trivia 12/27
DID YOU KNOW...
At various times in history, left-handedness has been seen as many things: a
nasty habit, a mark of the devil, a sign of neurosis, rebellion,
criminality, and homosexuality. It has also been seen as a trait indicating
creativity and musical abilities.
1. Which common journalism phrase originated from the American Civil War and
prisoner internment camps with a very literal meaning?
2. Which common weather term is lifted from a battlefield term ?
3. Name the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ...
4. Which US state or territory first allowed women the right to vote in
1869?
a. - Vermont
b. - Wyoming
c. - Delaware
d. - New Mexico
5. Benjamin Franklin was portrayed on what denomination of United States
coin during the years 1948 to 1963?
6. "My Very Eccentric Mother Just Served Us Noodles" (or whatever words you
use to go with the capital letters) is a mnemonic to remember the order of
what objects ?
7. Sir Francis Drake sailed in a ship named ... what ?
8. In which specific part of the world is Malaysia?
a. - Southeast Asia
b. - North Pacific
b. - South Pacific
d. - Indian Ocean
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
George Washington Had false Teeth made from hardwood.
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1. Deadline (there were no fences, but if you crossed the deadline you were
shot )
2. Front
3. Conquest, War, Famine, Death
4. - b
5. Fifty-Cent piece
6. The Planets
7. The Golden Hind
8. - a
CRAP !!
This wooden teeth story about America’s first president is completely false.
While it is true that Washington suffered from major dental problems that
resulted in the loss of his real teeth, he never sported wooden
replacements. In all likelihood, Washington used teeth made out of ivory and
gold. Wooden teeth are just too painful.
DID YOU KNOW...
At various times in history, left-handedness has been seen as many things: a
nasty habit, a mark of the devil, a sign of neurosis, rebellion,
criminality, and homosexuality. It has also been seen as a trait indicating
creativity and musical abilities.
1. Which common journalism phrase originated from the American Civil War and
prisoner internment camps with a very literal meaning?
2. Which common weather term is lifted from a battlefield term ?
3. Name the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ...
4. Which US state or territory first allowed women the right to vote in
1869?
a. - Vermont
b. - Wyoming
c. - Delaware
d. - New Mexico
5. Benjamin Franklin was portrayed on what denomination of United States
coin during the years 1948 to 1963?
6. "My Very Eccentric Mother Just Served Us Noodles" (or whatever words you
use to go with the capital letters) is a mnemonic to remember the order of
what objects ?
7. Sir Francis Drake sailed in a ship named ... what ?
8. In which specific part of the world is Malaysia?
a. - Southeast Asia
b. - North Pacific
b. - South Pacific
d. - Indian Ocean
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
George Washington Had false Teeth made from hardwood.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Deadline (there were no fences, but if you crossed the deadline you were
shot )
2. Front
3. Conquest, War, Famine, Death
4. - b
5. Fifty-Cent piece
6. The Planets
7. The Golden Hind
8. - a
CRAP !!
This wooden teeth story about America’s first president is completely false.
While it is true that Washington suffered from major dental problems that
resulted in the loss of his real teeth, he never sported wooden
replacements. In all likelihood, Washington used teeth made out of ivory and
gold. Wooden teeth are just too painful.