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trivia question answer A group had a minor Christmas hit in 2010. It is about something that one street in their city historically had first, another street traditionally has first annually and another street traditionally has the most luxurious, based on themes such as the crown jewels or perfume bottles. What is the theme and why are all three linked to a festive colour?
    Indeed, Christmas Lights by Coldplay reached no 13 in the UK and 25 on the Billboard charts, but did do better elsewhere in Europe (4 in Iceland, 3 in Finland, 2 in Italy and the Netherlands and hit no 1 in Hungary). https://youtu.be/z1rYmzQ8C9Q?si=caIHpDYopwGu93vj Regent Street were historically the first to have Christmas lights back in 1882, although they didn't become a regular full scale feature until 1954 after an article in the Daily Telegraph saying Central London was too dull in the winter. https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/view-item?key=SXsiUCI6eyJ2YWx1ZSI6InRlZW5hZ2UgY2VsZWJyaXR5IHZrdmlkZW8iLCJvcGVyYXRvciI6MSwiZnV6enlQcmVmaXhMZW5ndGgiOjMsImZ1enp5TWluU2ltaWxhcml0eSI6MC43NSwibWF4U3VnZ2VzdGlvbnMiOjMsImFsd2F5c1N1Z2dlc3QiOmZhbHNlfSwiRiI6ImV5SjBJanBiTVYxOSJ9&pg=12&WINID=1767043828575#B68WKghYabIAAAGbbAT4bw/139169 Oxford Street, which is mentioned in the song, usually turns theirs on first. This year it was on November 3rd. https://www.youneedtovisit.co.uk/christmas-lights-in-london/ Bond Street is known for the most luxurious Christmas displays, as seen here (coincidentally featuring a choir singing Coldplay): https://youtu.be/v1PJogaIbjw?si=jXnn3kzl8S5kBZx- These three streets (spelling ROB) make up the green properties on a standard UK Monopoly board. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_London_Monopoly_locations (gmackematix)
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Dec 24 25 by gmackematix
trivia question answer Here we are assuming that Santa's magic does not allow for time travel or changing the hours of darkness across half of the earth. If Santa only travels at night on late Christmas Eve or early Christmas Day according to the local time zone of where he is at any time, how many hours does he have to deliver presents around the globe?
    The International Date Line hasn't been mentioned... You'd lose the day going crossing east meaning that you'd miss Christmas altogether and gain or repeat a day crossing west so you could have Christmas twice... It would therefore be advantageous to travel in a westerly direction. [quote]The International Date Line is also known as the "Line of Demarcation" because it separates two calendar dates. When you cross the date line traveling east, you subtract a day, and if you cross the line traveling west, you add a day.[/quote] https://www.timeanddate.com/time/dateline.html (elburcher)
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Dec 23 25 by gmackematix
trivia question answer How many British monarchs have abdicated?
    Edward VIII was indeed a famous one, abdicating in 1936 after 325 days on the throne, choosing to marry someone that would not have been allowed by the Church of England he was meant to be the head of. Beside Edward VIII, I found three examples from the UK: Edward II in 1327, Richard II in 1399, and James II/VII in 1688 All were forced to abdicate under duress due to coups or an invading army. Looking further afield, Dermot McMurrough abdicated from Leinster (a region of south-east Ireland) in 1169. And even further, there are dozens of examples of abdications in global history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_who_abdicated (patrickk)
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Apr 16 03 by tom
trivia question answer A group had a minor Christmas hit in 2010. It is about something that one street in their city historically had first, another street traditionally has first annually and another street traditionally has the most luxurious, based on themes such as the crown jewels or perfume bottles. What is the theme and why are all three linked to a festive colour?
    Well, I think we're talking about Christmas lights. Coldplay had a song by that name in 2010, referring to the lights on London's Oxford Street. Regent Street's lights traditionally are lit first, I believe, and Bond Street's are particularly fancy and elegant. All three streets feature in the UK Monopoly game and are part of the green property set. Happy Holidays, Gmack. https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Color_Group_Properties (lanfranco)
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Dec 24 25 by gmackematix
trivia question answer Something unexpectedly falls on from the sky over Britain on a festive date, a festive first is broadcast from space and a film-spin off is first to win an award. Can you tell me the year that links these things, what they are and who did an out of tune recording of their most recorded song, just for the fans, in the same year?
    For the object, perhaps you're referring to the Corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5... which was seen in the the 1964 movie "Goldfinger" and was the first ever recipient of the British Toy of the Year award. It was a gimmick-filled toy (ejection seat included) but also a good representation of the car in the film. (LeoDaVinci)
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Dec 23 25 by gmackematix
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