trivia 12/6
DID YOU KNOW...
A massive 8.8 earthquake in Chile moved the city of Concepcion 10 feet to
the west on February 27, 2010. This quake also shortened Earth's day and
slightly changed the rotation of the planet.
1. Karen Valentine starred as teacher Alice Johnson in what schoolhouse
drama?
a. - Room 222
b. - Our Miss Brooks
c. - Mr. Peepers
d. - Welcome Back Kotter
2. In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god of the underworld. Who is his Greek
counterpart ?
3. Which U.S. state formed when it seceded from a Confederate state in 1861,
as a result of the Civil War?
4. Boxing Day is also called what ?
(Hint; Religious title)
5. What is the largest species of penguin?
6. What city was Marco Polo's home ?
7. What 1980's television show made Johnny Depp a star?
8. How many years did Nelson Mandela serve in prison ?
a. - 21
b. - 23
c. - 25
d. - 27
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In Roman mythology, Hercules was poisoned by his wife, leading to his death.
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1. - a
2. Hades
3. West Virginia
4. St. Stephen's Day
5. Emperor Penguin
6. Venice
7. "Twenty-one Jump Street"
8. - d
TRUTH !!
Hercules got married a couple of times: Megara was his first bride, but he
killed her and their kids.
Hercules had 12 labors to fulfill to King Eurysteus to atone for killing his
children. Originally only ten labors, Heracles was tricked into doing two
more. The second labor of Heracles was to kill the Lernaean Hydra, who had
many heads and poisonous breath. When Hercules killed the Hydra, he dipped
his arrows into the Hydra's poisonous blood, and it was this poison blood
which ultimately killed Hercules, after completing all 12 labors.
Hercules married again,
wooing and winning Deianeira. But when Hercules was trying to take his bride
home, he had to cross the Evenus River.
Nessus, a centaur, served as the ferryman. First, he rowed Hercules across
and then, as he started to row Deianeira across, he tried to rape her.
Hercules, justly enraged, drew one of his poisoned arrows and shot the
centaur. Before he died, the centaur persuaded Deianeira to take some of his
blood - which, unbeknownst to her, was tainted with poison - to give her
hubby as a love potion if he ever tried to stray.
And with a guy like Hercules, that was a legitimate concern! In time,
Deianeira became suspicious of Hercules' interest in another woman, so she
smeared some of the carefully-saved centaur blood on a tunic and gave it to
Hercules, trusting that it would act as a love potion and return him to her.
Of course, the centaur had lied. The blood contained not a love potion, but
a powerful toxin from the poison with which Hercules had tipped his arrows.
It had come from the Lernaean hydra that the hero had killed in his second
labor. This was Nessus's ultimate revenge.
When Hercules put on the tunic, it burned his skin.
He was in such excruciating pain that he wanted to die. Note that the
burning would have killed an ordinary human, but Hercules was not such a
one. After consulting an oracle for advice, he had a funeral pyre built for
himself. He then mounted it and eventually persuaded a friend to light it.
He was then allowed to die and went to the gods where he was reconciled with
his tormenter, the queen of the gods, Hera. She event adopted him and
allowed him to marry her daughter Hebe; they lived among the gods
thereafter.
DID YOU KNOW...
A massive 8.8 earthquake in Chile moved the city of Concepcion 10 feet to
the west on February 27, 2010. This quake also shortened Earth's day and
slightly changed the rotation of the planet.
1. Karen Valentine starred as teacher Alice Johnson in what schoolhouse
drama?
a. - Room 222
b. - Our Miss Brooks
c. - Mr. Peepers
d. - Welcome Back Kotter
2. In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god of the underworld. Who is his Greek
counterpart ?
3. Which U.S. state formed when it seceded from a Confederate state in 1861,
as a result of the Civil War?
4. Boxing Day is also called what ?
(Hint; Religious title)
5. What is the largest species of penguin?
6. What city was Marco Polo's home ?
7. What 1980's television show made Johnny Depp a star?
8. How many years did Nelson Mandela serve in prison ?
a. - 21
b. - 23
c. - 25
d. - 27
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In Roman mythology, Hercules was poisoned by his wife, leading to his death.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. - a
2. Hades
3. West Virginia
4. St. Stephen's Day
5. Emperor Penguin
6. Venice
7. "Twenty-one Jump Street"
8. - d
TRUTH !!
Hercules got married a couple of times: Megara was his first bride, but he
killed her and their kids.
Hercules had 12 labors to fulfill to King Eurysteus to atone for killing his
children. Originally only ten labors, Heracles was tricked into doing two
more. The second labor of Heracles was to kill the Lernaean Hydra, who had
many heads and poisonous breath. When Hercules killed the Hydra, he dipped
his arrows into the Hydra's poisonous blood, and it was this poison blood
which ultimately killed Hercules, after completing all 12 labors.
Hercules married again,
wooing and winning Deianeira. But when Hercules was trying to take his bride
home, he had to cross the Evenus River.
Nessus, a centaur, served as the ferryman. First, he rowed Hercules across
and then, as he started to row Deianeira across, he tried to rape her.
Hercules, justly enraged, drew one of his poisoned arrows and shot the
centaur. Before he died, the centaur persuaded Deianeira to take some of his
blood - which, unbeknownst to her, was tainted with poison - to give her
hubby as a love potion if he ever tried to stray.
And with a guy like Hercules, that was a legitimate concern! In time,
Deianeira became suspicious of Hercules' interest in another woman, so she
smeared some of the carefully-saved centaur blood on a tunic and gave it to
Hercules, trusting that it would act as a love potion and return him to her.
Of course, the centaur had lied. The blood contained not a love potion, but
a powerful toxin from the poison with which Hercules had tipped his arrows.
It had come from the Lernaean hydra that the hero had killed in his second
labor. This was Nessus's ultimate revenge.
When Hercules put on the tunic, it burned his skin.
He was in such excruciating pain that he wanted to die. Note that the
burning would have killed an ordinary human, but Hercules was not such a
one. After consulting an oracle for advice, he had a funeral pyre built for
himself. He then mounted it and eventually persuaded a friend to light it.
He was then allowed to die and went to the gods where he was reconciled with
his tormenter, the queen of the gods, Hera. She event adopted him and
allowed him to marry her daughter Hebe; they lived among the gods
thereafter.