Luckytrim
Grill Master
Trivia 7/4
DID YOU KNOW...
There were no fireworks on July 4, 1776. However, the first Fourth of July fireworks began in 1777 as they lit Philadelphia's night sky. The Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote this of the celebration: "The evening was closed with the ring of bells, and at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and concluded with thirteen rockets) on the Commons, and the city was beautifully illuminated."
1. The Kentucky Derby is contested annually at which racetrack?
2. What baseball player, who played for New York his entire career, was known as "The Yankee Clipper"?
3. Transcendental Meditation is the practice of meditating based on the silent repetition of a sound. What is this sound called?
4. Of the following NFL franchises, which still plays in their original city?
a. - Arizona Cardinals
b. - Tennessee Titans
c. - Houston Texans
d. - St. Louis Rams
5. What comical duo delighted audiences with their antics and old rivalries in the films, "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) and "Grumpier Old Men" (1995)?
6. While serving wine, what process removes the sediment from the liquid before drinking?
7. What do you call a camera lens designed to create a wide panoramic image?
8. How many steps are in the title of John Buchan's classic novel?
a. - LIX
b. - VIII
c. - XXXIII
d. - XXXIX
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
American James Watt invented the Steam Engine.
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1. Churchill Downs
2. Joe DiMaggio
3. Mantra
4. - c
5. Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon
6. decantation
7. Fisheye
8. - d
CRAP !!
British subject James Watt invented the steam engine !
DID YOU KNOW...
There were no fireworks on July 4, 1776. However, the first Fourth of July fireworks began in 1777 as they lit Philadelphia's night sky. The Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote this of the celebration: "The evening was closed with the ring of bells, and at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and concluded with thirteen rockets) on the Commons, and the city was beautifully illuminated."
1. The Kentucky Derby is contested annually at which racetrack?
2. What baseball player, who played for New York his entire career, was known as "The Yankee Clipper"?
3. Transcendental Meditation is the practice of meditating based on the silent repetition of a sound. What is this sound called?
4. Of the following NFL franchises, which still plays in their original city?
a. - Arizona Cardinals
b. - Tennessee Titans
c. - Houston Texans
d. - St. Louis Rams
5. What comical duo delighted audiences with their antics and old rivalries in the films, "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) and "Grumpier Old Men" (1995)?
6. While serving wine, what process removes the sediment from the liquid before drinking?
7. What do you call a camera lens designed to create a wide panoramic image?
8. How many steps are in the title of John Buchan's classic novel?
a. - LIX
b. - VIII
c. - XXXIII
d. - XXXIX
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
American James Watt invented the Steam Engine.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Churchill Downs
2. Joe DiMaggio
3. Mantra
4. - c
5. Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon
6. decantation
7. Fisheye
8. - d
CRAP !!
British subject James Watt invented the steam engine !
