Tuesday, January 17, 2023

TRIVIA TODAY

Question:  What is the biggest island in the world?  Answer:  Greenland.  Most of Greenland is covered by an ice sheet.

Question:  Where would you find an ISBN number?  Answer:  On a book.  ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number.  It is a unique number identifier assigned to different editions and variations of the publication. 

Question:  What color are aircraft black boxes?  Answer:  Bright orange.  It's ironic that the black boxes aren't black.  The reason behind the choice of color is to be easily recovered after accidents.

Question:  The fingerprints of which animal extremely resembles the human fingerprints?  Answer:  Koala.  They're so similar that it's even hard to distinguish the difference between human and koala fingerprints.

Question:  "Alcohol" is a word derived from which language?  Answer:  Arabic.  It is derived from the Arabic word "Al-Kuhl," meaning 'body-eating spirit.'

Question:  Ernest Evans became famous after changing his name to what?  Answer:  Chubby Checker.  His stage name became Chubby (as in plump) Checker (to represent the tabletop game) after his famous impression of Fats Domino became widely associated with his performance.

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