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Trivia #1028726
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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. George G. Moppet was the father of what comic strip character?
-2. How many games did Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton miss during his 13-year NFL career?
-3. How were the height and width of modern American battleships originally determined?
-4. Who turned down the role of Columbo before Peter Falk was signed up for the TV detective series?
-5. Who started the first airship passenger service in 1910?
-6. Why did a bible published in London in 1632 become known as the Wicked Bible?
-7. Under California law, what fish may only be caught using bare hands?
-8. Where in the world is a place called Disko Island?
-9. Which famous architect invented the word “carport”?
-10. What drink did a Dutch medical professor produce in his laboratory while trying to come up with a blood cleanser that could be sold in drugstores?


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1028728
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6. Something in the back of my mind tells me that in one of the bibles, under the ten commandments, was something like "Thou shalt commit adultery" or similar. The word 'not' was omitted?? wave thumbsup

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10. I believe it was gin, made at that time with alcohol and juniper berries. grin wave

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9. Frank Lloyd Wright is my guess for all architect questions. lol

I'm dying to know the answer to #3.


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1028746
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All three answers correct! wave


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1028749
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3. Not sure if height would apply here but my guess would be that they had to fit through the Panama canal. That would limit the length, width and draft, maybe the height too.


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1028783
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You've got half of it, Bob - the ships had to fit through the Panama Canal. So, what about the height? smile


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3. continued - Fit under the Golden Gate Bridge?


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1028801
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Wrong side of the country. smile


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1028804
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3. the Brooklyn Bridge?


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That's the one! wave


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Good one Fil. I see it's right in your backyard. thumbsup My brother just moved to Long Island (Stony Brook University). I'm looking forward to visiting him.


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That #3 answer was very interesting.


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Two good answers, ladies! wave


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7. Grunion <`}}}}><

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Two good answers, gentlemen! wave


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Yes! It's been renamed Qeqertarsuup but is still widely referred to by its old name. wave


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Being born and raised in Brooklyn, the bridge is a favorite of mine. I've walked over it many a time. It's beautiful.


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Absolutely correct! Well done, all! wave


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