trivia 1/16
DID YOU KNOW...
The hump of a healthy camel can weigh up to 80 pounds. And it's fat and flesh, not water.
1. Which of the five senses have you lost if you suffer from anosmia ?
2. Which came first; rubber band or paper clip ?
3. What was being illegally transported across state lines in the comic
chase flick, "Smokey and the Bandit" ?
4. What was the shortest overtime in National Football League history ?
a. - 1 second
b. - 11 seconds
c. - 21 seconds
d. - 31 seconds
5. Which critter is known as the sea canary ?
a. - Beluga Whale
b. - Puffin
c. - Leatherback Turtle
d. - Butterfly fish
6. What famous historical event was reported in the Tombstone Epitaph on
October 27, 1881 under the headline, "Three Men Hurled into Eternity in the Duration of
a Moment!" ?
7. What critter was, in ancient Rome, mistakenly believed to be a cross
between a lion and a panther ?
8. ....and what sort of a critter is a jaeger ?
a. - Mammal
b. - Reptile
c. - Bird
d. - Insect
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
It took one hour to produce the world's oldest-known photograph.
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1. SENSE OF SMELL
2. RUBBER BAND
3. 400 CASES OF COORS BEER
4. - b (2012 Wild Card Game)
5. - a
6. GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL
7. leopard - Leo (lion) pard (panther)
8. - c (a sea bird)
CRAP !!
Actually, it took over eight long hours.
The Bitumen Photo was taken in 1827 by a French physicist named Joseph
Niepce. He took a picture of the countryside near his home with a tarlike material
that covered a pewter plate, called Bitumen of Judea.
The photo is on display at the Gernsheim Collection in Austin, Texas.
DID YOU KNOW...
The hump of a healthy camel can weigh up to 80 pounds. And it's fat and flesh, not water.
1. Which of the five senses have you lost if you suffer from anosmia ?
2. Which came first; rubber band or paper clip ?
3. What was being illegally transported across state lines in the comic
chase flick, "Smokey and the Bandit" ?
4. What was the shortest overtime in National Football League history ?
a. - 1 second
b. - 11 seconds
c. - 21 seconds
d. - 31 seconds
5. Which critter is known as the sea canary ?
a. - Beluga Whale
b. - Puffin
c. - Leatherback Turtle
d. - Butterfly fish
6. What famous historical event was reported in the Tombstone Epitaph on
October 27, 1881 under the headline, "Three Men Hurled into Eternity in the Duration of
a Moment!" ?
7. What critter was, in ancient Rome, mistakenly believed to be a cross
between a lion and a panther ?
8. ....and what sort of a critter is a jaeger ?
a. - Mammal
b. - Reptile
c. - Bird
d. - Insect
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
It took one hour to produce the world's oldest-known photograph.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. SENSE OF SMELL
2. RUBBER BAND
3. 400 CASES OF COORS BEER
4. - b (2012 Wild Card Game)
5. - a
6. GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL
7. leopard - Leo (lion) pard (panther)
8. - c (a sea bird)
CRAP !!
Actually, it took over eight long hours.
The Bitumen Photo was taken in 1827 by a French physicist named Joseph
Niepce. He took a picture of the countryside near his home with a tarlike material
that covered a pewter plate, called Bitumen of Judea.
The photo is on display at the Gernsheim Collection in Austin, Texas.
