Trivia Test: What does "Auld Lang Syne" mean?
By Fifi Rodriguez
1. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest island in Africa?
2. LANGUAGE: What does "Auld Lang Syne" mean?
3. MOVIES: How many spirits visit Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"?
4. THEATER: On which opera is the rock musical "Rent" based?
5. FOOD & DRINK: What is marmite?
6. GAMES: How many weapons are available in the original board game "Clue"?
7. TELEVISION: What is Jean-Luc Picard's catchphrase as captain in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
8. LITERATURE: Which Victor Hugo novel was made into an animated Disney movie in the 1990s?
9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When was the first Times Square Ball Drop on New Year's Eve?
10. SCIENCE: What is it called when a gas changes into a liquid?
Answers
1. Madagascar
2. Times long past
3. Four, including Jacob Marley and the spirits of past, present and future
4. "La Boheme"
5. A savory food spread that is the byproduct of beer brewing
6. Six -- revolver, wrench, knife, lead pipe, candlestick and rope
7. "Make it so."
8. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
9. 1907
10. Condensation
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