Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Gypsy won yesterday! Tuesday's trivia.
What city is considered the hub of Italian industry? Did you know? Finland has the greatest number of islands in the world: 179,584. Finland is smaller than the state of California
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Monday, January 17, 2005
Westwend won Friday! Monday's trivia.
What US city has been called "the golden buckle of the sunbelt"? Did you know? The states of Arizona, Indiana, and Hawaii have never adopted Daylight Savings Time. Neither has Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or American Samoa The United States today contains more than 100,000 mounds, earthworks and...
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Friday, January 14, 2005
Westwend won yesterday! Friday's trivia.
What controversial novelist called her philosophy "objectivism"? Did you know? No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop (550 BC - ) "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died." - Erma Louise Bombeck (1927 - 1996)
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
Roofpig won yesterday! Thursday's trivia.
What artist is behind "Still Life with Biscuits and Green Tablecloth"? Did you know? There is only one Q in a Scrabble game. The name of the statuette atop every Rolls Royce is "The Spirit of Ecstasy".
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Gypsy won yesterday! Wednesday's trivia.
What Washington Irving character rides a horse named Gunpowder? Did you know? The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache in a deck of playing cards. "Erin go Braugh" means "Ireland forever"!
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Gypsy won yesterday! Tuesday's trivia.
What US state is home to Jean Lafitte National Historical park? Did you know? There are 61 towns in the US with the word "turkey" in their name - Turkeytown, Alabama and Turkey Foot, Florida are just two. There are approximately 100,000 glaciers in Alaska.
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Monday, January 10, 2005
Roofpig and Gypsy won Friday. Monday's trivia.
What Shakespeare character's last words were "O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die"? Did you know? Shakespeare was born and died on the same day - April 23 Shakepeare invented the word assassination.
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Friday, January 7, 2005
Gypsy won yesterday! Friday's trivia.
What century saw Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Michelangelo's David produced? Did you know? Priests in ancient Egyptian temples plucked every hair from their body including eyebrows and eyelashes. "Soldier's Disease" is a term describing morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000...
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Thursday, January 6, 2005
Roofpig won yesterday! Thursday's trivia.
What fish traditionally produces the eggs that caviar are made from? Did you know? Despite human fear of the wolf, it has never been proved that an non-rabid wolf has ever killed a human. The female lion does 90 percent of the hunting, while the male is afraid to risk his life or is simply too lazy.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Gypsy won yesterday! Wednesday's trivia.
Which Beatle sometimes used the pseudonym Dr. Winston O'Boogie? Did you know? Early in her career, Angelina Jolie appeared in videos of The Rolling Stones, Meatloaf, and Lenny Kravitz. Neil Diamond has been known to walk around wearing a shirt saying "I'm not Neil Diamond, I just look like him."
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