trivia 8/3
DID YOU KNOW...
During its construction, the Great Wall of China was called "the longest
cemetery on earth" because so many people died building it. Reportedly, it
cost the lives of more than one million people.
1. What is the term that refers to language that sends a political message to a specific group while appearing perfectly innocent to the wider public?
2. Who Am I ??
I am a character in a play by Tennessee Williams, and I don't always tell the absolute truth. I was mistreated by my sister and her husband so I always "depend on the kindness of strangers". Who am I?
3. National Football League quarterback Troy Aikman played his entire NFL career with which team?
4. In the Bible, what was the name of Isau (Esau)'s fraternal twin?
5. New York Central RR's "20th Century Limited" and the Pennsylvania RR's "Broadway Limited" were direct competitors for many years on their rail routes between New York City and .....
a. - Chicago
b. - St. Louis
c. - Washington, D.C.
d. - Miami
6. Name That Flick !!
This was Eminem's first credited movie. Kim Basinger played his mother...
7. Potatoes are indigenous to which part of the world?
a. - Europe
b. - North America
c. - Asia
d. - South America
8. Who Wrote That Book ??
"Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance"
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
During WWII, Churchill supported a plan to build aircraft carriers made from 86% ice and 14% wood pulp.
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1. "Dog Whistle"
2. I am Blanche Dubois
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Jacob
5. - a
6. "8 Mile"
7. - d
8. Barack Obama
TRUTH !!
A successful scale model was built and tested on Canada's Patricia Lake, but proved too costly and the entire project was shut down in 1944.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk
DID YOU KNOW...
During its construction, the Great Wall of China was called "the longest
cemetery on earth" because so many people died building it. Reportedly, it
cost the lives of more than one million people.
1. What is the term that refers to language that sends a political message to a specific group while appearing perfectly innocent to the wider public?
2. Who Am I ??
I am a character in a play by Tennessee Williams, and I don't always tell the absolute truth. I was mistreated by my sister and her husband so I always "depend on the kindness of strangers". Who am I?
3. National Football League quarterback Troy Aikman played his entire NFL career with which team?
4. In the Bible, what was the name of Isau (Esau)'s fraternal twin?
5. New York Central RR's "20th Century Limited" and the Pennsylvania RR's "Broadway Limited" were direct competitors for many years on their rail routes between New York City and .....
a. - Chicago
b. - St. Louis
c. - Washington, D.C.
d. - Miami
6. Name That Flick !!
This was Eminem's first credited movie. Kim Basinger played his mother...
7. Potatoes are indigenous to which part of the world?
a. - Europe
b. - North America
c. - Asia
d. - South America
8. Who Wrote That Book ??
"Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance"
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
During WWII, Churchill supported a plan to build aircraft carriers made from 86% ice and 14% wood pulp.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. "Dog Whistle"
2. I am Blanche Dubois
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Jacob
5. - a
6. "8 Mile"
7. - d
8. Barack Obama
TRUTH !!
A successful scale model was built and tested on Canada's Patricia Lake, but proved too costly and the entire project was shut down in 1944.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk