Friday, December 3, 2021

DECEMBER QUIZ - ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S QUESTIONS



Okay, here we go!


Question: Who sent the very first photographic Christmas Card?

Answer: Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley, as many of you already know, was an American sharpshooter and trick-shot specialist, who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.


On her first visit to Glasgow, Scotland in 1891, she had a special tartan outfit made and, as the show was in town over Christmas, she had herself photographed wearing it, at the Watson & Wilson Studios, in Jamaica Street.  She liked this photo so much that she had the photo turned into her own Christmas Card, sending it all over the world.  This card is acknowledged to be the world's first photographic Christmas Card.

My information came from this link, and Annie's biography can be read here

And the history of Christmas cards can be found here.

Question: Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

Answer: Germany

Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition as we now know it in the 16th century, when devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes. Some built Christmas pyramids of wood and decorated them with evergreens and candles if wood was scarce. It is a widely held belief that Martin Luther, the 16th-century Protestant reformer, first added lighted candles to a tree. Walking toward his home one winter evening, composing a sermon, he was awed by the brilliance of stars twinkling amidst evergreens. To recapture the scene for his family, he erected a tree in the main room and wired its branches with lighted candles.

More information about the origins of the Christmas Tree can be found here.


Question: What's a baby rabbit called?

Answer: a kitten or kit

Rabbits can have up to 15 babies, but the average litter size is 7. The female rabbit is called a doe, giving birth is called kindling and baby rabbits are called kittens. Rabbit kits are born with their eyes and ears sealed shut, and completely furless.

Other names for baby animals?

A baby antelope is called a calf

A baby beaver is called a kit

A baby coyote is called a puppy

A baby eel is called an elver

A baby fish is called a fry

A baby pigeon is called a squab or a squeaker

A baby rat is called a pup

A baby spider is called a spiderling

A baby zebra is called a foal


Question: What is the smallest country in the world?

Answer: Vatican City

Vatican City is officially called the Vatican City State, an independent city state and enclave located within Rome, Italy. It became independent from Italy with the Lateran Treaty in 1929, and it is a distinct territory under "full ownership, exclusive dominion, and sovereign authority and jurisdiction" of the Holy See.  It covers an area of 49 hectares (121 acres), and is the smallest state in the world by both area and population, which is about 825, according to what I read on Wikipedia on 11-26-21.  

That information and much more came from here.


According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth?

Answer: Pandora

In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus.  Her other name - Anesidora - "she who sends up gifts" ('up' implying "from below" within the earth).  As Hesiod related it, each god cooperated by giving her unique gifts. 

Pandora's box I have known of since childhood, when I first became interested in Greek mythology, sometimes taught at school.  It is an artifact connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's "Works and Days".  He reported that curiosity led her to open a container left in care of her husband, thus releasing physical and emotional curses upon mankind.  Stories are varied and have focused more on the contents than on Pandora herself.  "A present which seems valuable but which in reality is a curse."

My information came from this link.


Thanks so much for joining me today.  I hope you enjoyed the quiz.  Have a great weekend!






(The owls came from pixababy.com)


36 comments:

  1. Although I have hit a new low with this one, the answers are so interesting!!

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    1. Thanks for joining in Ginny, if I didn't already have those answers, I'd been hitting a few lows myself :) Glad you found those answers interesting.

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  2. Knew a couple...interesting about Annie Denise.

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    1. Thank you Margaret :) I agree about Annie. I enjoyed finding out a little more about her.

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  3. Had I tried to guess on these I might have gotten the second one right but wouldn't have been close on any of the others.
    Love the owl in the picture.

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    1. Yes it's a cute owl :) Pixabay has some wonderful photos. Guesses are good, it's what makes these things fun. You should see some of mine sometimes, lol!

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  4. I knew a couple of these answers, fun post. I love the cute owls.
    Take care, have a great weekend!

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    1. Glad you had fun Eileen and I wish you the same for the weekend :)

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  5. I got Vatican & kittens. The others I didn't even have a clue!!

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  6. I got baby rabbit and Germany and was close on Vatican -- but still not right! Fun quiz!

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    1. Hi Jeanie, fun to find these things out, glad you thought so :)

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  7. Thanks. I find the answers always give information that's interesting and helps other things make more sense.

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    1. You are very welcome Red, so glad you found it interesting :) That's one of the reasons I enjoy researching these things, always love putting the pieces together.

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  8. I should have got Vatican, but have to admit I did not know a single one!

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    1. Thanks Rose, appreciate you joining in. I don't know many of these when I start out. One of the reasons I enjoy doing them, with fingers crossed that my blogging friends do too :)

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  9. i remember pandora and opening the box, and this makes a little sense because in effect Eve did open a pandora box with the apple to adam. i did not know the vatican is a city.

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    1. That's an interesting analogy Sandra. I found out about the Vatican from my parents years and years ago, after they went on a holiday to Rome.

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  10. Oops I cheated a bit and read this before the questions!!! I would only have been aboe to answer two of them anyway 😊 Have a great weekend, Diane

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    1. 😊 Easy for me, I know the answers when I find the questions :) You have a great weekend too Diane.

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  11. Annie Oakley was such a surprise! Thanks for another set of interesting questions, Denise!

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    1. You are very welcome Martha Ellen, Annie was a surprise to me also :)

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  12. Interesting answers! Love your wise owl.

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    1. Happy you enjoyed the owl and the questions Christine :)

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  13. Interesting post. The photo of Annie Oakley is really cute.

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  14. Denise, whoops, I read these answers before the questions and found the information really interesting and I did actually know a couple of them. I always appreciate your fun quizzes which teach us new things!

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    1. So glad Dorothy, I enjoy learning about them too when I find them for this quiz :)

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  15. Many thanks for the quiz and answers ...
    Love your owl, it looks so sweet.

    All the best Jan

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    1. You are very welcome Jan, happy you enjoyed :) All the best to you too.

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