Trivia 8/20

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trivia 8/20
DID YOU KNOW ...
Bamboo grows at an average 1 mm per minute.


1. Which actor, known for his wicked, wicked ways, portrayed Captain Blood,
Robin Hood, and George Armstrong Custer on the silver screen?
2. Strange Words are These ; ATARAXIA
a. - the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
b. - a state of serene calmness.
c. - a morbid fear of drowning
d. - imbibe to the point of unconsciousness
3. Which country was ruled by the Pahlavi dynasty between 1925 and 1979?
a. - Iraq
b. - Iran
c. - Lebanon
d. - Turkey
4. . What is the Title of the fifth book of the Christian New Testament ?
5. Name the Singer who was James Taylor's third wife ...
6. After a gigabyte comes what, in increasing order?
a. - terabyte
b. - megabyte
c. - petabyte
d. - kilobyte
7. With which physiological measurement would you associate the word
'systolic'?
8. King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, and Edward VI all came from what
British monarchical house?
a. - Stuart
b. - Tudor
c. - Hanover
d. - Windsor

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Botanically speaking, the banana is a berry, and it doesn't grow on trees,
but on giant herbs.
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1. Errol Flynn
2. - b
3. - b
4. the Acts of the Apostles (Acceptable ; Acts...)
5. Carly Simon
6. - a
7. Blood Pressure
8. - b

TRUTH !!
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry–
produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus
Musa. Some of its closest relatives are lilies and orchids.
 
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