Trivia from Frank's wife Carolyn at Suddenly Senior.
A friend sent some of these this week, so they are circulating.
T'S ONLY TRIVIA! SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN REMEMBER...
By Carolyn Kaiser
Stroll down memory lane with Trivia, sent to our Suddenly Senior Trivia Central by our loyal readership. How many can you answer?.
1. Every day more money is printed for the game Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
2. Coca-Cola's original formula contained extracts of cocaine and the caffine-rich kola nut. A. FALSE
B. TRUE
3. What was the title of the first novel written on a typewriter?.
A. Tale of Two Cities
B. How the West Was Won.
C. Tom Sawyer
4. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Santa visits
B. Conception
C. Christmas Sales
5. Hershey's Kisses were first introduced to the public in 1907. The easier to open strip was added in 1924.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
6. What is the average number of people that are airborne over the US any given hour:
A. 1,000,000.
B. 61,000
C. 20,500
7. How much time is a "jiffy?"
A. 1/2 a second
B. 20 seconds
C. 1/100 of a second
8. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1887 to 1889 for the Universal Exhibition and Centennial of the French Revolution.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
9. By the time the average person reaches 50, they will have spent how great a part of their lives waiting in line?
A. 20 years
B. 10 years
C. 5 years
10. Leonardo da Vinci invented contact lenses.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
11. About 13% of the world's population are lefties.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
12. Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone
_____ _____.
A. Over 30
B. With a beard
C. Who sings lyrics that can't be understood
13. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
B. Al Gore claims he invented them all.
C. Leonardo da Vinci invented them.
14. What are the only mobile National Monuments registered in the US?
A Streetcar named Desire in New Orleans.
B. San Francisco's famous Cable Cars.
C. The Grand Canyon.
15. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Puking in your petunias
B. Snooping in your medicine cabinet
C. Trying to seduce your wife, girlfriend and your dog.
ANSWERS
1. A) TRUE, Now I want to buy Park Place.
2. B) TRUE. And it hasn't been the same since.
3. C) Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. We're pretty sure he used the "hunt and peck" method.
4. B) Conception. Blame it on Santa.
5. A) TRUE. Jonesing for a kiss?
6. B) 61,000. All cramped in those tiny seats, looking for another bag of stale peanuts.
7. C) 1/100 of a second. Now stop telling everyone "I'll do it in a jiffy."
8. A) TRUE Were you on the construction crew?
9. C) 5 years. It only seems like 20. Or 30.
10. B) TRUE We're not sure if it was before or after he painted the Mona Lisa. All the better to see you, Leonardo.
11. A) TRUE Various sources differ, with 7% to 13% being the average. Surprising, huh? You lefties are REALLY SPECIAL!
12. A) Over 30. Of course, we were ALL under 30 at the time. And we still can't understand Dylan.
13. B) All invented by women. Very smart women.
14. B) San Francisco's famous Cable Cars. Tony Bennett loves them too.
15. B) Snoop in your medicine cabinet. Although, remembering several parties in the past, all may be true.
SCORING
12 — 15 correct: WOW, You certainly have great long range memory. Now if you could only find your glasses.
8— 12 correct: Oh well, there is a lot to remember. Too bad you can't.
0 —8 correct: FUHGEDDABOUDIT. Stop telling all those tales you make up about the good old days. Redeem yourself by declaring to everyone that the world is going to hell in a hand basket.© 2006 — Frank Kaiser
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WOMEN'S ADS
40-ish............................49
Adventurer......................Slept with all your friends
Athletic..........................No tits
Average looking..............Has a face like a basset hound
Beautiful.........................Pathological liar
Contagious Smile............Does a lot of Ecstasy
Educated........................Banged her Political Science professor
Emotionally Secure.........Medicated
Feminist.........................a Fat ball buster & doesn't shave her arm pits
Free spirit.......................Junkie
Friendship first................Trying to live down reputation as a slut
Fun................................Annoying
Gentle............................Comatose
Good Listener.................Borderline Autistic
New-Age.........................All body hair, all the time
Old-fashioned............Lights out, missionary position only, no BJs
Open-minded...................Desperate
Outgoing.........................Loud and Embarrassing
Passionate......................Sloppy drunk
Poet................................Depressive Schizophrenic
Professional.....................Certified Bitch
Redhead..........................Bad dye-job
Reubenesque...................Grossly Fat
Romantic.........................Looks better by candle light
Social...........Has been passed around like an hors d'oeuvres tray
Voluptuous.......................Very Fat
Weight proportion w/ height.....Hugely Fat -as tall as you are wide
Wants Soul mate..............Stalker
Widow.............................Drove first husband to shoot himself
Young at heart..................Old bat
MEN'S ADS
40-ish..........................52 and looking for 25-yr-old
Athletic........................Watches a lot of NASCAR
Average looking.......Unusual hair growth on ears, nose, & back
Educated......................Will patronize the sh*t out of you
Free Spirit.....................Banging your sister
Likes to cuddle..............Insecure mama's boy
Mature..........................Older than your father
Open-minded.......Wants to sleep with your roommate but she's not interested
Physically fit..................Does a lot of 12-ounce curls
Poet.........................Wrote ex-girlfriend's # on a bathroom stall
Sensitive.......................Cries at chick flicks
Very sensitive................Gay
Spiritual.........................Got laid in a church once
Stable...........................Arrested for stalking, but not convicted
Thoughtful......................Says "Excuse me" when he farts .
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