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#803248 - 04/18/12 04:19 PM Trivia
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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. In which country does one dance the Sirtaki?
-2. Who is the last man on the right in Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper"?
-3. What is the common name of the section of a bird's digestive tract is also known as the ventriculus?
-4. Who played a nun in the 1966 movie "The Trouble With Angels" and the 1992 movie "Sister Act"?
-5. In 1967, which airline became the first all-jet airline?
-6. In what year was the Daytona 500 auto race shortened to the Daytona 450?
-7. What best-known species of agave is also called the century plant, because it usually flowers only once, between the ages of 10 and 25 years.
-8. Award-winning songwriter Diane Warren wrote four songs -- "But I Do Love You," "Right Kind of Wrong," "Please Remember," and "Can't Fight the Moonlight" -- for what movie?
-9. Who was the youngest golfer to ever win the PGA Championship?
-10. Members of what country band appeared as Rodney Dangerfield's backup band when he sang "Twist and Shout" in the movie "Back to School"?

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#803250 - 04/18/12 04:26 PM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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#803252 - 04/18/12 04:41 PM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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8. Coyote Ugly
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#803256 - 04/18/12 05:02 PM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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Good starts, ladies! wave
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#803259 - 04/18/12 05:25 PM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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3. gizzard grin

I have been with students in a 7th grade science class this year. Guess what we just studied? I even got to disect an earthworm last week. happydance
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#803266 - 04/18/12 06:21 PM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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I love the smell of formaldehyde in the morning! Good answer, Cheryl! smile
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#803324 - 04/19/12 12:46 AM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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1.Greece.
That was easy snicker wave


Edited by Haroula (04/19/12 12:46 AM)
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#803328 - 04/19/12 01:27 AM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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5. Pan Am?
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#803358 - 04/19/12 07:00 AM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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lol I think that one was right up your alley, Haroula. wave

Good guess, BabaLa. Try again. smile
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#803394 - 04/19/12 10:11 AM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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#803401 - 04/19/12 10:30 AM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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7. century plant smile
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#803411 - 04/19/12 11:25 AM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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Good answers! Another name for #7 is aloe. wave
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#803510 - 04/19/12 07:02 PM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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Ha Ha! I just reread the question and see that it says century plant! I didn't notice that! Silly me. smile
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#803518 - 04/19/12 07:52 PM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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#803530 - 04/19/12 08:47 PM Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora]
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Yes, because of the oil embargo. smile
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