Trivia
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09/13/17 12:38 PM
09/13/17 12:38 PM
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Pandora
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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 fictional character has been portrayed by Charlton Heston, Tim Curry, and Orson Welles? -2. On Star Trek, what U.S. state does Captain James T. Kirk call home? Bonus points for the name of the town. -3. What silent film star's contract forbade him from smiling on screen? -4. Who or what is referred to by the acronym POTUS? -5. Wimpy would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. Who is the proprietor of the restaurant where Wimpy is most likely to buy a hamburger? (R H) -6. "Gardol" was the secret ingredient in what brand name product in the 1950s? -7. What profession was shared by the father of Charlie Brown and the father of his creator, Charles Schulz? -8. In what movie does Sean Connery make this statement: "He pulls a knife; you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital; you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way"? -9. Standing 5'10" tall, who is the shortest NBA player to ever win Rookie of the Year honors? -10. What writer was known as "Tusitala" ("Teller of Tales") by the local natives of Samoa, and was buried at the summit of Mount Vaea on Samoa?
Netflix needs to stop asking if I'm still watching and start asking if I've switched the laundry over yet
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Re: Trivia
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#1124788
09/13/17 01:41 PM
09/13/17 01:41 PM
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Lex
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4. President of the United States (thought I'd take the difficult one...)
Life is what happens while you're making other plans.
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Re: Trivia
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09/13/17 04:46 PM
09/13/17 04:46 PM
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MsMercury
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6. Toothpaste?
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Re: Trivia
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#1124820
09/13/17 05:20 PM
09/13/17 05:20 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 52,968 Upstate NY
Pandora
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Good answers! niteowl, soooo close. MsM, that's right. Now I want the brand name.
Netflix needs to stop asking if I'm still watching and start asking if I've switched the laundry over yet
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