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Trivia For December 25, 2025
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Question 1:
Name the soft, malleable metal with the chemical symbol of Pb (derived from the Latin word plumbum).
Metallic lead beads dating back to 7000–6500 BC have been found in Asia Minor and may represent the first example of metal smelting.
Question 2:
In Greek myth, this deity is the messenger of the gods and can move freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine aided by his winged sandals.
Hermes the the herald of the gods and is also widely considered the protector of travelers, thieves, merchants and orators.
Question 3:
Who was the U.S. president during the Mexican-American War?
Polk's pursuit of expansionist policies led him to start a war against Mexico in order to gain land. The U.S. gained vast new territories, but many thought the war unjust including future presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
Question 4:
Sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs," among this American writer's short stories are "The Enormous Radio," "The Five-Forty-Eight" and "The Country Husband".
A compilation of his short stories won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and a National Book Critics Circle Award.
Question 5:
Several Christmas traditions are linked to this Roman festival, originally held on December 17th in the Julian calendar and later extended until December 23rd, for a total of seven days of festivities.
In the fourth century AD, Pope Julius I decreed that the birth of Jesus be celebrated on December 25th. It is speculated that the date was chosen to create a Christian alternative to Saturnalia.
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