Luckytrim
Grill Master
Trivia 10/16
DID YOU KNOW ...
The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia .
1. How long is a year on Neptune?
a. - 88 Earth years
b. - 101 Earth years
c. - 127 Earth years
d. - 165 Earth years
2. What was the original name of the 1993 National Hockey League expansion team whose name was based on a Disney Movie?
3. former lead singer of The Runaways?
a. - Belinda Carlisle
b. - Joan Jett
c. - Patty Smyth
d. - Patti Smith
4. Which of these is NOT a brand of home perm ?
a. - Ogilvie
b. - Toni
c. - Lilt
d. - Caress
5. In the United Kingdom, when referring to people, how much is a stone?
a. - 7 Pounds
b. - 14 Pounds
c. - 21 Pounds
d. - 28 Pounds
6. If something is described as being "vermiform" in shape, what animal does it look like?
7. What is the purpose of a Snellen Chart ?
8. How's Your French ??
" Cochon de Lait"
a. - a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body
b. - a mixed drink containing Coffee
c. - a whole young pig suitable for roasting
d. - a generous benefactor
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The name of "Nylon" was allegedly arrived at by the blending of the names of two major cities.
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1. - d
2. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
3. - b
4. - d
5. - b
6. a Worm
7. Eye test chart used by opticians
8. - c
TRUTH !!
Shortly after nylon became used in clothing, particularly women's stockings, and during World War II nylon was used to make parachutes. The company DuPont had originally intended to name their new polymer 'No-Run' but this name was scrapped as inevitably the product would run or unravel at some point. The company then came up with names that included the suffix 'on' to mirror other fibres like cotton and rayon. Eventually the name nylon was decided on after 'nuron' and 'nilon' were proposed. There are at least two unsubstantiated urban legends regarding the origin of the name of nylon. One is that the name was coined by two chemists traveling from New York to London who then blended the cities' names to produce 'nylon'. The other is that the name is an acronym 'Now You've Lost, Old Nippon' as a jab at the Japanese.
DID YOU KNOW ...
The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia .
1. How long is a year on Neptune?
a. - 88 Earth years
b. - 101 Earth years
c. - 127 Earth years
d. - 165 Earth years
2. What was the original name of the 1993 National Hockey League expansion team whose name was based on a Disney Movie?
3. former lead singer of The Runaways?
a. - Belinda Carlisle
b. - Joan Jett
c. - Patty Smyth
d. - Patti Smith
4. Which of these is NOT a brand of home perm ?
a. - Ogilvie
b. - Toni
c. - Lilt
d. - Caress
5. In the United Kingdom, when referring to people, how much is a stone?
a. - 7 Pounds
b. - 14 Pounds
c. - 21 Pounds
d. - 28 Pounds
6. If something is described as being "vermiform" in shape, what animal does it look like?
7. What is the purpose of a Snellen Chart ?
8. How's Your French ??
" Cochon de Lait"
a. - a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body
b. - a mixed drink containing Coffee
c. - a whole young pig suitable for roasting
d. - a generous benefactor
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The name of "Nylon" was allegedly arrived at by the blending of the names of two major cities.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. - d
2. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
3. - b
4. - d
5. - b
6. a Worm
7. Eye test chart used by opticians
8. - c
TRUTH !!
Shortly after nylon became used in clothing, particularly women's stockings, and during World War II nylon was used to make parachutes. The company DuPont had originally intended to name their new polymer 'No-Run' but this name was scrapped as inevitably the product would run or unravel at some point. The company then came up with names that included the suffix 'on' to mirror other fibres like cotton and rayon. Eventually the name nylon was decided on after 'nuron' and 'nilon' were proposed. There are at least two unsubstantiated urban legends regarding the origin of the name of nylon. One is that the name was coined by two chemists traveling from New York to London who then blended the cities' names to produce 'nylon'. The other is that the name is an acronym 'Now You've Lost, Old Nippon' as a jab at the Japanese.
