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Trivia #884858
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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. During the 1950s and 60s, what tablets turned water into carbonated drinks, with flavors such as root beer and “blue razz”?
-2. Who was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
-3. At which Ivy League university does the secret society Skull and Bones operate?
-4. Before the handsome prince came along, who else climbed up Rapunzel’s hair?
-5. Who said, “There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.”
-6. The Oldsmobile Toronado was the first car to offer what safety feature in 1974?
-7. Adults have 32 permanent teeth. How many are molars?
-8. What beer is synonymous with its unique container, popularly referred to as an “oil can”?
-9. What was the nickname of the trial of the Chicago baseball players who confessed to throwing the World Series?
-10. Chuo-Dori and Harumi-Dori avenues are two of the main roads cutting through which major Asian shopping district?



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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #884862
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(1) I think it was Fizzy Fizz


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #884869
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Good list, there are a bunch that are just a bit too obscured by cobwebs.


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #884890
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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #884911
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Doreen, nice try, but you're thinking of the miller's daughter who is never named. smile

Dar, that's very close, but I'm looking for exact. I remember the product fondly. happydance

BobH and Haroula, good answers from your mental attics! wave


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #884947
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Correct! smile


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Re: Trivia [Re: michele rose] #884955
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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #884961
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All correct! smile


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Both correct! smile


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A very good guess, but nope. smile


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1974 seems a bit early but could it be anti-lock brakes?


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Another good guess, but nope. smile


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I could resist no longer and looked it up. I thought of and rejected the idea of air bags. 1974 seems way too early for that.


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Ding ding ding ding dinggggg! grin


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