Trivia
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11/14/12 09:07 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 is the actual name of the Mona Lisa? -2. Which property represented as a railroad on the Monopoly game board was not actually a railroad? What was it? -3. In a military contract, what item is referred to as a "portable, hand-held communications inscriber"? -4. How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have on each hand? -5. The OBIE award is the highest honor given to outdoor advertising. Where did the name come from? -6. How many elevators are there in the Empire State Building? -7. Which European country has two elements on the Periodic table named after it? -8. What is a dentiloquist? -9. On what vegetable did an ancient Egyptian place his right hand when taking an oath? -10. What was Beatle John Lennon's middle 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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Re: Trivia
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#849583
11/15/12 09:07 AM
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GBC
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9. The onion..it symbolized Eternity and was sacred.
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Re: Trivia
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11/15/12 10:02 AM
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fildil
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2. Short Line is not a railroad but I'm not sure what it was. Something like a trolley or bus line?
Fil
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Re: Trivia
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#849600
11/15/12 11:12 AM
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Cue
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I've always been shy. I'll cede this one, since I'm obviously clueless.
Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?
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Re: Trivia
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#849860
11/16/12 01:18 PM
11/16/12 01:18 PM
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Jimbo Bell
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I think you're right manxman. I've never won an Obie, but I'm pretty sure the trophy is a lucite obelisk.
Some say pigs are actually very intelligent animals. Yet I have this whole freezer full of sausages.
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