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. How many square inches are there in an acre? -2. Who dubbed Miss Piggy's singing voice in "The Muppet Movie"? -3. A baby kangaroo is called a joey. What are its parents called? -4. Who was rumored to be the subject of Carly Simon's 1972 record "You're So Vain"? -5. How many flowers are in the design stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie? -6. Which words were combined and shortened to form the radio code response "wilco"? -7. What is the unit of currency of both North and South Korea? -8. Who currently owns the 45.52 carat Hope diamond? -9. What fast-food chain founded in 1964 was named for brothers Forrest and LeRoy Raffel? -10. How many of the four Grand Slam trophies in tennis are gold and how many are silver?
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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4. I've always heard Warren Beatty
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Correct, and you should know. Bucks are also called boomers, jacks, and old men. Does are also called flyers and jills.
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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If I'm right, I really should reconsider my diet. In my mind's eye:
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Some say pigs are actually very intelligent animals. Yet I have this whole freezer full of sausages.
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10. I thought they were all silver
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The Wimbledon trophy has some gold gilt on it, but I thought it was basically silver.
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You're absolutely right, Fil. The gilt makes it look gold, but it's made of silver. "Men Single's trophy is presented to the winner of Gentlemen's Singles Championship. It is a silver gilt cup, with cover. It is 18½ inches in size and has a diameter of 7½ inches. It consists of couple of handles on all the sides and is settled on a raised foot. It is golden in color and adorned with borders and floral work and oval style moldings. The head of the Cup is given a look of a pineapple on the top. The head is also covered with a helmet that is present under both the handles. The proud words 'The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Championship of the World' are engraved on the trophy. However since 1949, players have been given a miniature replica of the original trophy."
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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I watch the Wimbledon finals every year and I think that I heard one of commentators describe the cup once. Of course, old lady memories are not to be relied on.
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1. I think: 1 acre = 4840 sq yds, 1 square yd = 36x36 squinches so the answer is 6,272,640
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?
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