Post Quiz: Groundhog Day
Created | Updated Jan 27, 2019
Post Quiz: Groundhog Day
Next Saturday is Groundhog Day. How much do you know? Multiple choice.
- What is another name for Groundhog Day?
- Turtlemas
- Candlemas
- St Swithin's Day
- Prairie Dog Picnic
- In terms of the solar calendar, what is Groundhog Day?
- A solstice
- An equinox
- A quarter day
- A cross-quarter day
- What is the rule about Groundhog Day?
- If the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be an early spring.
- If the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be a longer winter.
- If the groundhog refuses to come out of his burrow, there will be more snow.
- What happens in Punxsutawney, stays in Punxsutawney.
- How do the town leaders in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania decide what the Groundhog thinks about the coming season?
- They ask him.
- They drop him from the top of Gobbler's Knob.
- They give him beer.
- They show him a chart and see which image he picks.
- What country's emigrants started this insane tradition in the US?
- Germans
- Poles
- Mexicans
- British
- What does 'Punxsutawney' mean in English?
- 'Campground of the Storytellers'
- 'Town of the Sandflies'
- 'Sacred Meetingplace'
- 'Town of the Groundhogs'
- Where was the film Groundhog Day filmed?
- Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
- Woodstock, Illinois
- Woodstock, New York
- Canada
- Why didn't Bill Murray enjoy filming Groundhog Day?
- He broke up with his girlfriend over the spelling of 'Punxsutawney'.
- The repetitiveness of the script drove him nuts.
- He hated all weathermen.
- He had to get a rabies shot after being bitten by the groundhog.
- How long was the main character in Groundhog Day stuck in a temporal loop?
- Three weeks
- 72 hours
- A year
- 34 years
- Where do groundhogs live?
- In trees. They make big nests.
- In caves. You can find them near bats.
- In lodges, like beavers. Their huge incisors help them cut down trees.
- In tunnels. A groundhog tunnel can be 50 feet long and have up to five entrances.
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