TRIVIA TEST, STRANGE BUT TRUE - Nov. 25, 2010

TRIVIA TEST - Nov. 25, 2010

1. ANATOMY: What is a more common name for the patella?

2. MOVIES: For which film did Sally Field win an Oscar as best actress in 1984?

3. SCIENCE: What basic unit is used to measure the flow of electrical current?

4. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Roman goddess of youth?

5. GEOGRAPHY: Which body of water lies east of Athens, Greece?

6. THEATER: Who composed the operas ÒMadame ButterflyÓ and ÒToscaÓ?

7. TELEVISION: What was the name of the patriarch in the family saga ÒBonanzaÓ?

8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What color is the gemstone called the peridot?

9. MUSIC: Which singer/songwriter wrote and performed the song ÒDear AbbyÓ?

10. LITERATURE: Who authored the King Arthur legend poems called ÒIdylls of the KingÓ?

Answers

1. Kneecap

2. ÒPlaces in the HeartÓ

3. Ampere

4. Juventas

5. Aegean Sea

6. Puccini

7. Ben Cartwright

8. Green, ranging from yellow-green to olive green

9. John Prine

10. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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STRANGE BUT TRUE

By Samantha Weaver

* It was comedian-turned-U.S. Senator Al Franken who made the following sage observation: ÒMistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless itÕs a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.Ó

* A woman in Tennessee was once arrested for biking while intoxicated Ñ and she was on a stationary bike at the gym at the time.

* According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, if youÕre like the average American, you drink 22.7 gallons of coffee every year. The surprising thing about that statistic isnÕt how much it is, though Ñ itÕs how little. It seems that in the 1940s, Americans were drinking twice that amount of java.

* If you consider surface area covered rather than population, the worldÕs largest city is in Inner Mongolia, where Hulunbuir covers more than 160,000 square miles.

Thought for the Day: ÒHuman beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.Ó Ñ Laurens Van der Post

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