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Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Trivia Summary
106. How many times was the Roman Emperor Tiberius married? Answer.
107. From what ingredient is hominy made? Answer.
108. Constantinople is known by what name today? Answer.
109. What is the common name of urticaria? Answer.
110. A pram (short for perambulator) is the name for what in the UK? Answer.
111. Although it was later made into both a movie and TV-series, who wrote the original book entitled "The Thin Man"? Answer.
112. That Horn of Plenty used as a centerpiece on the dinner table or as a decoration elsewhere during Thanksgiving festivities has another name. What is it? Answer.
113. Who or what are Lares and Penates? Answer.
114. What color is cerulean? Answer.
115. America is named for which Italian navigator? Answer.
116. Name the older, and inaccurate, system (or theory) of astronomy that assumes the Earth is the center with the Sun, moon, and planets all revolving around it? Answer.
117. Name the paper or rolls of paper (made from a marsh grass) used in ancient Egypt? Answer.
118. The fictional TV-character Dobie Gillis often went to the park and perched on a bench near a copy of a famous statue. While there he usually assumed the same posture as the statue. What is the name of the well-known statue. Answer.
119. What is the name of the reporter who found the Martian and learned to call him Uncle Martin on the TV-series, My Favorite Martian? Answer.
120. What is the name of (arguably) the most famous painting at the Louvre? Hint: It's by Leonardo da Vinci. Answer.
Previous Trivia Summary.
107. From what ingredient is hominy made? Answer.
108. Constantinople is known by what name today? Answer.
109. What is the common name of urticaria? Answer.
110. A pram (short for perambulator) is the name for what in the UK? Answer.
111. Although it was later made into both a movie and TV-series, who wrote the original book entitled "The Thin Man"? Answer.
112. That Horn of Plenty used as a centerpiece on the dinner table or as a decoration elsewhere during Thanksgiving festivities has another name. What is it? Answer.
113. Who or what are Lares and Penates? Answer.
114. What color is cerulean? Answer.
115. America is named for which Italian navigator? Answer.
116. Name the older, and inaccurate, system (or theory) of astronomy that assumes the Earth is the center with the Sun, moon, and planets all revolving around it? Answer.
117. Name the paper or rolls of paper (made from a marsh grass) used in ancient Egypt? Answer.
118. The fictional TV-character Dobie Gillis often went to the park and perched on a bench near a copy of a famous statue. While there he usually assumed the same posture as the statue. What is the name of the well-known statue. Answer.
119. What is the name of the reporter who found the Martian and learned to call him Uncle Martin on the TV-series, My Favorite Martian? Answer.
120. What is the name of (arguably) the most famous painting at the Louvre? Hint: It's by Leonardo da Vinci. Answer.
Previous Trivia Summary.
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