Comics and Activities
* Read a week's worth of The New York Times and you'll have absorbed more information than the average 17th-century citizen would have encountered in their lifetime.
* A 1972 plane crash that claimed the lives of 101 people occurred because the crew was distracted by a burned-out landing gear indicator light and failed to notice that the autopilot had inadvertently been disconnected. * California was named for a fictional island in a 16th-century romance novel. * Researchers testing insect repellents used Victoria Secret's Bombshell perfume as a standard and accidentally discovered that it repels mosquitoes better than many repellents on the market. * In 19th-century Maryland, it was illegal to sell mineral water on a Sunday. * People's body temperature drops when they watch videos of other folks putting their hands into cold water. * Onychophagia is the technical term for biting your nails. * A man who tattooed the word "Netflix" on his body and then tweeted a picture of the ink to the company was rewarded with a year's worth of free service. * In Wisconsin, the most frequently googled "how to spell" word is Wisconsin. * When Prohibition started, alcohol could only be bought for medicinal and religious purposes, from a pharmacy or a doctor. "Medicinal whiskey" was prescribed for just about anything and used to treat conditions such as toothaches and the flu. With a prescription, a patient could legally purchase up to 1 pint of hard liquor every 10 days. * In medieval times, the word "abracadabra" was written out in the shape of a triangle and worn around the neck in an amulet to prevent deadly diseases. * It takes somewhere between 144 and 411 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop. • • •
Thought for the Day: "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." — Robert Byrne © 2025 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. Is the book of Jeremiah (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. What’s the finish to this Proverbs 14:23 verse: “In all labor there is ...”? Profit, Righteousness, Grace, Rewarding 3. At whose well did Jesus meet the Samaritan woman? Joshua’s, Jonah’s, Jacob’s, Judas’ 4. From Revelation 21, how many gates does the New Jerusalem have? 1, 4, 12, 16 5. Who was king during Zechariah’s time of prophecy? David, Daniel, Darius, Saul 6. How long did Aaron’s followers mourn him? 3 days, 13 days, 30 days, 3 months 
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2) Profit 3) Jacob’s 4) Twelve 5) Darius 6) 30 days 
1. Name the town mentioned in “Last Chance to Turn Around.”
2. Who wrote and released “Love Is All Around”? 3. Which group wrote and released “The Tracks of My Tears”? 4. Who wrote “Anticipation”? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “I know you don’t know what I’m going through, Standing here looking at you.” 
1. Brooklyn, in the 1965 song by Gene Pitney. Besides creating his own hits, Pitney penned chart toppers for others, including the Crystals, Ricky Nelson, Vikki Carr and Roy Orbison.
2. The Troggs, in 1967. The song charted around the globe, but it really took off when Scottish band Wet Wet Wet covered the song for the film and soundtrack “Four Weddings and a Funeral.” Their version topped the charts nearly everywhere. 3. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, in 1965. In 2021 it was ranked as “The Greatest Motown Song of All Time.” 4. Carly Simon, in 1971. 5. “Hurt So Bad,” by Little Anthony & The Imperials, in 1964. The song was a hit for the group, especially after they sang it on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The song has been covered by numerous others, including The Lettermen and Linda Ronstadt. © 2025 King Features Syndicate
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1. GEOGRAPHY: What is the highest mountain in Canada?
2. TELEVISION: Who is the host of the long-running reality series “Survivor”? 3. LITERATURE: Which animals represent the Communist Party in “Animal Farm”? 4. U.S. STATES: Which state is the birthplace of the singer Elvis? 5. ASTRONOMY: How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth? 6. MOVIES: What is the score Elle receives on her law school admission test in “Legally Blonde”? 7. AD SLOGANS: Which product’s slogan is “Is It In You?”? 8. LANGUAGE: What is an eraser called in the United Kingdom? 9. SCIENCE: What are the four primary precious metals? 10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Valentine’s Day arose from which Roman ritual? 
1. Mount Logan.
2. Jeff Probst. 3. Pigs. 4. Mississippi. 5. 27.3 days. 6. 179. 7. Gatorade. 8. A rubber. 9. Gold, silver, platinum and palladium. 10. Lupercalia. © 2025 King Features Synd., Inc.
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