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?
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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#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?
"It's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts." I'm not getting old....just 'Marvelously Mature'!
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Re: Trivia
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09/13/17 05:20 PM
09/13/17 05:20 PM
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Good answers! niteowl, soooo close. MsM, that's right. Now I want the brand name.
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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