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Sunday, October 21, 2007

more answers

I'm impressed -- all the correct answers have been given -- except for two, and someone got one of those half right.

1) Margaretha Zelle was a dancer who was put to death by the French government on October 15th, 1917, accused of being a spy. Under what name is she better known?

The Mata Hari. I missed this one.

2) What color is Superman's belt?

Yellow.

3) What detergent advertised that it could remove ring around the collar?

Wisk. I could have sworn it was Tide.

4) The Mason-Dixon line was established in 1767 to settle a land dispute between which two states?

The land dispute was between Pennsylvania and Maryland, however, Tekay gets partial credit because the line does also draw a partial border between Delaware and Maryland, too.

5) In 2003, what country became only the third on Earth to launch a manned space mission?

China

6) What is the next number in this series? 1, 4, 27, 256, ___?

3125. It's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, each raised to its own power.

7) Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans separating what two countries?

England and Scotland. I let down my British heritage, but then again, we're Welsh. We had nothing to do with that damn wall.

8) What English guitarist was a founding member of the band Cream?

Eric Clapton. Can't believe I missed this. For some reason, I thought Clapton was from Philly.

9) What pastry was created by the Kennedy Biscuit Company in 1891 is now the #3 most consumed cookie in the world?

No one got this -- I should have added that it is named for a suburb of Boston -- Newtons.

10) What NFL team famously relocated overnight in 1984 after its original hometown threatened to seize the team under eminent domain to keep it from leaving?

The Baltimore Colts transformed into the Indianapolis Colts -- the move was made without even informing any of the players.

2 Comments:

Blogger Sayre said...

Newtons, huh? Would Oreos be number one?

10/22/2007 1:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

These were harder than the first batch. I only knew 4 of them: #1. #3, #7, #8. Way to make your old Mum feel uneducated, Prime.
How did YOU do on Sayre's language test?
Mom

10/23/2007 12:59 PM  

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