luckytrim
Chef Extraordinaire
TRIVIA 2/10
DID YOU KNOW...
In 2002, the Government of Nigeria postponed a National Election, claiming that termites
had eaten the voter registration records.
1. Who was the first country artist to sell over ten million albums ?
a. - Loretta Lynn
b. - Conway Twitty
c. - Garth Brooks
d. - Alan Jackson
2. Who was the only player in baseball to hit a walk-off home run in the decisive seventh
game of a World Series ?
a. - Eddie Mathews
b. - Bill Mazeroski
c. - Mickey Mantle
d. - Carlton Fisk
3. What does a standard gold bar at Fort Knox weigh ?
4. What was the home state of Stephen Foster, composer of "My Old Kentucky Home"
and "Suwannee River" ?
5. How much was the prize won by Charles Lindbergh for making the first nonstop flight
across the Atlantic ?
(BONUS; what year did it happen ?)
6. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, What's the number one-ranked
potted-plant in annual sales ?
7. Whose was the first picture to appear on a metal school lunch box ?
a. – Howdy Doody
b. – Hopalong Cassidy
c. – Red Ryder
d. – Popeye
(Bonus; what year was it ??)
a. – 1946
b. – 1948
c. – 1950
d. - 1952
8. In what Oscar-winning film did the title character have a pet named "Two Socks" ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
It was once perfectly fine to send your children through the mail.
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1. - c
2. – b
3. 27 1/2 pounds
4. Pennsylvania
5. $25,000 (1927)
6. poinsettias
7. – b ( c )
8. DANCES WITH WOLVES
TRUTH !!
In 1913 it was legal to mail children. With stamps attached to their clothing, children rode trains to their destinations, accompanied by letter carriers. One newspaper reported it cost fifty-three cents for parents to mail their daughter to her grandparents for a family visit. As news stories and photos popped up around the country, it didn't take long to get a law on the books making it illegal to send children through the mail.
DID YOU KNOW...
In 2002, the Government of Nigeria postponed a National Election, claiming that termites
had eaten the voter registration records.
1. Who was the first country artist to sell over ten million albums ?
a. - Loretta Lynn
b. - Conway Twitty
c. - Garth Brooks
d. - Alan Jackson
2. Who was the only player in baseball to hit a walk-off home run in the decisive seventh
game of a World Series ?
a. - Eddie Mathews
b. - Bill Mazeroski
c. - Mickey Mantle
d. - Carlton Fisk
3. What does a standard gold bar at Fort Knox weigh ?
4. What was the home state of Stephen Foster, composer of "My Old Kentucky Home"
and "Suwannee River" ?
5. How much was the prize won by Charles Lindbergh for making the first nonstop flight
across the Atlantic ?
(BONUS; what year did it happen ?)
6. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, What's the number one-ranked
potted-plant in annual sales ?
7. Whose was the first picture to appear on a metal school lunch box ?
a. – Howdy Doody
b. – Hopalong Cassidy
c. – Red Ryder
d. – Popeye
(Bonus; what year was it ??)
a. – 1946
b. – 1948
c. – 1950
d. - 1952
8. In what Oscar-winning film did the title character have a pet named "Two Socks" ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
It was once perfectly fine to send your children through the mail.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. - c
2. – b
3. 27 1/2 pounds
4. Pennsylvania
5. $25,000 (1927)
6. poinsettias
7. – b ( c )
8. DANCES WITH WOLVES
TRUTH !!
In 1913 it was legal to mail children. With stamps attached to their clothing, children rode trains to their destinations, accompanied by letter carriers. One newspaper reported it cost fifty-three cents for parents to mail their daughter to her grandparents for a family visit. As news stories and photos popped up around the country, it didn't take long to get a law on the books making it illegal to send children through the mail.
