Memolink Lotto / LuckySurf Trivia - June 2007

[rmcindoe]

1 June 2007

What country has the largest number of universities, twice as many as the U.S?

India

[rmcindoe]

Which popular magazine is named for the 19th century William Thackeray novel, featuring the unscrupulous Becky Sharp, who gain wealth and influence by her cleverness?

Vanity Fair

[rmcindoe]

Which human organ secretes bile, forms blood proteins, and stores vitamins for later release into the bloodstream?

Liver

[rmcindoe]

What two tools used by communist industrial and agricultural workers were displayed on the flag of the Soviet Union?

Hammer and Sickle

[Auction Special]

That's some pretty whacky info.

I will have to store that in my brain along with the

rest of my useless info...LOL

[rmcindoe]

Tom Hanks won the Academy Award as Best Actor two years in a row, 1993 and 1994, for his roles in what two films?


Philadelphia / Forrest Gump

[rmcindoe]

What is the fastest growing plant, increasing up to 35 inches in one day?

Bamboo

[pnknox]

My trivia question today, 6/7:

What type of light has the highest energy photons?

Ultraviolet

[rmcindoe]

What 1455 book was the first ever printed using movable, reusable type?

Gutenberg Bible

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What huge limestone mass lies on the southern coast of Spain?

Gibraltar

[rmcindoe]

It is weird that there would be two different trivia questions floating around out there for the same day!

[rmcindoe]

In what year did the Empire State Building open?

1931

[rmcindoe]

By the year 2000, America's 10 largest hotels were all located in what city?

Las Vegas

[rmcindoe]

The Beatles won the Academy Award only once in their career - Best Original Score for what 1970 film?

Let It Be

[rmcindoe]

Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 from what cause?

Drug Overdose