Thanks for sharing this month with us. We hope your November is filled with good news. Next month, many of us will be celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah. The good news is vaccines are coming and a COVID-19 free world is possible. In the meantime, we must all remain diligent wearing masks, socially distancing, avoiding crowds, and continuing to wash our hands frequently. In our next issue, we’ll talk about holiday traditions and how to observe them in a pandemic. Our final pie of 2020 will be a pecan pie. For 2021, we’re considering our options, but it won’t be a dessert.

We’ll have a new playlist for you and a few thoughts on Christmas movies. Orlando Bartro will be back with something brilliant and Linda Cahill will have some delicious holiday recipes from Pampered Chef.  Look for a fun quiz, a Christmas book review, and some great reading recommendations for holiday reading and gift giving.

Stay safe, stay well, keep wearing your mask. You are important and you are loved,

See you next month,

Fran

Answers to the November “That’s a NO” Quiz are in bold print.

Q1. Stephen King movies with November release dates:

a.       Carrie

b.       Misery

c.       The Shining *The Shining was released on May 23, 1980.

d.       Creep Show

Q2. Celebrities born in November:

a.       Ryan Gosling

b.       Anne Hathaway

c.       Matthew McConaughey

d.      Michael B. Jordan* Jordan was born on February 9, 1987.

Q3. Celebrities who joined the cast of Saturday Night Live on November 10, 1990:

a.       Will Ferrell *Ferrell joined SNL in September 1995.

b.      Adam Sandler

c.       Chris Farley

d.      Chris Rock

Q4. Famous treaties in November:

a. The Maastricht Treaty – 1993 Treaty that created the European Union

b.       The Treaty of the Pyrenees – Treaty ending the Franco-Spanish War of 1648-1659

c.       The Erdut Agreement – 1995 Treaty ending the Croatian War of Independence

d.      The Treaty of Paris - 1783 Treaty that officially ended the American Revolutionary War (America’s War of Independence) *The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783.

Q5. Famous authors born in November:

a.       Samuel Clemens

b.      Alice Walker *Walker was born on February 9, 1944.

c.       Bram Stoker

d.       ‘ll C.S. Lewis

Q6. November Milestones in Radio:

a. First broadcast of KDKA in Pittsburgh (1920)

b.       The first broadcast of the BBC (1922)

c.       The first Broadcast of JOAK radio station in Japan (1925) *First broadcast March 22, 1925. 

d.       First broadcast of NBC Radio Network (1925)

Q7. November Album Releases:

a.       Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977) *Rumours was released on February 4, 1977.

b.       Pink Floyd – The Wall (1979)

c.       Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982)

d.       Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

Q8. Produce in Season in November:

a.       Mandarins

b.      Artichokes *Artichokes are in season from March through May.

c.        Parsnips

d.       Pomegranate

Q9. U.S. Presidents born in November:

a.       Zachary Taylor

b.       James K. Polk

c.       Barack Obama *Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961.

d.       James A. Garfield

Q10. Disney movies premiering in November

a. The Lion King *The Lion King premiered on June 15, 1994.

b.       Beauty and the Beast

c.       Toy Story

d.       The Little Mermaid

Q11. November Firsts for Women:

a.       In 1848, the first medical school for women opened in Boston

b.      In 1963, Russian Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. *Tereshkova orbited the Earth on a solo space mission in June 1963.

c.       In 1990, Mary Robinson became the first female president of Ireland.

d.       In 1992, the Church of England voted to let women become priests.

Q12. These U.S. States achieved Statehood in the month of November:

a.       Pennsylvania – 1787 *Pennsylvania became a state on December 12, 1787.

b.      North Carolina – 1789

c.       North Dakota – 1889

d.      Washington – 1889

Q13. Football and Thanksgiving:

a.       In 1876, the college football teams at Yale and Princeton began an annual tradition of playing each other on Thanksgiving Day.

b.      In 1941, the Pittsburgh Steelers became the first team to beat the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. *The Thanksgiving game was not played in 1941 because of concerns over WWII.

c.       The Jacksonville Jaguars are the only NFL team to have never played on Thanksgiving Day.

d.       Since 1934, the Detroit Lions have played 80 games on Thanksgiving Day – the most in the NFL.

Q14. The Pittsburgh Steelers and November:

a. The Terrible towel debuted in November 1975. * The terrible Towel debuted December 27, 1975.

b.       The Steelers have played in 8 Thanksgiving games and are set to play the Baltimore Ravens this year bringing their total to 9.

c.       During the November 14, 2019 game vs. the Cleveland Browns, a brawl resulted in three suspensions.

d.       On November 26, 2007, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Miami Dolphins 3-0 in the lowest scoring game in Monday Night football history.

Q15. Academy Award-winning movies that premiered in the month of November:

a.       Dances with Wolves (1990)

b.       The English Patient (1996)

c.       No Country for Old Men (2007)

d.      Titanic (1997) *Titanic premiered in December 1997.

Q16. Video Game Consoles that debuted in the month of November:

a. Nintendo Wii (2006)

b.       Xbox 360 (2005)

c.       Sony Playstation 2 (2000) *Sony Playstation 2 console debuted in October 2000.

d.       Sony Playstation 4 (2013)

Q17. Reasons to celebrate in November:

a.       World Vegan Day

b.       World Kindness Day

c.       International Joke Day *International Joke Day is celebrated in July.

d.       Fibonacci Day

Q18. November Inventions:

a. Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876. *Bell’s patent was awarded in March 1876.

b.       Henry Ford received a patent for a motor carriage – 1901

c.       Batman, the original comic strip was trademark registered

d.       Robert Jarvik was granted a patent for an artificial heart.

Q19. Famous November events in the NHL:

a.       In 1957, Claude Provost of the Montreal Canadiens, scored the fastest goal from the start of a period in NHL history – 4 seconds into the second period.

b.       In 1988, Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings scored his 600th NHL goal

c.       In 1992, Mike Bossy had his uniform #22 retired in an Islander’s pre-game ceremony before a game against Montreal. * Bossy’s number was retired in March 1992.

d.       In 1965, Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings became the first NHL player to score 600 goals.

Q20. Movember facts:

a. Movember started in Melbourne, Australia in 2003.

b.       Movember has funded over 1200 men’s health projects since 2003.

c.       Movember is the leading charity for men’s health on a global scale focusing on mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer.

d.      Movember is observed in 15 different countries. *The correct answer is 20 countries.