Luckytrim
Grill Master
Trivia 5/21
DID YOU KNOW ...
In the late Middle Ages, books were so valuable that libraries would chain them to the bookcase. This precaution remained common practice until the 18th century.
1. A web of intrigue surrounds the exact interpretation of Don McLean's classic song "American Pie." What was the songwriter's own slightly tongue-in-cheek response when asked 'what does it mean?'
a. - "One thing to me, another to you."
b. - "It means the music's dead, man."
c. - "I don't ever have to work again."
d. - "It means just what it says!"
2. In library science, what term refers to a place where materials are stored and accessed for research and reference purposes?
(Hint; Starts with "R")
3. Which American president coined the term "axis of evil" in his State of the Union speech?
a. - Ronald Reagan
b. - George H W Bush
c. - Bill Clinton
d. - George W Bush
4. What is the ecclesiastical equivalent of "bending the knee"?
5. Which dark German bread, once a staple of peasants, is made from rye flour and rye berries?
6. The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe; what river comes in First ?
7. In July 1794, a group of western Pennsylvania farmers took up arms to protest a tax that had been imposed on one of their products. What was the name of this insurrection?
8. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first two, but who were the third and the fourth to walk on the moon?
a. - John H Glenn and Alan B Shepherd
b. - Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan L Bean
c. - David R Scott and James B Irwin
d. - Harrison "Jack" Schmitt and Charles M Duke
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The 1956 Olympic Games were held in Melbourne, Australia. The Equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
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1. - c
2. Repository
3. - d
4. Genuflection
5. Pumpernickel
6. the Volga
7. the Whiskey Rebellion
8. - b
TRUTH !!
A six month quarantine was necessary to bring a horse into Australia and the government would not make an exception for horses taking part in the Olympics. As a result, the Equestrian events were held in Stockholm in June (which of course was summertime in the northern hemisphere) and the other Olympic events were held in Melbourne in November.
DID YOU KNOW ...
In the late Middle Ages, books were so valuable that libraries would chain them to the bookcase. This precaution remained common practice until the 18th century.
1. A web of intrigue surrounds the exact interpretation of Don McLean's classic song "American Pie." What was the songwriter's own slightly tongue-in-cheek response when asked 'what does it mean?'
a. - "One thing to me, another to you."
b. - "It means the music's dead, man."
c. - "I don't ever have to work again."
d. - "It means just what it says!"
2. In library science, what term refers to a place where materials are stored and accessed for research and reference purposes?
(Hint; Starts with "R")
3. Which American president coined the term "axis of evil" in his State of the Union speech?
a. - Ronald Reagan
b. - George H W Bush
c. - Bill Clinton
d. - George W Bush
4. What is the ecclesiastical equivalent of "bending the knee"?
5. Which dark German bread, once a staple of peasants, is made from rye flour and rye berries?
6. The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe; what river comes in First ?
7. In July 1794, a group of western Pennsylvania farmers took up arms to protest a tax that had been imposed on one of their products. What was the name of this insurrection?
8. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first two, but who were the third and the fourth to walk on the moon?
a. - John H Glenn and Alan B Shepherd
b. - Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan L Bean
c. - David R Scott and James B Irwin
d. - Harrison "Jack" Schmitt and Charles M Duke
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The 1956 Olympic Games were held in Melbourne, Australia. The Equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
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.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
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1. - c
2. Repository
3. - d
4. Genuflection
5. Pumpernickel
6. the Volga
7. the Whiskey Rebellion
8. - b
TRUTH !!
A six month quarantine was necessary to bring a horse into Australia and the government would not make an exception for horses taking part in the Olympics. As a result, the Equestrian events were held in Stockholm in June (which of course was summertime in the northern hemisphere) and the other Olympic events were held in Melbourne in November.
