Trivia of the Week: The Hokey Pokey

The Hokey Pokey is a silly dance. To do this dance, just make a circle with your friends and follow the instructions: You put your right hand in You put your right hand out You put your right hand in And you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn...

Trivia of the Week: Janus

Janus is the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, including doors, passages, endings and time. January, the beginning of the year, is named after him. He controlled the beginning and ending of war as well....

Trivia of the Week: Thesaurus

The English language has many words with the same or similar meanings. But sometimes when writing, we can’t think of a different word so we use the same one over and over. This is not considered good writing. In this situation, we can use a thesaurus. It is a book...

Trivia of the Week: Christmas Lights

One traditional Christmas activity is getting the Christmas lights out of a box in the attic and untangling them. Sometimes one light is loose or broken, and none of the lights will light up until it is found and fixed!...

Trivia of the Week: Dreidel

A dreidel is a traditional Hanukkah toy for children. It is used in gambling games to win chocolate or other small treats or trinkets. Each of the four sides of the dreidel has a letter in Hebrew written on it. On your turn, you spin the dreidel, and depending on the...