Current Question - Which word in the English language
has the most definitions? Answer next week
Which Major League baseball catcher
worked for the U.S. Government as a spy? Boston Red Sox's Moe Berg
Who invented YouTube? It was invented by three former PayPal
employees in 2005. The three co-founders are Chad Hurley, Steve
Chen and Jawed Karim. It took them six months to build the site.
The bandwidth costs are estimated to be more than $1,000,000 a day.
Which Major League Baseball manager also has a law degree? Tony
Larussa
Which Apollo astronaut was recently in the news for saying aliens
have been visiting the Earth for decades? According to news
reports, On July 22, 2008 Kerrang Radio was interviewing astronaut
Dr. Edgar Mitchell about moon landings. Mitchell is a retired Apollo
astronaut and the sixth person to walk on the moon:
"Jokingly the host asked him about aliens (the hosted later
confessed he had been a skeptic about such issues). Mitchell stated
quite matter-of-fact that aliens existed, that they have been visiting
the earth for 60 years and governments had covered up these facts
all along. He stated Roswell was a genuine ET craft crash. That
some UFOs that were seen were terrestrial in origin being reversed
engineered craft of inferior technology."
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here to listen to the interview!
Where is the atomic clock housed? NIST-F1,
the nation's primary time and frequency standard, is a cesium fountain
atomic clock developed at the NIST laboratories in Boulder, Colorado.
What was legendary producer Tom Dowd's first job? The
Manhattan Project. At age 18, Dowd was drafted into the military.
Having studied physics at Columbia University, he was assigned to
the Manhattan Project and contributed to the development of the
atomic bomb.
One of his last jobs before he passed away was producing the Susan
Tedeschi song "Hampmotised."
What percent of the United States' energy needs are met by hydroelectric
power? Nuclear power? From the Energy
Information Administration, 20% Nuclear and 7.3% Hydroelectric
Where was Leo Fender born? Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender
was born on August 10, 1909 in Fullerton, CA. He was born in the
barn of his parent's orange grove ranch. For a full bio Click
Here
Where is the Shoeless Joe Museum located? It just opened
in Greenville, South Carolina. Click
Here
What was the first commercially available gas-electric hybrid
car sold in the U.S.? The Honda Insight. It was first available
in 1999. Recently an Insight won an amateur mileage competition
by getting over 100 mpg in mixed hwy/city driving.
Henry Ford's earliest automobiles were powered by what non-fossil
fuel? Ethanol
When was Atlanta's strongest earthquake on record? On
March 5, 1916 a 4.5 Magnitude earthquake hit what is now metro Atlanta.
The nearest major earthquake was the 7.3 Charleston, SC quake of
September 1, 1886.
What monkey is also known as the Jimmy Durante monkey? The
probosus monkey.
What was Humphrey Bogart's real name? Humphrey Bogart!
What is the origin of the word 'trivia?' The etymology
of the word trivia starts with Latin tri- = "three", and
via = "way", "road", thus trivium.
Who was the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican Party
in 1964? Bill Miller.
What is the last day of the Mayan calendar? 12/21/2012.
What city lies on two different continents? Istanbul/Constantinople.
What is the highest city in the United States? Leadville,
Colorado
with an elevation of 10,430 feet
What is the capital or Uruguay? Montevideo Paraguay?
Asuncion
What is the scientific name for someone with an abnormally high
number of taste buds? A Supertaster.
What city, in one year, won all three major sporting championships?
Baltimore.
Name two #1 hits where the singer also whistles. Bobby
McFerrin "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and Otis Redding "Sittin'
On The Dock Of The Bay."
What percent of people are left-handed? From Wikipedia:
In 1977, a study suggested that approximately 15 to 25% of the adult
population was left-handed. Men are more likely to be left-handed
than women.
What is the 2nd closest sea to Raleigh, N.C.? Labrador
Sea (Caribbean is 1st).
What are the three largest cities by land area in the U.S.?
Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Jacksonville, Florida.
Who invented Coca-Cola and in what city? John Pemberton
in Columbus, Georgia.
In baseball, who are the top 5 base stealers of all time? Ricky
Henderson, Lou Brock, Billy Hamilton, Ty Cobb, Tim Raines.
What prehistoric tree is found in both the fossil record and
most yards in Atlanta? The Magnolia.
What musician has an album titled "Boogaloo Down Broadway?"
Grant
Green.
What
was Atlanta's first name? Marthasville.
What are the two most humid cities in the U.S. between June and
September? Virginia Beach and Orlando.
BB King's 2nd cousin is what blues legend? Bukka White
.
What's the only sport where you don't know who's winning until
the end? Boxing.
What fruit has it's seeds on the outside? Strawberries.
What is the banjo player's name from "Deliverance?"
Billy Redden (born 1956 in Rabun County, Georgia) is best known
for his role as Lonniethe "banjo kid"in the
1972 movie Deliverance.
What name for one of the basic constituents of matter is a word
that first appeared in James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake?"
Quark. The other basic constituent of matter is called a Lepton.
Of all the integers through 576, which comes last alphabetically?
Zero.
Which baseball player led the Southern Association in 1925 with
30 home runs? The Atlanta Crackers Nick Cullop .. career
.312 batting average, 420 HR, and 2670 hits.
Of all the currently proposed skyscrapers in the world, where
is the tallest one to be built? The 2000' Chicago Spire in
Chicago, Illinois
What's the capital of Ecuador? Washington State? Oregon?
Quito, Olympia, Salem
Who was the Vice President when the Japanese surrendered ending
WWII? No one. Truman was president when Japan surrendered
on 9/2/45. The position of Vice President was vacant from 4/12/45
- 1/20/49.
Where does the painting "Starry Night" by Vincent van
Gogh hang? The Museum of Modern Art in New York City
Who invented the use of ether? Crawford Long
Where was Johnny Cash born? Arkansas
What is the origin of the name "Wieuca Road" in Atlanta?
The first two letters of the three Stevens sisters: Wilma,
Eugenia, and Catherine.
Which pro baseball players had career 300 HR's and 300 steals?
Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays, Andre Dawson, Steve
Finley, Reggie Sanders
What was Al Sharpton's first job? James Brown's roadie
From what state can you cross southwardly into six different
states? Arkansas
Who was the last switch-hitting MVP in the National League? Joey
Ducky Medwick in 1937
Of the 48 contiguous states, which has the most shoreline?
Michigan
What are the two countries with the most people per square mile?
Vatican City and Singapore
Who was the last switch hitter to win MVP in the American League?
Vida Blue
Which city is further West, Los Angeles or Carson City, NV?
Carson City by 36 miles.
Which city is further East, Atlanta or Detroit? Detroit,
by 67 miles.
What record label was the 1st to sign Little Richard? Specialty
Records
Who was the Vice President 30 years ago today? Nelson
Rockefeller
What is the largest state East of the Mississippi? Georgia
How many states have any part north of the Southernmost tip of
Canada? 24, including California
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