100 Points: What drink is sipped to honour Ron Ferris while watching this movie?
What is "A Christmas Carol"
BONUS +100 Points Answer: Bailey's on the rocks.
In the 1800's, what was the reason for Groomsman?
The tradition of having groomsmen as part of the wedding, comes from the ancient tradition of kidnapping the bride. Before a couple could get married, a man had to employ his fellow friends or warrior companions to help him fight off other warriors and prevent the bride’s family from finding the couple. The groom’s main warrior companion would be the equivalent of the “best man” at a wedding.
"Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such"
BONUS +50 if you guess original artist*
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys
(Artist: Ed Bruce)
This tradition is thought to have started in Ancient Greece with the round shape representing the full moon and the candles to make the 'moon' glow.
What is the birthday cake?
In what country, do they celebrate Father's Day on the birth of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Dec 5th) who is considered the "Father of the Nation"
What is Thailand.
Like the Ferris Family (Olive & Ron) on Friday nights growing up, while eating Chinese food at Mama's and Dada's, what dish were we not allowed to eat until the end of the meal?
What is the Chicken Wings.
In what country does the bride have up to five costume changes on her wedding day?
China.
In China, brides wear up to five dresses. While two or possibly three dresses may have been standard in previous decades, this number has increased in recent years. The ideal bride in China is multi-dimensional, with dresses that represent not only different sections of the wedding day schedule, but different levels of the self.
"I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way
I ain't nothin' but tired
Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there, baby, I could use just a little help"
BONUS +50 if you guess original artist*
Dancing In the Dark
(Artist: Bruce Springsteen )
In this country they make fortune telling cakes where they bake things into the cake; whoever gets a coin should get rich.
What is What is the United Kingdom/England/Great Britain?
In what country do they celebrate "Defender of the Fatherland Day"? This tradition began as a military commemoration where soldiers are honoured in parades through the streets.
What is Russia.
What family tradition do some families practice, in getting everybody up in the pre-dawn hours, dress warmly, drive out to a spot where there’s less light pollution, lie down on a blanket, and pour cups of cider or cocoa from a thermos as you watch what in the sky...
A Meteor Watching Party.
Unlike today, where the top tier of the wedding cake is frozen and saved for the couple to enjoy on thier first anniversary, what was the reason for the top tier of the cake being kept in the early-mid 1900's?
The idea of saving the top the half of cake was so the newlyweds wouldn’t have to buy a celebratory dessert to announce the pregnancy or birth as most couples would be assumed to be pregnent within the first year of marriage.
"first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage,"
"On the farm, ev'ry Friday
On the farm, it's rabbit pie day
So ev'ry Friday that ever comes along
I get up early and sing this little song"
BONUS +100 if you guess original artist(s)*
Run Rabbit Run
(Artist: Flanagan and Allen)