Trivia Slideshow

Trivia Slideshow

• Created by Ms. Rachael Clemens of the California State University, Fullerton Library

• Additions and adaptations created by Mrs. Slim’s Spring 2007 LHHS Library Experience Students with Ms. Clemens’ permission.

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Question:• One hundred years ago, what percentage

of 17 year olds graduated from High School in the United States?

Answer:• One hundred years ago, what percentage

of 17 year olds graduated from High School in the United States?

• In 1903, 6.6% of 17 year olds graduated from High School

• Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970

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Question:Question:What was the highest grossing What was the highest grossing

movie (domestic sales) of movie (domestic sales) of 2004?2004?

Answer:Answer:What was the highest What was the highest

grossing movie (domestic grossing movie (domestic sales) of 2004? sales) of 2004?

Shrek 2Shrek 2

Source: Hollywood Reporter article through Factiva Source: Hollywood Reporter article through Factiva databasedatabase

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Question:

• What was the highest selling CD (domestic sales) of 2002?

Answer:

• What was the highest selling CD (domestic sales) of 2002?

• Eminem, 7.6 million copies

• Source: New York Post article through Factiva database

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Question:

• How much milk was consumed in California in 2002?

Answer:

• How much milk was consumed in California in 2002?

• 746 million gallons

• Source: Orange County Register article available through Lexis-Nexis

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Question:

• How many gallons of soft drinks were consumed in the U.S. in 2002?

Answer:• How many gallons of soft drinks

were consumed in the U.S. in 2002?

• 15.2 billion gallons

• Source: Beverage Aisle through Lexis-Nexis

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Question:

• Initially Toyota’s Scion line-up was available in only one state…which?

Answer:

• Initially Toyota’s Scion line-up was available in only one state…which?

• California – but went national in June 2004

• Source: Factiva database

Question:• What is the population of the U.S.?

Answer:• What is the population of the U.S.?

• 288,369,000– 141,661,000 male & – 146,708,000 female

• Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States 2002

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Question:

• Famous American artist, Andy Warhol died in 1987 following…

Answer:

• Famous American artist, Andy Warhol died in 1987 following…a routine gall-bladder operation

• Source: Grove Art Online

Question:

• How much beer was imported from Mexico last year?

Answer:

• How much beer was imported from Mexico last year?

• $45.6 million dollars worth or 66,845,519 liters

• Source: USA Trade Online

Question:• In some species of this reptile, the

fat-storage organ can break off by a spontaneous muscular contraction and rapidly regenerate. Name this reptile.

Answer:• In some species of this reptile, the

fat-storage organ can break off by a spontaneous muscular contraction and rapidly regenerate. Name this reptile.

• The GECKO

• Source: Access Science

Question:• Who is the seven-time world champion

Formula 1 race car driver?

• What manufacturer does he drive for?

Answer:• Who is the seven-time world champion

Formula 1 race car driver?

• What manufacturer does he drive for?

• Michael Schumacher – drives for Ferrari

• Source: London Times article through Proquest Newspapers

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Please use your cell phone outside

Question:Question: AMBER Alerts are activated when AMBER Alerts are activated when

law enforcement discovers a child law enforcement discovers a child has been abducted and is in has been abducted and is in imminent danger. What does imminent danger. What does AMBER stand for?AMBER stand for?

Answer:Answer: AMBER Alerts are activated when AMBER Alerts are activated when

law enforcement discovers a child law enforcement discovers a child has been abducted and is in has been abducted and is in imminent danger. What does AMBER imminent danger. What does AMBER stand for?stand for?

America’s Missing: Broadcast America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergence ResponseEmergence Response

Source: Budget of the U.S. Government 2005Source: Budget of the U.S. Government 2005

Question:

• According to a survey, what percentage of Americans would like to be rich?

Answer:

• According to a survey, what percentage of Americans would like to be rich?

• 59%

• Source: Opinions ’90

Question:• Who was the first Chief

Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

Question:• Who was the first Chief

Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

• John Jay – appointed in 1789 by George Washington

• Source: Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment

Question:

What is the American Sign Language hand shape for “I Love You”?

Answer:What is the American Sign Language

hand shape for “I Love You”?

Source: The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary

Question: What author and naturalist alerted

Americans to the environmental damage done by the pesticide DDT in her book Silent Spring?

Answer: What author and naturalist alerted

Americans to the environmental damage done by the pesticide DDT in her book Silent Spring?

Rachael Carson, 1907-1964

Source: The Women’s Almanac

Question:Question:What is a SWOT analysis?What is a SWOT analysis?

Answer:Answer:What is a SWOT analysis?What is a SWOT analysis?Strengths, Weaknesses, Strengths, Weaknesses,

Opportunities & ThreatsOpportunities & Threats

Source: The Portable MBA Desk ReferenceSource: The Portable MBA Desk Reference

Question:

• The 2nd largest county in California is also the 5th largest in the nation. What is it?

Answer:

• The 2nd largest county in California is also the 5th largest in the nation. What is it?

• Orange County

• Source: Orange County 2004 Community Indicators

Question:

• What country boasts the most farms?

Answer:

• What country boasts the most farms?

• India – 105 million farms

• Source: The Illustrated Book of World Rankings

Question:

• What country consumes the most alcohol per capita?

Answer:

• What country consumes the most alcohol per capita?

• France – 11.9 liters per capita per year

• Source: The Illustrated Book of World Rankings

Question:

• What is the capital of Ghana?

Answer:

• What is the capital of Ghana?

• Accra – population 3 million

• Source: Countries of the World 2005

Question:

• In Orange County, what is the average annual per-pupil spending (K-12)?

Answer:

• In Orange County, what is the average annual per-pupil spending (K-12)?

• $6,557

• Source: RAND California – figure from 2003 data

Question:• What was the most popular name for a

baby boy in the 1880’s in the U.S.?

• What was the most popular name for a baby boy in the 1990’s in the U.S.?

Answer:• What was the most popular name for a

baby boy in the 1880’s in the U.S.?

JOHN

• What was the most popular name for a baby boy in the 1990’s in the U.S.?

MICHAEL

• Source: U.S. Social Security Website

Question:• What was the most popular name for a

baby girl in the 1880’s in the U.S.?

• What was the most popular name for a baby girl in the 1990’s in the U.S.?

Answer:• What was the most popular name for a

baby girl in the 1880’s in the U.S.?

MARY

• What was the most popular name for a baby girl in the 1990’s in the U.S.?

JESSICA & EMILY

• Source: U.S. Social Security Website

Question:• What is the California state insect?

Answer:• What is the California state insect?

• The California dogface butterfly or dog head (Zerene eurydice)

• Designated the official State Insect in 1972. The butterfly is found only in California from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the Coast Ranges and from Sonoma south to San Diego.

• Source: State Information Directory

Question:

• What percentage of the U.S. population over 25 have graduated high school?

Answer:

• What percentage of the U.S. population over 25 have graduated high school?

• 84.6%• 81.1% in California

• Source: Almanac of American Education

Question:

• What percentage of the U.S. population over 25 have a Bachelor’s degree?

Answer:• What percentage of the U.S.

population over 25 have a Bachelor’s degree?

• 27.2%• 29.8% in California


Question:

• What state has the highest average teacher salary?

Answer:

• What state has the highest average teacher salary?

• California: $58,287• South Dakota is lowest at $33,236


Question:

• How much is a marriage license in California?

Answer:

• How much is a marriage license in California?

• $15

• Source: State Yellow Book

Question:

• What is the sales tax rate in California?

• What is the sales tax rate in Oregon?

Answer:• What is the sales tax rate in

California?7.25%

• What is the sales tax rate in Oregon?0%

• Source: State Information Directory

Question:

• How much do computer software engineers make?

Answer:

• How much do computer software engineers make?

• About $74,000

• Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook 2004-2005

Question:

• Patents were issued to the most people in which state in 2003?

Answer:

• Patents were issued to the most people in which state in 2003?

• California: 22,075• New York was 2nd at 6,921

• Source: Almanac of the 50 States

Question:Question: The average annual pay rate The average annual pay rate

is highest where in the U.S.?is highest where in the U.S.?

Answer:Answer: The average annual pay The average annual pay

rate is highest where in the rate is highest where in the U.S.?U.S.?

Washington DC @ Washington DC @ $57,914$57,914

Source: Source: Almanac of the 50 StatesAlmanac of the 50 States

Question:Question: Which state has the highest Which state has the highest

number of people living number of people living below the poverty level?below the poverty level?

Answer:Answer: Which state has the highest Which state has the highest

number of people living number of people living below the poverty level?below the poverty level?

ArkansasArkansas


Question:Question:Which state is home to the most Which state is home to the most

Fortune 500 companies?Fortune 500 companies?

Answer:Answer:Which state is home to the most Which state is home to the most

Fortune 500 companies?Fortune 500 companies?California (53 companies)California (53 companies)


Question:

• Which state saw the most bankruptcy cases filed in 2003?

Answer:

• Which state saw the most bankruptcy cases filed in 2003?

• California: 148,600


Question:

• Motorcycle registration numbers are highest in which state?

Answer:

• Motorcycle registration numbers are highest in which state?

• California: 546,684• Florida is second with 386,381


Question:

• Auto registration numbers are highest in which state?

Answer:

• Auto registration numbers are highest in which state?

• California: 18,699,434• Florida is second with 8,564,237


Question:

• The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 136 degrees Fahrenheit. Where?

Answer:

• The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 136 degrees Fahrenheit. Where?

• Libya in 1992

• Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference

Question:• The oldest living thing in the world

was found in 1998 on Australia’s island state of Tasmania – a naturally cloned king’s holly shrub. How old?

Answer:• The oldest living thing in the world

was found in 1998 on Australia’s island state of Tasmania – a naturally cloned king’s holly shrub. How old?

• 43,000 years old


Question:

• The light that leaves the Sun takes how long to reach the Earth?

Answer:

• The light that leaves the Sun takes how long to reach the Earth?

• 8 minutes


Question:

• Who first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969?

Answer:

• Who first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969?

• Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” AldrinMichael Collins remained in the command module


Question:

• What did Earl W. Tupper invent in 1945?

Answer:

• What did Earl W. Tupper invent in 1945?

• Tupperware


Question:

• What is the makeup of a Symphony Orchestra?

Answer:

• What is the makeup of a Symphony Orchestra?

• Strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and harps


Question:

• What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?

Answer:

• What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?

• “I AM”


Question:

• Who coined the word “DUDE”?

Answer:

• Who coined the word “DUDE”?• Oscar Wilde and his friends.

It is a combination for the words duds and attitude.


Question:

• There are four basic blood types: A, B, O, and AB. Which is the most common?

Answer:

• There are four basic blood types: A, B, O, and AB. Which is the most common?

• O, present in 40-60% of the population

• Source: New York Public Library Desk

Question:

• A penny minted in 1727 was the first U.S. coin to have the words “United States of America.” What other words were included?

Answer:• A penny minted in 1727 was the

first U.S. coin to have the words “United States of America.” What other words were included?

• “Mind Your Own Business”


Question:

• Name the location of the last 8 summer Olympics

Answer:• Name the location of the last 8

summer Olympics

Athens 2004Sydney 2000Atlanta 1996Barcelona 1992Seoul 1988Los Angeles1984Moscow 1980Montreal 1976


Question:

• Five-digit ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) codes were introduced in what year?

Answer:

• Five-digit ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) codes were introduced in what year?

• 1964


Question:• Name the 7 Wonders of

the Ancient World.

Answer:• Name the 7 Wonders of the

Ancient World.1. Artemision at Ephesus (temple)2. Colossus of Rhodes (statue)3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon4. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus5. Olympian Zeus (statue)6. Pyramids of Egypt7. Tower of Pharos

Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference

Question:

• Nabisco makes cereal foods, cookies and snacks. Where does the name come from?

Answer:

• Nabisco makes cereal foods, cookies and snacks. Where does the name come from?

• Acronym of National Biscuit Company

• Source: Dictionary of Trade Name Origins

Question:“In the criminal justice system, the people are

represented by two separate yet equally important groups the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.”

Name this narrator…

Answer:“In the criminal justice system, the people are

represented by two separate yet equally important groups the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.”

Name this narrator… Steve Zirnkilton

Opening voice-over from Law & Order, network television’s longest running drama series – on air since 1990

Source: Encyclopedia of Television

Question:• “I do not like broccoli, and I haven’t

liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it…”

Answer:• “I do not like broccoli, and I haven’t

liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it…”

• “And I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli!”

-George H. W. Bush, New York Times, 1990


Question:

• How much did the U.S. automobile industry spend on network television advertising in 2004?

Answer:

• How much did the U.S. automobile industry spend on network television advertising in 2004?

• $1,816,000,000

• Source: Article in Brandweek – accessed through TableBase database

Question:

• How many new hybrid vehicles were registered in the U.S. in 2004?

Answer:• How many new hybrid vehicles

were registered in the U.S. in 2004?

• 83,156• Up from 45,943 in 2003

• Source: Article in AdWeek accessed through TableBase

Question:

• What is the median home price in Orange County as of December 2005?

Answer:

• What is the median home price in Orange County as of December 2005?

• $621,000

• Source: DQNews.com

Question: How many Americans

have sold something online?

Answer: How many Americans have

sold something online? About 25 million Representing about 1 in 6

American adults who are online

Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, Nov. 2005

Question:

• Are there more public libraries or McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S.?

Answer:

• Are there more public libraries or McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S.?

• Public libraries! (a total of 16,541 including all branches)

Source:

ALA Office of

Research & Statistics

Question:•What do Google’s search engine servers consist of?

Answer:•What do Google’s search engine servers consist of?•10,000 ordinary home desktop computers running Linux!

Source: Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource by Michael Miller

Question:•A 7000 light-year jet of matter stretches out from the elliptical galaxy M87. What is the source of this jet?

Answer:•A 7000 light-year jet of matter stretches out from the elliptical galaxy M87. What is the source of this jet?

Source: www.seds.org

•A black hole at the galaxy’s center approximately 9 billion times as massive as the sun and 60 light- years in radius.

Question

• Who was the guy who went on a journey to fight in troy and had a difficult on his way home in the movie the Odyssey?

Answer

• Who was the guy who went on a journey to fight in troy and had a difficult on his way home in the movie the Odyssey?

• Odysseus

• Sorenson, Debbie. La Habra High School

Question

• What is the name of the three headed dog that guards the gates to the underworld?

Answer

• What is the name of the three headed dog that guards the gates to the underworld?

• Cerberus

• Sorenson, Debbie. La Habra High School English Teacher.

Question:• Not so long ago, doctors tasted what

bodily fluid to test for diabetes?

Answer:• Not so long ago, doctors tasted what

bodily fluid to test for diabetes?• Urine!

• Source: Masoff, Joy. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2000.

Question:

• When a Slime Eel shoots mucous at you, what is the best way to get it off?

Answer:

• When a Slime Eel shoots mucous at you, what is the best way to get it off?

• Peel it off! If you try to wash it off, the water will increase the volume of the mucous!

• Source: Masoff, Joy. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2000.

Question:Will reading in dim light make you go blind?

Answer:• Will reading in dim light make you go blind?

• No! It may make your eyes tired, though.

•Source: Masoff, Joy. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2000.

Question:• What 20th-century conflict was dubbed

the "forgotten war" despite 54,246 U.S. deaths?

Answer:• What 20th-century conflict was dubbed

the "forgotten war" despite 54,246 U.S. deaths?

• The Korean War

•“Free Trivia Questions, Answers & Facts.” Trivia Playing. 3 Apr. 2007<http://www.triviaplaying.com>.

Question:

• What was the name of the Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and some of his companions in a cave?

Answer:

• What was the name of the Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and some of his companions in a cave?

• Polyphemus .

“Greek Mythology: Terrific Trivia Game.” Thinks.com. 4 Apr. 2007 <http.//thinks.com/trivia.greek_myth.htm>.

Question:

• Who was the nymph changed by Hera into a she-bear and by Zeus into the constellation Ursa Major?

Answer:

• Who was the nymph changed by Hera into a she-bear and by Zeus into the constellation Ursa Major?

• Callisto.

•“Greek Mythology: Terrific Trivia Game.” Thinks.com. 4 Apr. 2007 <http.//thinks.com/trivia.greek_myth.htm>.

Question:• According to Greek

mythology, what is the cause of winter?

Answer:• According to Greek

mythology, what is the cause of winter?

• A mother’s grief.

• “Free Trivia Questions”. Trivia tidbit online. 3 Apr. 2007 <http://triviatidbitonline.com/blog/?p=696>.

Voting

• What is the youngest voting age in the world?

Voting

• What is the youngest voting age in the world?

• The youngest voting age is 15 (in Iran)!

• Source: Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.

Deadliest Magic trick

• What’s the deadliest magic trick ever preformed?

Deadliest Magic Trick

• What’s the deadliest magic trick ever preformed?

• The deadliest magic trick is the bullet-catching trick!


Largest Video Arcade

• What’s the largest video arcade in the world?

Largest Video Arcade

• What’s the largest video arcade in the world?

• The largest video arcade in the world is the Gran Prix Race-O-Rama arcade!


Motorcycle

• What’s the most powerful production motorcycle?

Motorcycle

• What’s the most powerful production motorcycle?

• The most powerful production motorcycle is the MTT Turbine Superbike!


Question:

• Who married Pam Anderson in March of 1996?

Answer: • Who married Pam Anderson in March of

1996?

• Tommy Lee

• Source:Rock Star Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, 1999.

Question:Whose most famous C.D. Trilogy is the BAT

OUT OF HELL series?

Answer:Whose most famous C.D. Trilogy is the BAT

OUT OF HELL series?

• Meat Loaf

•Source:Rock Star Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, 1999.

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Question:• What was the fastest

average time to solve

a Rubik’s cube in

competition?

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Answer:• What was the fastest

average time to solve

a Rubik’s cube in

competition?

• 14.52 seconds

Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.


Question:• What snake has the world’slongest fangs?

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Answer:• What snake has the world’slongest fangs?• The GaboonViper has fangsthat are 2 inches

long.

Glenday, Craig, ed. Guinness World Records 2006. New York: Guinness World Records Limited, 2005.

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Question:• Where was Robin Williams born?

Answer:• Where was Robin Williams born?

• Chicago, Illinois

• Source: “William, Robin.” The American

Scene: Lives. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.

Question:How many career home runs did Ted Williams

have?

Answer:How many career home runs did Ted Williams

have?

• 521 career home runs!

•Source: Source: “Williams, Ted.” The American Scene: Lives. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.

Question:• Which famous film director started

making movies with his family’s video camera when he was 10 years old?

Answer:• Which famous film director started

making movies with his family’s video camera when he was 10 years old?

• Steven Spielberg

• Source: “Spielberg, Steven.” The American

Scene: Lives. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.

Question:• How heavy is the average human brain?

Answer:• How heavy is the average human brain?

• 3 lbs.

• Source: “Sperry, Roger.” The American Scene: Lives.

Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.

Question:• What type of dog originated in Germany in the

1800’s and is used for police and herding?

Answer:

• German Shepherd

Source: Coile, d. Caroline, Ph. D. “German Shepherd Dog.”encyclopedia of Dog Breeds. New York:Barron’s,1998

•What type of dog originated in Germany in the 1800’s and is used for police and herding?

Question:• What type of dog originated in Belgium in the

1800’s and was used for stock herding?•

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Answer:

• The Belgian Malinois

• What type of dog originated in Belgium in the 1800’s and was used for stock herding?

•Source: Coile, d. Caroline, Ph. D. “Belgium Malinois.”Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds. New York: Barron’s,1998.

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Question

• Where did Timothy Leary conduct his experiments?

Answer

• Where did Timothy Leary conduct his experiments?

• Harvard. Leary conducted LSD experiments on faculty and students alike, which eventually led to him being fired.

• Source: www.Leary.com

Question:• Which rock group was born when guitarist Paul

Stanley met bass player Gene Simmons in 1973?

Answer:• Which rock group was born when guitarist Paul

Stanley met bass player Gene Simmons in 1973?

• Kiss.

• Source: Hochman, Steve, ed. Popular Musicians. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1999.

Question:• Which pop diva of Venezuelan, African-

American and Irish descent was born on March 27, 1970?

Answer:• Which pop diva of Venezuelan, African-

American and Irish descent was born on March 27, 1970?

• Mariah Carey.

• Source: Source: Hochman, Steve, ed. Popular Musicians. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1999.

Question:

• Which popular singer starred opposite Denzel Washington in the motion picture The Preacher’s Wife?

Answer:

• Which popular singer starred opposite Denzel Washington in the motion picture The Preacher’s Wife?

• Whitney Houston.

•Source: Hochman, Steve, ed. Popular Musicians. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1999.

Question:

• From where did the Beatles arrive “Back In The USSR?”

Question:

• From where did the Beatles arrive “Back In The USSR?”

Miami Beach

•“Beatles Trivia Quiz”. Geocities. 2 April 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/8703/html>.

Question:• Which keyboard player was considered the "Fifth

Beatle" when the band broke up?

Answer:• Which keyboard player was considered the "Fifth

Beatle" when the band broke up?

• Billy Preston

•“Beatles Trivia Quiz”. Geocities. 2 April 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/8703/html>.

Question:Which of the four Beatles had poor health as a child?

Answer:Which of the four Beatles had poor health as a child?

• Ringo Starr

“Beatles Trivia Quiz”. Geocities. 2 April 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/8703/html>.

Question:On the cover of "The Beatles 1967- 1970" (the blue set), who is the only clean-shaven Beatle?

Answer:On the cover of "The Beatles 1967- 1970" (the blue set), who is the only clean-shaven Beatle?

• Paul


Question:• On Revolution #9, what did the phrase #9

supposedly say when played backwards?

Question:• On Revolution #9, what did the phrase #9

supposedly say when played backwards?

• Turn me on dead man.


Question:• What is probably wrong with your car if it

sounds like a jet plane?

Answer:• What is probably wrong with your car if it

sounds like a jet plane?

• You have a hole in the muffler.

• Source: Sclar, Deanna. Auto Repair for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 1999.

Question:

• Are there specific tires for classic cars?

Answer:• Are there specific tires for classic

cars?• Radial tires are standard because they

provide better handling.

• Source: Sclar, Deanna. Auto Repair for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 1999.

Question:

• What does it mean if your car makes a clicking noise but won’t start?

Answer:

• What does it mean if your car makes a clicking noise but won’t start?

• The sound means you have a dead battery.

•Source: Sclar, Deanna. Auto Repair for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 1999.

Question

• Under what Brand Were the Subaru Foresters Released In India?

Answer

• Under what Brand Were the Subaru Foresters Released In India?

• It was sold in India as the Chevrolet Forester.

“Subaru Forester.” Wikipedia.com. 4 April. 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Forester>.

Documents

Trivia Slideshow