Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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Questions 1. GAMES: How much do you have to pay if you land on the “Income Tax” space in Monopoly? 2. LANGUAGE: What does the Greek prefix “poly” mean in English? 3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of the island of Fiji? 4. FOOD & DRINK: What is the substance in chili peppers that makes the tongue burn? 5. SCIENCE: What does the acronym DNA stand for? 6. MATH: What is the top number of a fraction called? 7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was the Secret Service code word for first lady Michelle Obama? 8. LAW: What is the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Co...
* It was Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, communist revolutionary and the first leader of the Soviet Union, who made the following sage observation: “One fool can ask more questions in a minute than 12 wise men can answer in an hour.” * Back in 1893, when the zipper was invented, the device was intended to be used for fastening shoes. * When the TV sitcom “The Addams Family” was being cast in the early 1960s, actor John Astin came in to audition for the role of Lurch, the cadaverous butler. He was immediately rejected for the part. As he was leaving...
Questions 1. LITERATURE: Which 20th-century novel begins with the line, "All of this happened, more or less"? 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What are the two flowers traditionally associated with the month of December? 3. FOOD & DRINK: What is cardamom? 4. GEOGRAPHY: In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro located? 5. U.S. STATES: Which state's slogan is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"? 6. TELEVISION: What was Archie Bunker's nickname for his wife Edith in "All in the Family"? 7. CHEMISTRY: What is the lightest element? 8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was the Secret...
* In this time of bitter partisan rivalries, it would be well to remember the following sage observation: “Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would cheer just as much if you and I were going to be hanged.” The man who first made that observation was Lord Protector of England Oliver Cromwell, considered by some to be a hero of liberty, by others to be a regicidal dictator. He died in 1658, probably from septicemia. He was so reviled that, three years later, his body was exhumed so that he could be posthumously executed, his bod...
