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Trivia - hints added #1071617
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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 past tense of the verb "wreak"?
-2. What is "West Virginia coleslaw"? (c------ t------)
-3. What was tennis player Jean Rene Lacoste's nickname?
-4. Pierre Boulle, author of "Bridge on the River Kwai," wrote another book that inspired what piece of classic cinema?
-5. Which country experienced the first nuclear power plant meltdown?
-6. Who commissioned the Pentagon Papers? (John M)
-7. What is the name of the bird who goes "Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs"?
-8. Where was the "shot heard round the world" fired?
-9. Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein is credited with creating what film technique? (m------)
-10. What is a soda straw?



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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1071634
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jboliver and SQF thumbsup

Rog, try again! wave


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1071657
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Sondi, b-i-l and michele, good answers! wave


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Yes! smile


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lol i had to check the answer this morning for him, and he was all happy with your response - made me laugh out loud !

i love that he shouts out answers when i read these ,since my mom passed away last year - she enjoyed trivia .

Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #1071743
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Good guess, but it wasn't the USA. smile

niteowl, your b-i-l is always welcome to participate. I'm so sorry about your Mom. kissy


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#'s 2 and 9 are correct! For #6, you got the first name right, Koala. grin


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6 - i thought it was robert mcnamara ? ??

Re: Trivia - hints added [Re: Pandora] #1071898
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oops lol

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That's the guy! wave


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