trivia 2/28

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trivia 2/28
DID YOU KNOW...
During the summer, the Eiffel Tower is as much as 6” taller.

1. Can you remember the “Saintly” names of the three main Islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands ?
(name two for a half-point)
2. Who played the Scarecrow in the movie, The Wiz, featuring Dianna Ross as Dorothy ?
3. In Oliver Twist, the character John Dawkins was better known by his nickname; what was that?
4. Roosevelt won the 1932 election - who lost it?
5. What is the proper name for the first day of Lent?
6. Which TV crime series (1959 – 63) was narrated by Walter Winchell?
7. In which country was Auschwitz?
8. On which National flag is there depicted an eagle holding a snake in it’s claws and beak ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Ronald McDonald is called Arnold McDonald in Japan.
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1. St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John
2. Michael Jackson
3. The Artful Dodger
4. Herbert Hoover
5. Ash Wednesday
6. The Untouchables
7. Poland
8. Mexico
CRAP !!
...But he’s not known as “Ronald” either !
He’s known as “Donald” McDonald. The change was made because there is no “R” sound in Japanese. (No “L” sound, either !)

 

[Barbara L]

For some reason I was trying to think of someone older for the Scarecrow in "The Wiz!" I got the ones in red:

1. St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John
2. Michael Jackson
3. The Artful Dodger
4. Herbert Hoover
5. Ash Wednesday
6. The Untouchables
7. Poland
8. Mexico
CRAP !!

If I had thought about 3 seconds longer I might have gotten #s 4 and 6.