Comics and Activities
• In a process called rice-fish culture, Indonesian farmers introduce fish into their rice fields so the fish droppings will act as fertilizer. In turn, the fish also eat harmful insects and improve oxygen circulation, increasing crop yields by up to 10%.
• Anuptaphobia is the fear of being single forever. • The people who falsely claimed the copyright to the "Happy Birthday to You" song made $2 million a year for decades, until the song was ruled to be in the public domain. • A man who had received the transplanted heart of a suicide victim married the donor's widow and took his own life in the exact same way as the donor did. • After two thieves in England broke into a man's house and made off with his laptop, they found child abuse material on the device and took it to the police. The pedophile received a sentence of three years in prison, while the thieves were given 12 months of community service in light of their "good deed." • During his presidency, John F. Kennedy refused to take his salary of $150,000 per year, instead donating the entire amount to charity. • Hundreds of people die each year from shoveling snow. • Who says cats don't care? After one feline owner survived a series of strokes, he tried to train the animal to dial 911. While he wasn't sure at first that the attempt would pay off, after he fell from his wheelchair following a seizure, police received a silent emergency call from his home and arrived to find him incapacitated and his cat next to the phone. • Loneliness poses a greater risk to one's health than obesity. • • •
Thought for the Day: "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." — Friedrich Nietzsche © 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. Is the book of Isaiah (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. From Genesis 3, who made clothes for Adam and Eve out of skins? Adam, Eve, The Lord, Serpent 3. What did Jesus say His followers would never walk in? Fear, Solitude, Darkness, Shame 4. Lamentations 3 speaks of the wormwood and the ...? Fire, Gall, Fence, Fig 5. Who had a vision of a lion having eagle’s wings? John the Baptist, Peter, Herod, Daniel 6. From 2 Samuel 20, who killed Amasa? Joab, Sheba, Abishai, Bichri 1) Old
2) The Lord 3) Darkness 4) Gall 5) Daniel 6) Joab 1. Brasil ‘66 was the backup band behind which artist?
2. Name the group that released “His Girl.” 3. Which Elvis Presley song’s melody came from an old Civil War ballad? 4. The second album of which artist was titled “Tapestry”? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “To you I’m a toy but I could be the boy you adore, if you’d just let me know.” 1. Sergio Mendes. The Brazilian musician received a Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1993 and Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album in 2010.
2. The Guess Who, in 1967. The song charted in the U.K. and Canada but not in the U.S. There were multiple versions, with the U.K. release having strings added without the band knowing about it. 3. “Love Me Tender,” released in 1956. The melody came from the old ballad “Aura Lee,” written in 1861. The song has been used in many dozens of films and shows and covered by several artists. 4. Carole King, in 1971. The album won four Grammy awards and included hits such as “I Feel the Earth Move” and “It’s Too Late.” 5. “Build Me Up Buttercup,” by The Foundations in 1968. It was used in insurance commercials as recently as 2021. © 2024 King Features Syndicate
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1. TELEVISION: Which TV sitcom featured a father figure named Philip Banks?
2. LANGUAGE: How many letters are in the Greek alphabet? 3. MOVIES: Which movie features the line, “To be honest, when I found out the patriarchy wasn’t just about horses, I lost interest”? 4. SCIENCE: How long is an eon? 5. GEOGRAPHY: In which country is most of the Kalahari Desert located? 6. MUSIC: Which singer once was called the Material Girl? 7. FOOD & DRINK: What is injera? 8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of cockroaches called? 9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which large U.S. city is nicknamed Emerald City? 10. GAMES: How many blocks are in a Jenga tower? 1. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”
2. 24. 3. “Barbie.” 4. 1 billion years. 5. Botswana, Africa. 6. Madonna. 7. Fermented flatbread. 8. An intrusion. 9. Seattle, Washington. 10. 54. © 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
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