Show notes
Season 5 is here, and Justin kicks things off with a very out-of-season Christmas special! We deck the halls with discussions of American poetry, astronomy, and a basketball legend. Just don’t expect us to sing any carols.2:28: Q1 (Everything Else): Protestants and Roman Catholics celebrate Christmas on December 25. What third-largest Christian group celebrates Christmas on January 7, due to a difference between the Gregorian and Julian calendars?10:03: Q2 (Arts & Literature): “Christmas Trees” is the second poem in the 1916 collection Mountain Interval, which opens with “The Road Not Taken”. What American poet wrote these two works, and dozens of others?16:36: Q3 (Science): What astronomical body was observed on Christmas Day, 1758, confirming a prediction made by its namesake 53 years earlier, not 76 years earlier?27:14: Q4 (Sounds & Screen): What American musician, whose loyal fans are known as “Parrotheads” was born in the Gulf Coast city of Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Christmas Day, December 25, 1946?35:08: Q5 (Times & Places): Cleverly sharing its name with the Christmas carol, historian Stanley Weintraub’s book Silent Night tells the story of a spontaneous Christmas Day ceasefire on the Western front of what war?40:31: Q6 (Sports & Games): What legendary basketball coach, who holds the record for the most-ever championships, got his 1000th win as a coach when his Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, 2008? Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Massive Late Fee Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/massive-late-fee/id1439705386



