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• In 1865, William E. Brockway printed a counterfeit $100 bill that was so perfect, it left the Treasury Department with the sole option of withdrawing all authentic $100 bills from circulation.
• The official name for Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, which is an abbreviation of its ceremonial name: "Krung Thep Mahanakon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit." Which is why we just call it "Bangkok." • Plastic surgery first took place in India around 600 B.C., when it was used with skin from the forehead to reconstruct the noses of criminals that had been amputated as punishment. • In 1928, the German engineer Herman Sorgel proposed increasing Europe and Africa's land mass by slowly draining the Mediterranean Sea, via a dam across the Strait of Gibraltar. Unsurprisingly, the idea never made it past the drawing board. • The word "dunce," meaning a dull-witted or ignorant person, comes from the name of John Duns Scotus, one of the greatest minds of his time. • Jean-Baptiste Lully, the first documented conductor, was the first musician to use a baton — a six-foot-long staff that he pounded on the ground in time to the music. Sadly, he accidentally stuck the staff into his foot during a concert, developing fatal gangrene as a result. • The quagga, a close relative of the zebra but with stripes only on its head and neck, became the first extinct animal to have its DNA studied, in 1984. • The 13th of the month is more likely to fall on Friday than on any other day of the week • • •
Thought for the Day: "One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." — André Gide © 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. Is the book of Bethel (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. Moses and Aaron were instructed to sacrifice what color of heifer without blemish? Red, White, Gold, Green 3. Which book begins, “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God”? Mark, Romans, Galatians, Ephesians 4. What Old Testament woman was buried in a cave in the field of Machpelah? Eve, Ruth, Sarah, Esther 5. How many righteous people did Sodom need to keep God from destroying the city? 1, 2, 10, 20 6. From 2 Kings 17, who was the god of the men of Cuth? Succothbenoth, Nergal, Hamath, Ashima 1) Neither
2) Red 3) Ephesians 4) Sarah 5) 10 6) Nergal Hardcore trivia fan? Visit
Wilson Casey’s subscriber site at www.patreon.com/triviaguy. © 2024 King Features Synd., Inc. 1. Name the Beatles album that includes “I’ve Just Seen a Face,” “You Won’t See Me” and “Michelle.”
2. Which duo released “The Closer I Get to You”? 3. Where did Thin Lizzy get their name? 4. Who was Stagger Lee in the song? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “I watched you die, I heard you cry every night in your sleep.” 1. “Rubber Soul,” in 1965. It was released with 14 songs in the U.K. and 10 in the U.S. with an additional two taken from another album.
2. Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway in 1978. The song climbed the charts in the U.S. and was nominated for Best Vocal Performance by a Duo in 1979. 3. From a character in the 1937 comic “The Dandy,” which had a character called Tin Lizzie, a robot maid. 4. “Stag” Lee Shelton was a gambler who killed Billy Lyons in 1895 during a card game in St. Louis. 5. “Because of You,” by Kelly Clarkson in 2005. Clarkson wrote the song when she was a teenager in response to the pain of her parents’ divorce. The accompanying video won Best Female Video at MTV’s awards the next year. © 2024 King Features Syndicate
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1. GEOGRAPHY: Which country’s native name is Cymru?
2. HISTORY: Which country is the first to recognize same-sex marriage? 3. MOVIES: Who voices the character of Frozone in the animated movie “The Incredibles”? 4. FOOD & DRINK: What is the primary ingredient in baba ganoush? 5. LITERATURE: The movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is based on a short story written by which American author? 6. MEASUREMENTS: How many grams are in a pound? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What cultural phenomenon is celebrated on May 4? 8. TELEVISION: Rhoda Morgenstern is a sidekick in which 1970s TV sitcom? 9. SCIENCE: What is the process called when iron is coated with zinc? 10. U.S. STATES: What is the only vowel that is NOT the first letter of a state? 1. Wales.
2. The Netherlands. 3. Samuel L. Jackson. 4. Eggplant. 5. F. Scott Fitzgerald. 6. 454 grams. 7. “Star Wars” movies. 8. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” 9. Galvanization. 10. E. © 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
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