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• Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company.
• Garbage collectors in Turkey have filled their own library entirely from books thrown away by residents. Originally destined for landfills, around 6,000 tomes are now safely housed on shelves, waiting to be reread — or discovered — by the public. • Gray cats are frequently the result of a diluted black fur gene. • The World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things is a museum in Lucas, Kansas, created by Erika Nelson. It consists of miniatures created from photos of the world’s largest objects. • On May 9, 1945, reports that Nazi Germany had surrendered to the USSR triggered a 22-hour celebration that caused the country to temporarily run out of vodka! • An Arizona man didn’t realize he was a big winner at a Las Vegas slot machine because its lights and buzzers never went on. Fortunately, an investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board resulted in a happy ending and the bestowal of the gentleman’s $230,000. • Not only can you be right-handed or left-handed, you can be right or left eared and eyed. • “Tartle” is a Scottish word referring to the feeling of hesitation or panic you experience when unable to recall another person’s name. • Though heavy metal music originated in the U.S. and the U.K., Finland has the most metal bands per capita, with Sweden and Norway tying for second place and Iceland coming in third. • There’s a name for three consecutive strikes in bowling: a turkey or sizzling turkey. Any additional strike after that is called a bagger. • • •
Thought for the Day: “Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could.” — Steve Jobs © 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. Is the book of Valentin (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. From 1 John 3:18, “Let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in ...” Hope, Abundance, Touch, Truth 3. In Proverbs 10:12, “Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all ...” Sins, Beings, Creation, Enemies 4. Which Old Testament book reads like a love story? Ruth, Daniel, Habakkuk, Song of Solomon 5. Where does one find the phrase “God is love”? Genesis, Nehemiah, Hebrews, 1 John 6. From Hebrews 13:4, what is honourable in all? Love, Trust, Marriage, Worship 
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2) Truth 3) Sins 4) Song of Solomon 5) 1 John (4:8, 16) 6) Marriage © 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. Who released “Lady Sings the Blues” and when?
2. “I’m Still Standing” was released on which Elton John album? 3. Which song was the first to rank as No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100? When was that? 4. In 1953, Elvis Presley recorded a double-sided record with “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin.” Who was the record for? 5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “Too many long conversations and no one is hearin’ a word.” 
1. Diana Ross, in 1972. The song was on the double soundtrack album for the film of the same name, a biopic about singer Billie Holiday.
2. “Too Low for Zero,” in 1983. The song did well on the charts, helped by an MTV video. 3. “Poor Little Fool,” by Ricky Nelson, in 1958. The first thing Billboard ranked, however, wasn’t records, it was sheet music, in 1913. Records weren’t listed until 1936. 4. His mother, as a birthday present. Presley paid $3.98 for the recording fee. 5. “Dancin’ Shoes,” by Nigel Olsson, in 1978. Olsson got his start in England with the Plastic Penny band and eventually collaborated with Elton John, Neil Sedaka, Rod Stewart and several others on numerous albums. © 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.
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1. TELEVISION: What was the name of the saloon in the 1960s series “Gunsmoke”?
2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: To date, how many people have walked on the moon? 3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of the Canadian province Nova Scotia? 4. MOVIES: How many “Police Academy” movies have been produced? 5. U.S. STATES: Why is Indiana known as “The Hoosier State”? 6. FOOD & DRINK: What percentage of a cucumber is water? 7. HISTORY: Which company published its first mail-order catalog in 1872? 8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What does the armadillo’s name mean in English? 9. LITERATURE: What is author Mark Twain’s real name? 10. CELEBRITIES: What is one of singer/actor Frank Sinatra’s famous nicknames, based on a physical attribute? 
1. Long Branch Saloon.
2. 12. 3. Halifax. 4. Seven, including the original movie and six sequels. 5. The name became popular in the 1800s, likely from the poem “The Hoosier’s Nest.” 6. 96%. 7. Montgomery Ward. 8. Little armored one. 9. Samuel Langhorne Clemens. 10. Ol’ Blue Eyes. © 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.
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