trivia 8/31

Luckytrim

Grill Master
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trivia 8/31
DID YOU KNOW...
The only number whose letters are in alphabetical order is 40
(f-o-r-t-y).

1. If I commit “Amicicide”, who or what have I killed ?
2. Name That Flick ...
Lexie, an up-and-coming figure skater on a fast track to Nationals, loses
her sight after suffering a head injury. With the support of her boyfriend,
she struggles to get back on the ice and skate in competition again.
3. Name the journalist who served 17 months in jail for writing a fake
autobiography of Howard Hughes ...
(First and last name please))
4. What is the French for Twenty ?
a. - Vingt
b. - Quinze
c. - Deux Cent
d. - Dix-Sept
5. She was Queen of Egypt, and wife of Akhenaton.... name her
6. In medieval warfare, What was the ballista a huge model of?
a. - a Sling Shot
b. - a Crossbow
c. - a Battering Ram
d. - a Mace
7. Which of these participants in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral later died
violently ?
a. - Wyatt Earp
b. - Morgan Earp
c. - Virgil Earp
d. - Doc Holliday
8. You've heard of people dying from consumption in historical books and
films, but what exactly was it?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
According to a recent study by Experian, Generation Y-ers (ages 20-30)have
the highest Vantage (credit) Scores of the four generations, Baby Boomers,
Gen-X, Gen-Y and the G-Generation.
(the Vantage Score was established in 2006 by the three main credit bureaus
to compete with Fair Isaac's FICO score).
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1. a Friend
2. "Ice Castles’
3. Clifford Irving
4. - a
5. Nefertiti
6. - b
7. - b
8. Tuberculosis



CRAP !!
Gen Y has an average credit score of 672, Gen X (ages 30-46) has an average
score of 718, Baby Boomers (47-65) have a 782, and the Greatest Generation
(66+) have an average of 829.
 
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ChowderMan

Pizza Chef
Super Site Supporter
that a very unagreed upon definition of "greatest generation" - unless it was written many many years ago....
 
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