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Subject: Useless trivia quiz (answers provided)
1. How many grooves are along the circumference of a quarter? Anyone tried to count them yet? 119 Zella was close!
2. What US structure is sinking 6 inches every year? The Washington Monument
3. What do windshield wipers, a fire escape, a laser printer, and a bullet proof vest have in common? They were all invented by women
4. For what is the Pete Rozelle award given? MVP of the Super Bowl
5. What was the 1st official burger chain in America? Hint: Not McD's White Castle
6. What is the name of the church MLK jr pastored? Ebenezer Baptist church of Atlanta - JC
7. What state is the nutmeg state? Connecticut - Screwball54
8. Where does a Rhodes scholar study? Oxford University - FBVP
Subject: Re: Useless trivia quiz
Hi cs
Tried to chuck in a trick question ?
# 8 Rhodes Scholars study at Oxford University in England
FB :)
Least I had a chance with that one. 'Grooves on a quarter' ?? ;D
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And this is a complete guess :
# 2 The Empire State Building ?
Fb :-/
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3) They all contain 4 syllables...
Kryllith
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I'd guess #2 as the Statue of Liberty, though Monica Lewinsky was on the tip of my tongue (so to speak) for going down six inches a year ;-)
#3 They're all misnomers:
Fire escape doesn't let fire escape
A laser printer doesn't print lasers
A bullet-proof vest usually isn't
Windshield (windscreen in English) wipers should be called "smudgers"
;-)
Phil
Subject: Re: Useless trivia quiz
Quoting:
Hi cs
Tried to chuck in a trick question ?
# 8 Rhodes Scholars study at Oxford University in England
FB :)
Least I had a chance with that one. 'Grooves on a quarter' ?? ;D
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Hey I should have got that really seeing as I work there!! ;D
Subject: Re: Useless trivia quiz
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I'd guess #2 as the Statue of Liberty, though Monica Lewinsky was on the tip of my tongue (so to speak) for going down six inches a year ;-)
#3 They're all misnomers:
Fire escape doesn't let fire escape
A laser printer doesn't print lasers
A bullet-proof vest usually isn't
Windshield (windscreen in English) wipers should be called "smudgers"
;-)
Phil
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Good, while your answers are all possibly true, they're not correct. I like the Monica answer - very funny!
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2. Connecticut
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1. 124? I tried counting them and lost count at 62, about halfway around! (I know, get a life, Zella! ::) )
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#6. Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Subject: Re: Useless trivia quiz
Quoting:
Hey I should have got that really seeing as I work there!! ;D
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Hey Hi Gis !
I remember you (not that I didn't already) - you are the person who works in the Library that made some 'observations' about C.C., weren't you ?
That was one of the first threads I read when I first became a member (before the crash). I remember laughing at that one ;)
You have also become Royal ! I will make it known to all and sundry (if not yet done).
FB :) ;)
Edited to add : Whoops - see you did it yourself !
Subject: Re: Useless trivia quiz
I went ahead and posted the answers. Thanks to all who participated!