December 2015 - Last Call Trivia

It’s A Large World After All

Adam Johnston Monday, December 28, 2015

Let’s talk Disney. It’s a company that’s touched pretty much everybody in one form or another. From childhood movies and cartoons to trips to one of their theme parks, or even toys and games around the house – the Disney brand is everywhere. Now with the acquisitions of entities like Pixar and Lucasfilm, Disney’s reach gets even further. Let’s take a look at how this all-encompassing idea factory grew from humble beginnings.

Can You Name All These Christmas Movie Facts?

Adam Johnston Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The holiday season is upon us again, bringing yearly viewings of classic films. What’s your favorite? Is it A Christmas Story, which highlights the joys of childhood and family? Maybe It’s A Wonderful Life is your favorite because it teaches us to be thankful for what we have. Perhaps your favorite Christmas movie is Die Hard. Well, welcome to that party, pal!

Let’s take a look at some fun holiday movie facts, so when Fran at the office party says she loves Jingle All The Way you can dazzle her with some trivia! Just kidding. Nobody loves Jingle All The Way.

Tear Down This Wall!

Adam Johnston Tuesday, December 15, 2015

All countries have borders, some bound by land and others by sea. Some borders keep ideologies separate (looking at you, Korea), while others go almost unnoticed for miles. Borders can sometimes change overnight (folks in the Crimean Peninsula went to bed Ukrainians and woke up Russian last year), and other borders can remain for centuries. Let’s take a look at some interesting border facts.

How Do You Ring in the New Year?

Adam Johnston Tuesday, December 8, 2015

A new year is approaching fast, so get ready to party! Pop the bubbly, break out the noisemakers, and drunkenly proclaim soon to be forgotten resolutions at the top of your lungs. Here we come 2016. But do we know enough about this ‘new year’ thing? Who came up with

Did You Know: Watch Your Language! Edition

Adam Johnston Tuesday, December 1, 2015

We all know ‘I’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’, right? And most of us can tell you ‘the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’ is a sentence containing every letter of the alphabet (that’s called a pangram). Fancy yourself a grammar god? We’ll see about that. Just take a look at some of these facts about the English language before patting yourself on the back too hard.

Month: December 2015

It’s A Large World After All

Can You Name All These Christmas Movie Facts?

Tear Down This Wall!

How Do You Ring in the New Year?

Did You Know: Watch Your Language! Edition

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