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Questions 1. MUSIC: What is the full name of former Beatles member Paul McCartney? 2. FOOD & DRINK: What is marzipan? 3. CHEMISTRY: Who is credited with discovering the element oxygen? 4. ANATOMY: What purpose does bile serve in the human body? 5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Who was the first woman to appear on the cover of Playboy magazine? 6. HISTORY: The Contras guerrilla movement was associated with which country? 7. GEOGRAPHY: The island of Sardinia is a region of which country? 8. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin abbreviation "cv" or "curriculum...
* It was 20th-century British actor George Sewell who made the following sage observation: "Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt." * When someone mentions the band ZZ Top, you probably think of a group of musicians with long beards. They don't all have beards, though; the drummer is clean-shaven as a matter of safety (imagine being in the middle of a drum solo and getting a stick caught in a long beard -- ouch!). Interestingly, the unbearded drummer's name is Frank Beard. * If you're like most people, you've probably never encountered...
Questions 1. MEDICAL: What is the condition that carries the official name “diaphoresis”? 2. MOVIES: Who played the president in the film “The American President” (1995)? 3. HISTORY: What was the nickname of the Haitian president Francois Duvalier, who died in 1971? 4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: How many future presidents of the United States signed the Declaration of Independence? 5. TELEVISION: Who was the nemesis of Detective Steve McGarrett in the original “Hawaii 5-O” TV drama? 6. SCIENCE: What is the name of the ocean current that warms the eastern...
* It was French-German physician, philosopher and humanitarian Albert Schweitzer who made the following sage observation: “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” * You might be surprised to learn that famed lover and heartbreaker Casanova eventually became a librarian. * In parts of Illinois, it was once illegal to put a cake in a cookie jar. * If you’ve ever yelled out a warning...