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TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, December 31, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Congratulations to "Toby Cullen" who won this week's "Mind
Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:
Golden treasures I contain, guarded by hundreds and
thousands. Stored in a labyrinth where no man walks, yet
men come often to seize my gold.By smoke I am overcome and
robbed, then left to build my treasure anew.
What am I?
ANSWER: A beehive.
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "We meet today
To thank Thee for the era done,
And Thee for the opening one."
HINT: (1807-1892), influential American Quaker poet and
ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United
States.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The early Roman calendar designated March 1 as the new year.
The calendar had just ten months, beginning with March.
September through December, our ninth through twelfth months,
were originally positioned as the seventh through tenth
months (septem is Latin for "seven," octo is "eight," novem
is "nine," and decem is "ten."
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The month of January did not even exist until around 700
B.C., when the second king of Rome, Numa Pontilius, added
the months of January and February.
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The new year was moved from March to January in Rome in
153 B.C. because that was the beginning of the civil year,
the month that the two newly elected Roman consuls?the
highest officials in the Roman republic?began their one-
year tenure.
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VIDEO CLIP
Winter Wonderland - Christmas in Vienna
It is an American invasion as Vanessa Williams and jazz
legend Tony Bennett come together for the 2000 Christmas in
Vienna concert. The pair sings the American standard
'Winter Wonderland' for the posh Viennese audience.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=9086
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In 46 B.C. Julius Caesar introduced a new, solar-based
calendar that was a vast improvement on the ancient Roman
calendar. The Julian calendar decreed that the new year
would occur with January 1, and within the Roman world,
January 1 became the consistently observed start of the
new year.
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In medieval Europe, however, the celebrations accompanying
the new year were considered pagan and unchristian like,
and in 567 the Council of Tours abolished January 1 as the
beginning of the year. At various times and in various
places throughout medieval Christian Europe, the new year
was celebrated on Dec. 25, the birth of Jesus; March 1;
March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation; and Easter.
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In 1582, the Gregorian calendar reform restored January 1
as new year's day. Although most Catholic countries adopted
the Gregorian calendar almost immediately, it was only
gradually adopted among Protestant countries.
(Facts courtesy of www.infoplease.com)
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Look for a new mind scrambler in
Monday's issue of Trivia Today!
Submit your answer by visiting: http://gopherarchives.gophercentral.com/TheDailyTease.aspx
Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter,
email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "We meet today
To thank Thee for the era done,
And Thee for the opening one."
ANSWER: John Greenleaf Whittier.
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