trivia 6/17
DID YOU KNOW...
One elephant is illegally killed every 15 minutes. At the current rate, they
will be extinct in 20 years.
1. Berlin, Lisbon, London, Paris and Rome are the capitals of Germany,
Portugal, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, but which US state has all
these places on its map, too?
a. - Ohio
b. - Pennsylvania
c. - Tennessee
d. - They All Do
2. Which of these movie title characters is alive at the beginning of the
film?
a. - Citizen Kane
b. - The Trouble With Harry
c. - The Man Who Never Was
d. - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
3. Members of religious orders often take vows which include the "three
evangelical counsels" or "counsel of perfection." They are chastity, poverty
and .... what ?
a. - Charity
b. - Humility
c. - Obedience
d. - Penitence
4. Poe married his cousin. Aside from the family connection, what was the
most unusual aspect of the marriage?
5. The lowest surface point in the world can be found in what country ?
6. This month is National Humor Month, National Poetry Month, and National
Pecan Month. And though it may sound foolish, the 17th is Blah, Blah, Blah
Day
a. - April
b. - June
c. - August
d. - October
7. What is North America's longest and heaviest venomous snake?
a. - Timber Rattlesnake
b. - Eastern Diamondback
c. - Western Diamondback
d. - Sidewinder
8. What is the more common name for something that is "Torus-shaped" ?
a. - Egg-Shaped
b. - Star-Shaped
c. - Heart-Shaped
d. - Donut-Shaped
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In the Bible, Cain had a son named Enoch... Enoch became so holy, he "walked
with God" and did not experience death.
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1. - d
2. - a
3. - c
4. the Bride was thirteen years old ; Poe was 27...
5. Israel (The Dead Sea) The surface of the Dead Sea is over 1,300 feet
below sea level. The very bottom of the sea, in the deepest part, is over
2,300 feet below sea level.
6. - a
7. - b
8. - d
CRAP !!
There are two Enoch's in the early chapters of Genesis. One is the son of
Cain. The other, more famous, Enoch is descended from Adam's third son,
Seth. It is this second Enoch who "walked with God" and did not experience
death.
DID YOU KNOW...
One elephant is illegally killed every 15 minutes. At the current rate, they
will be extinct in 20 years.
1. Berlin, Lisbon, London, Paris and Rome are the capitals of Germany,
Portugal, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, but which US state has all
these places on its map, too?
a. - Ohio
b. - Pennsylvania
c. - Tennessee
d. - They All Do
2. Which of these movie title characters is alive at the beginning of the
film?
a. - Citizen Kane
b. - The Trouble With Harry
c. - The Man Who Never Was
d. - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
3. Members of religious orders often take vows which include the "three
evangelical counsels" or "counsel of perfection." They are chastity, poverty
and .... what ?
a. - Charity
b. - Humility
c. - Obedience
d. - Penitence
4. Poe married his cousin. Aside from the family connection, what was the
most unusual aspect of the marriage?
5. The lowest surface point in the world can be found in what country ?
6. This month is National Humor Month, National Poetry Month, and National
Pecan Month. And though it may sound foolish, the 17th is Blah, Blah, Blah
Day
a. - April
b. - June
c. - August
d. - October
7. What is North America's longest and heaviest venomous snake?
a. - Timber Rattlesnake
b. - Eastern Diamondback
c. - Western Diamondback
d. - Sidewinder
8. What is the more common name for something that is "Torus-shaped" ?
a. - Egg-Shaped
b. - Star-Shaped
c. - Heart-Shaped
d. - Donut-Shaped
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In the Bible, Cain had a son named Enoch... Enoch became so holy, he "walked
with God" and did not experience death.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. - d
2. - a
3. - c
4. the Bride was thirteen years old ; Poe was 27...
5. Israel (The Dead Sea) The surface of the Dead Sea is over 1,300 feet
below sea level. The very bottom of the sea, in the deepest part, is over
2,300 feet below sea level.
6. - a
7. - b
8. - d
CRAP !!
There are two Enoch's in the early chapters of Genesis. One is the son of
Cain. The other, more famous, Enoch is descended from Adam's third son,
Seth. It is this second Enoch who "walked with God" and did not experience
death.
