Trivia Quiz?

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On 11/15/2018 at 1:22 PM, phkrause said:

Which is the only Vincent Van Gogh painting to sell during his lifetime?

"The Red Vineyard at Arles" "The Starry Night" "Irises" "Sunflowers"

I would be really surprised if that was really true!!

Answer: Considered among the greatest painters of all time, Vincent Van Gogh was a Post-Impressionist artist of Dutch origins. Less than two months before severing his ear lobe, Van Gogh painted the only painting that sold during his lifetime. "The Red Vineyards at Arles” is an oil painting that depicts workers in a vineyard, and has been listed among the artist's major works. Impressionist painter and art collector Anna Boch purchased the painting for 400 Francs (about $1,000 in today's currency). Anna was the sister of Eugène Boch, another impressionist painter and a friend of Van Gogh.

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On 11/15/2018 at 2:02 PM, phkrause said:

What Did China Do With 1 Million Unsold Copies of Pop Star Robbie Williams Rudebox Album?

After his previous album sold two million copies, stores were probably hoping that Robbie Williams' Rudebox album would sell more than 500,000 units. So when the album struggled to live up to expectations, stores had a few extra copies on their hands. Like, over a million. Enter China, who apparently realized that one man's trash can be another man's recyclables. They recycled over a million unsold albums to pave the country's roads. The Mirror quoted one source as saying, "He loved this album, but going by all the unsold CDs he was obviously the only one. Now there's no better use for them than to be crushed up and trampled on."

 

On 11/15/2018 at 2:02 PM, phkrause said:

What Percentage of Clothing Can be Recycled?

Let's be honest, none of us really understand that number system on the bottom of items telling you what can be recycled and what can't. We throw our bottles, cans and newspapers in the blue bins, then call it a day. But there are all sorts of things we could recycle if we're truly committed to the cause. Including our clothes. As Hilary Gridley, of Comeback Clothes Campaign explains, "11.1 million tons of recyclable clothing, shoes, and textiles end up in landfills every year. We did the math and realized that's the equivalent of 70 billion t-shirts." So they take any clothes you donate, sell the ones that are still in decent condition, turn others into new materials, and break down the really ragged stuff into fibers to be used for all sorts of things like the insulation for buildings. They estimate that a whopping 85% of our clothes are recyclable.

 

On 11/15/2018 at 2:02 PM, phkrause said:

Where Do NASA Astronauts Get Their Water From?

Flying anything out to space stations is pretty darn expensive. So NASA can't exactly do a run of Aquafina bottles out to their astronauts every week. While the space cadets do have an emergency supply of H2O just in case, they get most of their water by recycling. They use shower water runoff, sweat, and, of course, urine. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Layne Carter, the International Space Station water subsystem manager, said "It tastes like bottled water, as long as you can psychologically get past the point that it's recycled urine and condensate that comes out of the air." Of course, those are just the US astronauts. Russia's cosmonauts use most of the same ingredients, except for the urine, which they leave out. Can't say we blame them.

 

On 11/15/2018 at 2:02 PM, phkrause said:

You Can Buy Sheep Poo Paper. What Kind of Product is That?

Sheep Poo Paper is exactly what is sounds like; Paper made of sheep poo. Paper can be made from anything that has long cellulose fibers in it, like trees, waste paper, rags or textiles. In this case sheep poo is used. After the sheep droppings are collected, they are sterilised, washed and mixed with other recycled paper.  This is then turned into the finished paper and cardboard while the washing water is distributed to local growers as concentrated fertiliser. 

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On 11/15/2018 at 4:34 PM, phkrause said:

What is another name for the disease known as varicella?

Chickenpox Measles Mumps Rubella

Chickenpox!!

 

9 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

CHICKENPOX

Answer: Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. The disease results in a characteristic skin rash that forms small, itchy blisters, which eventually scab over. Chickenpox used to be very common in the United States. You can only become immune to Chicken pox through already having the disease and developing antibodies to it or through vaccination, which has only been introduced in the last decade. Since immunization the number of infections in the United States has decreased nearly 90%.

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Which one of these ladies was NOT one of "Charlie's Angels"?

Kate Jackson Raquel Welch Farrah Fawcett Jaclyn Smith

Raquel Welch

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According to the Association for Dressings and Sauces, what is the most popular salad dressing in the U.S.?

Blue cheese Honey mustard Ranch Thousand Island

mustard

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is  RAQUEL WELCH

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is HONEY MUSTARD

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On 11/16/2018 at 5:47 PM, phkrause said:

Which one of these ladies was NOT one of "Charlie's Angels"?

Kate Jackson Raquel Welch Farrah Fawcett Jaclyn Smith

Raquel Welch

 

11 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

RAQUEL WELCH

Answer: Charlie's Angels was a crime drama television series that aired on ABC from 1976 to 1981. The series followed the crime-fighting adventures of three women working in a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California, and originally starred Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles and John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss, the unseen Charlie Townsend. There were a few casting changes: after the departure of Fawcett and Jackson came the additions of Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, and Tanya Roberts.

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

According to the Association for Dressings and Sauces, what is the most popular salad dressing in the U.S.?

Blue cheese Honey mustard Ranch Thousand Island

mustard

 

11 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

HONEY MUSTARD

Answer: When it comes to salad dressings, Americans definitely have a favorite: Ranch. Ranch dressing is by far the most popular salad dressing in America and has been since 1992 when it overtook Italian. Ranch sells roughly twice as well as the second-place contender, blue cheese dressing, and it easily outpaces other classic flavors such as Italian, Thousand Island, Vinaigrette, and Honey mustard. According to a Simmons National Consumer Survey, 139.52 million Americans used Ranch prepared salad dressing in 2018.

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Which person is known for having aviophobia?

John Travolta John Madden Tom Cruise Harrison Ford

Looked up the meaning of "aviophobia" has to do with flying!! So it can't be Travolta or Ford, since both own and fly there own planes!! I don't know about Cruise so my guess is Madden! I believe I've read something to that effect some years ago!!

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What chain did John Mackey found in Austin, Texas in 1978 under the name SaferWay?

Starbucks Bed Bath and Beyond Dairy Queen Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market!!

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is  JOHN MADDEN

dgrimm60

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is WHOLE FOODS MARKET

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which person is known for having aviophobia?

John Travolta John Madden Tom Cruise Harrison Ford

Looked up the meaning of "aviophobia" has to do with flying!! So it can't be Travolta or Ford, since both own and fly there own planes!! I don't know about Cruise so my guess is Madden! I believe I've read something to that effect some years ago!!

 

7 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

JOHN MADDEN

Answer: Aviophobia is defined as a fear of flying. John Madden is a former football coach and sportscaster. He is also widely known for the long-running Madden NFL video game series. Madden's aversion to flying is well known. Madden has not boarded a plane since 1979, but instead would crisscross the nation weekly during the football season. Madden traveled around the country in a customized coach-bus, which he has dubbed the Madden Cruiser. It’s the ultimate SUV — an $800,000, 45-foot luxury coach fitted with everything from sauna to gourmet galley. Actors Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Harrison Ford all own and pilot their own planes.

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

What chain did John Mackey found in Austin, Texas in 1978 under the name SaferWay?

Starbucks Bed Bath and Beyond Dairy Queen Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market!!

 

7 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

WHOLE FOODS MARKET

Answer: In 1978, John Mackey borrowed $45,000 from family and friends to open a small vegetarian natural foods store called SaferWay in Austin, Texas (the name being a spoof of Safeway). Two years later, Mackey joined his rival Clarksville Natural Grocery to open the first Whole Foods Market, with a staff of only 19 employees. Over the course of the next 38 years, CEO and co-founder John Mackey would take it from a small natural foods store in the hippie haven of Austin, Texas, to an international behemoth. In 2017 Whole Foods was acquired by Amazon.com for $13.7 billion.

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What is the brightest star in the Earth’s night sky?

Sirius North Star Polaris Canopus

Sirius

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Who was the artist best known for his work "The Persistence of Memory"?

Salvador Dalí Claude Monet Paul Cézanne Jackson Pollock

Salvador Dali

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is   SIRIUS

dgrimm60

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is  SALADOR DALI

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

What is the brightest star in the Earth’s night sky?

Sirius North Star Polaris Canopus

Sirius

 

18 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

SIRIUS

Answer: Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky. It is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. Its name comes from the Greek word for scorching. It's actually a double star system, with a very bright primary and a dimmer secondary star. The reason why it is so bright in the sky is due to a combination of its luminosity and distance – at 6.8 light years, it is one of Earth’s nearest neighbors. Sirius is gradually moving closer to the Solar System, so it will slightly increase in brightness over the next 60,000 years.

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22 hours ago, phkrause said:

Who was the artist best known for his work "The Persistence of Memory"?

Salvador Dalí Claude Monet Paul Cézanne Jackson Pollock

Salvador Dali

 

18 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

SALADOR DALI

Answer: The Persistence of Memory is a 1931 painting by artist Salvador Dalí, and one of his most recognizable works. First shown at the Julien Levy Gallery in 1932, since 1934 the painting has been in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which received it from an anonymous donor. The well-known surrealist piece introduced the image of the soft melting pocket watch. It is widely recognized and frequently referenced in popular culture, and sometimes referred to by more descriptive (though incorrect) titles, such as "Melting Clocks", "The Soft Watches" or "The Melting Watches".

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What are the opening words to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

"I have a dream" "My fellow countrymen" "All men are created equal" "Four score and seven years ago"

Four score and seven years ago

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The Stephen King thriller "Cujo" features a killer canine of which dog breed?

Pit Bull St. Bernard German Shepherd Siberian Husky

A St. Bernard

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is ST. BERNARD

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

What are the opening words to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

"I have a dream" "My fellow countrymen" "All men are created equal" "Four score and seven years ago"

Four score and seven years ago

Answer: On this day in 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In just 272 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War. Lincoln's address starts with “Four score and seven years ago.” A score is equal to 20 years, so he was referencing 87 years ago — 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.

ps:And not once did he pat himself on the back; make himself look better than others; take the time to criticize those around him or the presidents that came before him!!!!!!!!!!