Weekend Trivia -- Sunday

16 years ago

Since it's Easter Sunday, here's a little Easter trivia question. For whom was Peter Cottontail bringing colored eggs as he was hopping down the bunny trail?

ThinMan

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aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
16 years ago
G&B's... Happy Easter everyone, we're off to catch a ferry (maybe the new one) to Vancouver for the day. DS1 has invited us over for dinner.

Annette
mora
16 years ago
Gosh, a Gran here who's not sure, my little ones will have to sue me...and they will be here any minute, can't wait! M
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Okay, Annette, four stars for you for sticking with me all day and getting Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Here are the other answers: 1. Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs-16 minutes, 10 seconds 2. LOTR Return of the King won all 11 categories for which it was nominated. It was also the first fantasy film to win Best Picture. 3. Walt Disney 4. Any one of the four-Shirley Booth for Come Back Little Sheba in 1952, Julie Andrews for Mary Poppins in 1964, barbra Streisand for Funny Girl in 1968, and Marlee Matlin for Children of a Lesser God in 1986 5. The Departed marked the first time a Best Picture was released to the home video market in DVD format only as VHS was phased out the year before in 2006. It was fun researching those. So many interesting trivia tidbits. Have a wonderful week all. I am now ready for spring-always happens about now. Sigh. Cynthia
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Not a reach at all, Annette! Four stars (well, 5 really) for all of you (even Nancy, because you never heard of Peeps!). I am adding a link to my source! Peeps facts Thanks for playing everyone. Won't do trivia next weekend since I imagine you will be busy with Easter. I may link you to the Washington Post Peeps contest though. Lots of fun every year. The dioramas are sometimes very funny and many are quite detailed. Have a lovely week. Our temps will be quite variable from day to day, but I am hoping to get in a day or two in the yard/garden. Cynthia
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midnightsmum (Z4, ON)
16 years ago
Oh no....now I have the tune running through my head!!

"Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, bringing eggs for......" Arghhh, all the girls and boys????

Somebody get this outta my head!!!
solana
16 years ago
Mr. McGregor? "Sir, wouldn't you really rather have an omelette than something that merely tastes like chicken?"

Nice pic, TM. Reminds me of Lucia. Thanks for giving us something to look forward to!

Happy Easter everyone, Ana
todancewithwolves
16 years ago
Ah one, ah two..ah one, two three... everybody sing...

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hoppin' down the bunny trail, hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its way.

Bringing every girl and boy baskets full of Easter joy, things to make your Easter bright and gay.

Happy Easter!

Edna
midnightsmum (Z4, ON)
16 years ago
Oh thanks Edna - I may be cured!! ;-))
midnightsmum (Z4, ON)
16 years ago
thinman - what's up?? No troubles, hopefully??
PattiOH
16 years ago
Who sang this song? (I don't think I ever knew . . . the voice in my head sounds like the Rudolph guy, Gene Autry).

Anyhow . . .
The colored eggs were for "Sister Sue", weren't they?

Patti
todancewithwolves
16 years ago
Ah, a trick question! I didn't catch the "colored eggs". Sharp as a marble, that's me!
thinman
Original Author
16 years ago
Ah, Edna, if you'd only done the next four lines...

He's got jelly beans for Tommy,
Colored eggs for sister Sue,
There's an orchid for your Mommy
And an Easter bonnet, too.

Five stars

for Clever-Answer-Martha and Patti. The song was sung by Gene Autry and was written by the same duo that wrote Frosty The Snowman, which Gene Autry also did.

Thanks for playing, everyone. Hope you all have warmer temps this morning than we do: 4 F.

ThinMan
aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
16 years ago
Well I didn't get this one right but I did get to ride on this yesterday :o).

Annette

Here is a link that might be useful: Coastal Renaissance
thinman
Original Author
16 years ago
Wow, nice looking ship, Edna, inside and out. I'd trade a trivia win for a ride on her any day.

ThinMan
midnightsmum (Z4, ON)
16 years ago
OK, that's why I got 'thumpity thump thump' instseat of 'hippity hoppity'. Too fun.

Thanks.
sierra_z2b
16 years ago
Annette, The new ferry is very nice. Looks quite a bit different than the older ones. We might get back to the island someday.....then we would have a chance to ride this one too.

Sierra who forgot to play trivia this weekend. :(

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