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Trivia #1025596
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Try your hand at these brain-busting trivia questions. Remember, please, that you may not google or use any reference sources for the first 24 hours of this thread.

-1. What is the IRS’s “Dinah Shore Ruling”?
-2. What is the only U.S. presidential landmark operated outside the country by the National Park Service?
-3. What is the most plentiful metal in the Earth’s crust?
-4. What Tasmanian-born leading lady launched her career under the name Queenie O’Brien?
-5. In land surveying, how many feet long is a chain?
-6. From what performer did Elvis Presley pick up his pelvic gyrations?
-7. Which four state capitals are named after American presidents?
-8. An octopus has eight arms. How many does a squid have?
-9. In what country was famous French actor Yves Montand born?
-10. What synthetic fabric, introduced in the 70’s, is made of Teflon?


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025599
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10. Polyester????


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025601
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6. Chuck Berry (I think)

Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025613
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Great guesses, but nope. Keep trying! smile


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025623
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7. Jefferson City Missouri, Madison Wisconsin, Lincoln Nebraska and Jackson Mississippi.


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Re: Trivia [Re: Space Quest Fan] #1025624
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4. Merle Oberon smile

Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025628
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Both correct! wave


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025631
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8. 10 arms (1 pair are longer with suckers on the end) wave

Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025636
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3. Aluminium ? wave thumbsup

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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025640
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5. Whoopee - one for the cricket fans! A cricket pitch is exactly one chain or 22 yards long.

So - 66 feet smile


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025641
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6. Wasn't it Forrest Gump? grin

3. Iron?

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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025657
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Hillegom, ZH, NL
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10. Keflar?

Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025667
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Michele, Bernie, and Rog score! wave

Bob and Jarkeld, good guesses, but no luck. lol wave


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025669
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10. with a nod to Jarkeld, could it be Kevlar?


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025729
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Haroula thumbsup Nee Yvo Livi

Bob, keep trying! grin (It doesn't start with a K)


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025739
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6. Bo Diddley smile


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10. Dacron think


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manxman thumbsup

Bob, doesn't start with a D either. Actually, it starts with a letter between the D and the K. grin


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025781
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10. GoreTex

I hope this is right, my very limited fabric knowledge is about exhausted. grin


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025826
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You dug deep to succeed, Bob! wave


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1. It allowed you to deduct expenses for clothing worn only during performances.


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Yes, and the clothing had to be too tight to sit down in. crazy


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025962
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2. Campobello

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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1025971
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Yes! Campobello, the summer home of FDR, in New Brunswick Province, Canada. Well done, Koala! wave


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