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. During a presidential election year, when does the Electoral College meet to vote for the President of the United States? [T-- f---- M----- a---- t-- s----- W-------- i- D-------]
-2. How much money did Shoeless Joe Jackson receive for helping to throw the 1919 World Series? How much was he promised? [1/4 x, x "Leagues Under the Sea"]
-3. How many total pairs of shoes did Imelda Marcos own (to the nearest 100)?
-4. Which country's architecture provided the model for the building of the White House?
-5. Oscar Wilde claimed he was fighting a duel to the death in his Paris hotel room in 1900. With what was he dueling?
-6. Which Disney character did Sir Laurence Olivier state was similar to his film portrayal of Richard III? [B-- B-- W---]
-7. There is only one animal still alive who personally met Charles Darwin. What species is it?
-8. What are the directions to Neverland?
-9. By law, ancient Roman prostitutes had to have what hair color?
-10. One early type of bird, Archaeopteryx, lived in the Jurassic Period, more than 130 million years ago. What did he have that modern birds lack?

10. teeth

5 - his wallpaper , i think i'm not crazy about the stuff either

Yes to both!

7. Galapagos Tortoise

8. second (star) to the right, and straight on till morning

9. blond

Three more good ones!

3. 1200

4. Italy?

A good guess, soot, but not high enough.

Also a good guess, flotsam, but not correct.

4. Greece

That was my guess, but nope. There are influences from many countries, but one shines through the rest.

3. 2400 pairs

4. Ireland

Too many, soot, although I'm sure she'd have preferred your number.

Gail

3. 2,000

I must have an evil streak. Now that there have been three attempts, I'll give you the answer as 1,600.

1. The first Monday after the second Wednesday in December

And a Canadian gets it!

6. Big Bad Wolf

2. 5,000, 20,000 good hint

Thanks for finishing this one off!