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TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, January 1, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Happy New Year! Since the Gopher office is closed over the
holidays, there will be no mind scrambler winner this week,
but next week I will announce TWO winners! This means you
have an extra week to get your answer in, and a better
chance of winning. Sounds like a good way to start off 2010,
don't you think?
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
P.S. You can discuss this issue or any other topic in
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a
going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill
in us."
HINT: (1900-1978), well-known American author, most famous
work is the novel When the Legends Die.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The most commonly sung song for English-speakers on New
Year's eve, Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish song that was
first published by the poet Robert Burns in the 1796 edition
of the book, Scots Musical Museum. Auld Lang Syne literally
translates as "old long since" and means "times gone by."
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It was bandleader Guy Lombardo who popularized Auld Lang
Syne and turned it into a New Year's tradition. Lombardo
played the song at midnight at a New Year's eve party at
the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City in 1929, and a
tradition was born. After that, Lombardo's version of the
song was played every New Year's eve from the 1930s until
1976 at the Waldorf Astoria.
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Scotland is home to a rousing New Year's celebration known
as Hogmanay. One of the traditions is "first-footing."
Shortly after midnight on New Year's eve, neighbors pay
visits to each other and impart New Year's wishes.
Traditionally, First foots used to bring along a gift of
coal for the fire, or shortbread.
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The new year is the most important holiday in Japan, and is
a symbol of renewal. In December, various Bonenkai or
"forget-the-year parties" are held to bid farewell to the
problems and concerns of the past year and prepare for a
new beginning. At midnight on Dec. 31, Buddhist temples
strike their gongs 108 times, in a effort to expel 108 types
of human weakness.
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It is believed that the Babylonians were the first to make
New Year's resolutions, and people all over the world have
been breaking them ever since. The early Christians
believed the first day of the new year should be spent
reflecting on past mistakes and resolving to improve oneself
in the new year.
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Noisemaking and fireworks on New Year's eve is believed to
have originated in ancient times, when noise and fire were
thought to dispel evil spirits and bring good luck. The
Chinese are credited with inventing fireworks and use them
to spectacular effect in their New Year's celebrations.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
I am a path situated between high natural masses.
Remove my first letter & you have a path situated
between man-made masses.
What am I?
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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: "Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a
going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill
in us."
ANSWER: Hal Borland.
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