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Chef Extraordinaire
trivia 2/9
DID YOU KNOW ...
Sunglasses were originally designed for Chinese judges to hide their facial
expressions in court.
1. The Australian Open runs in January, the French Open in May/June,
Wimbledon in June/July, and the US Open in August/September are referred to
collectively as the _____ ____ tournaments...
2. What is the Postal Abbreviation for Maine ?
3. Terry Jacks released a sad song in 1974, loosely based on a French tune
called 'Le Moribund'. What was the name of the song ?
4. Which of the following terms does the "Oxford English Dictionary" define
as the "process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or
repressed emotions"?
a. - epiphany
b. - elation
c. - aggrandizement
d. - catharsis
5. For Christians, what does Maundy Thursday commemorate?
6. In 1067, China outlawed the export of sulfur and saltpeter. What product
were they trying to prevent the rest of the world from developing?
7. What fruit is a key ingredient in moussaka, baba ghanoush and baingan
bharta?
8. In what film and play do we hear the bizarre song, "Springtime for
Hitler"?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" banned in China for many years
the illustrations showed women's feet.
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1. Grand Slam
2. ME
3. 'Seasons in the Sun'
4. - d
5. the Last Supper
6. Gunpowder
7. Eggplant
8.'The Producers'
CRAP !!
The book was banned because It featured talking animals.
In China animals are forbidden to use human language. This led to the
banning of Lewis Carroll's book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in 1931.
It was thought that portraying animals using human language put animals and
humans on the same level. Even more shocking, the book was banned for
similar reasons at Woodsville High School in Haverhill, New Hampshire around
the same time.
DID YOU KNOW ...
Sunglasses were originally designed for Chinese judges to hide their facial
expressions in court.
1. The Australian Open runs in January, the French Open in May/June,
Wimbledon in June/July, and the US Open in August/September are referred to
collectively as the _____ ____ tournaments...
2. What is the Postal Abbreviation for Maine ?
3. Terry Jacks released a sad song in 1974, loosely based on a French tune
called 'Le Moribund'. What was the name of the song ?
4. Which of the following terms does the "Oxford English Dictionary" define
as the "process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or
repressed emotions"?
a. - epiphany
b. - elation
c. - aggrandizement
d. - catharsis
5. For Christians, what does Maundy Thursday commemorate?
6. In 1067, China outlawed the export of sulfur and saltpeter. What product
were they trying to prevent the rest of the world from developing?
7. What fruit is a key ingredient in moussaka, baba ghanoush and baingan
bharta?
8. In what film and play do we hear the bizarre song, "Springtime for
Hitler"?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" banned in China for many years
the illustrations showed women's feet.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Grand Slam
2. ME
3. 'Seasons in the Sun'
4. - d
5. the Last Supper
6. Gunpowder
7. Eggplant
8.'The Producers'
CRAP !!
The book was banned because It featured talking animals.
In China animals are forbidden to use human language. This led to the
banning of Lewis Carroll's book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in 1931.
It was thought that portraying animals using human language put animals and
humans on the same level. Even more shocking, the book was banned for
similar reasons at Woodsville High School in Haverhill, New Hampshire around
the same time.
