1) What Christmas song is the best selling song of all time?
2) For making a positive change in our community, Sarnians Camilla McGill and Lindsay Kirkland have been awarded Peace Medals by what organization?
3) The line “Take a sad song and make it better“ is from what Beatles’ hit?
4) Sarnia artist Holliby Ross is boosting Yuletide spirit with her paintings of Christmas characters/scenes on what surface?
5) In the Shrek movies, what model turned actress provides the voice of Princess Fiona?
6) The Iditarod is a dog sled race held in which U.S. state?
7) On average, how long are Christmas trees grown before they are sold? a) 3 - 5 years b) 7- 10 years c) 15- 20 years
8) According to Thomas Edison, “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent . . .” what?
9) The country Myanmar was known by what name until 1989?
10) On the morning of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, the headlines of England’s newspapers carried news of what historic outdoor feat that had occurred four days earlier?
- Tom St. Amand (Column #313)
ANSWERS: 1 - White Christmas; 2 – YMCA; 3 – Hey Jude; 4 - Windows; 5 - Cameron Diaz; 6 – Alaska; 7 - b) 7-10 years; 8 - Perspiration; 9 – Burma; 10 - First successful ascent of Mount Everest.