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trivia 5/14
DID YOU KNOW ...
Florida's St. John's River, 310 miles long, flows South to North. The USA
has six other major rivers that do the same .


1. Which prominent World War 2 general was killed in an automobile accident,
on December 9, 1945?
2. Can you identify the celebrity who had the name Stefani Joanne Angelina
Germanotta on her birth certificate? I bet that Tony Bennett could...
3. Name the three main divisions in government in Canada...
4. In what sort of profession would I use a 'Tongue and Rabbet ?
5. Freckles are a spots on the skin that contain an excess of ..... what ?
6. The old saying goes that this many inches of snow contain one inch of
fresh water.
a. - 4
b. - 6
c. - 8
d. - 10
7. Churchills, Robustos, Lonsdales, and Torpedos are examples of what
consumable products?
8. Who played the female lead in the TV series,"Get Smart"?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Blue Jeans are named after the city of Genoa in Italy.
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1. George Patton
2. Lady Gaga
3. Municipal, Provincial and Federal
4. Woodworking / Carpentry
(A rabbet (no relation to a rabbit!) is a joint on a board or plank, cut as
a recess along its edge. In construction, the rabbet on one piece of wood is
designed to interlock with the edge or tongue of another piece of wood. )
5. melanin
6. - d
7. Cigars
8. Barbara Feldon

TRUTH !!
Back in the 15th century, shipbuilders and merchants in Genoa used a cheap,
coarse and strong, cross weaved type of cotton to make sails and protect
their goods. This kind of fabric was produced in the French city of Nimes,
resulting in the name ‘denim’, and used in combination with moleskin. In
Genoa, similar textiles were dyed blue by indigo traded with India. Their
use extended to work clothes, and they were exported under the French name
‘bleu de Gênes’ that became blue jeans when translated to English.
This was the origin of blue jeans that crossed the Atlantic and became
common property.
 
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