Wednesday, January 6, 2016

The Chicago Christmas Quiz-- Part 1: Warmest and Coldest Christmases

From the December 25, 2015, Chicago Tribune by Mark Jacob.

I realize that Christmas is over (Liz even at this moment is rapidly taking down the decorations inside and I still have to get to the outside ones but snow, ice and cold say not today) but I figure I may have misplaced this by next December.

So, here goes.

1.  Which one of these Christmas characters was invented in in Chicago?

A. Ebenezer Scrooge
B.  Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer
C.  frosty the Snowman
D.  The Grinch


2.  The warmest and coldest Christmases recorded in Chicago came in back-to-back years--  1982 and 1983. What was the high temperature on Christmas 1982 and low on Christmas 1983?

A.  High of 64 and low of 17 below zero
B.  High of 40 and low of 10
C.  High of 55 and low of 1 below zero
D.  High of 82 and low of zero

Answers Tomorrow.  --DaCoot

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