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Trivia 6/26

Posted By: Pandora

Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 07:31 PM

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 state’s quarter shows a trumpet, fiddle, and guitar?
-2. Which ancient philosopher said, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation”?
-3. In what classic American novel did the ravages of the 1930’s Dust Bowl figure strongly? (The word “dust” was used 24 times in the first chapter alone.)
-4. Where is the highest non-Asian mountain, and what is its name?
-5. It’s a Studebaker compact model or a small terrestrial bird with an extravagant song and display flight.
-6. Name two vegetables included in the group called “nightshades”.7. What is the name of the Frank Lloyd Wright house built over a waterfall in rural Pennsylvania?
-8. What’s the name of the structure that connects your “two” brains?
-9. What position did Richie Cunningham, Gary Anderson, and Happy Feller play in the NFL?
-10. The Latin phrase omnia vincit amor appears in poems by Virgil. What does it mean in English?

Posted By: looney4labs

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 07:40 PM

3. Grapes of Wrath? puppy wave
Posted By: Marian

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 07:40 PM

3. The Grapes of Wrath wave

oops L4L and I posted at the same time. smile
Posted By: esube

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 07:50 PM

Golly, you go away for a few years, and yet, here everybody is! Hi Pandora! Remember me?

4. Fallingwater

Not too far from Chez Esube.
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 08:17 PM

5. Lark wave
Posted By: Cue

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 08:24 PM

10. All for love?

I remember you, esube. Welcome back!
Posted By: Haroula

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 09:00 PM

2.Plato snicker wave
Posted By: Jarkeld

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 09:00 PM

10. Love conquers everything?
Posted By: GBC

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 09:23 PM

8. the corpus collosum
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/26/13 11:12 PM

esube! You've been gone too long. Welcome back! grin

Excellent answers to the questions, folks! Cue, you were very close but Jarkeld nailed down #10. smile
Posted By: Haroula

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/27/13 08:15 PM

6.Potatoes,pepper smile wave
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/27/13 08:22 PM

1. Tennessee
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/27/13 08:37 PM

Good answers! wave

Other possible answers for #6 are eggplant, tomatoes and tomatillos

And my goofs on the logo puzzle made me take a closer look at this one. Esube answered #7, not 4, so #4 is back up for grabs. crazy
Posted By: BobH

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/28/13 12:52 AM

4. Mount McKinley?
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/28/13 03:34 AM

A very good guess, but the answer is not in North America. smile
Posted By: GBC

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/28/13 03:13 PM

4. Aconcagua in Argentina
Posted By: LadyKestrel

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/28/13 06:11 PM

4. Mt. Kilimanjaro?
Posted By: manxman

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/29/13 12:40 AM

9. placekicker smile
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/29/13 03:21 AM

Good try, LadyK, but it's not in Africa either. smile

Manxman, correct! smile
Posted By: DoreenS

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/29/13 04:07 PM

4. Mauna Kea in Hawaii rah
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Trivia 6/26 - 06/29/13 06:03 PM

Wait, I missed Gail's answer! She's got it! bravo

Good try, Doreen. smile
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