Friday, December 16, 2011

Sitophobia is the fear of food.  The U.S. foreign-born population was at its lowest in the 1970's. ( 4.7%)  Margaret Smith Court with 24 Grand Slam singles victories.  The Rio Grande Dam is in Argentina. "The Monkees" TV show won an Emmy in 1967 for Best Comedy.

All of these actors have played Ebenezer Scrooge in a movie.  The last 4 words of "A Christmas Carol" is "God bless us, everyone".  "Silent Night" was written in 1818 by Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber in . Ralphie's last name was Parker.  Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen play the 4 main characters in "White Christmas".

Short season championship tomorrow at Bellisomo's. $500 on the line.

How long is the pole that wouldn't be used to touch Mr. Grinch?  Who supplies the voice of Sam the Snowman  in the 1964 TV show, "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer"?  What year did the movie " Jingle All the Way" premiere?  What were the Wise Men's names? ( According to my Bible)  ?  What did the shepherd boy say to the mighty king in the song, "Do You Hear What I Hear"?




Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Yes it has been awhile since the last post.  Oh, the answers to last post's questions?  I will post them tomorrow.  Changed our team name to "Don't Open Til Xmas" for the short season, which we won at Cobblestone. The Championship is this Saturday. 

What do the Patrick Stewart, Michael Caine, George C. Scott, Alistair Sims and Reginald Owen have in common?  What are the last 3 words of Charles Dickens' story, "A Christmas Carol"?  In what year was the song, "Silent Night" written?  In the movie, "A Christmas Story", what is Ralphie's last name?  Who play the 4 main characters in the movie, "White Christmas"?

See you in a few! Don't forget to donate to "Toys for Tots" and the Salvation Army!!