Trivia

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?

10. Winston

Yes, after Winston Churchill.

3. pencil

Yes! Many of the definitions are hilarious.

4.Four fingers

1. La Giaconda (or something very similar?)

Bernie

6. 1

9. The onion..it symbolized Eternity and was sacred.

Haroula, Bernie and Gail, good answers!

Cue, you're a bit shy.

2. Short Line is not a railroad but I'm not sure what it was. Something like a trolley or bus line?

I've always been shy.

I'll cede this one, since I'm obviously clueless.

8. Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.

'zackly!

7. France (Gallium/Francium)

Good answer, Jarkeld!

6.73

5. obelisk

I think you're right manxman. I've never won an Obie, but I'm pretty sure the trophy is a lucite obelisk.

All correct!

The obelisk is considered to be the precursor to the billboard.