trivia 3/23

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trivia 3/23
DID YOU KNOW...
Since the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, more than 1,200 people have jumped to their deaths, making it the number one spot in the world for suicides.

1. What's the only letter of the alphabet with more than one syllable?
2. What species of tree is mentioned in the opening line of the poem, "The
Village Blacksmith"?
3. What was the peak unemployment percentage during the Great Depression?
4. What's the most popular first name among U.S. Presidents?
5. Can you name Eric Clapton's first successful Band?
6. The "Atlantis", the world's biggest yacht, was built in 1974 for which
international tycoon?
7. What is the first title in the Laura Ingalls Wilder "Little House"series?
8. Where is the "Concord" where Concord Grapes were first grown?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The liver of the Japanese Pufferfish (the Fugu) is the only part that isn't poisonous.
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1. W
2. CHESTNUT
3. 25 percent
4. James
5. THE YARDBIRDS
6. ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
7. "Little House in the Big Woods"
8. MASSACHUSETTS
CRAP !!
It is the fish's highly toxic liver that kills !

 

[Barbara L]

Red = Correct:

1. W
2. CHESTNUT
3. 25 percent--Very close--I said 23%.
4. James--The first name that came to mind was James, but I said John.
5. THE YARDBIRDS
6. ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
7. "Little House in the Big Woods"
8. MASSACHUSETTS
CRAP !!
It is the fish's highly toxic liver that kills !

 

[Zhizara]

1. W
2. CHESTNUT
3. 25 percent
4. James
5. THE YARDBIRDS
6. ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
7. "Little House in the Big Woods"
8. MASSACHUSETTS
CRAP !!
It is the fish's highly toxic liver that kills !

Not too terrible.

 

[Barbara L]

1. W
2. CHESTNUT
3. 25 percent
4. James
5. THE YARDBIRDS
6. ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
7. "Little House in the Big Woods"
8. MASSACHUSETTS
CRAP !!
It is the fish's highly toxic liver that kills !

Not too terrible.

Good job!

 

[Zhizara]

Thanks, BL.