What type of bird, known as the fastest bird in the world, can exceed 200 miles per hour when diving through the air?
Answer: The Peregrine Falcon
Winners: rockyd2, CantDanceToo, & SWOLF
Notable Answers: raliicatt, thelight77, MY PAW PAW, gqgeorge, ninahearts, jmann12, Pollydodah, clsplay, toolate, sreed8981, ritacoroles, & kim111
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: "For Rent"
Winners: babes5, 1bad55, & budlyjcool
Notable Answers: raliicatt, gqgeorge, INKFACE696, ninahearts, sreed8981, ProPaine, julianfry, ctrymuziklvr, krystle, purdysickntwistid, clsplay, CantDanceToo, Pollydodah, rays, jmann12, angelfacememom, rockd2, ladyjade, & brownsfan
These 4 pictures all represent one word. What is that word?
Answer: "Safety"
Winners: flbluebird, delhi209, purdysikntwistid, Pollydodah, ritacoroles, & ninahearts
Notable Answers: geminiz, sreed8981, julianfry, raliicatt, ProPaine, thelight77, gqgeorge, jmann12, ladyjade, clsplay, babes5, CantDanceToo, Gallllla, budlyjcool, lilyflower, rays, kim111, krystle, Riobooga, ctrymuziklvr, 1bad55, brownsfan, & angelfacememom
According to the US Department of Education, what percent of US adults are illiterate?
Answer: 14%
According to the most recent report from the US department of education, some 32 million US adults are illiterate.
Winners: jenndav, annamarie92, & mcross
Notable Answers: ritacoroles, MY PAW PAW, budlyjcool, ninahearts, ProPaine, sreed8981, angelomine46, babes5, farretmama, & thelight77
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: "Too Close For Comfort"
Winners: Riobooga, latti2de, AnnieMal, sreed8981, abardt, & kerriann25
Notable Answers: jetter, tattman951, INFACE696, velvetbox88, babes5, julianfry, raliicatt, CantDanceToo, MY PAW PAW, clsplay, krystle, rays, ninahearts, ProPaine, Gallllla, purdysikntwistid, angelfacememom, brownsfan, MY PAW PAW, gqgeorge, & busyrenae
Who is the Starbuck's coffee shop chain named after?
Answer: Starbuck, the first mate in Herman Melville's classic novel 'Moby Dick.'
Winners: gramob, twobears, tlmmh5, lidannyboy, margal696, & clsplay
Notable Answers: Farel70, julianfry, golikej, thelight77, angelomine46, Pollydodah, CantDanceToo, jetter, drmblvr40, quido, angelfacememom, ladyjade, CoastieWife, brownsfan, Gallllla, raliicatt, ProPaine, taliea, gqgeorge, Wildainae, ninahearts, babes5, velvetbox88, clanwheeler, sugarcat3, & raysturges
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: "Walk On Water"
Winners: basiclink, angelfacememom, & velvetbox88
Notable Answers: raliicatt, krystle, jetter, 1bad55, ninahearts, budlyjcool, ctrymuziklvr, taliea, purdysikntwistid, jmann12, MY PAW PAW, rockyd2, gqgeorge, babes5, Gallllla, chupia1, angelomine46, ProPaine, ladyjade, brownsfan, Hotrod11, rays, & sugarcat3
What candy when bitten in the dark produces a visible spark in your mouth?
Answer: Wint-O-Green LifeSavers
Winners: wephers24, taliea, & kim111
Notable Answers: raliicatt, sugarcat3, MY PAW PAW, gqgeorge, ninahearts, VagabondCrusader, raysturges, Wildainae, toolate, 1bad55, clsplay, jetter, tnsnap, babes5, drmblvr40, angelomine46, ladyjade, jmann12, galpalval & ProPaine
How many inventions did Thomas Edison patent in the US during his lifetime?
Answer: At the time of his death, he had 1,093 patents in his name. A record that no one up till now has topped.
Reference: Smithsonian.org
Winners: Gallllla, sweetnothin, toolate, lancesbooboo, krackle, & quido
Notable Answers: INKFACE696, krystle, drmblvr40, ninahearts, toolate, ProPaine, & aarledge
What was the original color of Coca-Cola when John Pemberton invented it in 1886?
Answer: Contrary to rumors that it was originally green in color, it was the classic caramel brown color we are familiar with from the beginning.
Winners: MY PAW PAW, dotto13, & diamondgem
Notable Answers: raliicatt, brownsfan, gqgeorge, ninahearts, jmann12, & babes5
Punnishment for drunk driving is often much more strict in other countries than the US. One of the most dangerous countries to drive inebriated is El Salvador. What is their punishment for the first offense of driving under the influence?
Answer: Much like our laws, they have cracked down on DUI offenses by applying fines, suspensions, and jail time for infractions. Contrary to popular internet rumors, the punishment is no longer execution by firing squad, which was abandoned in 1983. However, they consider a blood alcohol level of 0.01 over the limit (which means just a sip and you are over the limit). Reference: www.deathpenalty.org
Winners: vsandvick, bratmore, & jmann12
Notable Answers: gqgeorge, ninahearts, brownsfan, & lillyflower
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: "Man Overboard"
Winners: rays, fordjustice, & dp28
Notable Answers: ctrymuziklvr, krystle, raliicatt, babes5, drmblvr40, brownsfan, gqgeorge, ninahearts, julianfry, Ale8, Wildainae, KAMEKAZE2, ProPaine, loribeeloriess, clkingdom, clanwheeler, hawnyawk, julianfry, & purdysikntwistid
In 1972, the courts of Spain sentenced Gabriel March Grandos to 384,912 years in prison for what crime?
Answer: He was charged with fraud for failing to deliver 40,768 letters, and tampering with the mail is considered fraudulent and extremely serious in Spain.
Winners: farel70, TracyLou, 2003qb1poy, angrybrat, aarledge, & golikej
Notable Answers: dorunrun, ritacoroles, ladyjade, thatgirl, velvetbox88, Wildainae, hotrod11, ninahearts, raliicatt, julianfry, KAMEKAZE2, gqgeorge, MY PAW PAW, INKFACE696, jetter, & ctrymuziklvr
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: "Falling Temperature," "Dropping Temperature," "Rising Temperature," "Temperature Drop," or any phrase to that effect.
Winners: krystle, bacon34aj, & ladyjade
Notable Answers: ctrymuziklvr, raliicatt, purdysikntwistid, MY PAW PAW, ninahearts, thatgirl, Wildainae, megatha, ProPaine, clsplay, thelight77, SnowyRiver, & kim111
Doug Englebart invented the first computer mouse in 1963. It was not made of plastic like ours today. What was it made out of?
Answer: Wood & Metal
Winners: lillyflower, rebafay, & playerfoxtrot
Notable Answers: ctrymuziklvr, MY PAW PAW, gqgeorge, raliicatt, brownsfan, sugarcat3, zattoni, dotto13, jetter, KAMEKAZE2, julianfry, ferretmama, & rockyd2
Name a country who's official national anthem does not have any words.
Answer: Some examples are: Spain, San Marino, Europe (the official version), Russia (from 1953-1977), and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Winners: INKFACE696, dappling, thelight77 & ctrymuziklvr
Notable Answers: Karyl, raysturges, angelomine46, jetter, KAMEKAZE2, Kim111, winzwinz, winzwinz, ProPaine, & clsplay
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: Too Funny For Words
Winners: VagabondCrusader, julianfry, & tdhelberg
Notable Answers: raliicatt, drmblvr40, east3061, purdysikntwistid, thelight77, velvetbox88, gqgeorge, KAMEKAZE2, ninahearts, ProPaine, & kim111
What prominent company, when confronted about their false advertising in a San Diego lawsuit in 2008, stated that "no reasonable person... could have reasonably relied on or misunderstood (company name)'s statement as claims of fact?"
Answer: Apple
The company then took a lot of heat for their implications that only idiots would believe their ads.
Winners: jetter, raliicatt, & brownsfan
Notable Answers: ninahearts, Gallllla, rays, & chupia1
Recently, the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France was the scene of a robbery in which the thief stole approximately $136 million dollars worth of what?
Answer: Diamonds & Other Jewels
The Carlton is the famous backdrop of Alfred Hitchcock's "To Catch a Thief," a romantic thriller in which Cary Grant was a jewel thief. This time it was the scene of what is now known as one of Europe's largest jewelry heists in recent times.
Winners: ferretmama, megatha, & gqgeorge
Notable Answers: greatleo, sugarcat3, ninahearts, KAMEKAZE2, ritacoroles, clsplay, lianneplay2, angelfacememom, ctrymuziklvr, drmblvr40, & raliicatt
Name an animal species where the male is the one who gives birth in the natural order of things.
Answer: Seahorse, pipefish, weedy, and leafydragons are a few, although there are some species that have had males births due to random mutations and other abnormalities.
Winners: ProPaine, MVH, & raysturges
Notable Answers: lyckitysplit, ladyjade, velvetbox88, ritacoroles, budlyjcool, SnowyRiver, KAMEKAZE2, bingotweety27, MY PAW PAW, LRM216, purdysikntwistid, Rustaman, gqgeorge, iluvcats, TinkyWinky, raliicatt, ninahearts, rockd2, & ctrymuziklvr
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: Burning Rubber
Winners: thatgirl, sugarcat3, & zatkatt
Notable Answers: clanwheeler, gqgeorge, jetter, raliicatt, LRM216, MY PAW PAW, ritacoroles, Pollydodah, Wildainae, greatleo, INKFACE696, clsplay, ProPaine, dustola510, rays, angelfacedmemom, krystle, & ctrymuziklvr
What unique quality do all the treasurers of the US since 1949 have in common?
Answer: They have all been women
(and majored in mathematics).
Reference: www.treasury.gov
Winners: LRM216, lyckitysplit, & ninahearts
Notable Answers: raliicatt, brownsfan, ritacoroles, MY PAW PAW, taliea, gqgeorge, DesertRose, Pollydodah, teezonn, KAMEKAZE2, dorunrun, greatleo, angelfacememom & ladyjade
What is the arm hole in clothing really called?
Answer: Armsaye
Winners: gabby50, mrsfxit, & ritacoroles
Notable Answers: brownsfan, raliicatt, playerfoxtrot, lyckitysplit, CantDanceToo, hawnyawk, DesertRose, Pollydodah, jetter, busyrenae, tnsnap, ctrymuzikilvr, & KAMEKAZE2
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: Reverse Order
However these answers deserve creative credit: "In Reverse Order", "Backwards Order", "Back Order", also the submission that included a detailed definition/explanation, and "On the inside looking out," "The new world order," & "The view behind the counter @ a fast food establishment" -if you submitted these you know who you are :)
Winners: kim111, DrmBLvr40, & HeyULookAtMe
Notable Answers: KAMEKAZE2, MY PAW PAW, juliespleadgemommy, ninahearts, ladyjade, jetter, abardt, east3061, pricklyrse, 100zplz, SnowyRiver, busyrenae, greatleo, tnsnap, quido, clanwheeler, & gqgeorge
What is the little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal is called?
Answer: Tragus
Which also helps you hear sounds that come from behind you. However, I also accepted auris as that is the latin word for ear and still technically correct. :)
Winners: Dallas1981, Gallllla, & Dor825
Notable Answers: Pollydodah, greatleo, drmblvr40, lianneplay2, SnowyRiver, ProPaine, brownsfan, & winzwinz
It is back to school time, and although some are not thrilled at the thought of going to school, but there are people who literally are terrified. This phobia of school can cause extreme anxiety, dread, and severe panic among many other things.
What is the medical term for the fear of going to school?"
Answer: Didaskaleinophobia
Winners: jackiebrk, dustola510, & east3061
Notable Answers: russe, raliicatt, ladyjade, ProPaine, jujuno1, angelomine46, gqgeorge, ninahearts, MY PAW PAW, greatleo, val, drmblvr40, dustola, jetter, jodigirl1, KAMEKAZE2, margal696, niblett73, teezonn, winzwinz, ctrymuziklvr, & brownsfan
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: Top Secret
Winners: LauraMSlattery, rockyd2, & KAMEKAZE2
Notable Answers: raliicatt, ninahearts, dorunrun, purdysikntwistid, drmblvr40, budlyjcool, krystle, busyrenae, jetter, sugarcat3, clsplay, inkface696, & nrsebtrfly
Who was the youngest man ever to have served as President of the United States?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt became president at forty-two years and ten months, in the wake of the assassination of President William McKinley. When his second term was over, he was still only fifty years old, making him the youngest ex-president, as well.
Winners: Marastotle, CoastieWife, jackiebrk, teezonn, 100zplz, & Tag Team
Notable Answers: Wildainae, clanwheeler, inface696, MY PAW PAW, raliicatt, dorunrun, gqgeorge, ninahearts, drmblvr40, margal696, thelight77, clarsunwun, jujuno1, ProPaine, SnowyRiver, jetter, busyrenae, golikej, jmann12, tnsnap, clsplay, KAMEKAZE2, & rays
What do these two things have in common when it comes to what they are made of?
Answer: Pure Carbon
The lead in pencils, really graphite, is made of the exact same thing as diamonds. Both are pure carbon which just formed under different pressures and temperatures. Intense heat and pressure form the carbon atoms into crystals making diamond, while lesser heat and pressure form the carbon into sheets making graphite.
Winners: nrsebtrfly, kene96, & Riobooga
Notable Answers: catcrazy16, margal696, thelight77, krystle, Pollydodah, gqgeorge, drmblv40, cwelch06, tnsnap, KAMEKAZE2, & ferretmama
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: Breakfast
Winners: CantDanceToo, PurdySikNTwistid, & quido
Notable Answers: raliicatt, tdhelberg, misleading1, golikej, KAMEKAZE2, ninahearts, & SnowyRiver
Cellophane is not made of plastic like many people assume, what is it actually made of?
Answer: It is actually made of regenerated cellulose which is obtained from wood, cotton, hemp, and other such materials.
Winners: Marconis, AnnieMal, & dimpsi
Notable Answers: taliea, ninahearts, gqgeorge, brownsfan, inkface696, SnowyRiver, clarsunwun, raliicatt, misleading1, jujuno1, cwelch06, margal696, mdptexdude46, thelight77, drmblvr40, & busyrenae
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: Adding Insult to Injury or Add Insult to Injury
Winners: Smuckers, hawnyawk, & ceegee3000
Notable Answers:MY PAW PAW, raliicatt, robertbreyes, drmblvr40, gqgeorge, cwelch06, ferrettmama, Wildainae, jetter, abardt, ProPaine, dorunrun, & ninahearts
What common condiment was originally a spicy, pickled fish sauce made of anchovies, walnuts, mushrooms and kidney beans?
Answer: Ketchup
Indonesian and Asian culture invented what we know today as ketchup. Dating back thousands of years was called ke-tsiap or kecap and was popular in 17th-century China. British seamen brought ke-tsiap home with them where the name was changed to catchup and then finally ketchup. It wasn't until the late 1700s though that canny New Englanders added tomatoes to the blend.
Winners: nricket, thelight77, & Ametallover
Notable Answers: greatleo, gqgeorge, jetter, wewat, raliicatt, clanwheeler, ctrymuziklvr, ninahearts, cwelch06, ProPaine, clsplay, brownsfan, angelomine46, Dawnna, queent, Wildainae, smuckers, garygreen, ladyjade, flbluebird, & angelfacedmemom
What common phrase does this picture represent?
Answer: Lost Control
Winners: clarsunwun, terri911, & velvetbox88
Notable Answers:
drmblvr40 & wardur
I have two arms, but fingers none. I have two feet, but cannot run. I carry well, but I have found I carry best with my feet off the ground. What am I?
Answer: A Wheelbarrow
Winners: NanaPOD, chupia1, & krystle
Notable Answers: brownsfan, ninahearts, MY PAW PAW, Wildainae, smuckers, cwelch06, gqgeorge, dorunrun, winzwinz, ProPaine, raliicatt, & drmblvr40
What common phrase does this picture represent?
Answer:
A Choice Among Alternatives
However, other answers were slightly different (and very creative) and still made it to the notable answer category.
Winners: tnsnap, DesertRose, & dalesp
Notable Answers: ninahearts, cwelch06, jujuno1, Largol, angelfacememom, julianfry, dorunrun, & angelomine46
The official language of Egypt is Arabic, Italy has Italian, and Taiwan has Chinese...
Does the United States have an official language and if so what is it?
Answer: Most people are surprised to learn that the US does not have an official language.
Winners: kaneshoes, dottie1, & nivensgirl
Notable Answers: gqgeorge, raliicatt, cwelch06, Wildainae, ProPaine, ProzacWoman, drmblvr40, MY PAW PAW, jetter, kim111, mdptexdude46, meendsss, brownsfan, angelomine46, golikej, & wendenator
If you spell out the numbers while counting, how far would you go until you found a letter a?
Hint: When spelling out the numbers in the hundreds correctly, there is no "and".
Correct: One hundred one - Incorrect: One hundred and one)
Answer: 1,000 (One Thousand) - It takes approximately 7,550 letters until you hit the letter "a".
Winners: cazaress1968, dappling, & piedcrow
Notable Answers: jujuno1, raliicatt, gqgeorge, cwelch06, inkface696, margal696, busyrenae, ninahearts, wooly12349, 2003qb1poy, smuckers, & greatleo
Mario originally appeared on the Nintendo scene in 1981 in the arcade game Donkey Kong, but his name was not Mario. What was his original name in 1981?
Answer: His original name was Jumpman, but was changed to Mario to honor the Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segali.
Winners: raliicatt, lianneplay2, 1BAD55
Notable Answers: dorunrun, jujuno1, ninahearts, cwelch06, busyrenae, clsplay, clanwheeler, ctrymuziklvr, & jetter
What is the official full name for the classic Barbie dolls made by Mattel?
Answer: Barbara Millicent Roberts, a name that was coined in a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s.
Winners: tired11, jetter, & jujuno1
Notable Answers: Wildainae, ctrymuziklvr, MY PAW PAW, clsplay, cwelch06, gqgeorge, raliicatt, drmblvr40, busyrenae, ninahearts, dolly14u2nv, clanwheeler, & dorunrun
What common phrase does this picture represent?
Answer: What in the Blue Blazes?
Winners: dorunrun, angelomine46, & cwelch06
Notable Answers: catcrazy16
Which three Presidents died on July 4th?
Answer: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Adams, the second president, and Jefferson, the third president, both died on the same day in 1826.
Winners: ctrymuziklvr, clsplay, & brownsfan
Notable Answers: ninahearts, misleading1, dolly14u2nv, inkface696, MY PAW PAW, ProPaine, busyrenae, cwelch06, clanwheeler, dorunrun, gqgeorge, rockyd2, ferrettmama, & raliicatt
Which president was born on the 4th of July?
Answer: Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president, in 1872.
Winners: janrose55, FlirtyOne, & greatleo
Notable Answers: dolly14u2nv, clanwheeler, Wildainae, KAMEKAZE2, MY PAW PAW, ninahearts, cwelch06, busyrenae, & jetter
What state in the US, known as the "Lightning Captitol of the World" experiences 1.45 million lightning strikes on average per year?
(hint: This is also the state where Jack & Carla currently live.)
Answer: Florida, which is also known as the deadliest US state for lightning, with 62 deaths in the last 10 years.
Winners: rays, golikej, & inkface696
Notable Answers: gqgeorge, cwelch06, dolly14u2nv, clanwheeler, ninahearts, SnowyRiver, ProPaine, margal696, & KAMEKAZE2
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: For Instance
Winners: HotTracks13, ninahearts, & gqgeorge
Notable Answers: MY PAW PAW, margal696, & dolly14u2nv
What number comes next? 2, 2, 4, 12, 48, ___
Answer: 240
(To get the number, multiply the previous number in the series by its position. 48 is in the 5th position, so 48 × 5 = 240)
Winners: mdptexdude46, Laurgol, & tincia
Notable Answers: cwelch06, drmblvr40, inkface696, ninahearts, gqgeorge, dolly14u2nv, tired11, busyrenae, dorunrun, ladyjade, angelomine46, & ProPaine
Tom's mother has three children. One is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named?
Answer: Tom
Winners: arctickitty, clkingdom, & randyman
Notable Answers: gqgeorge, dolly14u2nv, cwelch06, Wildainae, ninahearts, hotrod11, ProPaine, angelomine46, wendy8601, bcrute1224, inkface696, randoom, margal696, busyrenae, golikej, pricklyrse, KAMEKAZE2, & drmblvr40
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: All dressed up and no where to go
Winners: BBRider, clanwheeler, & SnowyRiver
Notable Answers: catcrazy16, cwelch06, MY PAW PAW, gqgeorge, smuckers, ninahearts, ctcat56, dolly14u2nv, KAMEKAZE2, ProPaine, ctrymuziklvr, angelomine46, Wildainae, tired11, & jetter
First popular in the 1940's and characterized by an oversized jacket with large lapels, padded shoulders, and baggy pants that were cuffed at the ankles, this suit was worn by famous entertainers such as Frank Sinatra. What was this style of suit referred to as?
Answer: Zoot Suit
Winners: Wildainae, budlyjcool, & DrmBLvr40
Notable Answers: cwelch06, angelomine46, gqgeorge, dorunrun, dolly14u2nv, nanajan, ninahearts, ProPaine, & margal696
The following number and initial combination stands for a commonly used phrase. What is the common phrase the puzzle is representing?
Example: 5 f on a h Answer: 5 Fingers on a Hand
Question: 4 Q. in a G.
Answer: 4 Quarts in a Gallon
Winners: raysturges, MY PAW PAW, & Dolly14u2nv
Notable Answers: drmblvr40, cwelch06, gqgeorge, velvetbox88, angelomine46, Wildainae, margal696, ninahearts, ProPaine, dorunrun, & bingotweety27
There are two rocks and a carrot in a field. How did they get there and why are they there?
Answer: The snowman melted.
Winners: catcrazy16, busyrenae, & raliicatt
Notable Answers: jetter, gqgeorge, MY PAW PAW, dolly14u2nv, ninahearts, dorunrun, winzwinz, ProPaine, KAMEKAZE2, rebecky, smuckers, & drmblvr40
What common phrase does this image represent?
Answer: Red in the Face
Winners: jeebee, jenndav, & HeyULookAtMe
Notable Answers: raliicatt, ninahearts, inkface696, paulatoo, SnowyRiver, velvetbox88, juliespledgemommy, ProPaine, jetter, dorunrun, dolly14u2nv, & tired11
What is special about the following sequence of numbers?
8 5 4 9 1 7 6 10 3 2 0
Answer: "The numbers are in alphabetical order. (eight, five, four, nine, one, seven, six, ten, three, two, zero)"
Winners: sugarcat3, paulatoo, & l80luck
Notable Answers: ninahearts, cwelch06, KAMEKAZE2, golikej, & dorunrun
What product was the first to feature a barcode on their packaging?
Answer: In June of 1974, the first U.P.C. scanner was installed at a Marsh's supermarket in Troy, Ohio. The first product to have a bar code included was a packet of Wrigley's Gum.
Winners: dragonfire1299, dakotabill, & vsandvick
Notable Answers: cwelch06, MY PAW PAW, budlyjcool, ninahearts, hawnyawk, golikej, hotrod11, drmblvr40, dorunrun, lmat16, ProPaine, raliicatt, 180luck, smuckers, KAMEKAZE2, dolly14u2nv, ctrymuziklvr, madyGirl, johnnygfla, & tired11
What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Answer: Your Name
(However, special mention goes to gqgeorge who's creative answer of "Your Advice" seems equally correct in my opinion.)
Winners: jujuno1, KAMEKAZE2, & megatha
Notable Answers: MY PAW PAW, raliicatt, ProPaine, drmblvr40, ProzacWoman, ninahearts, brownsfan, angelomine46, budlyjcool, cwelch06, thefave, angelfacedmemom, winzwinz, busyrenae, gqgeorge, & tired11
What can you put in a barrel, that will make the barrel lighter?
Answer: A Hole
Winners: ferretmama, taina1313, & nanajan
Notable Answers: brownsfan, winzwinz, gqgeorge, raliicatt, MY PAW PAW, angelomine46, budlyjcool, cwelch06, ninahearts, busyrenae, drmblvr40 & dorunrun
What common phrase is this image representing?
Answer: Bending over backwards for you
Winners: cwelch06, angelomine46, & rockyd2
Notable Answers: wooly12349, hotrod11, ninahearts, ProPaine, & winzwinz
50% of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
Answer: Their Birthplace (The percentage who live within 50 miles of their work, or a gas station, which were guess by many people and was in my opinion a great guess, is much higher than 50%.)
Winners: dorunrun, jetter, & telulahbelle
Notable Answers: inface696, randyman, gqgeorge, cwelch06, MY PAW PAW, lmat16, rays, & ProzacWoman
Sarah was born on December 28th, yet her birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible?
Answer: Sarah lives in the southern hemisphere.
Winners: Tickets, hawnyawk, & Smuckers
Notable Answers: thelberg59, raliicatt, MY PAW PAW, Wildainae, ProzacWoman, randyman, ninahearts, cwelch06, busyrenae, ProPaine, tired11, greatleo, brownsfan, golikej, winzwinz, inkface696, wkmomczy, gqgeorge, & clsplay
What phrase is this picture representing?
Answer: Just Between You and Me
Winners: ninahearts, blue16669, & babes5
Notable Answers: raliicatt, busyrenae, gqgeorge, tired11, cwelch06, ProzacWoman, ctrymuziklvr, & hotrod11
What would the following phrase stand for? The writing utensil containing small amounts of ink is more puissant than the iron hand-held weapon.
Answer: The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.
Winners: lianneplay2, wooly12349, & tired11
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Which happened earliest (first) in history?
- The first computer chip was invented and patented.
- The Berlin Wall Fell.
- The first manned voyage to land on the moon.
Answer: The first computer chip was invented and patented.
- The first computer chip was invented and patented in 1959.
- The Berlin Wall Fell in 1989.
- The first manned voyage to land on the moon was in 1972.
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How many possible ways are there per side, of playing the first four moves, at the beginning of a game of chess
Answer: There is some discrepancy, however there are between 318,979,564,000 and 319,979,564,000 possible moves.
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What phrase is this picture representing?
Answer: "Safety in Numbers"
*However, special acknowledgement goes to Tickets who discovered that this is also a library code for the book "Handbook of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safely in Engineering Design" by Rudolf Fredrick Stapelberg.
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What phrase is this rebus puzzle representing?
Answer:
- oar + (bridge - b) + uh + nail
(sword - d) + s = - oar + ridge + uh + nail swor + s =
- original source
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Where is the only Royal Palace in the United States located?
Answer: The 'Iolani Palance is located in donwtown Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died during their service of the US nation. What was the original name for the Memorial Day holiday?
Answer: Decoration Day
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What does the K in K-mart stand for?
Answer: The "K" in "K-Mart" comes from the company's founder, Sebastian Spering Kresge (image on right), who opened his first store in 1899.
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On early maps, East was at the top of the map. The introduction of what invention led to later maps having North as the top instead of East?
Answer: The Compass
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According to the CDC, outside of the personal homes, males are more often injured ___________ while females are more often injured ___________.
Options:
- In a Recreation Area
- On a Street
- In a Commercial Area
- In a School
- Other
Answer: Outside of their personal homes, males are more often injured in a recreation area, while females are more often injured on a street.
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What word or phrase is this picture representing?
Answer: For Once In My Life
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A former US president, according to his wife, was not an impressive figure, so some announcement was necessary to avoid the embarrassment of his entering a crowded room unnoticed. Therefore, his wife requested the song "Hail to the Chief" be played whenever he entered to announce his arrival. Who was this former president?
Answer: It was Sarah Polk who requested that the song be routinely played for presidential entrances for her husband James Polk, the 11th president of the US. Other presidential wives had requested the song played as well. However, only Sarah stated she felt it was necessary as otherwise he would never be noticed when he entered a room since his presence was not very impressive.
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A rebus puzzle is a picture that represents a word or phrase. What word or phrase is this picture representing?
Answer:
Solar Eclipse
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There are 24 hours in a day, but it doesn't take the earth 24 hours to rotate on it's axis. What is the actual amount of time it takes for the earth to make one full rotation on it's axis?
Answer: It takes 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.091 seconds (usually rounded to 4.1 seconds). This is known as a Sidereal Day.
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What word begins with an "e" and ends with an "e" and usually has only one letter?
Answer: envelope
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Has Japan actually made it illegal to be overweight?
Answer: No, it is not technically "illegal" to be overweight in Japan, however they are making great efforts to reduce the overweight percentage of the population. They are attempting to reach goals of shrinking the overweight population by 10 percent over the next four years and 25 percent over the next seven years, the government will impose financial penalties on companies and local governments that fail to meet specific targets. Read more here...
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The adhesive used on a postage stamp is the only glue that must have the Food & Drug Administration's approval. How many calories do you consume each time you lick a stamp?
Answer: 1/10 of a calorie
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True or false? You can extend battery life by storing batteries at a low temperature.
Answer: True
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I can sizzle like bacon,
I am made with an egg,
I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg,
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole,
I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole,
What am I?
Answer: Snake
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There are quite a few fruits that science has proven do a better job at waking you up in the morning than drinking caffeine. Name one of these "energy fruits."
Answer: Bananas, apples, kiwi, and citrus fruits
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The woman above can now see out of her left eye thanks to a medical procedure called Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis. During this process, what body part is transplanted into the blind eye to restore vision?
Answer: Tooth
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What animal has 4 knees?
Answer: An Elephant
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Many devices have been used throughout history to measure time. What was the first device used to measure time?
Answer: Around 2000 BC, the Egyptians used shadow clocks and Obelisks to measure time. During the same time period, in Mesopotamia, water clocks were developed while candle clocks were used in China, Japan, England, and Iraq. The timestick was also being used in India, Tibet, and parts of Europe, and the hourglass was developed as well.
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- How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
- How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
- The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend.... except one. Which animal does not attend?
- There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it?
Answer:
- Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.
- Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.
- The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory.
- You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.
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Why do ostriches bury their heads in the ground?
Answer: According to the San Diego Zoo and The American Ostrich Association, ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand! When an ostrich senses danger and cannot run away, it flops to the ground and remains still, with its head and neck flat on the ground in front of it. Because the head and neck are lightly colored, they blend in with the color of the soil. From a distance, it just looks like the ostrich has buried its head in the sand, because only the body is visible.
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The 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index rates countries on their overall growth, prosperity, and quality of life. The most recent data that ranked countries on the personal freedom of their population rated Australia third best and New Zealand second. What was the top countries in terms of personal freedom according to their results?
Answer: Canada ranked #1 in Personal Freedom, with the US coming in at 14th in the world.
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What is the name of the island in Nova Scotia, Canada where it is rumored that Captain Blackbeard buried and hid his treasure?
Answer: Oak Island or "The Money Pit"
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