Have you made any
New Year
Resolutions?
Questions:
·
What
do you think this year will be like for you?
·
What
things would you like to stop doing this year?
·
What
would you say about your willpower?
·
What
resolution should your best friend try, and why?
Days in January
2023
Women Rock! Day, Jan
3rd
January 3rd “Women Rock!
Day” women have made an immense contribution to rock and roll and honor
that contribution. The day takes place on the anniversary of the date in 1987
when Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame began inducting members in 1986 and has continued to do so
each year since. Many women have been inducted since Aretha Franklin, such as
The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Shirelles, Janis Joplin, Joni
Mitchell, Patti Smith, Grace Slick as part of Jefferson Airplane, Christine
McVie and Stevie Nicks as part of Fleetwood Mac, Dusty Springfield, and Nina
Simone.
However, the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame continues to be dominated by men. Elvis Presley.
Chuck Berry. Jerry Lee Lewis. Little Richard. Buddy Holly. When it comes to
rock and roll, it is usually male artists and performers who are first
remembered as its architects, innovators, and keepers of the flame. But 2022 have change the narrative e a bit!
The
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022
All inductees of 2022, are Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Eurythmics,
Eminem, Carly Simon, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Judas Priest, Jimmy Jam &
Terry Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Iovine, Sylvia Robinson, Elizabeth Cotten
and Allen Grubman.
Source:
https://www.rockhall.com/exhibitions/2022-inductees
National Trivia Day – Jan. 4th
History of National Trivia Day
The game was first founded by two
men named Chris Haney and Scott Abbott at Montreal, Québec, Canada, in 1979,
who had become frustrated when they found that pieces from their Scrabble game
had disappeared and got inspired them to create their own game.
Trivial Pursuit became an almost
instant hit worldwide, and a trivial craze began.
Interesting facts about National Trivia Day:
1. The first book of Trivia, Trivialities: Bits of Information by
Logan Pearsall, was the first-ever book written on Trivia. It included short
write-ups about various things and commonplace moments, much like an
encyclopedia.
2. In 1966, the Great Midwest Trivia contest was first held at
Lawrence University. Its first question was, “Who was Superman’s Father?”
3. In 1981 the famous board game, Trivial Pursuit was launched,
which is still given credit to have popularized a day a whole lot.
4. 1988, “Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader” was published, which had
exciting facts and Trivia to read while you’re in the loo.