Do You Know What I Know?

UPDATE: Here are the questions! Answers to be posted after Christmas! 

Ocracoke History (Jenny)

1. In the 1790 census, the population of Ocracoke was 168. How many of these people were enslaved? Multiple choice: 0, 7, 31, or 68? 
2. In the same census, there were 9 family names. List four of them:
3. In the 1850 census, 23 O’cockers listed their occupation as pilot, 22 as laborer, 8 as seaman, 6 as merchant, and 3 as mechanic. How many people listed their occupation as fisherman. Multiple choice: 3, 9, 12, 16. 
4. On July 12, 1813, residents of Portsmouth and Ocracoke woke to see a large fleet anchored just behind the bar that included nine large warships. They belonged to which Navy?
5. Where are Lt. Thomas Cunningham and able-body seaman Stanley Craig buried? Bonus: who sang a hymn at their funeral? 
6. What is the present-day name of Judy Hickman Highway?
7. Who ran a private ferry between Ocracoke and Hatteras that the state purchase in 1957?
8. What year did Ocracokers go to the polls and make having a cocktail in a restaurant legal? 
9. If Rena Dell is down base, how would a native O’cocker describer her location? Multiple choice: "at the docks" "on the dock" "by the dock" or "to the dock"?
10. Who was the first commissioner from Ocracoke? 
11. Who filed yesterday to run for commissioner in 2020? Trump is #45, what number commissioner will our new one be? 
12. We are in home of the former ¾ Time Dance Hall & Saloon. What was its motto?
13. The original Howard’s Pub was located at the present-day Gaffer’s. Name four other restaurants that have used that building? 
14. Who is buried at Springer’s Point?
15. We know that Blackbeard was killed offshore of Ocracoke, but have black bears been to Ocracoke?
16. When Ocracoke was established in 1715 by an act of the colonial governor, what was the name given to the settlement?

Christmas/Solstice Questions (Sundae)

The following are holidays that are part of the Advent and Christmas season. Name the date in December or January when each holiday is celebrated.

1. St. Nicholas Day
2. Boxing Day
3. The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
4. Feast of the Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day and Old Christmas
5. The first night of the nine-night observance of La Posadas

The Winter Solstice is today and will take place at 11:19pm tonight. It’s the shortest day of the year, and tomorrow the days begin to will get longer. It’s also the official first day of winter. 

1. What’s the longest day of the year and when is it?
2. “Solstice” comes from Latin. What does it mean?
3. What’s the old Saxon word for the darkest time of year, which we still use today in some holiday songs and traditions to refer to a log on the fire?
4. What ancient monument in England is aligned with the Winter Solstice sunset?
5. The ancient Romans celebrated the winter solstice with a week of wild partying. What was the name of this holiday? (Hint: it was named after the Roman god of the harvest and architecture.)

Christmas Traditions:

1. Name the 16thcentury German theologian who is credited with putting candles on an evergreen and thereby creating the first Christmas tree. 
2. Our Santa Claus grew out of the Dutch “Sinterklass” who was based on the 4thcentury bishop known as St. Nicholas. Where was St. Nicholas from?
3. What Core Sound invention, designed to give watermen work in the off-season and decorate Downeast homes and yards, is now so popular it’s available on Amazon, Target, and Wayfair?
4. Which popular Christmas candy got its start in 1670 as a way to keep children quiet during long nativity services?
5. What Ocracoke resident, a descendent from former lighkeepers, takes responsibility for getting the Christmas wreath on the lighthouse each year?

Caroling:

1. One of the oldest Christmas carols dates back to the 12thcentury and is about the animals in the stable singing about how they helped the baby Jesus be comfortable. Name the song, and at least one of the 4 animals. 
2. One Christmas Eve in 1818, two men at a small parish church in Oberndorf, Austria created a new hymn for voice and guitar (because the church organ had been flooded) and from that humble beginning we now have the most popular Christmas carol of all time, which was declared “intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO in 2011. Name the song. 
3. Name the popular upbeat Christmas song that does not mention Christmas, Santa Claus, Jesus, angels, shepherds, or stars – instead, it celebrates the leftover pagan traditions of decorating, singing, and partying at yuletide. 
4. Which popular Christmas carol, written in 1865, is sung to the same tune as the much older English folksong “Greensleeves”?
5. What did my true love give to me on the 6thday of Christmas?

Pop Culture, Then and Now: 

1. Which Shakespeare comedy is named for the English nickname for the Feast of the Epiphany?
2. Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve in “A Christmas Carol.” Name two of them. 
3. In the film classic, “A Muppet Christmas Carol,” which Muppet plays the role of author Charles Dickens? 
4. What famous 1930’s horror movie actor narrated the 1966 animated TV special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”?
5. In the TV classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, there is an elf character named Hermie. He doesn’t like being an elf. What does he want to be?
6. Which Christmas movie character said: “I just like to smile. Smiling is my favorite!” “There’s room for everyone on the Nice List!” and “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”?
7. In which holiday movie is young Ralphie told, “You’ll shoot your eye out!”
8. Which perennial holiday earworm, originally released 25 years ago, finally reached #1 on the pop charts this month
9. What’s the actual title of the poem often referred to by its first line, “Twas the Night Before Christmas”?

Stuff JB Knows 

1. Who originally wrote and performed the song Red, Red Wine?
2. How many liters are in a magnum of red wine?
3. How many points until you lose your license in North Carolina?
4. Who was the Beatles first manager?
5. What was the title of the first book written by Agatha Christie?
6. Who was the female vocalist who sang backup on Gimme Shelter? Hint: she was also the vocalist who first recorded “It’s in his kiss”
7. What’s the predominate grape that makes up Chianti?
8. When did Ringo Starr join the Beatles and whom did he replace? 
9. What was Keanu Reeves first feature-length film, which also starred Crispin Glover and Dennis Hopper
10. What’s the B-side of Devo’s 1980 hit song Whip-It? 
11. What are the ingredients of a Harvey Wallbanger?
12. Bonus: What’s the extra ingredient that make it a Jenny Wallbanger?
13. What’s Cary Grant’s real name? 
14. In what city, did the world’s first jukebox make its appearance?
15. Who wrote the poem “The Owl and the Pussyboat”?
16. In 1985, Wilma Mankiller made history as what? 
17. In which TV variety series did the Simpsons cartoon first appear? 
18. How many studio albums did Led Zeppelin put out?
19. Which is the world’s largest inhabited castle? Bonus: how many rooms does it have?
20. Who was the founder of the World Tournament of Poker?
21. What is the state drink of NC? 

We'll do it again in January! 

Join us tonight (Saturday) for a fun evening of Trivia at the Community Center at 7pm. 

It's FREE and you can BYOB. Bring snacks, too, and you'll enjoy them more if you share! 

Form a team of up to 4 people -- come even if you don't have a team; we'll help you meet people and join in! 

There might even be prizes. 

The categories are Christmas/Solstice, Ocracoke History & Culture, and Stuff JB Knows (Random & Amazing)! 

All ages are welcome, though teens and older will have the best chances to know the answers. 

Sundae, Jenny, and JB are presenting this Trivia Night as a way to brighten the bleak midwinter. We enjoyed Jessica and Chrisi's Trivia Nights for years and can't wait to try it ourselves!