trivia 4/10
DID YOU KNOW...
The average life expectancy ranges throughout the world from a high of 84.36
years in Macau to just 31.88 years in the African nation of Swaziland.
1. What is the diameter of a 45-RPM record ?
2. Can you name the five books of Moses? I'll settle for four..........
3. Three US Presidents died on July fourth ; I'll settle for the two who
died on the SAME July fourth, 1826...
(Bonus: name the third, who died exactly 5 years later...)
4. "Thou shalt not kill" is commandment number........ what ?
5. What year saw the tragic shootings at Columbine High School ?
6. A synonym is a word that means the same thing as a different word. An
antonym is a word that means the opposite thing to a different word. But
what is a contronym?
a. - A word that has no antonym
b. - A word that is a synonym of itself
c. - A word that has no synonym
d. - A word that is an antonym of itself
7. Fuji and Gala are varieties of what popular fruit?
8. What are the main ingredients of the Irish dish colcannon?
a. - Dried peas and ham
b. - Chick peas and rice
c. - Potatoes and cabbage
d. - Cheese and white wine
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The silk threads of some spider webs are stronger than steel.
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1. 7 inches
2. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
3. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (James Madison)
4. Six
5. 1999
6. - d
7. Apple
8. – c
TRUTH !
The tensile strength of spider’s spun silk is as strong as that of a high-grade alloy steel of equal size.
DID YOU KNOW...
The average life expectancy ranges throughout the world from a high of 84.36
years in Macau to just 31.88 years in the African nation of Swaziland.
1. What is the diameter of a 45-RPM record ?
2. Can you name the five books of Moses? I'll settle for four..........
3. Three US Presidents died on July fourth ; I'll settle for the two who
died on the SAME July fourth, 1826...
(Bonus: name the third, who died exactly 5 years later...)
4. "Thou shalt not kill" is commandment number........ what ?
5. What year saw the tragic shootings at Columbine High School ?
6. A synonym is a word that means the same thing as a different word. An
antonym is a word that means the opposite thing to a different word. But
what is a contronym?
a. - A word that has no antonym
b. - A word that is a synonym of itself
c. - A word that has no synonym
d. - A word that is an antonym of itself
7. Fuji and Gala are varieties of what popular fruit?
8. What are the main ingredients of the Irish dish colcannon?
a. - Dried peas and ham
b. - Chick peas and rice
c. - Potatoes and cabbage
d. - Cheese and white wine
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The silk threads of some spider webs are stronger than steel.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. 7 inches
2. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
3. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (James Madison)
4. Six
5. 1999
6. - d
7. Apple
8. – c
TRUTH !
The tensile strength of spider’s spun silk is as strong as that of a high-grade alloy steel of equal size.