Trivia 2/1/21

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trivia 2/1/21
DID YOU KNOW...
According to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Shakespeare wrote about
one-tenth of the most quotable quotations ever written or spoken in English.


1. Where in the body would I find the Uvula ?
2. Name That flick ...
Set during World War I, this film, starring Hugh Grant, concerns the efforts
of a Welsh village to ensure their local mountain retains its status and is
not classified as a hill because of being less than 1000 feet tall. It was
released in the United Kingdom in 1995 and directed by Christopher Monger.
The film also starred Ian McNeice as George Garrad and Tara Fitzgerald as
Betty from Cardiff.
(Hint; 12-word title ...)
3. In Homer's "Odyssey", what is the name of Odysseus' wife?
4. Exactly how long is an Earth year ?
5. What exactly is it in nail polish remover that does the polish removing?
a. - Acetone
b. - Acetate
c. - Limonene
d. - Turpentine
6. Who created the super strong and carefree character named "Pippi
Longstocking"?
a. - Rosaleigh Gunderson
b. - Inger Nilsson
c. - Astrid Lindgren
d. - Margret Atwood
7. "Hallelujah" is a common word in ancient, classical and modern chants,
prose and music. What is the meaning of this word?
8. In which temperature scale does water freeze at 273.15?
a. - Fahrenheit
b. - Centigrade
c. - Celsius
d. - Kelvin

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Our Moon is the third largest moon in our Solar System.
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1. Back of the Mouth cavity
2. 'The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain'
3. Penelope
4. - 365.25 Days
5. - a
6. - c
7. Praise the Lord
8. - d


CRAP !!
That would be Callisto...
Callisto is the second largest moon of Jupiter and is beaten into third
place in the solar system behind Ganymede at number one and Saturn's moon
Titan at number two. Io is fourth and our Moon ranks fifth ...........
 
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