Broadway Songs
December Fun Facts
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Europe fun facts
100

Seventy-Six Trombones

Music Man

100

What is the birth flower for December?A-Holly,B-Ivy,C-Narcissus,D-Poinsettia

C-Narcissus

100

What legendary jazz musician and composer of such classics as "Take the A Train," "Satin Doll" and "Mood Indigo" got his aristocratic nickname in highschool for his neat attire and fastidious manners?

"Duke" Ellington

100

What is the longest river in Europe?

Volga

100

Where is Euromast observation tower?

Rotterdam

200

There's No Business Like Show Business

Annie Get Your Gun

200

The Druids had a festival in December centered on the winter solstice. Which of these plants did they use during this festival?A-holly,B-mistletoe,C-pine tree branches,D-yew

Mistletoe

200

What Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, based on a French novel by Gaston Leroux, opened in 1986 and, as of this printing, is currently still running with over 12,000 performances, making it the longest-running Broadway show in history?

Phantom of the Opera

200

Why are Venice's gondolas painted black?

The city passed a law banning ostentatious decoration of gondolas

200

What is the most commonly spoken language in Europe? *there are two ways to answer this question:most spoken language based on only native speakers or a combination of the two. for simplicity purposes, we're going to keep it to the total number*

English

300

One Day More

Les Miserables

300

The African American Cultural holiday, Kwanzaa, takes place from December 26 through January 1. The word Kwanzaa comes from what African language?

Swahili

300

This guy, born in 1948 and whose actual first name is Milton, is a semi-retired American fitness instructor, actor and video producer, known for his eccentric, flamboyant and energetic personality. He has promoted weight-loss programs, most prominently through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos. Bye what name do we know him?

Richard Simmons

300

What is the longest river in England

River Severn

300

What capital city stands on the Manzanares river?

Madrid

400

Summertime

Porgy and Bess

400

What saint's day is December 6th?

St. Nicholas

400

In the classic film Wizard of Oz, what as Dorothy's last name?

Gale

400

Marie Antoinette, Franz Schubert and Hedy Lamar were all born in what city?

Vienna

400

What mountain range is traditionally regarded as separating Europe from Asia?

Urals

500

Getting to Know You

The King and I

500

The Jewish festival of Chanukah is also known as....?

Festival of Lights

500

What cooking and homemaking guru once said, "I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I'm well balanced today"?

Martha Stewart

500

Which one of the following countries does not border Switzerland?A-belgium,B-france,C-Italy,D-Lichtenstein

A-Belgium

500

What two countries are joined by the Brenner Pass?

Austria and Italy