trivia 4/14
DID YOU KNOW...
Lampreys and hagfish are the most primitive form of fish still living today.
1. The first secretion from the mammary glands after giving birth is called
what?
2. What is the animal who proverbially has nine lives called in Spanish?
3. By which moniker is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born December 17, 1936, known?
4. A period of warm weather following the first frost of autumn is called
what?
5. In the board game Scrabble, How many single points is the letter "X"
worth?
6. What was the name of the dance that started the Disco Craze?
7. Which Greek physician was known as 'the father of medicine'?
8. "The best part of waking up is _______ in your cup?"
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The Ginsu Knives were made in Freemont, Ohio.
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1. Colostrum
2. Gato
3. Pope Francis
4. Indian summer
5. - 8
6. The Hustle
7. Hippocrates
8. Folgers
TRUTH !!
Ginsu knives were originally called Quickut, made by a company in Fremont, Ohio. Since "Quickcut" lacked panache, Ed Valenti, Barry Becher, and copywriter Arthur Schiff created a name that alluded to the exceptional sharpness and durability of Japanese Samurai swords (known as katana).
As Valenti told the Palm Beach Post in 2011, "We were mindful that the last thing anyone wanted was another set of knives. The challenge was to position the product so that it made every other knife you owned obsolete."
The resulting Ginsu ads copied the hard sell direct marketing techniques of carnival hawkers pioneering TV pitchman Ron Popeil had adapted to the medium in the 1960s. In the process, they helped solidify the formula for the modern infomercial. Equally voluble and ubiquitous, late 1970s U.S. television advertisements for the "amazing" Ginsu knife asked, "How much would you pay? Don't answer!", urged viewers to "Call now! Operators are standing by!" and included the signature "But wait! There's more!", which became a popular infomercial catch phrase ever since.
In 2013, Consumer Reports reviewed the Ginsu Chikara knife set in their comparison of fifty knife sets and rated it as their "Best Buy". It tied for fourth place in quality, at less than a quarter of the price of similarly rated models.
DID YOU KNOW...
Lampreys and hagfish are the most primitive form of fish still living today.
1. The first secretion from the mammary glands after giving birth is called
what?
2. What is the animal who proverbially has nine lives called in Spanish?
3. By which moniker is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born December 17, 1936, known?
4. A period of warm weather following the first frost of autumn is called
what?
5. In the board game Scrabble, How many single points is the letter "X"
worth?
6. What was the name of the dance that started the Disco Craze?
7. Which Greek physician was known as 'the father of medicine'?
8. "The best part of waking up is _______ in your cup?"
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The Ginsu Knives were made in Freemont, Ohio.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Colostrum
2. Gato
3. Pope Francis
4. Indian summer
5. - 8
6. The Hustle
7. Hippocrates
8. Folgers
TRUTH !!
Ginsu knives were originally called Quickut, made by a company in Fremont, Ohio. Since "Quickcut" lacked panache, Ed Valenti, Barry Becher, and copywriter Arthur Schiff created a name that alluded to the exceptional sharpness and durability of Japanese Samurai swords (known as katana).
As Valenti told the Palm Beach Post in 2011, "We were mindful that the last thing anyone wanted was another set of knives. The challenge was to position the product so that it made every other knife you owned obsolete."
The resulting Ginsu ads copied the hard sell direct marketing techniques of carnival hawkers pioneering TV pitchman Ron Popeil had adapted to the medium in the 1960s. In the process, they helped solidify the formula for the modern infomercial. Equally voluble and ubiquitous, late 1970s U.S. television advertisements for the "amazing" Ginsu knife asked, "How much would you pay? Don't answer!", urged viewers to "Call now! Operators are standing by!" and included the signature "But wait! There's more!", which became a popular infomercial catch phrase ever since.
In 2013, Consumer Reports reviewed the Ginsu Chikara knife set in their comparison of fifty knife sets and rated it as their "Best Buy". It tied for fourth place in quality, at less than a quarter of the price of similarly rated models.
