Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Trivia Day - January 4, 2023

DIANE'S CORNER .. Celebrate Trivia Day

All those facts you picked up through daytime game shows can finally be put to good use when you astound your friends with your general knowledge! Trivia day is the perfect day to share all of those silly little facts that almost nobody knows, making this day a fun and interesting one to spend with friends or family.

Learn about National Trivia Day

There is no denying that, as a culture, we’re a bit obsessed with trivia! You only have to turn on the television in the afternoon and you’re bound to stumble across a quiz show. It is not hard to see why trivia has become so popular. As humans, we are naturally social and competitive, and with trivia, these two qualities are blended together perfectly. So, if you’re someone who likes to wow others with random facts, or you enjoy learning about new things, National Trivia Day is the perfect day for you. You can indulge this guilty pleasure while also broadening your knowledge in the process.

History of National Trivia Day

The World famous trivia game, Trivial Pursuit, is thought to have sparked people’s fascination with trivia and competing to see who knows more odd facts about geography, history, art, science, sports and entertainment.

Trivial Pursuit was first created in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1979 by two men named Chris Haney and Scott Abbott, who had become frustrated to find pieces of their Scrabble game had gone missing, thus inspiring them to create their own game. Trivial Pursuit became an almost instant hit and worldwide phenomenon, and the trivia craze began.

While Trivial Pursuit is thought to have been one of the major turning points in the world of trivia, it’s not the first example of trivia as we know it today. In fact, this can be attributed to “Take It or Leave It” – a radio program from the ‘40s. It was not long after this that one of America’s most iconic quiz shows came onto the screens. Of course, we’re talking about Jeopardy!, which first came about in 1964. At the same time, trivia nights started to become a common feature across campuses in U.S. colleges. Pub quizzes then made their way to the UK, where they are still very much popular today.

thanks, Michele, Picture Coordinator


JOKE OF THE DAY 



they LOVE their new coats

WORD OF THE DAY

topos

MEANING:
noun: A traditional theme, literary motif, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek koinos topos (common place) which also gave us the word topic. Earliest documented use: 1948.

USAGE:
“That’s not surprising since the patriarchy has chosen to suppress her terrible tale, an all too familiar topos.”
Peter Innes; The Man with the Grasshopper Mind; iUniverse; 2008.

me hep you wiff the twee, human

TODAY'S ARTIST thanks, Natalie

Katsukawa Shunsen (1762 – c. 1830), who is also known as Shunkō II, 
was a designer of books and ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints. He was born in 1762 and designed prints from about 1805 to about 1821. He initially studied with the Rimpa school artist Tsutsumi Tōrin III. In 1806 or 1807, Shunsen became a student of Katsukawa Shun'ei, and changed his name from “Kojimachi Shunsen” to “Katsukawa Shunsen”. In 1820 he succeeded Katsukawa Shunkō I, becoming Katsukawa Shunkō II. In the late 1820s, he ceased producing woodblock prints and devoted himself to painting ceramics. He died about 1830.

and their hooves ARE very sharp!

IDIOM OF THE DAY
What does 'boys will be boys' mean?

Meaning:

Boys will be boys means that boys, or men, will behave in certain ways, often noisily or irresponsibly.


thanks, Patsy


2023 WILL be better for us all, right?

(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
Without its smell, coffee would have only a sour or bitter taste due to the organic acids. Try it with your next cup of coffee – hold your nose as you take a sip.

President Ronald Reagan worked as a lifeguard for seven summers as a teenager, and during this time, he was credited with saving 77 lives.

“Was it a car or a cat I saw?” is a palindromic sentence – Neglecting the punctuation, it can be read the same backwards.

buy metal suitcases - Air Canada will never damage it.....

YOUR CALL by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

monster invention no one should own


COFFEE thanks, Ella

they don't always share...


PICTURES OF THE DAY

Alexander Litovchenko's 1875 painting depicting Ivan IV of Russia 

seated in the Kremlin Armoury, his half-witted heir Fyodor standing 

behind, a group of distrustful boyars whispering at a distance, and 

the Tsar's jester in a skomorokh cap addressing the English diplomat 

Jerome Horsey. Horsey was a resident of the Russia Company in 

Moscow from 1572 to 1585.


Lake Louise, Canada
Morant’s Curve Viewpoint

always helps one to have a better day

knit
thanks, Stella

knit
thanks, Charlotte

knit
Rose Garden

300-year-old library tool let a researcher open seven books at once

CROCHET PATTERNS OF THE DAY 
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Candied Ginger Mittens

Car Seat Poncho


the fireworks scared us :o(((
 
crochet
thanks, Marsha

crochet
thanks, Joy

crochet

crochet
Be My Valentine Throw

glad this is NOT me...

RECIPE 
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
even Batman is aging like us

PANTRY RECIPE thanks, Debbie


CROCKPOT RECIPE thanks, Julie


nowadays, no one likes plain old coffee

VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE thanks, Alice

Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.



COPYCAT RECIPE thanks, Jenny

RETRO RECIPE thanks, Ann
yup, right on track ....

SWEETS RECIPE thanks, Lesley

Homemade Vegan Chocolate Truffles


ADULT COLORING


want modern heels anyone?






FUN





Answer: shower

She's 73 and he's 89 and their skating is still so beautiful

CRAFTS thanks, Kathy

CHILDREN'S CORNER thanks, Kitty

all tuckered out from the celebrations, late nights DO catch up with you eventually....

PUZZLE

Wool Balls Jigsaw Puzzle

NOT buying a treadmill :o))))))))))))))))))))))))

WORD SEARCH


another
apace
association

behind
breeze

clash
courage		episode
essential

farmer
fossil
frozen		hail
holiday

jolly

luncheon

manage
massive		nonce

package
perhaps
politicians

relieve
roof		society
speak
stress

teat
toast
transition


weather has recently become unusually warm, warm, warm.....

SUDOKU .. very hard


solution:




when grandma has time on her hands....

ICE BREAKER thanks, Kris
You can use 'ice breaker questions' to build a rapport, enabling strangers to engage in back and forth conversion. With a little practice and possibly a beer or two, you’ll be breaking more ice than the Titanic. 

If You Could Dis-Invent One Thing, What Would It Be?

time for new calendars....

QUOTE thanks, Rose

my kind of exercising....


I get to listen to my Christmas music last time

CLEVER thanks, Wren
A web application called “knitPro” that converts your uploaded photo into a knitting, crochet, or needlepoint pattern.

one last one for the donation bag to IWK Chilrdren's Hospital - last of my baby wool..... 

EYE OPENER thanks, Jenny
welcome 2023


Is it time to take down the decor?

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. -Max Eastman, journalist and poet (4 Jan 1883-1969)

"I'M COLD ~ take me home, now!!!"

OPTICAL ILLUSION

Autokinetic Illusion

In the world of optical illusions, the terms ‘autokinetic illusion’ or ‘apparent motion’ are used to describe the convincing appearance of movement in a picture that the viewer knows to be static. Here a new kind of autokinetic illusions involving expansive motion created by/with parallel arrangements of cuspidate (needle-shaped) lines.

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