trivia 8/30
DID YOU KNOW...
In the book, "101 Things a Cub Fan Should Know & Do Before They Die," it is
revealed that the Cubs receive "frequent" requests for loved ones ashes to
be scattered at Wrigley Field, and that the requests are sometimes granted.
1. In the movie "Forrest Gump", Forrest was shot while serving in Vietnam.
Where on his body was he shot?
2. On the late 1950s animated cartoon "Pixie and Dixie", what was the name
of the house cat that was constantly tormented by these mice?
3. The largest Island in the Territories of the U.S.A. is Hawaii (The Big
Island); what is the second-biggest ?
a. - Long Island
b. - Puerto Rico
c. - Martha's Vineyard
d. - Kodiak Island
4. In pediatrics, what is a fontanelle?
5. Nadia Comãneci became the first female gymnast ever to score a perfect
10. What Country did she represent ?
a. - East Germany
b. - Romania
c. - USSR
d. - Hungary
6. What was the codename of the 1991 war against Iraq?
7. What was the name of the boat in the film, "Jaws" ?
8. In 1633 Galileo Galilei was placed under permanent house arrest after
being charged with heresy. Which of his theories led to the charge?
a. - heliocentrism
b. - eccentrism
c. - geocentrism
d. - biocentrism
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In WWI, German forces fighting on the Eastern Front during the extremely
bitter winter of 1916 declared a cease-fire. Starving Russian wolves,
attracted by the carnage on the battlefield, were attacking and killing
soldiers from both sides, so the opposing armies joined forces to kill the
wolves..
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1. The Buttocks
2. Mr. Jinks
3. - d
4. A soft gap in the skull of babies
5. - b
6. Operation Desert Storm
7. the Orca
8. - a
TRUTH !!
After eliminating the wolf packs, the armies went back to eliminating each
other.
DID YOU KNOW...
In the book, "101 Things a Cub Fan Should Know & Do Before They Die," it is
revealed that the Cubs receive "frequent" requests for loved ones ashes to
be scattered at Wrigley Field, and that the requests are sometimes granted.
1. In the movie "Forrest Gump", Forrest was shot while serving in Vietnam.
Where on his body was he shot?
2. On the late 1950s animated cartoon "Pixie and Dixie", what was the name
of the house cat that was constantly tormented by these mice?
3. The largest Island in the Territories of the U.S.A. is Hawaii (The Big
Island); what is the second-biggest ?
a. - Long Island
b. - Puerto Rico
c. - Martha's Vineyard
d. - Kodiak Island
4. In pediatrics, what is a fontanelle?
5. Nadia Comãneci became the first female gymnast ever to score a perfect
10. What Country did she represent ?
a. - East Germany
b. - Romania
c. - USSR
d. - Hungary
6. What was the codename of the 1991 war against Iraq?
7. What was the name of the boat in the film, "Jaws" ?
8. In 1633 Galileo Galilei was placed under permanent house arrest after
being charged with heresy. Which of his theories led to the charge?
a. - heliocentrism
b. - eccentrism
c. - geocentrism
d. - biocentrism
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In WWI, German forces fighting on the Eastern Front during the extremely
bitter winter of 1916 declared a cease-fire. Starving Russian wolves,
attracted by the carnage on the battlefield, were attacking and killing
soldiers from both sides, so the opposing armies joined forces to kill the
wolves..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. The Buttocks
2. Mr. Jinks
3. - d
4. A soft gap in the skull of babies
5. - b
6. Operation Desert Storm
7. the Orca
8. - a
TRUTH !!
After eliminating the wolf packs, the armies went back to eliminating each
other.