Trivia - hint added
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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 fictional character got his first name from a cricket star and his last name from a U.S. Supreme Court justice? [Hint: S H] -2. What adjective describes a North African coast, and from there has been used for pirates, apes, sheep and lions? -3. If you have a fever, you'd know what Norma Egstrom's stage name was. What? -4. What comic strip features Phil, Ruler of Heck and Prince of Insufficient Light, who carries a spoon instead of a pitchfork? -5. Which planet is closest to Earth? -6. What Marx Brother never appeared in the movies, but instead became a dressmaker and Groucho's agent? -7. What ancient civilization had a Memphis of its own, although its music scene was probably nowhere near as good? -8. Anastrophe what "Star Wars" character often uses? -9. In 2004, what new piece got added to the game Operation? -10. George Morton wrote what Shangri-Las song in crayons on a shirt cardboard insert?
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Re: Trivia
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4. Dilbert Note: 5. Do you mean closest right now or the orbit that is nearest Earth's orbit? It's possible that it is the same planet at this time...I don't know. Edit: Or maybe part of the difficulty of the question is to figure that out.
Last edited by BobH; 10/15/14 05:13 PM. Reason: added
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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Re: Trivia
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10/15/14 06:33 PM
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Bob, Jarkeld, Rog Sherlock, correct! Do it often, Yoda does. Bernie, try again. We're talking orbits.
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