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TRIVIA TODAY - Thursday, March 6, 2008
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???? LEE'S WEEKLY TRIVIA BRAIN-BUSTER ????
Who holds the U.S. record for the greatest number of
patented inventions of 1,093?
a)Benjamin Franklin
b)Albert Einstein
c)Henry Ford
d)Thomas Edison
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Where did actress Sigourney Weaver- whose given name was
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B- Mother's Maiden Name
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D- Her Middle Name
The correct answer is *A* - Novel character.
In "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Sigourney
is a minor character in the book.
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,
then they fight you, then you win."
HINT: Was a major political and spiritual leader of the
Indian independence movement.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels. This
is the loudest sound produced by a living animal and has
been detected as far away as 530 miles.
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In Browning, Montana on January 23, 1916, the temperature
dropped exactly 100 degrees, from 44 degrees above zero to
56 degrees below zero. This is the world record for a 24-
hour temperature change.
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A poll of 3,000 Americans found that for 41 percent, the
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China
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No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
My first is a creature whose breeding is unclear.
My second, a price you must pay.
My whole can be found in the river of Time
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QUOTE: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,
then they fight you, then you win."
ANSWER: Mahatma Gandhi
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