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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...
Questions 1. MEDICAL: What is the medical name for joints that pop and crack? 2. LITERATURE: What is the name of the annual award for the best science fiction or fantasy writing? 3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was the Secret Service’s code name for President John F. Kennedy? 4. MOVIES: What was the name of the girl gang in the movie “Grease”? 5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which top college’s motto is “duty, honor, country”? 6. PERSONALITIES: In which state was author Tennessee Williams born? 7. FOOD & DRINK: Which popular liquor is made from fermented a...
* It was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who made the following sage observation: “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” * In Washington state it once was illegal to carry a concealed weapon that was more than 6 feet in length. * Dominique Bouhours, a Frenchman who lived in the 17th century, was a priest, an essayist and a grammarian. The love of language may have been closest to his heart, though; it’s been reported that the final words he utter...