Trivia 3/9

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trivia 3/9
DID YOU KNOW...
The heart of a Hummingbird has been recorded beating 1,260 beats per minute.


1. Who Am I ??
I played basketball in the NBA for 16 years, starting with the 76er's. I had
two nicknames, the "Round Mound of Rebound", and "Sir Charles". I was a
member of the U.S Olympic "Dream Team" in 1992 and 1996. ... Who am I ??
2. Name the street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and
public relations industries. ..
3. Fill in the Blank ...
Oysters create pearls by secreting a substance called ________ .
(Hint; four letters...)
4. What is the more common name for Lateral Epiconadylitis ?
a. - Tennis Elbow
b. - Crossed Eyes
c. - Double-Jointed
d. – Slipped Disc
5. What do the initials A.D. (e.g. year 2000 A.D.) stand for ?
6. Who Said That ??
"I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the
reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I
find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud"?
a. - Clive Barker
b. - Alfred Hitchcock
c. - Wes Craven
d. - Stephen King
7. In which of the Fifty is the Presidential retreat, Camp David, located?
8. What is the main ingredient of the liqueur Tia Maria?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Christopher Columbus reported in his Log that he saw Mermaids.
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1. I am Charles Barkley
2. Madison Avenue
3. Nacre
4. - a
5. Anno Domini
6. - d
7. Maryland
8. Coffee

TRUTH !!
He once reported seeing Mermaids in the Caribbean ! He said they were “not
as pretty as they are depicted, for somehow in the face they look like men.”
The general consensus is that he saw manatees.
 
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