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12 Days of Christmas
100

Palmer Toastmasters is part of this district.  

What is District 32.

100

This event is known as the Last Great Race.

What is the Iditarod Dog sled race?

100

This person was our club president in the Toastmaster year 2020-2021.  

Who is "John Rozzi."

100

Pathways has this many Paths.

What is "11."

100

According to the song "The 12 Days of Christmas," On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave this to me.  

What is "A partridge in a pear tree."

200
The year Alaska officially became the 49th state in the United States.

What is "1959."

200
This is the official state bird for Alaska.

What is the "Willow Ptarmigan."

200

This member moved from Minnesota to Alaska, and has shared a variety of speeches ranging from ExtraTuff's as her new fashion footwear, to gardening to clowning around.

Who is Marilyn Bennett?

200

TRUE or FALSE:  The Matanuska Susitna Borough is geographically larger than the state of West Virginia.

ANSWER:  TRUE

200

In this witty Christmas song, who got run over by a reindeer?

Who/what is "grandma."  lyrics: Grandma got run over by a reindeer, walking home from our house Christmas Eve."

300

Palmer Toastmasters received its club charter status in this year.   (Double points if you can name the date and the year)

What is 2010?

Bonus answer: Date and year:  What is September 29, 2010?

300

This community was largely settled in 1935 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.

What is Palmer, Alaska or what is the Matanuska Colony

300

Each Toastmaster year and in every District, 3 senior leaders are elected each year, commonly called the Trio. Name at least 1 of them by either name or title.

Stephanie Lee, District Director

Roberta Craig, Program Quality Director

Debbie Baker, Club Growth Director

300

This many glaciers can be seen on the 26 Glacier Cruise out of Whittier?

What is "26."  (DUH!!!)

300

In this Christmas song, a young girl wants only this very unusual item for Christmas. Only a __________ will do.

ANSWER: What is a Hippopotamus?    Lyrics:  "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.  Only a Hippopotamus will do. Don't want a doll. No dinky Tinkertoy.
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy."

400

How many Toastmasters does it take to change a light bulb?

Answer:  What is 3:  1 to change the bulb.   1 to time it.  1 to evaluate it.  

Answer could also be 4 or 5, including a Toastmaster and an General Evaluator.  

400

This body of water produces the largest tidal exchange in the United States, and the 2nd largest tidal exchange in the world.  

What is "Cook Inlet."

400

This member's club website bio lists their occupation as a Structural Integration Practioner.  

Who is Gurubandhu Khalsa.

400
true or false:  chocolate with peanut butter is better than peanut butter with chocolate.  
ANSWER:  TRUE!  Chocolate with anything is always best!  
400

True or False:  Playing cards held a lifesaving secret during WW II.

ANSWER:  TRUE.   During World War II, The United States Playing Card Company  joined forces with American and British intelligence agencies to create a very special deck of cards. They distributed them as Christmas gifts, but they also helped allied prisoners of war escape from German POW camps. When wet, individual cards peeled apart to reveal maps of escape routes. 

            

500

This is the year that Toastmasters recognizes as its official start.

What is 1924.  (October 1924)

500

This engineering marvel is 800 miles in length, and traverses 3 mountain ranges, 800 rivers & streams and 3 major earthquake faults.

What is the "TransAlaska Pipeline."

500

This person was the first official club president after Palmer Toastmasters received its charter.  

Who is "Joy Cypra."

500

In this year, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, and Google launched Gmail.

What is 2004.

500

According to the song "the 12 days of Christmas" these are the 12 gifts my true love gave to me.

What is,
                       12 Drummers Drumming
                       11 Pipers Piping
                       10 Lords a Leaping
                       9 Ladies Dancing
                       8 Maids a Milking
                       7 Swans a Swimming
                       6 Geese a Laying
                       5 Golden Rings
                       4 Calling Birds
                       3 French Hens
                       2 Turtle Doves
                       and a Partridge in a Pear Tree