Trivia
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08/19/15 12:47 PM
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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?
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: Trivia
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08/19/15 03:58 PM
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9. Frank Lloyd Wright is my guess for all architect questions. I'm dying to know the answer to #3.
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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.
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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3. continued - Fit under the Golden Gate Bridge?
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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08/20/15 04:13 PM
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Good one Fil. I see it's right in your backyard. My brother just moved to Long Island (Stony Brook University). I'm looking forward to visiting him.
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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08/21/15 09:46 AM
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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.
Fil
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