GAME - HOW TRIVIAL!

[margd]

England

What is the nearest (and only) living relative to the giraffe?

 

[Primula]

Okapi, whatever they may be

Name 5 French words commonly used in English

 

[moorspede]

à la carte

à la mode

aperitif

au pair

avant-garde

What is the origin of the tune "star spangled banner"?

 

[margd]

Francis Scott Key wrote the words after peering through a spyglass and seeing an American flag still waving over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry after a fierce night of British bombardment.  He set the words to the music of  "To Anacreon in Heaven"  which was the official song of a gentlemen's club made up of amateur musicians in London.  

Who was the first person to speculate that Antarctica existed and when did he write about it?

 

[Boris Diamond]

Ptolemy suggested a vast southern continent on the globe in the first century to balance the northern lands of Asia, Europe and North Africa.

What was the computer mouse first called?

 

[margd]

It was introduced as an "X–Y position indicator for a display system" by its inventor, Douglas  Engelbart.

What is the equation for photosynthesis?  

 

[Boris Diamond]

6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy = C6H12O6 + 6O2

On NASA's FAQ page, what unusual and reassuring statement is made about children?

 

[Willowy]

"NASA has no immediate plans to send children, teenagers or any other general citizens into space"

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#13

Why did the FBI call Ted Kaczynski "The Unabomber"?

 

[doomsdave]

 
6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy = C6H12O6 + 6O2

On NASA's FAQ page, what unusual and reassuring statement is made about children?

I couldn't find one.

What American President served the shortest term in office?

 

[margd]

1.  The FBI  used the title "UNABOM" (UNiversity & Airline BOMber) to refer to his case, which resulted in the media calling him the Unabomber.

2.  Shortest presidential term in US history = That of William Henry Harrison who only served 32 days.

Name 5 inventions by the ancient Chinese that are still used today.  

 

[moorspede]

Toothbrush

Paper money

Porcelain

Umbrella

Silk

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?

 

[Boris Diamond]

New Zealand

Who was the first person to be impeached by the US house of representatives?  For extra credit, why was he impeached?

 

[doomsdave]

 
New Zealand

Who was the first person to be impeached by the US house of representatives?  For extra credit, why was he impeached?

​Senator William Blount, in 1797, for alleged actions in conspiracy with Britain to capture Spanish territory.

American legal terminology is derived from a language derived from Latin, but is not Latin. What language is it?

 

[Primula]

Norman French

Which British company produces a foodstuff that is derived from the Latin for "strength of man"?

 

[doomsdave]

Quote:

Norman French

Which British company produces a foodstuff that is derived from the Latin for "strength of man"?

Hovis baking company.

Name a famous ailurophobe.

 

[Boris Diamond]

Hitler hated cats.

What was the only vegetable flavored ice cream made by Baskin-Robins?

 

[Primula]

Blimey, that was quick. Thought Hovis would keep you going for a while.


Ketchup-flavored ice cream

Hitler hated cats? Figures.


Who had a small daughter named Marigold who died of strep throat?

 

[Boris Diamond]

Winston Churchill

What mammal's milk will not curdle?

 

[doomsdave]

Blimey, that was quick. Thought Hovis would keep you going for a while.


Ketchup-flavored ice cream

Hitler hated cats? Figures.


Who had a small daughter named Marigold who died of strep throat?

​Winston Churchill. (Ouch!)

Napoleon also hated cats (also figures).

Jimmy Carter is the first Democratic U.S. President to do what?

 

[Primula]

He was the first sitting president to visit Africa. Is that the answer?