What is tonight’s full moon called?

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

What song kicks off every NYC Marathon?

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’.

Before the New York City Marathon route took runners through the city’s five boroughs, where was it run?

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

What is a loch?

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?

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