09/09/26 Grif.Net - Trivia (+ Answers to yesterday's quiz)
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Ten Trivial Facts to Astound your Friends and Family
1. Mosquitos favorite color is blue.
2. Superman’s birthday is February 29th.
3. A wheeled office chair travels about 8 miles a year.
4. In an average lifetime, a person will grow 6 feet of nose hair.
5. Entomophagy is the condition of someone who eats insects.
6. Most car horns honk in F major.
7. Snickers is the most popular candy in America.
8. Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.
9. A Slinky is made from 80-feet of wire.
10. Apples are the most popular fruit in the USA.
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ANSWERS
1. What were Delicious apples called originally?
HAWKEYES
2. What was Scrabble first known as?
LEXICO
3. What was the comic strip Charles Schultz drew called before “Peanuts?”
LI’L PEOPLE
4. What was “Etch-a-sketch” first marketed as?
MAGIC SCREEN
5. Who was Eminem known as growing up?
MARSHALL MATHERS III
6. Iran was known formerly as Persia. What was it called before that?
IRAN (after Aryans ethnic population, then changed to ancient name of region until the Shah allowed it to be called either Iran or Persia – both still correct today)
7. Before the flying disc was named “Frisbe”, what was its original name?
PLUTO PLATTER
8. Who were Leonard, Adolph, and Julius before breaking into show business?
MARX BROTHERS (CHICO, HARPO, and GROUCHO)
9. What island was originally named Boriken?
PUERTO RICO
10. Before the film’s name Casablanca, what was it called?
EVERYBODY COMES TO RICK’S
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Dr Bob Griffin
“From all harm safe in His sheltering arms
I'm living by faith and feel no alarm.”
