trivia 11/23

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trivia 11/23
DID YOU KNOW...
Canada alone contains nearly 50% of the world's lakes.


1. In which country's territory is Transylvania located?
2. What is the London Eye?
3. Which of the fifty must I visit to fish in Monterey Bay ?
4. The islands of Martinique, Corsica and Guadeloupe are governed by which country?
5. Former US President George Herbert Walker Bush had a summer home, which he used during his Presidency, at Walker's Point in which state?
6. The songs "Somewhere" and "I Feel Pretty" are from which musical?
7. For what is Leavenworth prisoner Robert Stroud best remembered?
8. Spelling Bee ;
The foot throttle of an automobile (noun)
a. - Ascelerator
b. - Accelerator
c. - Ascellerator
d. - Accellerator
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The FBI, and Nixon’s “Enemies List” listed Groucho Marx as “a potential threat to the life of the President.
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1. Romania
2. Ferris Wheel
3. California
4. France
5. Maine
6. West Side Story
7. His study of Birds
8. – b
TRUTH !!
Marx was listed as a threat when he jokingly said in 1971, “I think the only hope for this country is Nixon’s assassination”, which no one found funny, least of all Nixon..... and J. Edgar !
 
I got the ones in red:

1. Romania
2. Ferris Wheel
3. California
4. France
5. Maine

6. West Side Story -- I never saw this! My cousin's cousin (Russ Tamblyn) was in it).
7. His study of Birds -- Loved the movie "Birdman of Alcatraz." :cool:
8. – b
TRUTH !!
 
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