What is today’s prickly creature? A Spiny rat B European hedgehog C French porcupine Gardeners and farmers across most of Europe value the hedgehog’s nocturnal practice of feasting on insects, worms, and slugs that are considered pests. Denmark and Poland have hedgehog-protection laws on the books. The correct answer is European hedgehog.
What was Thailand called before 1939? A Siam B Burma C Ceylon Thailand was known as Siam until 1939. The Southeast Asian country has almost 70 million people and about the same land area as France or Spain. The correct answer is Siam.
Which religion celebrates Yi Peng? A Confucianism B Buddhism C Hinduism The Yi Peng Festival is an annual religious holiday when people gather to honor the Buddha and ask for good luck and wisdom before lighting lanterns. The correct answer is Buddhism.
This city hosts the most famous Yi Peng celebration. Where are we? A Beijing, China B Chiang Mai, Thailand C Sapporo, Japan Chiang Mai is the largest city in northern Thailand, and thousands of people meet there every year to launch lanterns. The correct answer is Chiang Mai, Thailand.
When did the last full lunar eclipse occur? A February 2021 B May 2022 C November 2022 The last total lunar eclipse occurred May 15-16 of this year and coincided with a supermoon, which happens when the moon’s orbit is at its closest point to Earth, or perigee. The eclipse was referred to as the … Read more
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
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