luckytrim
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trivia 4/15
DID YOU KNOW...
Argentina was the first country to use fingerprinting in order to determine if a person was guilty of a crime. The first known example of fingerprinting occurred in June, 1892, when police used a bloody fingerprint left on a door to match Francisca Rojas to the killing of her two children.
1. "Butterfield 8" (1960) featured Elizabeth as a call girl searching for happiness. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for this one. One of her co-stars happened to be her husband at the time. Who was he?
2. Which of the following is not an event for men's gymnastics?
a. - uneven bars
b. - parallel bars
c. - pommel horse
d. - floor exercise
3. Pale/pail, peace/piece and pain/pane are good examples of which type of "...nyms"word?
4. Which of the signers of the Declaration of Independence died on the 50th anniversary of the signing?
a. - John Adams
b. - Thomas Jefferson
c. - Both
d. - Neither
5. In what country was the Biblical "Moab" located ?
a. - Israel
b. - Turkey
c. - Egypt
d. - Jordon
5. With what product would you associate the term 'Fisherman's Friend"?
6. Objects which orbit or rotate in a direction opposite the Sun's rotation are said to be in what condition? (2 Words) 7. In which area of Africa do you find Tanzania?
a. - southwest
b. - east coast
c. - central interior
d. - west coast
8. Which of the Fifty start with "C" ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The first singer to have a number one hit solo as well as part of a duo,
trio, quartet and quintet on the singles charts : Paul McCartney .
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1. Eddie fisher
2. - a
3. - Homonym
4. - d
5. Menthol Lozenges
6. Retrograde Motion
7. - b
8. Connecticut, Colorado and California
TRUTH !!
Paul McCartney had many number one hits as part of The Beatles which accounts for the quartet. "Pipes of Peace" fits for the solo category, "Ebony and Ivory" with Stevie Wonder for the duo and "Wings Mull Of Kintyre"
as part of the band Wings which at the time of release of the song consisted of Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and Denny Laine can be taken for a trio.
Finally, "Get Back" which had The Beatles collaborating with Billy Preston was a number one hit for a quintet.
DID YOU KNOW...
Argentina was the first country to use fingerprinting in order to determine if a person was guilty of a crime. The first known example of fingerprinting occurred in June, 1892, when police used a bloody fingerprint left on a door to match Francisca Rojas to the killing of her two children.
1. "Butterfield 8" (1960) featured Elizabeth as a call girl searching for happiness. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for this one. One of her co-stars happened to be her husband at the time. Who was he?
2. Which of the following is not an event for men's gymnastics?
a. - uneven bars
b. - parallel bars
c. - pommel horse
d. - floor exercise
3. Pale/pail, peace/piece and pain/pane are good examples of which type of "...nyms"word?
4. Which of the signers of the Declaration of Independence died on the 50th anniversary of the signing?
a. - John Adams
b. - Thomas Jefferson
c. - Both
d. - Neither
5. In what country was the Biblical "Moab" located ?
a. - Israel
b. - Turkey
c. - Egypt
d. - Jordon
5. With what product would you associate the term 'Fisherman's Friend"?
6. Objects which orbit or rotate in a direction opposite the Sun's rotation are said to be in what condition? (2 Words) 7. In which area of Africa do you find Tanzania?
a. - southwest
b. - east coast
c. - central interior
d. - west coast
8. Which of the Fifty start with "C" ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The first singer to have a number one hit solo as well as part of a duo,
trio, quartet and quintet on the singles charts : Paul McCartney .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. Eddie fisher
2. - a
3. - Homonym
4. - d
5. Menthol Lozenges
6. Retrograde Motion
7. - b
8. Connecticut, Colorado and California
TRUTH !!
Paul McCartney had many number one hits as part of The Beatles which accounts for the quartet. "Pipes of Peace" fits for the solo category, "Ebony and Ivory" with Stevie Wonder for the duo and "Wings Mull Of Kintyre"
as part of the band Wings which at the time of release of the song consisted of Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and Denny Laine can be taken for a trio.
Finally, "Get Back" which had The Beatles collaborating with Billy Preston was a number one hit for a quintet.
