trivia 11/18
DID YOU KNOW ... Nazi leader Herman Goering was so drug addicted that, when he was arrested trying to flee at the end of the war, he had with him a suitcase filled with approximately 20,000 Paracodeine capsules?
1. In navies around the world, insignia identifying an aviator are a pair of wings. What insignia designates a submariner?
2. Which is the only one of the four US Presidents below that DID attend college?
a. - George Washington
b. - Grover Cleveland
c. - Abraham Lincoln
d. - Jimmy Carter
3. In 1929, 20 women competed in the Women's Air Derby, an airplane race from Santa Monica, California, to Cleveland, Ohio. What did the humorist Will Rogers call this race? (Hint ; Three words ; P_____ P___ D____ ...)
4. The island of Elba is famous around the world for harboring French Emperor Napoleon in 1814 during his exile... In which body of water is Elba located ?
a. - Mediterranean
b. - Aegean
c. - Atlantic
d. - English Channel
5. What's the name of the only female judge of Israel who is also described as a prophetess, as per Judges 4?
6. Who is the famous naval hero in CS Forester's books?
7. What was the name of the woman who started the American Red Cross?
8. Which Cable TV channel is hyped as 'Television for women.' ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ?? When Beethoven died, only five people attended his funeral, and that included the Priest.
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1. Dolphins
2. - d
3. Powder Puff Derby
4. - a
5. Deborah
6. Horatio Hornblower
7. Clarissa Harlowe Barton (Accepted ; Clara Barton)
8. Lifetime
CRAP !! The funeral was held on 29 March 1827 at the parish church in Alsergrund, and he was buried in the Währing cemetery, northwest of Vienna. Many thousands of citizens lined the streets for the funeral procession. As with all crowds, estimates vary, with witnesses reporting anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 onlookers.
DID YOU KNOW ... Nazi leader Herman Goering was so drug addicted that, when he was arrested trying to flee at the end of the war, he had with him a suitcase filled with approximately 20,000 Paracodeine capsules?
1. In navies around the world, insignia identifying an aviator are a pair of wings. What insignia designates a submariner?
2. Which is the only one of the four US Presidents below that DID attend college?
a. - George Washington
b. - Grover Cleveland
c. - Abraham Lincoln
d. - Jimmy Carter
3. In 1929, 20 women competed in the Women's Air Derby, an airplane race from Santa Monica, California, to Cleveland, Ohio. What did the humorist Will Rogers call this race? (Hint ; Three words ; P_____ P___ D____ ...)
4. The island of Elba is famous around the world for harboring French Emperor Napoleon in 1814 during his exile... In which body of water is Elba located ?
a. - Mediterranean
b. - Aegean
c. - Atlantic
d. - English Channel
5. What's the name of the only female judge of Israel who is also described as a prophetess, as per Judges 4?
6. Who is the famous naval hero in CS Forester's books?
7. What was the name of the woman who started the American Red Cross?
8. Which Cable TV channel is hyped as 'Television for women.' ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ?? When Beethoven died, only five people attended his funeral, and that included the Priest.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Dolphins
2. - d
3. Powder Puff Derby
4. - a
5. Deborah
6. Horatio Hornblower
7. Clarissa Harlowe Barton (Accepted ; Clara Barton)
8. Lifetime
CRAP !! The funeral was held on 29 March 1827 at the parish church in Alsergrund, and he was buried in the Währing cemetery, northwest of Vienna. Many thousands of citizens lined the streets for the funeral procession. As with all crowds, estimates vary, with witnesses reporting anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 onlookers.
