Déjà Vu 103
In what year did Austrian, Joseph Mohr, write the lyrics - in German - to ’Silent Night’?
(Closest no.)
1816 (1812 - 1820)
To one decimal place, what is the mass of the moon as a percentage to that of the Earth?
1.2% (1.1 - 1.3)
Whose teachings are collected in the Hadith?
Muhammad
What is the name of the full moon that means both a second full moon in a calendar month, and the third full moon in a season containing four?
Blue
To stop ice from melting, you need to keep it below what?
Freezing point / 0oC
The Christmas tree displayed in London’s Trafalgar Square is traditionally donated by which country?
Norway
Where does our moon rank in terms of largest moons in the Solar System?
5th (4 - 6)
In Romeo and Juliet, what is Romeo's family name?
Montague
When is the Harvest AKA Corn Moon?
September
How is Robert Zimmerman better known?
Bob Dylan
Japanese
(Loanwords)
(As from Last Quiz's Qs)
From which language does the word 'tsunami' originate?
What is the Moon's orbital period, i.e. a lunar month?
29.5 (Earth) days (28.5 - 30.5)
What term, now commonly used in espionage, was invented by John le Carré?
Mole
What is this month's full moon called?
Worm Moon
Donnerstag is German for which day?
Thursday
The longest side of a right-angled triangle is called the what?
(H is for Ho-Ho-Ho!)
Hypotenuse
In km, what is the Moon's average distance from Earth?
384,399 km (345,959 - 422,839)
Which word is used in astronomy as the unit of measurement of brightness of stars?
Magnitude
When is the Beaver Moon?
November
From which country does the beer 'Chimay Blue' originate?
Belgium
Name the Oscar-winning Sam Mendes gangster movie from 2002 starring Tom Hanks.
Road to Perdition
How long ago did the moon form?
4.51 billion years (4.06 - 4.96... 4-5 accepted)
What does a 'bryologist' study?
Moss / Mosses
When does a Pink Moon occur?
April
Which is the only letter in scrabble to be worth 5 points?
K