Trivia 4/2

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Trivia 4/2
DID YOU KNOW .
Dogs' extraordinary sense of smell is partially due to the number of olfactory receptors in their noses: they can have up to 300 million receptors, compared to a mere six million in a human nose.


1. What "S" word connects "Rhoda", "Laverne & Shirley". And "The Jeffersons"
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2. What 1972 film turned out to be the Duke's last ?
3. In 1893, American colonists, with the help of a company of U.S marines, successfully overthrew the Queen of which nineteenth century kingdom?
4. f you visited a restaurant in St. John's, Newfoundland, and ordered Newfie steak, what would you be served?
a. - Fried Seal flipper
b. - Fried Whale Steak
c. - Fried Liver
d. - Fried bologna
5. What is the longest mountain range on the planet?
a. - The Andes
b. - the Rocky Mountains
c. - the Himalayas
d. - the Ocean Ridge
6. Which New York neighborhood is home to the National black Theater ?
7. In 1497, this Venetian, sailing for the English became the first European

since the Vikings to reach North America...
8. These "isms" are named for a clergyman who reportedly said that being forced to retire "came as a blushing crow"...

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In 1900, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle caught fire while playing cricket at Lord's Cricket Ground.
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1. "Spin-off"
2. "The Shootist"
3. Hawaii
4. - d
5. - d
6. Harlem
7. John Cabot (acceptable; Giovanni Cabotto) 8. Spoonerisms

TRUTH !!
In a bizarre incident while Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was batting, a ball was delivered and hit him on his thigh. In his pocket he had a small tin box of matches, which was split by the impact of the ball. The matches spilled out and caught fire. Thankfully, Sir Arthur did not suffer serious injury and was able to carry on batting.
 
Sunday Special-Food Fight

Sunday Special-Food Fight

I give a brief description, and you guess the food item that I'm thinking of..............

1. Hungarian meat stew...
2. Indian relish...
3. Russian Beet Soup
4. Polish or Yugoslavian Sausage...
5. Italian Corn Meal Pudding...
6. Italian Custard
7. Italian "Springtime" pasta dish
8. German Pot Roast marinated in Vinegar...
9. French Molded Gelatin Salad...
10. French chowder with several kinds of Fish...
11. French Egg-and-Bacon Pie...
12. French Sauce with egg yolk, mustard and Tabasco...
13. The above sauce with vinegar and tarragon added...
14. Popular Greek Beef Sandwich...
15. Jewish Stuffed Egg Pancake...
16. Spanish cold Tomato soup...
17. Chickpeas AKA....
18. Source of Caviar
19. Jelly Thickener...
20. English Bleu Cheese...
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1. Goulash
2. Chutney (Chatni)
3. Borscht
4. Kielbasa
5. Polenta
6. Zabaglione
7. Pasta Primavera
8. Sauerbraten
9. Aspic
10. Bouillabaisse
11. Quiche Lorraine
12. Hollandaise
13. Bearnaise
14. Gyro
15. Blintzes
16. Gazpacho
17. Garbanzo Beans
18. Sturgeon
19. Pectin
20. Stilton
 
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