Winter Wonderland
A snowflake has this number of sides.
Six
What mammal has soft hair mixed with sharp quills?
Porcupine
In 1917, Woodrow Wilson famously declared that "the world must be made safe for" what form of political system?
Democracy
How much water must a person consume per day to maintain health?
A person must consume 2.5 quarts of water from all sources per day to maintain health. A good rule of thumb is your weight divided in half = the number of OZ of water a person could drink for optimum hydration.
What was golfing great, Ben Hogan's famous reply when he was asked how to improve one's game?
"Hit the ball closer to the hole"
What is the term for the shortest day of the year when the Earth's poles tilt farthest away from the sun?
Winter Solstice
What prehistoric creature liked to eat pine cones?
Dinosaurs
What "O" term simply means government by the few, but is most often used to describe corrupt rule of a nation by a small and self-interested group?
OIigarchy
How much water does the average residence use during a year?
The average household residence uses over 100,000 gallons of water (indoors and outside) in one year.
After retiring as a player, with what team did baseball great, Babe Ruth, spend one year as a coach?
The Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938
To which city would you travel to visit the Winter Palace?
St. Petersburg
Brazil is home to what fruit that symbolizes friendship and hospitality?
Pineapple
The first televised U.S. presidential debate was broadcast from Chicago's CBS Studios. With one guess, name either of the two men participating in the debate as a presidential candidate.
John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon
What animal's name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse"?
Hippopotamus
Who was the famous great-great-great-grandfather of San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young?
Mormon leader Brigham Young
In which country does the Winter Festival of Lights take place?
Canada
What does the pine cone statue outside Cortile della Pigna (the Court of the Pine Cone) symbolize?
The third eye. The Court of the Pigna (Pine) also known as the Court of the Pine Cone is the most famous open court. It is between the Belvedere Palace and the Vatican Palace. The 4-meter pine cone was cast out of bronze by sculptor Publius Cincius Salvius in 1 A.D.
The 2000 U.S. presidential election was officially decided by a controversial Supreme Court decision following a recount of votes in what state? The recount determined that George W. Bush had defeated Al Gore in that state by a mere 537 votes.
Florida
The term feng shui literally translates as what two words in English?
Wind-water
Why did Roberta Gibb wear a hooded sweatshirt to disguise her appearance when she ran in the Boston Marathon in 1966?
Women were banned from the race until 1972. Bingay, of San Diego, California, was the first woman to complete the race. Her time-unofficial because she was an illegal participant-was 3 hrs 20 min. More than 26,600 runners finished the 2019 Boston Marathon in solid overall average time of 3 hours, 53 minutes.
Which specific article of clothing is sometimes encouraged at parties in the winter despite being hideous?
An ugly sweater
The Pine Barrens. Also known as the Pine Lands.
J. Warren Keifer, Nicholas Longworth, and John Boehner were all U.S. Congressmen from Ohio that held what powerful position in the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
The Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, is in which country?
Venezuela
In what sport is a stimpmeter used, and what does it measure?
It's used in golf to measure the speed of the greens on a golf course. It's named for Ed Stimpson, the man who developed it in 1935.