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Miscellaneous Facts... #1314280
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Test your Trivia knowledge...and it's always OK to guess laugh

Hold off on Google'n until tomorrow... think

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1. What foursome is known in Spain as U-Dos?
2. What is the singular of timpani?
3. Which Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale figure sits by the waterside in Copenhagen?
4. How many finger-like projections does an African elephant have at the end of its trunk?
5. What month did the Titanic sink?
6. What perfume ingredient comes from the sperm whale's intestine?
7. What circus star tipped the scales at 6 1/2 tons?
8. What nationality was Roald Dahl?
9. What tycoon landed his aircraft on the Bel-Air Country Club's 8th fairway to get Katharine Hepburn's attention?
10. What is the Japanese name for Japan?
11. How many states does the Appalachian Trail traverse?
12. What Canadian city boasts the world's richest rodeo that started in 1912?

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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314282
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12. Calgary? wave


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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314290
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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314293
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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314305
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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314326
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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314346
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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314367
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11. 14 states. I have hiked a portion of the trail in several states, but never made the complete trek from Georgia to Maine because it was too time consuming for a working woman.


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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314401
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Right on ScarletD! I hope to make it to th Appalachian Trail one day...I'd love to see it.

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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314406
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Hi manXman ... and a good guess to boot! thumbsup

Have a great day! wave


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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314593
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Re: Miscellaneous Facts... [Re: soot] #1314700
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