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Trivia 9/3
Did you know…
In Turkey during the 16th and 17th centuries, anyone caught drinking coffee was put to death.
1. Fill in the blank;
A parrot rarely aquires a vocabulary of more than _____ words.
2. In poker what combination of cards is known as the "Dead Man's Hand"?
3. About how fast (M.P.H.) is our earth traveling through space?
4. Is Perth on the east or west coast of Australia?
5. In which war did England's Prince Andrew serve?
6. What year did Dances with Wolves win a Best Picture Oscar?est
7. What triple-crown racing event is held on Long Island?
8. The West Indies is in what body of water?
TRUTH OR CRAP??
Ulysses S. Grant's grandson, Ulysses F. Grant, played professional baseball during the late 1800's.
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1. twenty
2. TWO PAIR; ACES AND EIGHTS
3. about 660,000 m.p.h.
4. WEST
5. falklands war
6. 1990
7. THE BELMONT STAKES
8. CARIBBEAN
CRAP!!
Ulysses F. Grant was a professional ball player, but he bore no relation to the President.
Grant was hailed as one of the best black players of his time and he played on an integrated team for a short time. However, he endured discrimination because of his color, and at one point, many of his team-mates refused to sit with him in a team picture.
 
miles per hour is not a relative term..........maybe some other intellegent life forn uses the term and applies it differently, but as far as we earthlings are concerned, a mile is a mile; an hour is an hour.........
 

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