1. A cool person to share one's birthday with is Charles Perrault, who was born on January 13, 1628. Monsieur Perrault is credited with being what famous figure? Mother Goose Robin Hood Dracula Zorro

2. January 13 was Tiugunde Day in Old England. On this day traditionally, wassailing was performed; wassailing means paying homage to ___? Mistletoe Cows Dead relatives Apple trees

3. On January 13, 1919, Satyendra Prassano Sinha made history by becoming the first Indian to do what? Become a member of British House of Lords Win the Nobel Peace Prize Become a member of the RAF Star in a silent film

4. On January 13, 1882, the opera "Parsifal" was completed by this composer. Richard Wagner Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Schubert

5. On January 13, 1957, the Wham-O company produced the first one of this toy. Slinky Hula hoop Yo-yo Frisbee

6. On January 13, 1994, while I was celebrating my twenty-fourth birthday, most of America was watching the TV news to learn that Shawn Eric Eckardt and Derrick Brian Smith had been arrested and charged with conspiring to assault what female figure skater? Answer: (First and last name, or just last)

7. On January 13, 1599, this English poet, best known for his allegorical poem "The Faerie Queene", died at about age 46. Answer: (Last name only)

8. Long before I was born, on January 13, 1610, the astronomer and scientist Galileo Galelei discovered Callisto, the fourth moon of this planet. Saturn Mars Uranus Jupiter

9. I was celebrating my eighth birthday on January 13, 1978, opening my gifts of Colorforms and Nancy Drew books, when the nation learned that Hubert Humphrey had died in Minnesota. Mr. Humphrey was best known for being whose Vice President? Richard Nixon's Dwight Eisenhower's Harry Truman's Lyndon Johnson's

10. My favorite sport is hockey. It's a good thing I wasn't around yet to see Bill Masterson get fatally injured during a hockey game on January 13, 1968. For what NHL team was he playing at the time? Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars