Trivia 7/6

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trivia 7/6
DID YOU KNOW ...
Cattle (which include sheep, camels, and other livestock) are the first and
oldest form of money.
The Mesopotamian shekel – the first known form of currency – emerged nearly
5,000 years ago. The earliest known mints date to 650 and 600 B.C. in Asia
Minor, where the elites of Lydia and Ionia used stamped silver and gold
coins to pay armies.


1. Which two of the Fifty do not observe Daylight Saving Time?
a. - Arizona and Hawaii
b. - North and South Dakota
c. - Washington and Maine
d. - Alaska and Kansas
2. In 1838, what United States city was the first to establish a paid police
force?
a. - Boston, MA
b. - Philadelphia, PA
c. - New York, NY
d. - Baltimore, Md
3. When it comes to eating habits, what is a "Pegan" ?
4. In what film and play do we hear the bizarre song, "Springtime for
Hitler"?
5. John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in .........
a. - Railroads
b. - Banking
c. - Oil
d. - Real Estate
6. All of the biblical people had an umbilicus except whom?
7. What's the fastest animal known to man ?
8. If I said "....running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida to the
Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadian province of
New Brunswick. ..." , you would say ..........

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Zoroastrianism originated in India around the 7th century BCE.
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1. - a
2. - a
3. a combination of the Paleo and Vegan diets
4. The Producers
5. - c
6. Adam & Eve
7. peregrine falcon
8. - Interstate -95, or I-95

CRAP !!
Zoroastrianism was founded by Zoroaster, or Zarathushtra, in ancient Persia
around the 7th
century BCE. Zarathushtra means "he of the golden light" in Greek.
Zoroastrians believe that life is a battle between good and evil.
 
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