Trivia 6/22

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Trivia 6/22

DID YOU KNOW...

Astronaut is a compound word derived from the two Ancient Greek words "Astro," meaning "star," and "naut" meaning "sailor." So astronaut literally means "star sailor."





1. if the earth were the size of a quarter, how big a ball would the sun be?

a. - Three feet in diameter

b. - Six feet in diameter

c. - Nine feet in diameter

d. - Twelve feet in diameter

2. how old is the youngest of the hawaiian islands?

a. - 800 years

b. - 1,600 years

c. - 80,000 years

d. - 800,000 years

3. which chemical element derives it's name from the greek word for "sun"?

4. what's the color of the cow in the gellet burgess rhyme?

a. - Brown

b. - Yellow

c. - Black

d. - Purple

5. which of the Fifty has its largest city at burlington?

6. who had a major 1950's song hit with "wheel of fortune"?

a. - Teresa Brewer

b. - Kay Starr

c. - Doris Day

d. - Patti Page

7. who was the famous daughter of pohaton?

8. which character delivers shakespeare's "quality of mercy" speech?

a. - Portia

b. - Juliet

c. - Lady Macbeth

d. - Desdemona



TRUTH OR CRAP ??

Contrary to popular opinion, Napolean was of average height for his time.

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1. - c

2. 800,000 years

3. HELIUM

4. - d

5. VERMONT

6. - b

7. POCAHANTIS

8. - a



TRUTH !!

Napoleon was actually of average height for his time, around 5 feet 6 inches, according to historical records.
 
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