luckytrim
Chef Extraordinaire
trivia 7/22
DID YOU KNOW...
The brain has as many as 100 billion neurons, and they - along with their thousands of connections to other neurons - are very good at generating electrical impulses; this electrical activity - powered by food, mostly sugar - in the blood, amounts to about 20 watts of power, or about the equivalent of the little light bulb in one's refrigerator.
1. Which Missouri city is farther north; St. Louis or Kansas City ?
2. To Which country must I travel to ski at St. Moritz ?
3. One Supreme Court Justice was seated during the Presidency of George H. W. Bush's term; name that Justice....
4. Who made the Album, Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player ?
5. Which Egyptian King built the Great Pyramid ?
6. Fill in the Blank ;
Pancetta is similar to _______ .
7. Who is the Patron Saint of Lovers ?
8. Name the Dish ;
A dish consisting of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and cognac or brandy, stuffed into a lobster shell, and optionally served with an oven-browned cheese crust, typically Gruyère. The sauce must contain mustard (typically powdered mustard).
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Jimmy Carter is the only U.S. President who never got the opportunity to nominate a Justice to the Supreme Court.
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1. Kansas City
2. Switzerland
3. Clarence Thomas
4. Sir Elton John
5. Khufu (also Cheops, in Greek)
6. Bacon
7. Valentine
8. Lobster Thermidor
CRAP !!
It's true that Jimmy Carter didn't get to nominate a potential Justice. However, three other Presidents also never got to nominate a justice.
They were William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor and Andrew Johnson.
DID YOU KNOW...
The brain has as many as 100 billion neurons, and they - along with their thousands of connections to other neurons - are very good at generating electrical impulses; this electrical activity - powered by food, mostly sugar - in the blood, amounts to about 20 watts of power, or about the equivalent of the little light bulb in one's refrigerator.
1. Which Missouri city is farther north; St. Louis or Kansas City ?
2. To Which country must I travel to ski at St. Moritz ?
3. One Supreme Court Justice was seated during the Presidency of George H. W. Bush's term; name that Justice....
4. Who made the Album, Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player ?
5. Which Egyptian King built the Great Pyramid ?
6. Fill in the Blank ;
Pancetta is similar to _______ .
7. Who is the Patron Saint of Lovers ?
8. Name the Dish ;
A dish consisting of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and cognac or brandy, stuffed into a lobster shell, and optionally served with an oven-browned cheese crust, typically Gruyère. The sauce must contain mustard (typically powdered mustard).
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Jimmy Carter is the only U.S. President who never got the opportunity to nominate a Justice to the Supreme Court.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Kansas City
2. Switzerland
3. Clarence Thomas
4. Sir Elton John
5. Khufu (also Cheops, in Greek)
6. Bacon
7. Valentine
8. Lobster Thermidor
CRAP !!
It's true that Jimmy Carter didn't get to nominate a potential Justice. However, three other Presidents also never got to nominate a justice.
They were William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor and Andrew Johnson.
