Trivia 1/16

[luckytrim]

trivia 1/16
DID YOU KNOW...
GERONIMO’S REAL NAME WAS GOYATHLAY, MEANING “ONE WHO YAWNS.”

1. What is added to pasta to make it green.
2. In which country is the Negev Desert ?
3. Definition (D);
adj.~ 1. Modest and reserved in manner and behavior. 2. Feigning modesty or shyness; coy..
4. Name that Clique;
young (and some older) people who are fond on dark clothing, radical hair-do's, body piercings, and alternative music...
5. Which country has as its currency the Zloty ?
6. Who did Captain Mark Phillips marry in Westminster Abbey in 1973 ?
7. Which company developed the Walkman ?
8. Debra Messing plays one of the title characters in what TV series ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
SPAM is made mostly of chopped pork shoulder, preserved with sodium nitrate.
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1. Spinach
2. Israel
3. Demure
4. Goths
5. Poland
6. Princess Anne
7. Sony
8. Will and Grace
TRUTH !!
YUM! Hawaiians eat four tins of spam per person per year, more than anywhere else on Earth. And in Korea, you can find fancy gift tins of the stuff- it's a big holiday hit.

 

[quicksilver]

#1 - okay
#3 - I said "coy" til I saw you say "coy" also.
#4 - okay
#7 - okay
I guessed correct on T or C. To hear lovers of it talk, you'd think it was more like 4 tons, not tins. LOL!

Thanks, lt. It's almost the weekend.

 

[luckytrim]

LOL- When I lived in NYC back in the sixties, I had a friend who invited me to share a New Year's dinner with her at her appartment (we were both "out-of-towners")

She served a whole SPAM, trimmed just like a ham would be, with pineapple slices and cherries.........

BTW- on the "Definition" questions, I give you the first letter of the answer to help out a bit.

Definition (D);

 

[quicksilver]

Didn't have a clue about the (D) being a cllue either! LOL!

 

[Barbara L]

I got the ones in red:

1. Spinach
2. Israel (This was right on the edge of my brain--can't believe I missed it!)
3. Demure (I didn't notice the "d" today either!)
4. Goths
5. Poland
6. Princess Anne
7. Sony
8. Will and Grace
TRUTH !!

Barbara

 

[gadzooks]

I got everything but six and eight. Six because...I just didn't know, and eight, probably because I haven't had a television for some eighteen years.