Trivia 12/22

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trivia 12/22
DID YOU KNOW...
"OMG" usage can be traced back to 1917.


1. Any clue as to what made Gertrude Ederle famous in 1926 ??
2. Which island in Asia is the home of the largest volcanic lake in the
world?
a . Borneo
b. - Sumatra
c. - Mindanao
d. - Luzon
3. What space-related name is shared by a Samsung phone and a pro soccer
team in Los Angeles?
4. What is the capital of Syria?
5. The country's name," Sierra Leone", translates to what, in English ?
6. What did literary protagonist Phileas Fogg do?
7. René Descartes saw his famous philosophical proposition, "Cogito Ergo
Sum", most directly as a proof of what?
8. Which Hollywood actor entertained us as Chauffeur Hoke in "Driving Miss
Daisy" (1989) ?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In England, a cockroach is called a 'Doodlesack'.
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1. First woman to swim the English Channel
2. - b
3. Galaxy
4. Damascus
5. "Lion Mountains"
6. Travelled around the world in 80 days
7. His existence
8. Morgan freeman

CRAP !!
In England, 'Doodlesack" refers to a Bagpipe.