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Quiz about Crystalline Ice Capers
Quiz about Crystalline Ice Capers

Crystalline Ice Capers Trivia Quiz


There appears to be a pattern developing here. Are you able to connect the common fall? Not for flakes only. (TY to Inquizition and Jazz)

A multiple-choice quiz by whitewedding. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
whitewedding
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
256,178
Updated
Aug 04 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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432
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Question 1 of 10
1. This film initially received an A-certificate from the British Board of Film Censors due to its frightening female villain. It was the United States' first animated feature film Walt Disney produced. What is this movie's apt title? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This 1982 film plot was inspired by a poem penned a century earlier by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson. This award winning movie depicted the classic theme of boy meets horse. Can you pick the winning answer? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This fellow was born in Cowling in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1864. He sat as an MP and a Peer in Parliament. He was a promoter of women's suffrage, a supporter of conscientious objectors in WWI, and the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer. Who is this unusual politician? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This novel of short stories was first published in Esquire magazine in 1936. It was later made into a movie starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward. The expatriate American author spent much of the 1920's in Paris, France. He is one of an interesting family. Can you choose the appropriate title? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This band formerly known as the Polar Bears is led by two lads from Belfast Ireland. Their 2006 album is 'Eyes Open.' Take wing with this band. Who or whom are we talking about? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. American author, Peter Matthiessen, relates to the natural world by emphasizing how destructive human animals can be to themselves and their social, cultural, and physical environments. This book describes his oft self-conflicted relationship with his wife. Which wintry title is the correct choice? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Anser or chen caerulescens is a medium sized, primarily white, feathered denizen of far northern breeding grounds. It likes to winter on the eastern coast of the U.S. Which bird answers the call of the wild for you? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. He has been mythologized most often in wintry climes. Yet he has appeared around the globe. He would seem to be an archetype for the internalized emotions and nightmares of which we dare not speak. What is the most common coined generic name English speaking peoples have had for this monster since 1921? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The world record for the deepest officially measured form of this crystalline precipitation was set during the 1998-99 season in the United States. Where would this frozen location be? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Snow is an essential element of the Winter Olympics since the events would be much less fun and quite a bit slower without it. The Olympic Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994, included a stellar number of firsts. Among them was which tremendous feat? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This film initially received an A-certificate from the British Board of Film Censors due to its frightening female villain. It was the United States' first animated feature film Walt Disney produced. What is this movie's apt title?

Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Released in 1937, the Hollywood movie industry labeled this film as "Disney's Folly." It was predicted to sink like the Titanic. Today it is among the most beloved of Disney classics. Can you name the seven diminutive men that Snow White lived with? I'm too Bashful to tell you.
2. This 1982 film plot was inspired by a poem penned a century earlier by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson. This award winning movie depicted the classic theme of boy meets horse. Can you pick the winning answer?

Answer: The Man From Snowy River

This Australian epic poem of the same name can be found in excerpts on the national currency in the amount of the A$10 dollar note, along with Paterson's visage. A wonderful family film with award winning cinematography. Includes romance, drama, brumbies, and a spectacular downhill horseback race. One of my favourite films.
3. This fellow was born in Cowling in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1864. He sat as an MP and a Peer in Parliament. He was a promoter of women's suffrage, a supporter of conscientious objectors in WWI, and the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer. Who is this unusual politician?

Answer: Viscount Snowden

Perhaps oddly enough, he became Viscount Snowden in 1931, after being ejected by his Labour party for publicly denouncing their policies. In a BBC radio broadcast he decried Labour's economic vision as, 'Bolshevism run mad!' An original thinker and a bit of a rebel. I quite admire him.
4. This novel of short stories was first published in Esquire magazine in 1936. It was later made into a movie starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward. The expatriate American author spent much of the 1920's in Paris, France. He is one of an interesting family. Can you choose the appropriate title?

Answer: The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Considered a 'must read' master of American literature, Ernest Hemingway was awarded the Pulitzer for 'The Old Man and the Sea' in 1952 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He was a prolific author of 'manly' tales often basing his characters on what he perceived as the masculine ideal with the classic theme of man vs. nature central to his plotlines. I'm a Faulkner fan myself.
5. This band formerly known as the Polar Bears is led by two lads from Belfast Ireland. Their 2006 album is 'Eyes Open.' Take wing with this band. Who or whom are we talking about?

Answer: Snow Patrol

Gary Lightbody lead singer and principal songwriter for Snow Patrol and his drummer are good Irish lads. 'You're All I Have' became a chart topper in the U.K. and U.S. Excellent thought provoking videos of interpersonal relationships appear to be a staple of this group.
6. American author, Peter Matthiessen, relates to the natural world by emphasizing how destructive human animals can be to themselves and their social, cultural, and physical environments. This book describes his oft self-conflicted relationship with his wife. Which wintry title is the correct choice?

Answer: The Snow Leopard

Matthiessen is a former agent operator for the CIA. He utilised a literary cover by creating a magazine named 'The Paris Review.' He is now a Zen Buddhist priest and teacher as well a best selling, award winning author. In 1991 his novel 'At Play in the Fields of the Lord,' became a well acclaimed film.
7. Anser or chen caerulescens is a medium sized, primarily white, feathered denizen of far northern breeding grounds. It likes to winter on the eastern coast of the U.S. Which bird answers the call of the wild for you?

Answer: Snow Goose

The snow goose prefers Arctic areas of Siberia, Canada and Greenland in which to mate. It may also be found in winter in marshy saltwater regions of the U.K. in Scotland and Ireland. It is an herbivore and dines on snow grass.
8. He has been mythologized most often in wintry climes. Yet he has appeared around the globe. He would seem to be an archetype for the internalized emotions and nightmares of which we dare not speak. What is the most common coined generic name English speaking peoples have had for this monster since 1921?

Answer: The Abominable Snowman

An English reporter for a Calcutta India newspaper coined the term from a loose interpretation of two Tibetan descriptive words which had already been misinterpreted as Yeti. In Russian he is Leshiy. To the Scots he is known as Fear Liath. Us Yanks call him Bigfoot and our northern (Canadian) neighbours say he is Sasquatch. (I think he plays goalie for the Maple Leafs.)
9. The world record for the deepest officially measured form of this crystalline precipitation was set during the 1998-99 season in the United States. Where would this frozen location be?

Answer: Bellingham Washington

Mount Baker Ski Area outside Bellingham had a record fall of 96.6 ft., or 1,124 inches of the white stuff. Snow is a global phenomenon. Yet it is rare in it's fall at higher elevations and in Arctic regions. Why? Simple science- colder air holds less moisture. I'm a mad snowballer, sledder (think 'Citizen Kane') and shoveler (think William Macey).
10. Snow is an essential element of the Winter Olympics since the events would be much less fun and quite a bit slower without it. The Olympic Winter Games held in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994, included a stellar number of firsts. Among them was which tremendous feat?

Answer: Torvill and Dean made an amazing comeback to the Olympics after 10 years of professional status to take the bronze.

Torvill and Dean were the first to score a perfect 6.0 from all nine judges and gold on February 14th 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was an amazing competitive achievement for this finest of ice-dancing couples from Nottingham, England. Now to the first worst: Who could forget the scandal associated with the women's figure skating event? American contender Tonya Harding concocted a scheme with her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly to sabotage fellow U.S. competitor Nancy Kerrigan.

After sustaining a heavy metal blow to the knee, Kerrigan struck back winning the silver. Harding placed a dismal eighth after a miserable whining session to the judges regarding a broken shoelace on her skates. Kerrigan went on to Disneyland and lucrative endorsements. Harding was banned for life from all future competitive figure skating events. Moral of the story: Hard cheese.

It just doesn't pay to be a bad sport. Jansen not only won the gold, after contending since 1988, he also set a world record in the 1000 metre. Perseverance and patience pay too.
Source: Author whitewedding

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