trivia 4/15

The friendliest place on the web for anyone that enjoys cooking.
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.

luckytrim

Chef Extraordinaire
Joined
Dec 20, 2005
Messages
17,123
Location
southeastern pa.
trivia 4/15

Did you know...

DURING MOST OF GROUCHO MARX’S MOVIE CAREER, HIS TRADEMARK
MOUSTACHE WAS PAINTED ON.

1. What common computer device was originally called "XY Position Indicator for a
Display System" ?
2. What was the former name (until 635 AD) of Amman, Jordan ?
3. What was the name of folk-lore lumberjack Paul Bunyan's pet dog ?
4. What animal has the largest brain in proportion to it's size ?
a. - cat
b. - rat
c. - spider
d. - ant
5. On average, how much salt is there in a gallon of sea water?
a. - 2 ounces
b. - 8 ounces
c. - 12 ounces
d. - 16 ounces
6. What critter is responsible for the most human deaths worldwide ?
7. Which U.S. founding father invented the dumbwaiter ?
8. If I'm in Australia, and I order "sherbet", what will I be served ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Barley wine is a white wine.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. MOUSE
2. Philadelphia
3. FIDO
4. - d
5. - b
6. THE MOSQUITO
7. THOMAS JEFFERSON
8. a beer
CRAP !
Though it is sometimes served in wine glasses, Barley wine isn't a wine at all.
It's a beer with a very high alcohol content (sometimes as high as 12%) that is usually
aged for a long time.
The Alaskan Brewing Company makes a good one called Big Nugget, which is aged in a
Gold Mine.


 
I only got a few. I got the ones in red.

1. MOUSE -- This makes sense. All I could think of was cursor.
2. Philadelphia
3. FIDO
4. - d
5. - b
6. THE MOSQUITO
7. THOMAS JEFFERSON

8. a beer
CRAP !
 

Latest posts

Back
Top Bottom