trivia 2/12
DID YOU KNOW...
In 1902, Shep Friedman, in the Morning Telegraph, coins the nickname "Great White
Way" for New York city's Broadway. But Shep wasn't referring to the lights-a
snowstorm that day had turned the street into, quite literally a slippery "White Way".
1. Definition; (E- 8 letters)
v.~ To increase, enlarge or intensify;
int.~ To increase in intensity or extent.
2. While visiting a Trenton classroom in 1992, what word did V.P. Dan Quayle insist was
mis-spelled by 12-year-old William Figueroa ?
3. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Esmeralda ?
4. Which famous actor was known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces" ?
5. What Jim Carrey movie featured the screen debut of Cheri Oteri ?
6. What song connects Bill Withers (1972) and Club Nouveau (1989) ?
7. What Amish country village in Pennsylvania, where Witness was filmed, is a frequent
victim of street-sign theft ?
8. If I suffer from Phalacrophobia, what is it that I fear ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
"Man of a Thousand Voices" Mel Blanc's tombstone reads "That's All, Folks!".
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1. Escalate
2. Potato
3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
4. Lon Chaney
5. Liar, Liar
6. Lean On Me
7. Intercourse, Pa.
8. Going Bald
TRUTH !!
Mel Blanc spoke for everyone from Bugs Bunny to Barney Rubble. But it was Porky
Pig's signature sign-off that Blanc adopted as his own final goodbye.
DID YOU KNOW...
In 1902, Shep Friedman, in the Morning Telegraph, coins the nickname "Great White
Way" for New York city's Broadway. But Shep wasn't referring to the lights-a
snowstorm that day had turned the street into, quite literally a slippery "White Way".
1. Definition; (E- 8 letters)
v.~ To increase, enlarge or intensify;
int.~ To increase in intensity or extent.
2. While visiting a Trenton classroom in 1992, what word did V.P. Dan Quayle insist was
mis-spelled by 12-year-old William Figueroa ?
3. In which Disney cartoon is the title character's love interest named Esmeralda ?
4. Which famous actor was known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces" ?
5. What Jim Carrey movie featured the screen debut of Cheri Oteri ?
6. What song connects Bill Withers (1972) and Club Nouveau (1989) ?
7. What Amish country village in Pennsylvania, where Witness was filmed, is a frequent
victim of street-sign theft ?
8. If I suffer from Phalacrophobia, what is it that I fear ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
"Man of a Thousand Voices" Mel Blanc's tombstone reads "That's All, Folks!".
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Escalate
2. Potato
3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
4. Lon Chaney
5. Liar, Liar
6. Lean On Me
7. Intercourse, Pa.
8. Going Bald
TRUTH !!
Mel Blanc spoke for everyone from Bugs Bunny to Barney Rubble. But it was Porky
Pig's signature sign-off that Blanc adopted as his own final goodbye.