trivia 9/15
DID YOU KNOW ...
About one-quarter of the roses grown in the world come from Turkey.
Turkey is the largest grower of hazelnuts in the world; it is responsible
for 80% of the world’s hazelnut exports.
1. What system to help sort mail more efficiently did the United States Post
Office use before the ZIP Code? (Hint: think Elvis, "Return to Sender.")
2. Strange Words are These ; SPORRAN ...
a. - a type of fungus
b. - a Scotsman's Purse
c. - a scent used for training hunting dogs
d. - a Racing Skiff
3. The first of the season's Christmas carols are on the radio. They just
played "Oh Come Emmanuel". What does "Emmanuel" mean?
4. Math: Any triangle with a right angle (90 degrees) is referred to as a
"right triangle". If a triangle has no 90 degree angle, what is it called?
5. John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in what industry ?
a. - Steel
b. - Oil
c. - Railroads
d. - Wall Street
6. What was the nationality of Pope John Paul II?
7. About how long did the Dark Ages last ??
a. - 524 years
b. - 625 years
c. - 726 years
d. - 827 years
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
At 80 feet, Delaware has the lowest mean elevation of any of the Fifty .
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1. Postal Zones
2. - b
3. "God is with us"
4. Oblique Triangle
5. Oil
6. - b
7. Polish
8. - a
TRUTH !!
Florida is second, with a mean elevation of 100 feet.
DID YOU KNOW ...
About one-quarter of the roses grown in the world come from Turkey.
Turkey is the largest grower of hazelnuts in the world; it is responsible
for 80% of the world’s hazelnut exports.
1. What system to help sort mail more efficiently did the United States Post
Office use before the ZIP Code? (Hint: think Elvis, "Return to Sender.")
2. Strange Words are These ; SPORRAN ...
a. - a type of fungus
b. - a Scotsman's Purse
c. - a scent used for training hunting dogs
d. - a Racing Skiff
3. The first of the season's Christmas carols are on the radio. They just
played "Oh Come Emmanuel". What does "Emmanuel" mean?
4. Math: Any triangle with a right angle (90 degrees) is referred to as a
"right triangle". If a triangle has no 90 degree angle, what is it called?
5. John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in what industry ?
a. - Steel
b. - Oil
c. - Railroads
d. - Wall Street
6. What was the nationality of Pope John Paul II?
7. About how long did the Dark Ages last ??
a. - 524 years
b. - 625 years
c. - 726 years
d. - 827 years
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
At 80 feet, Delaware has the lowest mean elevation of any of the Fifty .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Postal Zones
2. - b
3. "God is with us"
4. Oblique Triangle
5. Oil
6. - b
7. Polish
8. - a
TRUTH !!
Florida is second, with a mean elevation of 100 feet.
