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DID YOU KNOW...
The word “witch” comes from the Old English wicce, meaning “wise woman.” In
fact, wiccan were highly respected people at one time. According to popular
belief, witches held one of their two main meetings, or sabbats, on
Halloween night.


1. The 1783 Treaty of Paris signaled the official end of which war?
2. Polyandry is the practice of .... what ?
a. - A man married to multiple women
b. - Several Men and several women married to the others
c. - Married to your Cousin
d. - A woman married to multiple men
3. Strange Words are These ; "Multure"
a. - Multi-national culture
b. - Compost Heap
c. - a Miller's Fee
d. - a Farm Implement
4. Name That tune ;
This song is the only one in history to reach number one on the charts in a
given year, then re-released a year later and once again reach number one...
(Hint; 1960 and again in 1962)
5. What is President Ronald Reagan's middle name ?
6. In 1976, an Air France plane from Athens on its way to Paris was hijacked
by Palestinian terrorists to a city in Africa. Israeli commandos freed the
prisoners a week later in a daring operation. In which African city did this
take place?
7. To which East African country must I travel to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro ?
8. Which sea lies between Korea and Shanghai?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The first visitors to the manger where Jesus lay were the shepherds. The
next day, the Three Wise Men (Kings) also visited...
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1. The American Revolution
2. - d
3. - c
4. 'The Twist' - Chubby Checker
5. Wilson
6. Entebbe
7. Tanzania
8. the Yellow sea

CRAP !!
The angels appeared to shepherds in the fields, telling them the good news
(Luke 2 8-20), and they visited the Stable where the Baby Jesus lay in the
manger. The kings also came to visit Jesus (Matthew 2 1-12), but according
to scholars, he may have been up to 2 years old by the time they arrived.
That's why Herod ordered all babies under the age of 2 to be killed (Matthew
2 13-18).
 
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