Trivia 10/8

[Luckytrim]

Trivia 10/8

DID YOU KNOW ...

1930 was the last year that any serious farming was done on the island of Manhattan .





1. who was the first performer to win three oscars?

a. - Walter Brennan

b. - Katharine Hepburn

c. - Ingrid Bergman

d. - Jack Nicholson

(Bonus ; One of the above mentioned has won FOUR Oscars; which one ?

2. which state is the setting for "the music man"?

3. what kind of critter comes in an earwig variety?

4. can you name the pennsylvania community that was once famous for it's

covered wagon industry?

5. which country was the setting for the movie, "bridge on the river kwai"?

6. which community was the destination of the singer in the song "king of

the road"?

7. can you name the first american entertainer to appear on a postage stamp?

a. - Elvis Presley

b. - Will Rogers

c. - Judy Garland

d. - Lucille Ball

8. which of shakespeare's plays featured a character named queen gertrude?



TRUTH OR CRAP ??

draining toilet water swirls in the opposite direction in the southern

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1. - a

2. iowa

3. INSECT

4. CONESTOGA

5. thailand

6. BANGOR, MAINE

7. - b

8. HAMLET





CRAP !!

there IS a force called the coriolis effect, which, in short, is what

happens when air flows from high to low pressure under the earth's rotation.

this deflects wind to the right in the north and the left in the south. the

effect is noticeable, however, only for large-scale motions, such as weather

conditions.

 

[Sass Muffin]

I got 3,4,6 and 8
Thanks Lucky

 

[LastManStanding]

I knew 3,4,&8.
The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed in Sri Lanka, although the story takes place in Thailand. The bridge was built across the Kelani river in Kitulgala village. Those days the people in Kitulgala had no bridge, and had to cross the river by boat, or walk many kms round to a bridge. Therefore the people volunteered to build the bridge without wage. The producers promised the bridge will be left for them after the filming.
Then the last day of filming the bridge was blown in to pieces right before the eyes of the villagers. It is said that the whole village cried that night. You can still see some signs of the bridge. Today Kitulgala is known for white water rafting.
The language the locals speak in the film, which you assume to be Thai, is actually Sinhala language, the main language in Sri Lanka.

 

[Doc]

I knew 3,4,&8.
The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed in Sri Lanka, although the story takes place in Thailand. The bridge was built across the Kelani river in Kitulgala village. Those days the people in Kitulgala had no bridge, and had to cross the river by boat, or walk many kms round to a bridge. Therefore the people volunteered to build the bridge without wage. The producers promised the bridge will be left for them after the filming.
Then the last day of filming the bridge was blown in to pieces right before the eyes of the villagers. It is said that the whole village cried that night. You can still see some signs of the bridge. Today Kitulgala is known for white water rafting.
The language the locals speak in the film, which you assume to be Thai, is actually Sinhala language, the main language in Sri Lanka.

Very interesting background on that LMS. Thanks.
Sad that they blew up the bridge after saying it would be left there for them. So wrong.