Trivia 2/12
DID YOU KNOW...
The dinosaurs became extinct before the Rockies or the Alps were formed.
1. what novel, published in 1818, is considered by experts to be the first "science-fiction"
story?
(Hint ; ...some might call it a Horror Story also ...)
2. in 1949, the country of siam changed it's name to ..............what?
3. what company developed the walkman?
4. on the TV sit-com, "friends", who were the three women ross geller married and divorced.
5. in golfing, what's the slang term for a ball partially buried in a sand trap, encircled by a ring it created on impact?
6. how many florida electoral votes were up for grabs in the disputed 2000 election?
a. - 10
b. - 15
c. - 20
d. - 25
7. in the "back to the future" trilogy, what speed did doc brown have to reach in his delorean time machine to travel in time?
8. who's image is the only face, other than the colonel's, to appear on a KFC bucket?
a. - Bill Clinton
b. - Foghorn Leghorn
c. - Dale Earnhart, Jr
d. - Tiger Woods
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
the word "take" has more definitions than any other word in the english language.
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1. "FRANKENSTEIN"
2. THAILAND
3. SONY
4. carol, emily, and RACHEL
5. a "fried egg"
6. - d
7. 88 mph
8. - c
CRAP !!
"take" is fourth!
the word "set" has the greatest number of definitions in the oxford english dictionary,
with 464. "run" is next, with 396. rounding out the top ten are;
go-368
take-343
stand-334
get-289
turn-288
put-268
fall-264
strike-250
DID YOU KNOW...
The dinosaurs became extinct before the Rockies or the Alps were formed.
1. what novel, published in 1818, is considered by experts to be the first "science-fiction"
story?
(Hint ; ...some might call it a Horror Story also ...)
2. in 1949, the country of siam changed it's name to ..............what?
3. what company developed the walkman?
4. on the TV sit-com, "friends", who were the three women ross geller married and divorced.
5. in golfing, what's the slang term for a ball partially buried in a sand trap, encircled by a ring it created on impact?
6. how many florida electoral votes were up for grabs in the disputed 2000 election?
a. - 10
b. - 15
c. - 20
d. - 25
7. in the "back to the future" trilogy, what speed did doc brown have to reach in his delorean time machine to travel in time?
8. who's image is the only face, other than the colonel's, to appear on a KFC bucket?
a. - Bill Clinton
b. - Foghorn Leghorn
c. - Dale Earnhart, Jr
d. - Tiger Woods
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
the word "take" has more definitions than any other word in the english language.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. "FRANKENSTEIN"
2. THAILAND
3. SONY
4. carol, emily, and RACHEL
5. a "fried egg"
6. - d
7. 88 mph
8. - c
CRAP !!
"take" is fourth!
the word "set" has the greatest number of definitions in the oxford english dictionary,
with 464. "run" is next, with 396. rounding out the top ten are;
go-368
take-343
stand-334
get-289
turn-288
put-268
fall-264
strike-250
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