03/20/06 Grif.Net - Answers for Trivia
Dr Bob Griffin
...STEWARDESSES
Only the right hand?
...LOLLIPOP
Only on one row of keys?
...TYPEWRITER
2. What is the only state whose name is just one syllable?
...MAINE
3. In English, what three colors are unique words that have no rhyme?
...ORANGE, PURPLE, SILVER
4. What is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"?
...DREAMT
5. How many ridges are around the edge of a dime?
...118
6. Exactly how long is a "jiffy"?
...1/100th of a second
7. In what year was there a month with NO full moon? (It has to be February)
...1865
8. What two English words have all five vowels in order?
...ABSTEMIOUS and FACETIOUS
9. Where on US currency are all 50 states are listed?
...FIVE DOLLER BILL (on the Lincoln Memorial)
10. What is the only fish that can blink with both eyes?
...SHARK
11. What occupation was listed on Al Capone's business cards?
...USED FURNITURE DEALER
12. What family are almonds a member of?
...PEACH
13. Who invented the scissors?
...LEONARDO DA VINCI
14. How far does the average cruise liner travel on each gallon of diesel
that it burns?
...6 INCHES
15. What English word has 3 sets of double letters in a row within it?
...BOOKKEEPER (and variations of it)
16. What is the ratio of people to chickens in the world?
...1-to-1 (about 6.5 billion chickens alive on any give day)
17. Which major Flintstones' character is missing from their Chewable
Vitamins?
...BETTY RUBBLE
18. What animal has striped skin under its fur?
...TIGER
19. What famous 20th Century politician was born in a toilet during a dance?
...WINSTON CHURCHILL
20. Who blinks more - men or women?
...WOMEN
How much more?
...2-to-1
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Dr Bob, www.grif.net
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