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Trivia Challenge

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  1. On Dec. 1, 1959, 12 countries signed off on the Antarctic Treaty, which created what?
  2. How are The Three Stooges, The Supremes and Alvin and the Chipmunks similar?
  3. When is a legal case almost like a cake?
  4. On Dec. 2, 2001, what energy-trading company filed for bankruptcy?
  5. What country’s capital has the word “New” in its name?
  6. What animal’s meat is not called by its name on restaurant menus?
  7. December 3 is the first day of Advent; what were the first Advent calendars made of?
  8. Whose first novel was titled “The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Travels, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members”?
  9. How are Pandora and Eve similar?
  10. December 4 is National Cookie Day; according to Guinness World Records, the largest fortune cookie ever was created in 2022 in Boston and weighed about how many pounds: 1, 2 or 3?
  11. In what movie is the line “Some people are worth melting for”?
  12. The Commonwealth of Dominica has created the first marine protected reserve for what?
  13. On Dec. 5, 1782, U.S. President Martin Van Buren was born, who would have the nicknames “Red Fox of Kinderhook” and “The Little Magician”; what state was he from?
  14. What U.S. national organization is female lineage-based?
  15. What cookie box originally included a string for using as a Christmas ornament?
  16. In English, what does BMW stand for?
  17. December 6 is Saint Nicholas Day; the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” is more commonly know by what first line?
  18. What is a cluster of bananas called?
  19. How are blue, hermit and snow similar?
  20. On Dec. 7, 1956, what basketball player was born whose last name is also in the name of a Muppet?
  1. A peaceful zone to be protected for cooperative scientific research
  2. They are groups of three.
  3. In a tort, which is a legal term for a wrongful act that is not a breach of contract. (A torte is a type of cake.)
  4. Enron
  5. India (New Delhi)
  6. Deer (venison)
  7. Wood (in Germany)
  8. Charles Dickens’ (a serialized novel better known as “The Pickwick Papers”)
  9. They were earth’s first females, according to Greek mythology and the Bible, respectively.
  10. 3 (3 lbs., 3 oz. and 6 x 7 inches)
  11. “Frozen”
  12. Sperm whales
  13. New York
  14. Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
  15. Barnum’s Animals Crackers (The box now has a cardboard handle and other design changes.)
  16. Bavarian Motor Works
  17. “’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house…”
  18. A hand
  19. They are types of crab.
  20. Larry Bird (Big Bird)

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