⁉️ OCTOBER's Trivia

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Yesterday's Answer:
Istanbul, Turkey is the only major city in the world located on two continents - Europe and Asia. Istanbul once known as Constantinople, is the most populous city in Turkey, and the country's economic, cultural, and historical center. Due to the nebulous nature of the boundaries between Europe and Asia, Istanbul in Turkey is the only naturally occurring transcontinental city. The Bosphorus strait separates its continental European and Asian portions. It is coterminous with Istanbul Province, with 65% of its residents in the 19 districts of the continental European portion and 35% in the 12 districts of the Asian portion. The only other three transcontinental cities include Atyrau, Kazakhstan (Europe/Asia), Orenburg, Russia (Europe/Asia), and Suez, Egypt (Africa/Asia).

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Today's Question:

In Blue Earth, Minnesota, there is a giant 55 foot statue of which advertising icon?
Aunt Jemima

Betty Crocker

Colonel Sanders

Jolly Green Giant


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Yesterday's Answer:
The Jolly Green Giant is a mascot of the Green Giant vegetable company. In the city of Blue Earth, Minnesota, stands a 55-foot fiberglass statue of the Jolly Green Giant. The statue was first unveiled in 1978, and was set on its permanent base on July 6, 1979. The statue attracts over 10,000 visitors a year. The Giant made his first television appearances in 1958, voiced by such actors as Thurl Ravenscroft and Elmer "Len" Dresslar, Jr. The booming "Ho, ho, ho" became the Giant's signature tagline in 1961.

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Today's Question
Octothorpe is another name for what common computer keyboard symbol?

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@

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#


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Yesterday's Answer:
The # symbol is commonly called the pound sign, number sign and more recently the hashtag. However, its official name is the the octothorpe. The word was invented in the same laboratories where the telephone came from. The scientists at Bell Laboratories modified the telephone keypad in the early 1960s and added the # symbol to send instructions to the telephone operating system. According to one report, Bell Lab employee Don MacPherson named it after the Olympian Jim Thorpe. However, another former employee claims it was a nonsense word that was a joke.
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A Rebuke To Yesterday's Answer:
WRONG! You besmirch the name of Don MacPherson! Here is the definition from wiki dictionary:

"In cartography, [the octothorp] is a traditional symbol for village: eight fields around a central square. That is the source of its name. Octothorp means eight fields." (From octo- (“eight”) and thorpe (“field, hamlet or small village”).)

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Today's Question:

🌀 Which world leader is linked with the proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?

Winston Churchill

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

Nelson Mandela


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Yesterday's Answer:

On September 2, 1901, at the Minnesota State Fair, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt first used in a public speech a saying that would later be universally associated with him: "Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far." This famous line emphasized his policy towards foreign affairs. It is still quoted by politicians and columnists in different countries—not only in English but also in translation to various other languages. Roosevelt attributed the term as "a West African proverb", and was seen at the time as evidence of Roosevelt’s "prolific" reading habits.

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Today's Question:

Which Muppet's book made the New York Times Bestseller List in 1981?
Kermit

Elmo

Oscar the Grouch

Miss Piggy


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Miss Piggy is a Muppet character known for her breakout role in Jim Henson's The Muppet Show. Since her debut in 1976, Miss Piggy is notable for her volatile diva personality, tendency to use French phrases in her speech and practice of karate. Piggy's book, Miss Piggy's Guide to Life, was on the New York Times Bestseller List from June 28, 1981 to January 24, 1982, reaching a peak of the 4th spot on July 5th. In 1996 TV Guide ranked her number 23 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.

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Next Question:

💥 🔫 What Nobel Prize-winning author committed suicide by gunshot in 1961?

Edgar Allan Poe

Ernest Hemingway

Mark Twain

J. D. Salinger


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Ernest Hemingway was a novelist, short story writer, and journalist. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. He was renowned for novels like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea, which won the 1953 Pulitzer. In 1954, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize. He committed suicide on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho.

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📲 What year did Apple release the first iPhone?

2002

2004

2007

2009


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Yesterday's Answer:
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The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007. Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the public on January 9, 2007, at the Macworld 2007 convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The two initial models, a 4 GB model priced at US$499 and an 8 GB model at US$599 went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007, at 6:00 pm local time, while hundreds of customers lined up outside the stores nationwide.
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Next Question:

Which U.S. Olympian has won the most gold medals?

Mark Spitz

Michael Phelps

Mary Lou Retton

Bruce Jenner


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Yesterday's Answer:
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Swimmer Michael Phelps has set the record for winning the most medals, 22, of any Olympic athlete in history. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (18, double the second highest record holders), Olympic gold medals in individual events (11), and Olympic medals in individual events for a male (13). In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps took the record for the most first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. In the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four golds and two silver medals, making him the most successful athlete of the Games for the third Olympics in a row.

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Today's Question:

🐚 What is the fastest shark in the ocean?

Shortfin Mako

Tiger Shark

Great White

Blue Shark


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🐚 Yesterday's Answer: The shortfin mako shark is the fastest shark in the ocean. Its speed has been recorded at 25 mph with bursts of up to 46 mph. They can leap approximately 30 feet high or higher in the air. Today, there are only two living species of Mako remaining. They are called the Longfin Makos and the Shortfin Makos. On June 3, 2013, Jason Johnston from Mesquite, Texas, caught a 3.73 m long, 2.44 m circumference shortfin mako shark, weighing 1,323 pounds, off Huntington Beach, California. A certified weigh master called it a world record.

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Today's Question:

What is the only bird in the world with just two toes on each foot?

Flamingo

Pelican

Roadrunner

Ostrich


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🐣 Previous Answer:
The ostrich is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs, and can run at up to about 43 mph., the fastest land speed of any bird. The bird has just two toes on each foot (most birds have four), with the nail on the larger, inner toe resembling a hoof. The outer toe has no nail. The reduced number of toes is an adaptation that appears to aid in running, useful for getting away from predators. The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird (extinct elephant birds of Madagascar and the giant moa of New Zealand laid larger eggs).
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🏁 What beverage does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 traditionally drink?

Milk

Beer

Champagne

Orange Juice


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Yesterday's Answer:

Louis Meyer requested a glass of buttermilk after winning his second Indy 500 race in 1933. After winning his third title in 1936, he requested another glass but instead received a bottle. He was captured by a photographer in the act of swigging from the bottle while holding up three fingers to signify the third win. A local dairy company executive recognized the marketing opportunity in the image and, being unaware Meyer was drinking buttermilk, offered a bottle of milk to the winners of future races. Milk has been presented each year since then apart from 1947 to 1955. Modern drivers are offered a choice of whole, 2%, and skim.

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Today's Question:
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🃏 In a standard deck of 52 playing cards, which king does not have a mustache?

King of Spades

King of Diamonds

King of Hearts

King of Clubs


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🌀 Previous Answer:

Louis Meyer requested a glass of buttermilk after winning his second Indy 500 race in 1933. After winning his third title in 1936, he requested another glass but instead received a bottle. He was captured by a photographer in the act of swigging from the bottle while holding up three fingers to signify the third win. A local dairy company executive recognized the marketing opportunity in the image and, being unaware Meyer was drinking buttermilk, offered a bottle of milk to the winners of future races. Milk has been presented each year since then apart from 1947 to 1955. Modern drivers are offered a choice of whole, 2%, and skim.

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Next Question:

🃏 In a standard deck of 52 playing cards, which king does not have a mustache?

King of Spades

King of Diamonds

King of Hearts

King of Clubs


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Yesterdays Answer: The king of hearts is sometimes called the "suicide king" because he appears to be sticking his sword into his head. This is a result of centuries of bad copying by English card makers where the king's axe head has disappeared. The king of hearts is the only one of the kings without a mustache.
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Today's Question:

Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. Where is it located?

Russia

Canada

India

Turkey


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Lake Baikal is a rift lake in Russia, located in southern Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast. Lake Baikal is the largest (by volume) freshwater lake in the world, containing roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water. With a maximum depth of 5,387 feet, Baikal is the world's deepest lake. It is considered among the world's clearest lakes and is considered the world's oldest lake — at 25 million years. It is the seventh-largest lake in the world by surface area. It contains more water than all the North American Great Lakes combined.

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Next Question:

🍊 What country is the world's leading producer of orange juice?

Spain

United States

Mexico

Brazil


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Yesterday's Answer:

🍊 Brazil is the largest orange juice producing nation in the world, and production is located primarily in the state of São Paulo, which accounts for approximately 80% of Brazil's production. Brazil produces about one in every two glasses of orange juice consumed in the world today. Adequate climate conditions and a large number of producers are some of the factors that help to sustain Brazil's position as market leader.

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An ornithologist is a person that studies what?

Birds

Shells

Bugs

Flowers


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