Happy New Year answers
January 2, 2009 in Quizzes
Here are the answers to the questions I posted in Happy New Year!
- Who wrote the words to Auld Lang Syne, as sung on New Year’s Eve? A> Robert Burns
- On what date does the Eastern Orthodox church celebrate the New Year? A> January 14
- Which country is the only one in which January 1 is not a public holiday, even though they officially use the Gregorian calendar? A> Israel
- Davor Šuker, Verne Troyer and DJ Shadow – all born on January 1, but who’s the oldest? A> Davor Šuker (1968 )
- True or false: 1752 was the first year that Ireland officially celebrated the New Year on January 1? A> True. This was to prepare the way for the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, the following September.
Hope everyone had a great holiday. Enjoy 2009!
johnmc said on January 13, 2009
Davor Šuker is 196?
John Nolan said on January 13, 2009
Gosh darn it! Well spotted. I’ve corrected that now.
Apparently, an 8 followed by a close bracket generates an automatic smily here. I’ll know for again….