trivia 5/15
DID YOU KNOW...
In a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill, Admiral John Fisher was the first to
use the
phrase "O.M.G."
1. Who starred as Jerry Lee Lewis in the film “Great Balls of Fire” ?
2. I'll lay odds you have seen a Snellen Chart. What is its purpose?
3. Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the Olympics ; what year was that ?
4. In Victorian England, what was a "fingersmith"?
5. On what Religious Holiday was Abraham Lincoln shot?
6. What female athlete became the first to win $100,000 in a single year ?
a. - Billie Jean King
b. - Martina Navratalova
c. - Chris Evert
d. - Evonne Goolagong
7. The original U.S. Olympic basketball team known as the 'Dream Team' was
composed of some of the best basketball players in history. In which
Olympics did they compete?
a. - 1988
b. - 1992
c. - 1996
d. - None of These
8. What year saw the Soviets launch Sputnik I ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
California has the highest number of residents who are licensed pilots.
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1. Dennis Quaid
2. In Eye Exams
3. - 1972
4. a Pickpocket
5. Good Friday
6. - a
7. - a
8. - 1957
CRAP !!
That would be Alaska !
One of every 58 Alaskans is a registered pilot, and one out of 59 owns an
airplane. Lake Hood in Anchorage is the largest and busiest seaplane base in
the world, averaging 234 landings and take-offs per day.
DID YOU KNOW...
In a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill, Admiral John Fisher was the first to
use the
phrase "O.M.G."
1. Who starred as Jerry Lee Lewis in the film “Great Balls of Fire” ?
2. I'll lay odds you have seen a Snellen Chart. What is its purpose?
3. Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the Olympics ; what year was that ?
4. In Victorian England, what was a "fingersmith"?
5. On what Religious Holiday was Abraham Lincoln shot?
6. What female athlete became the first to win $100,000 in a single year ?
a. - Billie Jean King
b. - Martina Navratalova
c. - Chris Evert
d. - Evonne Goolagong
7. The original U.S. Olympic basketball team known as the 'Dream Team' was
composed of some of the best basketball players in history. In which
Olympics did they compete?
a. - 1988
b. - 1992
c. - 1996
d. - None of These
8. What year saw the Soviets launch Sputnik I ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
California has the highest number of residents who are licensed pilots.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Dennis Quaid
2. In Eye Exams
3. - 1972
4. a Pickpocket
5. Good Friday
6. - a
7. - a
8. - 1957
CRAP !!
That would be Alaska !
One of every 58 Alaskans is a registered pilot, and one out of 59 owns an
airplane. Lake Hood in Anchorage is the largest and busiest seaplane base in
the world, averaging 234 landings and take-offs per day.
