Trivia Quiz - Reindeer and More

Twenty Questions and Answers From a Year-End Quiz

Dec 20, 2007

Fun trivia about reindeer, poems, and a lot of random general knowledge questions.

Trivia Quiz to Play For Fun

These are questions 21 through 40 of the big 2006 year-end trivia quiz first published for the readers of Accessible Travel on Suite101.com.

Answers are below.

21. Name the eight reindeer in the poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas", also known as "The Night Before Christmas".

22. Who wrote that poem?

23. What nationality was Edgar Allan Poe?

24. What nationality is Michael J. Fox by birth?

25. What field of endeavour is the Man Booker Prize awarded in?

26. What was Enrico Caruso's most famous occupation?

27. Superbowl I was played in 1967. The winners were the Green Bay Packers. Whom did they beat?

28. In what sporting competition do the winners get to keep the ashes?

29. Where did the original Route 66 start and end?

30. Who played Vinnie Barbarino on TV and in what show?

31. What are three ingredients of chop suey?

32. What was the first name of the wife of the man who wrote The Great Gatsby?

33. What sport did Billie Jean King become famous for, and was it men's or women's?

34. In what country would you find the Great Wall of China?

35. Name one of four large moons of Jupiter.

36. Who wrote the song, Moon River?

37. What colour is the animal associated with Inspector Clousseau?

38. Name two plants that we get white refined sugar in commercial quantities from.

39. What is the national bird symbol of Mexico?

40. Which country is larger, Bolivia or Brazil?

BONUS: Look at the picture. What is it?

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Answers to the Trivia Questions

21. Name the eight reindeer in the poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas", also known as "The Night Before Christmas". Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen

22. Who wrote that poem? Clement C. Moore. (But was he really?)

23. What nationality was Edgar Allan Poe? American.

24. What nationality is Michael J. Fox by birth? Canadian.

25. What field of endeavour is the Man Booker Prize awarded in? Writing - contemporary fiction

26. What was Enrico Caruso's most famous occupation? Opera singer.

27. Superbowl I was played in 1967. The winners were the Green Bay Packers. Whom did they beat? Kansas City Chiefs.

28. In what sporting competition do the winners get to keep the ashes? Cricket, the more or less biennial Ashes tournament between England and Australia.

29. Where did the original Route 66 start and end? Chicago, Los Angeles

30. Who played Vinnie Barbarino on TV and in what show? John Travolta in Welcome Back, Kotter.

31. What are three ingredients of chop suey? Depends who you ask. This internet page explains that chop suey is an American dish made up by Asian cooks trying to recreate their home food with local American ingredients. Any of these ingredients will be OK for the answer: bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, mushrooms, meat or chicken, soy sauce, rice.

32. What was the first name of the wife of the man who wrote The Great Gatsby? Zelda.

33. What sport did Billie Jean King become famous for, and was it men's or women's? Women's tennis.

34. In what country would you find the Great Wall of China? China.

35. Name one of four large moons of Jupiter. Any of Io, Callisto, Europa, Ganymede

36. Who wrote the song, Moon River? (Hint - 2 writers) Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer - need both to get the answer right

37. What colour is the animal associated with Inspector Clousseau? Pink, as in the Pink Panther.

38. Name two plants that we get white refined sugar in commercial quantities from. Cane or sugar cane, sugar beets.

39. What is the national bird symbol of Mexico? Golden eagle, seen on the coat of arms

40. Which country is larger, Bolivia or Brazil? Brazil.

BONUS: Look at the picture. What is it? It's the inside of a hippo's mouth. The hippo is not real. It's part of a display for the Calgary Zoo, at the Calgary International Airport.