random thoughts and trivia

Thursday, December 25, 2003

Trivia Summary

16. What are the names of Sarah Ferguson's children? Answer.
17. Who wrote the autobiography, "Magical Me"? Answer.
18. Unlike Elizabeth I, the current Queen of England, Elizabeth II, is a mother. How many children does she have? Answer.
19. In honor of Keiko, we have the following question. Are whales fish? Answer.
20. What is the name of the geological formation in Wyoming that several characters obsessed about in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"? Answer.
21. President Lyndon B. Johnson, the nickname of his wife (absolutely no one uses her real name, what you think is her real name is her nickname), and the names given to both their daughters all shared one thing in common (besides the last name Johnson). What was it? Answer.
22. In the Harry Potter series of books, what is the name for non-magical folks like Harry's aunt and uncle and Hermione's parents? Answer.
23. What is the common name of NH3? Answer.
24. Barbara Mertz is a published non-fiction author of Egyptology books under her real name (Ph.D. 1952, Egyptology) as well as the rather well known writer of the popular Amelia Peabody mysteries under a pen name. This pen name is said to be a combination of the first names of both her son and daughter. What is the pen name she uses for the Amelia Peabody series of novels? Answer.
25. How do trains vary their direction of travel (ie. do they use steering wheels like automobiles)? Answer.
26. Evonne Goolagong is famous for winning at what sport during much of the 1970's? Answer.
27. Dick York was replaced by Dick Sargent in the role of Darrin Stephens in what popular TV series? Answer.
28. Internet Web Pages are created/written using HTML. That is an abbreviation or acronym for what? Ie. those letters (H. T. M. L.) stand for what? Answer.
29. On the traditional color-wheel used for mixing paint, the Christmas colors of red and green are complimentary (opposite each other on the wheel). Which color is complimentary (opposite) violet? Answer.
30. Who portrayed Hans Gruber (the leader of the "bad guys") in the original "Die Hard" movie? And where else have you seen him that I'd bet you didn't recognize him? Answer.

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