trivia 12/3
DID YOU KNOW...
Nov. 13, 1927, the Holland Tunnel was officially opened. This major throughway between New York City and New Jersey runs under the Hudson River. Before it was built, the only way to get across in an automobile was by ferry. There was an earlier railroad tunnel, but the Lincoln Tunnel and modern-day George Washington Bridge were yet to come.
1. In what classic novel would I find a character named Boo Reilly ?
2. Fill in the blank;
A Single Ragweed plant can produce up to _ __________ grains of pollen in a season.
3. In what distinctive shape was Fort McHenry – the birthplace of the U.S. National anthem – built ?
4. What TV and Movie series featured a Government Agency known by the acronym IMF ?
5. What notorious gangster’s shirt, bloodied and bullet-riddled, sold for $85,000 at a 1997 auction, sixty-three years after his death ?
a. – John Dillinger
b. – Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll
c. – Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd
d. – Clyde Barrow
6. Which famous TV cooking star runs a children’s charity called The Yum-o Organization ?
7. What does the acronym MSRP represent ?
8. What is the only hard part of an octopus’ body ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
From it's introduction, the price of a bottle of Coke remained the same for over seventy years.
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1. “To Kill a Mockingbird”
2. a Billion
3. a five-pointed star
4. “Mission Impossible”
5. – d
6. Rachael Ray
7. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price
8. the beak
TRUTH !!
Coke was introduced in 1886 in the form of a syrup that was mixed with soda water at Drug Store Soda Fountains.
It was first sold in bottle form in 1894; the price was the same as it was in Soda Fountain form – a nickel.......
The price of a bottle of coke remained a nickel until 1960, when the price increased by a penny.
DID YOU KNOW...
Nov. 13, 1927, the Holland Tunnel was officially opened. This major throughway between New York City and New Jersey runs under the Hudson River. Before it was built, the only way to get across in an automobile was by ferry. There was an earlier railroad tunnel, but the Lincoln Tunnel and modern-day George Washington Bridge were yet to come.
1. In what classic novel would I find a character named Boo Reilly ?
2. Fill in the blank;
A Single Ragweed plant can produce up to _ __________ grains of pollen in a season.
3. In what distinctive shape was Fort McHenry – the birthplace of the U.S. National anthem – built ?
4. What TV and Movie series featured a Government Agency known by the acronym IMF ?
5. What notorious gangster’s shirt, bloodied and bullet-riddled, sold for $85,000 at a 1997 auction, sixty-three years after his death ?
a. – John Dillinger
b. – Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll
c. – Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd
d. – Clyde Barrow
6. Which famous TV cooking star runs a children’s charity called The Yum-o Organization ?
7. What does the acronym MSRP represent ?
8. What is the only hard part of an octopus’ body ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
From it's introduction, the price of a bottle of Coke remained the same for over seventy years.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1. “To Kill a Mockingbird”
2. a Billion
3. a five-pointed star
4. “Mission Impossible”
5. – d
6. Rachael Ray
7. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price
8. the beak
TRUTH !!
Coke was introduced in 1886 in the form of a syrup that was mixed with soda water at Drug Store Soda Fountains.
It was first sold in bottle form in 1894; the price was the same as it was in Soda Fountain form – a nickel.......
The price of a bottle of coke remained a nickel until 1960, when the price increased by a penny.