To help assuage the end of the holidays, DailyNews is pleased to offer readers a trivia contest all about the start of the year.
Up for grabs is a cool golf shirt provided by the Alumni Office (size: men’s large) and a silk scarf emblazoned with the UWindsor logo, courtesy of the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.
The winner will be randomly selected from all correct responses received by 4 p.m. Thursday, January 3. To be eligible, select the most correct answer to each of the following questions:
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The month of January is named for the two-faced Roman god Janus, representing what?
a) Beginnings and transitions
b) Duplicity
c) Snow
d) Credit card debt
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Triskaidekaphobia is the paralyzing fear of what?
a) Bloat from eating too many salty Triscuit crackers
b) The number 13
c) New Year’s Eve hangover
d) The Scandinavian bombshell, Triskai Deka
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Which comedian did not provide voice talent for the 1976 Rankin/Bass cash grab Rudolph’s Shiny New Year?
a) Morey Amsterdam
b) Frank Gorshin
c) Dick Van Dyke
d) Red Skelton
Contest is open to all readers of the DailyNews. Send an e-mail with your responses to stfields@uwindsor.ca. One entry per contestant, please. Note: the decision of the judge in determining the most correct response is inviolable.