Trivia 10/31

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trivia 10/31
DID YOU KNOW...
In A.D. 1281, a hurricane killed 100,000 Mongols who were attacking Japan.
The Japanese thanked their storm gods for the kamikaze, which means divine
wind from the gods


1. In the USA, what year saw women allowed to vote in a Presidential
election ?
a. - 1916
b. - 1920
c. - 1924
d. - 1928
2. A valance is a _______.
3. Two POTUS's had their names changed when their mothers remarried. Can you
name them?
4. What horror movie star made his last appearance in 'Plan 9 From Outer
Space'?
5. The name of what sporting site suggests that a famous British Prime
Minister had an interest in horse racing?
6. The cells in the human body reproduce and divide in a process
called...... what ?
7. This spice is called "pimento," especially in the Caribbean, because
Spanish settlers mistook the fruit for green peppercorns. Its common name
refers to its aroma.
a. - Cinnamon
b. - Nutmeg
c. - Cloves
d. - Allspice
8. In Shakespeare's "Macbeth", what is the "spot" that Lady Macbeth imagines
is on her hands when she utters the line "out, damned spot!"?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
When a Possum ‘Plays Dead’ , it isn’t really playing : It actually passes
out.
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1. - b
2. Drapery
3. Ford & Clinton
4. Bela Lugosi
5. Churchill Downs
6. Mitosis
7. - d
8. Blood

TRUTH !!
When a possum is threatened, it’s likely to first show its teeth and hiss
almost like an angry cat. If that fails to frighten the would-be predator,
the possum may run away or climb a tree. As a last resort, however, the
creature falls into a sort of catatonic state, body limp and eyes wide open.
This is not a conscious act of pretending, but is really a genetically
programmed reflex action. Sometimes the defensive adaptation works, and a
predator loses interest in a victim that appears to be dead. Even after the
threat is gone, though, the possum may remain in its comatose state for
hours!
 
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