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• Two journalists invented Trivial Pursuit in 45 minutes after being shocked at the price of a Scrabble set.
• One person in 20 has an extra rib, and they are most often men. • Fearing that someone would murder him in the recreation yard at Alcatraz prison, gangster Al Capone received permission to spend rec time practicing his banjo in the shower room. • A Chinese millionaire sold canned air to people on the streets to raise awareness of air pollution. He donated the money to charity. • Female cats are mostly right-pawed, while male cats are more frequently left-pawed. • The universe has a color -- but it's not what you might think. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University took the average of light from over 200,000 galaxies and discovered that the universe is actually kind of beige. They dubbed the hue "cosmic latte." • A centuries-old Japanese tradition holds that if a sumo wrestler can make your baby cry, the baby will live a healthy life! During a special ceremony, parents hand their infants to wrestlers who not only bounce the babies up and down but sometimes even roar in their faces to start the waterworks. As one mom, Mae Shige, remarked of her son at a 2014 event: "He's not a baby that cries much, but today he cried a lot for us and we are very happy about it." • Daisies aren't just for picking or playing "He loves me, he loves me not." They're also an excellent source of vitamin C and have been said to slow bleeding, relieve indigestion, and soothe coughs. • There are eight times as many atoms in a teaspoonful of water as there are teaspoonfuls of water in the Atlantic Ocean. • • •
Thought for the Day: "The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury." — Marcus Aurelius © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. Is the book of Rehoboam in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. How many times is the word “Bible” mentioned in the scripture of the Bible (KJV)? Zero, 3, 49, Over 1,000 3. From Genesis 4, what righteous man started the practice of herding sheep? Adam, Cain, Abel, Job 4. According to Jesus, what was Satan from the beginning? Deceiver, Evil, Thief, Murderer 5. In biblical times, which was a large unit of money or weight? Levy, Talent, Shekel, Sepulcher 6. Of these, which wasn’t a son of Noah? Shem, Ham, Levi, Japheth 
1) Neither
2) Zero 3) Abel 4) Murderer 5) Talent 6) Levi “Test Your Bible Knowledge,” a book with 1,206 multiple-choice questions by columnist Wilson Casey, is available in stores and online.
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1. What group released “Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch”?
2. Name the album that included “With a Little Help from My Friends.” 3. The Dovells created two dance crazes. One was the Bristol Stomp. What was the other one? 4. Who wrote and released “Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay”? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Some things stay the same and some are due for change, I thought I had them all nailed down.” 
1. The Four Tops. The song hit No. 1, was bounced from the top slot by the Byrds, climbed back up, and was demoted again, this time by the Rolling Stones, all in the summer of 1965.
2. The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” 1967. Other songs include “Getting Better” and “Lovely Rita.” 3. The New Continental (1962). The song was used in the film “Hairspray” for a brief scene. 4. Danny and the Juniors, in 1958. It was written after some radio stations started smashing rock and roll records. 5. “Everything Your Heart Desires,” by Hall & Oates in 1988. The single, from their “Ooh Yeah!” album, went to No. 3 on the charts, but was the duo’s last Top 10 entry. © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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1. GEOGRAPHY: Which city is known as “The Eternal City”?
2. FOOD & DRINK: What is the name of the bee used in advertisements for Honey Nut Cheerios? 3. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin phrase “ad meliora” mean? 4. MEASUREMENTS: How many inches are in a hand? 5. U.S. STATES: A resident of which state might be called a Buckeye? 6. MOVIES: Who were the three stars of the film “Three Amigos” 7. GAMES: Which “ailment” was added to the Operation board game in 2004? 8. ASTRONOMY: Which two planets in our solar system lack natural moons? 9. MYTHOLOGY: What is a Valkyrie in Norse mythology? 10. TELEVISION: What was the name of the android on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”? 
1. Rome
2. Buzz 3. Toward better things 4. Four 5. Ohio 6. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase 7. Brain Freeze 8. Mercury and Venus 9. A maiden who chooses who may die in battle, and which of the slain are worthy of a place in Valhalla 10. Data © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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