Trivia Test: What is a sunspot?

By Fifi Rodriguez

1. MOVIES: What is the name of the department store where Kris Kringle works in the 1947 "Miracle on 34th Street"?

2. LANGUAGE: What is the English equivalent of the Latin phrase, "Cui bono"?

3. TELEVISION: Why do the other reindeer tease Rudolph in the Christmas TV movie?

4. AD SLOGANS: Which family restaurant advertises itself as a place "where a kid can be a kid"?

5. ASTRONOMY: What is a sunspot?

6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was a classically trained pianist?

7. THEATER: What musical features a group of women called The Schuyler Sisters?

8. FOOD & DRINK: What is a smorgasbord?

9. GEOGRAPHY: In what body of water does the island of Barbados lie?

10. LITERATURE: Which famous 19th-century novel begins with the line, "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents."

Answers

1. Macy's

2. Who benefits?

3. Rudolph has a shiny red nose

4. Chuck E. Cheese

5. A cooler, darker area on the surface of the sun

6. Richard Nixon, who also could play four other instruments

7. "Hamilton"

8. A buffet with a variety of dishes

9. Caribbean Sea

10. "Little Women," by Louisa May Alcott

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