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Mon
28
Jan '08

Trivia Time 8: Clouds

I’m sorry for not posting anything in a while but here is the 8th Trivia Time this time on clouds. All will have questions A and B except the unrelated one.

1. A. You see my normal stance nice big and puffy and you like me a lot for calm weather is coming your way. But look at my 4 other cousins and you might want to stay inside for lots of rain is probably coming. What family of cloud am I? B. What are the clouds in this family?

2. A. Rain is coming if you see me spread out across the sky. What family of cloud am I? B. What clouds are in this family?

3. A. Very low I go. But I come and go. What cloud am I? B. What cloud am I much like?

4. A. Like the first family my normal is good weather while my others could be signs of rain. What family of cloud am I? B. What are the clouds in this family

5. A. I am a prefix to medium hight clouds that means high. What am I? B. I am at the beginning or end of the most fearsome clouds. What am I?

Unrelated question: The robber fly is sometimes called what?

Thank you for reading and waiting. Answers will be out in 3 days in the comments good luck you’ll need it!

Mon
3
Dec '07

Trivia Time 7 : Grab Bag

Well it’s time again but now a grab bag. 9 questions and in 2 days 9 answers and I want you to know that even though you see 6 questions 3 of them will have an A and B. but after this I will be putting in 2 of these Double questions I want you to answer them both. Question 2 is a special Multi Choice to help you #1 makes it correct #2 makes it better and if you get the date well then you get it completely correct.

1. A.What does ‘Byte’ mean? B. What does ‘Pixel’ mean?

2. The famous comic “Garfield” Written by Jim Davis started when? 1988, 1981, 1978, or 1976. July, October, February, or June. 19, 30, 26, or 28.

3. A. Over the internet what is the best way to make a secret message without a mind boggling code? B. How do you read it ?

4. I toss a penny in the air which side is more probable to win? Heads or tails?

5. What do bananas grow on?

6. A. Can something other than light go the speed of light. B. Faster?

Answers in 2 days think about this. These questions were given by. Kellys.com

Thu
11
Oct '07

Trivia Time 6: Candy

Finally a new Trivia Time.
Post your answers in the comments. Answers in two days in the comments. This one will include double questions. I want the answer to both questions.

  1. Who made the worlds first ice cream? How did they make the worlds first ice cream?
  2. Who was the, “Baby Ruth,” bar named after?
  3. Who made the first, “Hershey,” bar ? What was his former job?
  4. What newly-imported substance caused the first major outbreak of tooth decay in Europe?
  5. What flavor of ice cream did Baskin-Robbins introduce to commemorate America’s landing on the moon?

Unrelated:What word was coined when a trapped moth caused an early computer to crash?

These questions are brought  to you by Trivia Playing And Amazing Facts and Trivia By Quentin Compson.

Thu
6
Sep '07

Trivia Time 5: Food

Post your answers in comments. Answers tomorrow in comments section.

  1. Why was the Animal Crackers box designed with a string handle?
  2. What milk product did the U.S. Agriculture Department propose as a substitute for meat in school lunches, in 1996?
  3. What are the two top selling spices in the world?
  4. What was the first commercially manufactured breakfast cereal?
  5. On what vegetable did an ancient Egyptian place his right hand when taking an oath?
  6. Unrelated question: What did blind bank robber David Worrell use as a weapon when trying to rob a London bank?

These questions come from the great trivia site Trivia Playing.

Tue
4
Sep '07

Trivia time 4: Sports

Answers in comments tomorrow. Put your answers in the comments.

  1. What’s the most common nickname for a major league baseball pitcher?
  2. What Brooklyn Dodgers great got his nickname for what he called his shooter when playing marbles as a child?
  3. What brilliant name did the Texas Rangers choose for their ballpark?
  4. How long is the longest race on the NASCAR circuit?
  5. How many of every ten pro athletes in the U.S. are African - American?
  6. unrelated question:What actor did author Anne Rice first denounce, then praise in the role of her beloved Lestat?
Sun
2
Sep '07

Trivia Time 3: Bible

It was a category so here. Post your answers in comments. Answers tomorrow in comments

  1. What biblical place name means “pleasure”?
  2. What animal is mentioned most frequently in both the New and Old Testaments?
  3. What’s the only 100 percent Christian nation on Earth?
  4. What book did Christians often place on their foreheads to cure insomnia in medieval times?
  5. According to the Bible, how many pearly gates are there?
  6. Unrelated Question: What NFL team is known as the “ain’ts” when on a losing streak?
  7. Bonus:What word appears exactly 773,692 times in the King James Bible?
Fri
31
Aug '07

Trivia Time 2: Army and War

Post your answers in comments. Tomorrow the answers are in the comments.

  1. What southeastern state was the last to return to the Union after the Civil War?
  2. What Civil War general graduated first in the West Point class of 1829?
  3. What U.S. military base was won in the last major battle against Japan?
  4. What U.S. war broke out the same year the federal government first printed paper money?
  5. What was the first war the U. S. took part in that was partially financed with lottery dollars?
  6. Bonus Unrelated Question: What is the only domesticated animal not mentioned in the Bible?