. What is tonight’s full moon called? A Cold Moon B Beaver Moon C Hunter’s Moon The full moon that occurs in November is called the ‘Beaver Moon’ because that is typically the time of year beavers build their dams for the winter. They are primarily nocturnal creatures, so the light of the full moon helps … Read more
This blood moon was captured over Mount Crested Butte in Colorado. What does ‘blood moon’ refer to? A A full moon near Halloween B A total lunar eclipse C Any full moon with a red hue The night of September 27, 2015, was a perfect night in the Colorado Rockies to see the blood moon, … Read more
We’ll ‘relish’ this opprotunity to ask: which gets your pick? Sweet pickles Dill pickles The correct answer is Sweet pickles.
This or that? As of 2022, which TV series has had more than eight seasons? [11-07-2022] List ordered in Alphabetical order A, B, C. 24 – 204 All in the Family – 205 Arrested Development – 84 BattleStar Galactica – 75 Breaking bad – 62 Columbo – 69 Curb Your Enthusiasm – 100 Downton Abbey … Read more
What song kicks off every NYC Marathon? A ‘New York State of Mind’ B ‘New York, New York’ C ‘Start Me Up’ Frank Sinatra’s love song to the city blasts over the loudspeakers at the beginning of every race. The correct answer is ‘New York, New York’.
How old was the youngest person to ever complete the NYC Marathon? A 8 B 13 C 16 In 1977, 8-year-old Wesley Paul of Columbia, Missouri, finished with a time of 3:00:37. Kids often ran in the early days of the race, but an age limit of 16 was instituted in 1981 and later raised … Read more
Before the New York City Marathon route took runners through the city’s five boroughs, where was it run? A Staten Island B Brooklyn C Central Park The first five NYC Marathons were run in Central Park. But New Yorker George Spitz suggested rerouting the marathon through the city to celebrate the 1976 US bicentennial. The … Read more
Which is the most famous loch here in the Trossachs? (Hint: There’s a song named after it.) A Loch Lomond B Loch Ness C Loch Dumfries Loch Lomond is the largest lake by surface area in Great Britain. It has more than 30 islands and, as the song goes, ‘bonnie, bonnie banks.’ The correct answer … Read more
What is a loch? A A bridge B An island C A lake or inlet Sea lochs, similar to fjords, are common along Scotland’s 6,160 miles of ragged coastline. ‘Loch’ can also mean a landlocked freshwater lake. The correct answer is A lake or inlet.
Sir Walter Scott based poems and novels here in Scotland’s Trossachs region. Which of these other writers is also Scottish? A Charles Dickens B Thomas Hardy C Robert Burns Robert ‘Rabbie’ Burns wrote in both Scots and English. His ‘Address to a Haggis’ is read at a traditional ‘Burns supper’—with the titular sausage as the … Read more