Comics and Activities
• While death by guillotine might seem like an ancient ritual, the practice was still in use in France up until 1977 — when the original “Star Wars” was in theaters.
• Sleeping through summer is called estivation. • The Museum of Bad Art in Somerville, Massachusetts, is pretty much exactly what it sounds like — a collection of really bad art! But then again, who’s to judge? • The American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5 handbook classifies caffeine withdrawal as a mental disorder. • Humans invented booze before the wheel. • When swallowed by toads, bombardier beetles project hot, noxious chemicals from their anuses, which sometimes forces the predators to puke the beetle back up. • The town of Baarle straddles the Dutch-Belgian border. In some places, the official borderline cuts through houses and cafes. • There are approximately 200 feral cats roaming the grounds of Disneyland, where they help control the park’s rodent population. All of them are spayed or neutered, and park staff provide them with both extra food and medical care. • The second-half kickoff in Super Bowl I had to be done twice, as NBC didn’t cut back from a commercial break in time to catch the first one on camera. • In Japan, instead of a “Man in the Moon,” people see a “Rabbit in the Moon.” • The Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships are held in Finland. One winner said he prepared for the event by “mainly drinking.” • Sometimes it snows on Mars, but the flakes are made out of carbon dioxide, not water. • After the band OutKast sang “Shake it like a Polaroid picture,” Polaroid released a statement warning that “shaking or waving can actually damage the image.” • • •
Thought for the Day: “The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” -- Thomas Szasz © 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. Is the book of 3 Corinthians (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. Who was praised for his beauty “from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head”? Absalom, Elisha, Pekah, Tola 3. What camp saw 185,000 of its soldiers slaughtered by an angel of the Lord? Assyrian, Midianite, Philistine, Persian 4. From Genesis 1:30, what is the first color mentioned in the Bible? Purple, Red, Green, Yellow 5. Which city’s wall fell down flat at the shout of Joshua’s army? Tarsus, Jericho, Corinth, Sardis 6. From 2 Kings, who became king of Judah at age 8? Abijam, Rehoboam, Marcus, Josiah 1) Neither
2) Absalom 3) Assyrian 4) Green 5) Jericho 6) Josiah 1. Name the non-Beatle musician credited on “Get Back.”
2. Which group released “Long Lonely Nights”? 3. Name the Vikki Carr worldwide hit that was a translation from the original French version. 4. Which group was the first to release “Walk Away Renee”? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “I stood on this corner, waiting for you to come along, So my heart could feel satisfied.” 1. Billy Preston, in 1969. The citation reads "The Beatles with Billy Preston." Preston also appeared in the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" film in 1978.
2. Lee Andrews and the Hearts, in 1957. It was later covered by Clyde McPhatter, also in 1957. 3. "It Must Be Him," in 1967. The original was "Seul sur Son Étoile," which translates to "Alone on His Star." A dozen artists around the globe covered the song, with translations into several languages, including German and Lebanese. 4. The Left Banke, in 1966. The Four Tops followed with a cover in 1967. 5. "What's Your Name," by Don and Juan, in 1961. The song was used in the documentary "It Came from Hollywood" in 1982 and in the film "Siam" in 1998. © 2024 King Features Syndicate
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1. GEOGRAPHY: The island of Ibiza belongs with which European country?
2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of flamingos called? 3. MOVIES: What is the name of the island terrorized by a shark in “Jaws”? 4. U.S. STATES: Which state capital has the highest elevation in the United States? 5. ANATOMY: Where is the corpus collosum located? 6. LITERATURE: Who wrote the children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are”? 7. TELEVISION: Which 1970s TV show had a spinoff hit with “Laverne & Shirley”? 8. MATH: How many sides does a dodecagon have? 9. ASTRONOMY: Which one of the planets in our solar system has the Great Red Spot? 10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president ended the military draft? 1. Spain.
2. A flamboyance. 3. Amity Island. 4. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 5. In the brain. It connects the two hemispheres of the brain. 6. Maurice Sendak. 7. “Happy Days.” 8. 12. 9. Jupiter. 10. Richard Nixon. © 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
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