Trivia 12/13

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trivia 12/13
DID YOU KNOW...
IN ENGLAND IN 1558, BEARDS WERE TAXED ACCORDING TO THEIR
LENGTH.


1. Mary Baker Eddy is remembered as the founder of what religious movement ?
2. " Earlybird", the first commercial U.S. communications satellite was launched in what
year ?
a. – 1961
b. – 1963
c. – 1965
d. - 1967
3. What was the name of the 1971 Dick van Dyke movie in which the whole town tries to
quit smoking for a $25,000,000 payoff from an evil tobacco company ?
(Hint ; C___ T_____ )
4. In what film would I find Will Smith playing the part of fighter pilot Steven Hiller ?
5. Which Metropolis is nick-named the "City of Light" ?
6. Name the Warner Brothers icon whose work on cartoons earned him the title of the
"Man of a thousand Voices" ?
7. What charitable Christian organization sports the motto, "A Man may be down, but
he's never out!" ?
a. – Salvation Army
b. – Young Men’s Christian Association
c. – Both
d. – Neither
8. How many siblings comprise the singing Osmond Family ?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The word "Paparazzi" literally means crazy fly.
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1. CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
2. - c
3. “Cold Turkey”
4. INDEPENDENCE DAY
5. PARIS
6. MEL BLANC
7. - a
8. Seven

CRAP !!
The term comes from the classic Fellini film, La Dolce Vita, in which an annoying
photographer is named Paparazzo.
The word now refers to any number of highly annoying guerilla-styled photogs who
make a living capturing celebs in (often compromising) every-day situations.
 

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