Memolink Lotto / LuckySurf Trivia - August 2008 ( 1 2)

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1 AUG

What country has a Bill of Rights for cows?

India

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2 Aug

What's the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?

Habitat

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3 Aug

What newsman was the host of television's first daily network news broadcast?

Walter Cronkite

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4 AUG

What type of cheese is named after a village of southwest England?

Cheddar

FYI: The name comes from a large village and civil parish in the district of Sedgemoor in the English county of Somerset, where cheddar cheese was first made. Cheddar is situated on southern the edge of the Mendip Hills north west of Wells.

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5 AUG

Who wrote the classic novel of the sea, Moby Dick?

Herman Melville

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6 AUG

In what 1993 film did Robin Williams play the role of a woman?

Mrs. Doubtfire

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8 AUG

Napoleon was forced to step down as emperor of France as a result of a disastrous military campaign in the winter of 1812 in what country?

Russia

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11 AUG

In 1997, Vice-President Al Gore met with Hollywood executives urging them to curb the display in movies and TV of ... what?

Smoking

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15 AUG

Why was a 1969 album by John and Yoko Ono Lennon sold in a brown paper bag?

Nudity

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16 AUG

At the end of the 20th century, what was America's fastest growing major city, with a 75% growth rate during the 1990s?

Las Vegas

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17 AUG

Which European city is named for the Greek goddess of wisdom?

Athens