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1. TELEVISION: What was the name of the estate in the TV show "Dark Shadows"? 2. MOVIES: What sport was featured in the movie "The Natural"? 3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest freshwater lake in Africa? 4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What type of clothing did President Dwight Eisenhower popularize? 5. ANATOMY: What sense does the olfactory nerve affect? 6. GAMES: In what year did the Frisbee debut as a flying toy? 7. HISTORY: Which country did the Soviet Union invade in 1979? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When is the next Leap Year? 9. MUSIC: Which famous singer...
* It was influential American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman who made the following sage observation: "It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong." * Those who study such things say that an eagle's feathers weigh twice as much as its bones. * You've probably read about the unprecedented casualties suffered on all sides in World War I. You probably didn't know, though, that 60,000 of those casualties were due to avalanches caused by gunfire in the...
1. LITERATURE: What was the name of the broomstick that Harry Potter received as a gift in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"? 2. MEDICAL: Which disease was once known as the Great White Plague because of the pale appearance of the patients? 3. BIBLE: Which biblical city was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar? 4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was assassinated less than four months after taking office? 5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of India? 6. COMICS: In what century did the adventures of Buck Rogers take place? 7. GAMES: What is the name of t...
* It was Marquette University basketball coach and beloved national basketball commentator Al McGuire who made the following sage observation: "The world is run by C students." * There were no armadillos in Texas until the 1840s. * Many people think that adding cream to coffee makes it colder, but that's only partially correct. As it turns out, after cooling the coffee a little bit, the cream forms a layer of fat molecules across the surface, insulating the coffee and keeping it warmer longer. * Those who study such things say that only about...
