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?
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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#849583
11/15/12 09:07 AM
11/15/12 09:07 AM
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Joined: Jul 2007
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GBC
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9. The onion..it symbolized Eternity and was sacred.
Gail
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Re: Trivia
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#849589
11/15/12 10:02 AM
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
11/15/12 11:12 AM
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Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits
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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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,686 Boston
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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