Trivia 12/20

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trivia 12/20
DID YOU KNOW...
In 1932, Crystal City Texas, which bills itself as the "Spinach Capital of the World", erected a statue of Popeye in front of City Hall.
(Rival spinach Capital Alma, Arkansas, not to be out-done, has a similar statue installed on it's main street)

1. Which two coins are mentioned in the poem "Christmas is a-Coming"
2. What's the name shared by a once-popular girl's toy and a 1940's Mills Brothers
song hit?
3. Which food item comes in a Casaba variety?
4. Which New York City landmark building was named for the family that built it and the family's German home town?
5. How many times did the Brooklyn Dodgers win the world series?
6. Name the USA's coastal state with the shortest coastline.
7. By what nick-name is the USS Constitution better known?
8. Which country was ruled by seven kings named Haakon?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, started in 1974, required three
years, 21,000 workers, and 19 accidental deaths before it's completion.
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1. a penny and a half-penny
2. "PAPER DOLL"
3. MELONS
4. the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
5. 1955
6. NEW HAMPSHIRE
7. OLD IRONSIDES
8. Norway
CRAP !!
The statement is correct, except for the fact that the death toll was thirty-one !
 
1. a penny and a half-penny
2. "PAPER DOLL"
3. MELONS
4. the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
5. 1955 ~~ sports and a date, double strike for me.
6. NEW HAMPSHIRE ~~ Forgot NH
7. OLD IRONSIDES
8. Norway
CRAP !!

2/3 correct, not good!
 
1. a penny and a half-penny
2. "PAPER DOLL"--How could I miss this? I loved playing with paper dolls when I was little. Of course that was a LONG time ago!!
3. MELONS
4. the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
5. 1955--One thousand nine hundred fifty-five wins is very impressive! And I only guessed one! :LOL:
6. NEW HAMPSHIRE
7. OLD IRONSIDES
8. Norway
CRAP !!--There were so many elements to this one that I figured at least one of them had to be false!
 
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