Today It Is Wednesday Trivia Quiz

Answer: Woden

Woden (or Odin) is generally accepted as the Chief Germanic God. Odin in Norse mythology is the ruler of Asgard and the Father of Marvel comic's hammer-wielding Avenger "Thor," God of Thunder. Interestingly, the German name for Wednesday up until the 10th century was Wodanstag (meaning literally Wodan's day), but was changed to Mittwoch meaning "mid-week".

Answer: Addams Family

Wednesday Friday Addams is the only daughter of Morticia and Gomez Addams. She first appeared in the television adaptation of Charles Addams' cartoon characters in 1964. Wednesday has a brother named Pugsley. The original television series ran in black and white for 64 episodes from September 18, 1964 until September 2, 1966. Since then, the Addams family has continued to be a successful franchise on television, in animated series, and on the big screen.

Answer: Ash Wednesday

In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spends 40 days fasting and praying in the desert. During this time he endured multiple temptations by Satan. Ash Wednesday commemorates this 40 day period and is considered to be the first day of Lent. The name Ash Wednesday comes from the tradition of marking people's heads with ashes as a sign of mourning and repentance. Often the ashes used are those obtained from burning the palm fronds used during previous Palm Sunday celebrations.

Answer: Pink

"Mean Girls" was directed by Mark Waters and starred Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, and Tina Fey. The movie explored the quirky dynamics of high school cliques and what it means to be a part of the "in" crowd. "Mean Girls" was the 24th highest grossing film of 2004, and worldwide made over $129,000,000.

Answer: Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday has a proud football tradition and is the fourth oldest professional club in the British Isles, founded on 4th September 1867. In 1993 they went to Wembley twice for the FA Cup and the League Cup Finals. Unfortunately they lost to London rivals Arsenal 2-1 on both occasions.

Answer: Tori Amos

Tori Amos is a successful musician, performer, and songwriter. By 2011, she had been nominated for eight Grammy Awards and in 1996 was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by "People's Magazine". Amos has also contributed to many movie soundtracks including those of "Higher Learning" (1995), "Great Expectations" (1998), and the popular "Mission Impossible II" (2000).

Interestingly, Rene Lopez has released a single by the same name "Wednesday". Lisa Loeb had a successful hit single entitled "Waiting for Wednesday," and Emililiana Torrini sang "Wednesday's Child".

Lyrics from the song "Wednesday" by Amos:

"Nothing here to fear
I'm just sitting around
Being foolish when
There is work to be done
Just a hang-up call
And the quiet breathing
Of our Persian we call
Cajun on a Wednesday."

Answer: Wednesday's child is full of woe

The actual rhyme first appeared in Bray's "Traditions of Devonshire" in 1838 as a means of helping children learn their days of the week. The poem reads as follows:
"Monday's Child is fair of face,
Tuesday's Child is full of grace,
Wednesday's Child is full of woe,
Thursday's Child has far to go,
Friday's Child is loving and giving,
Saturday's Child works hard for a living,
But the child born on the Sabbath Day,
Is fair and wise and good and gay".

Answer: Minnesota

The BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area) is a wilderness area located in the Northeastern part of Minnesota. The BWCA is found within the Superior National Forest and extends to over 1,000,000 acres. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area has the distinction of being the most-visited wilderness area in the United States, and is a world-renowned destination for lake fishing, canoeing, and kayaking.

Answer: Anthony Hopkins

Philip Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31st, 1937 in Port Talbot in Wales. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award performance as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 movie "Silence of the Lambs". Sir Anthony Hopkins was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1993 for services to the performing arts.

He has also earned three BAFTA Awards, two Emmys as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe Award. Hollywood gave him his own Star on the Walk of Fame in 2003.

Answer: Mercury

In Latin, Wednesday is "dies Mercurii" or the "day of Mercury." Mercury, in Roman mythology, was the God of travel, science, commerce, and thievery. His Greek counterpart Hermes was the Greek God of cunning, invention, theft, and the patron of travelers and bandits.