Trivia 1/18

[luckytrim]

trivia 1/18
DID YOU KNOW...
THE WORLD’S FIVE SMALLEST COUNTRIES WOULD EASILY FIT INSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD.

1. What was the name of Keanu Reeves' character in The Matrix ?
2. What beverage comes in a ruby and tawny variety ?
3. Who was the better-known partner of the 50's TV's fictional police officer Frank Smith ?
4. What type of meat is used in Weiner Schnitzel ?
5. What are the first names of X-FILES characters Mulder and scully ?
6. Japan is located in which of the earth's hemispheres ?
7. Haile Selassie ruled what country off and on from 1931 to 1975 ?
8. Who invented a better microphone, thus improving Bell's telephone ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Bruce Springsteen had more number-one hits during the 1980's than any other performer.
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1. NEO
2. PORT WINE
3. JOE FRIDAY
4. veal
5. fox and dana
6. NORTHERN
7. ETHEOPIA
8. thomas edison
CRAP !!
Springsteen had ZERO number-one hits during the eighties, nor during the seventies or nineties either, for that matter.
Of all the top-ten hits that he DID have, "Dancing in the Dark' (1984) achieved the highest position; #2 .

 

[Alix]

Knew them all but #8 and I guessed that one right. WOOHOO!

 

[buckytom]

i said it's mr. andersen. it depends on which side you were rooting for.


i missed #7 today.

and it was a good day for jersey. the boss and the wizard of menlo park both hailed from new jersey.

 

[Alix]

BT, your accent is slipping. Thats "joisey" isn't it?

 

[buckytom]

ok, smarty pants. what was thomas edison's middle name?

and what was his mother's name?

 

[Andy M.]

Alva

Mrs.

 

[buckytom]

ding ding ding ding

andy got it!!!!

 

[Alix]

Her name was Nancy. Dad was Sam.

 

[luckytrim]

to continue this spat .......

what political item was his first patented invention ??????????

 

[Alix]

Political item? I thought it was something to do with telegraphy.

 

[buckytom]

it was some kind of voting machine, wasn't it?

 

[luckytrim]

Keerect, BT;
an electronic vote counter