Luckytrim
Grill Master
Trivia 3/31
DID YOU KNOW...
Lake Taupo was the source of the world’s largest known volcanic eruption in the last 70,000 years. It is estimated that its violent birth spewed 15,000 times the volume of material ejected when Mount Saint Helens in Washington State erupted in 1980.
1. In 2010, China was the world's most populous country. Which country held the second place?
2. If you compared the height of a giraffe and a Brachiosaurus dinosaur, which is taller?
a. - The dinosaur is slightly taller
b. - The dinosaur is just over twice as tall
c. - They're the same height
d. - The giraffe is slightly taller
3. In the landmark U.S. court case Brown v. Board of Education, which school system was being sued?
a. - Montgomery, Alabama
b. - Memphis, Tennessee
c. - Jackson, Mississippi
d. - Topeka, Kansas
4. In the criminal justice system in America, what does the acronym RAP in RAP sheet stand for?
5. Who is widely regarded as the first person to believe that diseases occurred naturally, not because of punishment from a god?
6. Who was the Greek goddess of Peace?
a. - Pax
b. - Athena
c. - Anann
d. - Eirene
7. Ludwig Von Drake is the uncle of what famous animated character?
8. Many common words have become computer terms in the last few years. Which of the following is NOT a common computer term?
a. - PAN
b. - LAN
c. - IAN
d. - WAN
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The Leyden jar was an eighteenth century method of storing electricity .
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1. India
2. - b
3. - d
4. Record of Arrest and Prosecution
5. Hippocrates
6. - d
7. Donald Duck
8. - c
TRUTH !!
The Leyden jar is a forerunner of the capacitor. Credit for its development is shared by Ewald von Kleist, who named his version the Kleistian jar, and Pieter van Musschenbroek, a professor at Leiden University. The device became known as the Leyden jar, after the city.
DID YOU KNOW...
Lake Taupo was the source of the world’s largest known volcanic eruption in the last 70,000 years. It is estimated that its violent birth spewed 15,000 times the volume of material ejected when Mount Saint Helens in Washington State erupted in 1980.
1. In 2010, China was the world's most populous country. Which country held the second place?
2. If you compared the height of a giraffe and a Brachiosaurus dinosaur, which is taller?
a. - The dinosaur is slightly taller
b. - The dinosaur is just over twice as tall
c. - They're the same height
d. - The giraffe is slightly taller
3. In the landmark U.S. court case Brown v. Board of Education, which school system was being sued?
a. - Montgomery, Alabama
b. - Memphis, Tennessee
c. - Jackson, Mississippi
d. - Topeka, Kansas
4. In the criminal justice system in America, what does the acronym RAP in RAP sheet stand for?
5. Who is widely regarded as the first person to believe that diseases occurred naturally, not because of punishment from a god?
6. Who was the Greek goddess of Peace?
a. - Pax
b. - Athena
c. - Anann
d. - Eirene
7. Ludwig Von Drake is the uncle of what famous animated character?
8. Many common words have become computer terms in the last few years. Which of the following is NOT a common computer term?
a. - PAN
b. - LAN
c. - IAN
d. - WAN
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The Leyden jar was an eighteenth century method of storing electricity .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. India
2. - b
3. - d
4. Record of Arrest and Prosecution
5. Hippocrates
6. - d
7. Donald Duck
8. - c
TRUTH !!
The Leyden jar is a forerunner of the capacitor. Credit for its development is shared by Ewald von Kleist, who named his version the Kleistian jar, and Pieter van Musschenbroek, a professor at Leiden University. The device became known as the Leyden jar, after the city.
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