The all new, revised and easier quiz! (mod note posts 1 and 2042)

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IrishZeus wrote: »

I'll have to give this one to Srameen. Apologies Rubucela

Srameen most accurate - ichor is considered the be the blood-like fluid flowing through the veins of the gods in Greek mythology and/or the watery discharge from a wound.

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In "A Christmas Carol" who is the first ghost to appear to Scrooge?

tayto lover

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Oh dear! Think!.......



In "A Christmas Carol" who is the first ghost to appear to Scrooge?

Marley's ghost?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

tayto lover wrote: »

Marley's ghost?

Joseph, indeed.

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tayto lover

How many gifts in total did the true love give in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

tayto lover wrote: »

How many gifts in total did the true love give in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?

Probably wrong but I heard it was 364 at some point.

tayto lover

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Probably wrong but I heard it was 364 at some point.

Correct.
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Rubecula

Comet

Rubecula

by the way have you ever heard of Randolf the brown nosed reindeer? Number two to Rudolf but can not stop as fast.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Rubecula wrote: »

Comet

Yes, sir.

Your question.

Rubecula

Love the easy questions but every question is easy if you know the answer.

Who or where did father Chistmas come from (and a bonus point for who gave him his red fluffy outfit.)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Rubecula wrote: »

Love the easy questions but every question is easy if you know the answer.

Who or where did father Chistmas come from (and a bonus point for who gave him his red fluffy outfit.)

St. Nicholas was from Lycia (Turkey) and the red suit was added by the cartoonist Robert Nast. I may have his name slightly wrong

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Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

St. Nicholas was from Lycia (Turkey) and the red suit was added by the cartoonist Robert Nast. I may have his name slightly wrong

From the town of Myra, and the red was due to the fact that he was a bishop (not the trouser suit, though).

Rubecula

what? no coca cola references lol lol

Sram can have it as I have no idea on the town myself

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Which were the first and last states in the United States to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?

Rubecula

Delaware and Alaska?

tayto lover

It's a bit too Trivia for me and not something that would come up in a discussion although i'm not going to Google it.

I'll take a stab at the first state, Delaware and the last Hawaii.

beer enigma

I don't know the last state, but if it helps someone out, Alabama were the first state

IrishZeus

beer enigma wrote: »

I don't know the last state, but if it helps someone out, Alabama were the first state

And I'm fairly sure Oklahoma was last. (1905? - dredged up from memory)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

beer enigma wrote: »

I don't know the last state, but if it helps someone out, Alabama were the first state

IrishZeus wrote: »

And I'm fairly sure Oklahoma was last. (1905? - dredged up from memory)

Both correct.

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garancafan

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Which were the first and last states in the United States to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?

Errrrm - Hawaii did not become a state until 1959.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

garancafan wrote: »

Errrrm - Hawaii did not become a state until 1959.

The state of Hawaii never declared it an official holiday (as didn't some other states) but they observe it because it is also a federally declared holiday.

IrishZeus

What is Pteronophobia ?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

IrishZeus wrote: »

What is Pteronophobia ?

Ptero refer to feathers, so a fear of feather?

IrishZeus

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Ptero refer to feathers, so a fear of feather?

Thought you might get it from the literal translation. Technically yes but so far as I know, its most commonly used to refer to a fear of being tickled with feathers.

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ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

IrishZeus wrote: »

Thought you might get it from the literal translation. Technically yes but so far as I know, its most commonly used to refer to a fear of being tickled with feathers.

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Similar one.
What is Doronophobia?

IrishZeus

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Similar one.
What is Doronophobia?

This came up this time last year in conversation. It's a fear of opening gifts?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

IrishZeus wrote: »

This came up this time last year in conversation. It's a fear of opening gifts?

Yes, and even in the world of phobias it's a weird one.

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Spare a thought for all those people who, as young children, were traumatised by "Jacks-in-the-box".

IrishZeus

One more random one to close out the topic:

Aibohphobia?