trivia 10/26

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trivia 10/26

DID YOU KNOW...
The natives of Kandahar, Afghanistan, wear turbans which, when unwrapped are 20 feet
long.

1. What year saw the introduction of “Sesame Street” to television ?
a. – 1967
b. – 1969
c. – 1971
d. - 1973
2. Marzipan is made from what nut ?
3. What does 'res ipsa loquitur' mean?
a. - Every dog has it's day.
b. - large bones don't break easily.
c. - The thing speaks for itself.
d. - I came, I saw, I fainted.
4. What part of the body does tetanus affect the most?
5. Whose magazine is called The Watchtower?
6. What does a manometer measure?
7. You'll Never Walk Alone came from which musical ?
a. – Carousel
b. – Oklahoma
c. – Guys and Dolls
d. – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
8. Which Greek philosopher wrote The Republic ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The polar bear is practically invisible to infrared imaging.
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1. – b
2. Almond
3. – c
4. Nerves and skeletal muscles
5. Jehovah’s Witnesses
6. Gas pressure
7. – a
8. Plato

 

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answer to T or C - 10/26

TRUTH !
Only a bear’s eyes, nose and breath are visible to infrared. Why ?

A Polar Bear’s exterior body temperature is the same as the snow around it.

Polar bears are superbly insulated by up to 10 cm (3.9 in) of blubber, their hide and their fur; they overheat at temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F), and are nearly invisible under infrared photography.

 

[Barbara L]

I knew T or C was probably true because it is so opposite of what one would think, but then I figured it was a trick question!

I got the ones in red:

1. – b
2. Almond
3. – c
4. Nerves and skeletal muscles
5. Jehovah’s Witnesses
6. Gas pressure
7. – a (One of my mom's and my favorites.).
8. Plato

Speaking of marzipan, did you ever see the movie, "My Stepmother is an Alien?" I haven't yet, but there is a scene where the stepmom eats cigarette butts out of the ash tray, thinking it is an appetizer tray. An old friend of ours made the cigarette butts for the movie from marzipan.