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Ok here is something I have no idea about! My parents anniversary was on groundhog day!


 


What event was also widely celebrated on Groundhog Day?


Epiphany


Candlemas


Mardi Gras



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Candlemas.

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Or Imbolc for some Wiccans...

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Correct:


Candlemas is the last festival in the Christian year that is dated by reference to Christmas; subsequent holidays are calculated with reference to Easter, so Candlemas marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season.


The term "Candlemas" comes from the tradition set forth in the Roman Missal whereby the celebrant of the Mass on February 2nd blesses the candles for use during the year (said candles must be of beeswax).


If February 2 is clear and sunny, the groundhog is likely to


Go for a grassy feast


slip back into his hole


bask in the sunlight


 


 



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If it's sunny, he is scared by his shadow and goes back into his hole.

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By the way, I know at Groundhog.org (or maybe it's groundhogday.org, I can't remember which) you used to be able to watch a live webcam of the groundhog.

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Correct again!


 


Which one of the following did introduce Groundhog Day customs in America?


 


Germans


Dutch


French



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Dutch

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Oh, that one's harder. Since the groundhog day celebration is in PA, I'd guess the Dutch.

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That was my reasoning too Molly

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No, sorry it was the Germans!


 


With which of the following, you think, is the groundhog closely associated?


 


hog


rodent


dog



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dog

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rodent then ( I was thinking like a prarie dog initially)

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prairie dogs are actually rodents too, I believe

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then rodents it is

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Yes the groundhog is a BIG rodent



 


The groundhog celebrates the arrival of spring with a feast. Which of the following will it enjoy?


Freshly killed grasshoppers


Green tender grasses


A bowl of battered eggs



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green grasses

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Correct!


Groundhog is also called a ...


woodpecker


woodchuck


chuckwood


 


Yes lameo question!



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Woodchuck... How much wood?

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Yes ma'am!


 


Which of the following would you like to call the capital of the groundhogs?


 


Punxsutawney, PA


Unadilla, Nebraska


Sun Prairie, WI



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Punxsutawney, PA, that's where groundhog.org goes.

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This one shocked me:


Sun Prairie is home to "Jimmy the Groundhog" and claims to be the "Groundhog Capital of the World." According to the Congressional Record, Sun Prairie is, indeed, "The Groundhog Capital of the World."


 


Name the state university that has made a stuffed groundhog as the representative of its geology department?


 


Texas, Austin


Oklahoma, Ok City


New York, Buffalo



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Oklahoma?

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No, sir try again! And hi!

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Hi Ruby
 
I'll try closer to home and say New York

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Correct!


 


Which state has made General Beauregard Lee its official Weather Prognosticator?


 


Georgia


Nebraska


Indiana



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I would guess GA.

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You would be right!!!


 


When is the groundhog likely to see its longest shadow on a sunny day?


 


11 am


1 pm


3 pm



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3 pm, because it's the farthest away from noon when the sun is directly overhead and shadows are shortest.

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