christmas Trivia Quiz # 17

"Life in London" was subtitled "The Day and Night scenes of Jerry Hawthorn Esq. and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic the Oxonian in their Rambles and Sprees Through the Metropolis". As the subtitle indicates, Tom and Jerry's (and Bob's) metropolitan adventures were of a rather freewheeling and rambunctious nature, so much so that the series was regarded with great disapproval by Victorian society (though, interestingly, this did not adversely affect its popularity). Enlivened by the celebrated acquatint illustrations by the Cruikshank brothers, the series came to an end in 1828 with a rather toned-down conclusion to the pair's London escapades (significantly, this "morally acceptable" final installment was the least successful of the series). Apart from the "Tom and Jerry" series, Egan was principally known for his writings on sports, particularly pugilism which he referred to as "the sweet science of bruising".



The cartoon cat-and-mouse duo known as Tom & Jerry were created by William Hannah and Joseph Barbera; the pair made their film debut in the 1939 animated feature "Puss Gets the Boot". In the 1940s, they 'teamed' with Gene Kelly in "Anchors Away" and "Invitation to the Dance" and with Esther Williams in "Dangerous When Wet" (Kelly's original 'partner' was to have been Mickey Mouse until copyright difficulties arose). Their subsequent popularity on television and in comic books continues today.



The drink known as a "Tom and Jerry" (actually a boozier version of egg-nog and, for that reason, probably best served at New Years rather than Christmas) is alternately believed to have been christened by Egan himself in the 19th century or to have been invented in 1933 by a New York bartender named Jerry Thomas (get it?).

Ted Nugent was featured in "Gee Whiz", Glenn Danzig in "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future", and Zakk Wylde in "Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary".



Ironically, Geddy Lee is mentioned frequently in "Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary", and even shows up at the Aqua Teen's house at the end of the episode on his private jet in the shape of a bass guitar. Geddy did not appear in the episode, though.

Her mother, Francis, was played by Doris Roberts.

Dylan got Brenda a necklace with half of a heart attached to it. When Brenda asked where the other half was, Dylan told her he would be keeping it close to his heart.

Every year for Christmas dinner Nora Krank cooks a hickory honey ham because it is Blair's absolute favorite, When her ham gets sqaushed underneath a huge truck, things don't look so good!

He had to punch a hole in his mother's washtub to be in the band.

One of many violent events in China's history. More recently there was the Tiananman Square Massacre in May 1989. Estimates suggest that the number of dead was in the hundreds. Ironically, Tiananman means peace.

While he was looking out the window, he was astonished to see "a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer", with St. Nick driving.

Dr Jones is played by Denise Richards. The doctor is a nuclear physicist working for the International Decommisioning Agency.

Scrooge is much softened by this vision of revelry at his former place of employment.