Trivia 8/18

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trivia 8/18
DID YOU KNOW...
Brown eggs are no healthier than white eggs. The color of an egg's shell is
simply determined by the type of chicken laying them.


1. In which 1979 film does Mel Gibson first play a character named
Rockatansky ??
2. Strange Words are These ; SABOT...
a. - a Jewish holiday
b. - a Wooden Shoe
c. - Both
d. - Neither
3. Who did Beto O'Rourke run against in the Texas Senate election in 2018?
4. What are the colors on the Flag of Israel?
5. In 2010 an oil spill discharged nearly five million barrels of oil into
the Gulf of Mexico... do you recall the name of the oil rig ?
6. Edward Mellanby discovered Vitamin D in 1919 and pioneered its use in the
prevention of what devastating childhood disease?
7. "Saturday Night Fever", despite being highly controversial, was a film
that was very well received by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 90% rating
.. The sequel, however, was not well received at all. In fact,
"Entertainment Weekly" ranked it as the Worst Sequel Ever on its list of
worst sequels made. What is the title of this movie sequel ?
(Hint; .Another Bee Gee's Song...)
8. Do you recall the 1957 TV series that brought fame to John Forsythe ?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The odds are always 50-50 in a coin toss.
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1. "Mad Max"
2. - b
3. Ted Cruz
4. Blue and White
5. the Deepwater Horizon
6. Rickets
7. 'Staying Alive'
8. 'Bachelor Father'

CRAP !!
A group of Stanford University researchers proved this common misconception
wrong in 2007 when they flipped a lot of quarters and found that a coin was
more likely to land on the face that it started on. The researchers put your
actual odds at closer to 51-49, so pay attention to which side of the coin
faces the sky when you make your call!
 
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