Where We Hang Our Hats Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rose Parade

Pasadena's Rose Parade, also known as The Tournament of Roses, was created by the exclusive group whose members were primarily the elite from the east coast. The intent was to promote the mild Pasadena weather to friends back home still living through ice and snow laden winters. Club member, Charles F. Holder stated, "In New York, people are buried in the snow. Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." The other listed choices are also California holiday events.

Question by jackslade.

Answer: O. Henry Pun-Off

Since 1978, the O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) Pun-Off competition has attracted punsters from all walks of life: bankers who lost interest, brake fluid addicts who can stop any time, and even dead chemists (we barium); that vegetarian lady, however, I never met herbivore. Eeyore's Birthday Party is also celebrated in Austin, Texas by well-wishers trying to cheer up A. A. Milne's depressed donkey. James A. Michener, who wrote "Texas" in 1985, was also a long-time Austin denizen. As of 2014 there were no sporting events with his namesake. Bruce Sterling, another former Austinite, was one of the first writers to develop cyberpunk.

Question by not_publius.

Answer: Jersey Devil

Also known as Pinelands, this rural area is located in southern New Jersey. Legend has it that a local woman, Mrs. Leeds, gave birth to her thirteenth child. This baby was no ordinary baby. Mrs. Leeds gave birth to a monster that has haunted the area for nearly 300 years. The Jersey Devil has made appearances elsewhere in the state, but the Pineland seems to be where it's most comfortable. Descriptions of the creature vary from a horse's head to the head of a goat with bat-like wings, a long, forked tail, small arms with clawed hands and cloven hooves. Eyewitnesses swear they've seen the creature. Is it real? You might ask the locals.

Question by nmerr.

Answer: Cobh

The Titanic left Queenstown, now Cobh, County Cork, on 11th April 1912. She was built at the Hartland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast and left Belfast for Southhampton on 2nd April 1912. She struck an iceberg on the 15th of April with the loss of 1,522 lives.

Cobh, pronounced cove, was first settled by monks in the 7th century. Henry II of England invaded the area in 1176 and rearranged land ownership to suit his realm. After being named Queenstown, due to a visit from Queen Victoria, the name returned to the original Irish in 1920 following Ireland's independence from Great Britain.

Question by ceejaybee.

Answer: Tinkerville

In 1890, Henry H. and Nancy Tinker moved their family to a purchased land claim. They platted the land and built a hotel with cottages to develop the tourist destination they named Tinkerville. William Clark, of Lewis and Clark, walked the Long Beach peninsula in 1805. It was noted in his journal that he had carved his name on a tree. The tree was removed many years ago but a commemoration plaque remains. Long Beach has a nearly 30-mile stretch of beach and mild temperatures that attract visitors throughout the year.

The other choices are all small towns in Washington State. Question by JudithCrafard.

Answer: An island

Ireland's Eye is a small uninhabited island. The name comes from 'Eria's Ey', a womans name and the Viking word for island. Tourist boats easily reach the island for visitors to a Martello tower built in the 19th century and the Church of the Three Sons of Nessan, built in the 8th century. These two sites are the only evidence of prior occupancy on Ireland's Eye.
Ireland's highest peak is Carrauntoohill. It lies in County Kerry at the south end of the country.

Question by ceejaybee.

Answer: America's Stonehenge

Mystery Hill was renamed America's Stonehenge in 1982. Sitting on about thirty acres, it is a series of stone chambers, walls and caves. The predominant structures are located on an acre of land at its summit. The site's origin is the substance of much controversy. While some believe the site is of pre-Columbian origin, archeologists have concluded locals amassed the slabs and boulders in the 17th and 18th centuries to meet their farming needs. Additionally, Goodwin is primarily accountable for how Mystery Hill is viewed today as he altered the site in an effort to recreate its original order.

Question by Tigerlily2kx.

Answer: tennis balls

This unusual piece of concrete art was created by Swedish artist Karl Momen. The tree itself stands 87 feet tall. Affixed to the branches are large spheres painted to look like tennis balls. On the ground are seventeen sphere halves, giving the impression of fallen leaves. It took the artist six years to complete the work of art.

Question by nmerr.

Answer: Tillamook

The town was named for the Native American Tillamook tribe. Its first Anglo settler arrived in the Tillamook area in 1851. Joseph Champion lived in a hollowed-out spruce tree that he referred to as his "castle". By 1854 there was enough of a population increase to take a census and start a school. Tillamook became the county seat in 1873. Milk products gave the town its start and continues to be Tillamook's primary industry. In 1909 several small dairies joined together to create the Tillamook County Creamery Association. The population today stands at nearly 5,000.

Question by JudithCrafard.

Answer: Boston's Emerald Necklace

This 1,100 acre linear park project was started by Olmsted around 1878. Boston's Emerald Necklace Park System links nine parks using waterways and parkways. Included in the system is the Boston Common, The Public Garden, Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Back Bay Fens, The Riverway, Olmsted Park, Jamaica Pond, Arnold Arboretum, and Franklin Park. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is America's most famous landscape architect. He is best remembered for creating New York City's Central Park.

Question by Tigerlily2kx.