December 2007

1. 1. Who was the Roman Emperor who ordered the census requiring Mary and Joseph to travel to Bethlehem?  
    
   
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   Caesar Augustus Luke 2:1
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2.   2. What prophet foretold that the Messiah would be born to a virgin? 
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   Isaiah 7:14
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November 2007

1. How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last? 
    
   
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   3 Days
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2.   How many Indians attended the first Thanksgiving celebration? 
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   91 Indians
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October 2007

1.  What is the only mobile national monument? 
    
   
   Click for Answer San Francisco Cable Cars
   
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2. 2. Who invented scissors?
   Click for Answer Leonardo Da Vinci
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3. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the unknown and why? 
   
   Click for Answer 21 Steps.  It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is the highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.
   
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September 2007

1. 1. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter “a”? 
    
   
   Click for Answer One thousand
   
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2. What color was coca-cola originally?  
   Click for Answer Green
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August 2007

1. What is the only planet that rotates clockwise? 
   
   Click for Answer Venus
   
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2. What is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon? 
   Click for Answer February 1865
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July 2007

1. What made each of the following indepence days special:
    
   July 4th 1777
   July 4th 1778
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   Click for Answer July 4th 1777 - it was the first Independence Day, celebrated with a 13 gun salute in the morning and again as evening fell       July 4th 1778 - George Washington celebrated by giving each of his soldiers a double ration of rum       July 4th 1779 - fell on a Sunday and was celebrated on Monday, July 5th.
   
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June 2007

1. The only US state to lose population between the 1950 and 2000 censuses?
   
   Click for Answer West Virginia
   
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2. Which country originated pasta? 
   
   Click for Answer China
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May 2007

1.  Each child in a family has at least 2 brothers and 2 sisters. What is the smallest number of children the family might have?
   
   Click for Answer 6 If each boy in the family has at least 2 brothers, then the smallest number of boys is 3. Similarly, if each girl in the family has at least 2 sisters, then the smallest number of girls is 3.
   
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April 2007

1. Are pigeons vegetarians? 
   
   Click for Answer Yes
   
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2. What type of oven is traditionally used for a tandoori? 
   
   Click for Answer A cylindrical clay oven called a tandoor
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March 2007

1. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
   
   Click for Answer Honey
   
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2. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (the voice of bugs bunny) is most ironic?
   
   Click for Answer He was allergic to carrots.
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3. What was the 1st novel written on a typewriter?
   
   Click for Answer Tom Sawyer
   
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February 2007

1. Shakespeare's 2 tragic star-crossed lovers were Romeo and Julie.  What were their last names?
   
   Click for Answer Montague and Capulet
   
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2. Why does the "X" represent the kiss?
   
   Click for Answer Dating back to the Middle Ages, illiterate individuals would mark documents that needed their signature with an "X" and kiss it in front of two of more people to show their sincerity.
   
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3. Wives and Girlfriends receive the most Valentine cards each year.  True or False? 
   
   Click for Answer False. Teachers do.
   
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January 2007

1. what is a 5 letter word that becomes shorter with 2 letters added onto it?
   
   Click for Answer short
   
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2. what has 5 legs and only 1 foot?
   
   Click for Answer a bed
   
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3. tom’s mom had 4 kids:  nickel, dime, & quarter.  what is the 4th?
   
   Click for Answer tom
   
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December 2006

1. what was the name of the angel that came to mary?
   
   Click for Answer gabriel
   
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2. what were the three gifts the wisemen came bearing?
   
   Click for Answer gold, frankincense, myrrh
   
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3. who was the only person at jesus’s birth who also witnessed his death?
   
   Click for Answer mary
   
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November 2006

1. What US President scoffed at the idea of having a national Thanksgiving Day?
   
   Click for Answer Jefferson
   
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2. Which US President moved the date of Thanksgiving twice?
   
   Click for Answer Franklin D. Roosevelt
   
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3. Why was the date of Thanksgiving moved up a week by one President?
   
   Click for Answer To make Christmas shopping season longer
   
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October 2006

1. Which state has the smallest city, with a population of about 8,013 people?
   
   Click for Answer Vermont
   
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2. Which state with 33.8 million inhabitants, eats the most turkey?
   
   Click for Answer California
   
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3. Which state has the smallest coastline?
   
   Click for Answer New Hampshire
   
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September 2006

1. How long does a profession football game last?
   
   Click for Answer 60 Minutes
   
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2. How long is a football field?
   
   Click for Answer 120 Yards
   
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3. How many players can each team have on the field at any one time during play?
   
   Click for Answer 11 players
   
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August 2006

1. What's the only middle name that's been shared by two different U.S. Presidents?
   
   Click for Answer Walker
   
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2. What is the sculpted as lying broken at the feet of the Statue of  Liberty?
   
   Click for Answer Chains
   
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3. What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter?
   
   Click for Answer Tom Sawyer
   
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July 2006

1. What is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"?
   
   Click for Answer dreamt
   
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2. When typing which hand does the majority of the work?
   
   Click for Answer Left
   
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3. What part of your body stays the same size form birth?
   
   Click for Answer Eyes
   
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June 2006

1. What is the only fish that can blink with both eyes?
   
   Click for Answer Shark
   
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2. With what do butterflies taste?
   
   Click for Answer Feet
   
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3. What is the only state whose name is just one syllable?
   
   Click for Answer Maine
   
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May 2006

1. What Country was the first to set aside a day to celebrate Mothers?
   
   Click for Answer England
   
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2. When did Mother's Day become an official holiday in the US?
   
   Click for Answer 1915
   
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3. What is the official Mother's Day flower?
   
   Click for Answer Red Carnation
   
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April 2006

1. What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
   
   Click for Answer Nacho Cheese
   
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2. What do you get from a pampered cow?
   
   Click for Answer Spoiled milk
   
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3. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc.  Who's Missing?
   
   Click for Answer Bashful
   
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February 2006

1. What is the lowest number on the FM Dial?
   
   Click for Answer 88
   
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2. How many channels are on a VHF TV Dial?
   
   Click for Answer 12
   
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3. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
   
   Click for Answer Left
   
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January 2006

1. What six colors are on the classic Campbell’s Soup label?
   
   Click for Answer Blue, red, white, yellow, black & gold
   
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2. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
   
   Click for Answer Red
   
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3. How many matches are in a standard pack?
   
   Click for Answer 20
   
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December 2005

1. Where did the Christmas tree tradition originate?
   
   Click for Answer Germany
   
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2. What significance is holly in celebrating Christmas?
   
   Click for Answer The early church banned mistletoe, so holly was substituted
   
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3. What country did poinsettias originally come from?
   
   Click for Answer Mexico
   
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November 2005

1. What year did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving Feast?
   
   Click for Answer 1621
   
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2. In 1676, a day of thanksgiving was proclaimed to take place during what month?
   
   Click for Answer June
   
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3. Who is credited with leading the crusade to establish Thanksgiving Day?
   
   Click for Answer Sarah Josepha Hale
   
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October 2005

1. Which way do fans rotate?
   
   Click for Answer Clockwise
   
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2. How many curves are there in the standard paperclip?
   
   Click for Answer 3
   
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3. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
   
   Click for Answer Ace of spades
   
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September 2005

1. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual, though. study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
   
   Click for Answer The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph.
   
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August 2005

1. A murderer is condemned to death.  He has to choose between three rooms.  The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years.  Which room is safest for him?
   
   Click for Answer The third.  Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
   
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2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.  Finally, she hangs him.  But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together.  How can this be?
   
   Click for Answer The woman was a photographer.  She shot a picture of her husband, developed it and hung it up to dry.
   
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3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you throw it away?
   
   Click for Answer Charcoal
   
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4. Can you name 3 consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday?
   
   Click for Answer Sure you can:  Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
   
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July 2005

1. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
   
   Click for Answer Right
   
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2. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
   
   Click for Answer Left
   
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3. Does a merry-go-round turn counter clockwise or clockwise?
   
   Click for Answer Counter Clockwise
   
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