Trivia for Squiggle #4
The following comment has nothing to do with the trivia posted below, but I must say that Ozzfest up in San Jose was AWESOME...way better than my Ozzfest 2004 San Bernardino experience. Rob Zombie and Iron Maiden KICKED ASS. Ok, now on to the trivia. This week's edition of Trivia for Squiggle contains bits of information about measurement, science, language, and one human body fact. Unless people want me to keep this to once a week, I may go twice a week with these starting next week as I already have lots of trivia prepared and ready to be posted on this blog...and I'll just keep going until I just run out of stuff to post. Movie Quote Answers will be up tomorrow.
76. The world's first speed limit regulation was in England in 1903. It was 20 mph.
77. The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device.
78. Ten inches of snow equals one inch of rain in water content.
79. If the sun stopped shining suddenly, it would take eight minutes for people on earth to be aware of the fact.
80. A Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure.
81. "Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.
82. A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.
83. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
84. A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
85. An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.
86. Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
87. Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.
88. The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum.
89. The only rock that floats in water is pumice.
90. Of all the words in the English language, the word "set" has the most definitions.
91. "Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
92. The "O" when used as a prefix in Irish surnames means "descendant of."
93. The correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "and the rest of the day to yourself."
94. The expletive, "Holy Toledo," refers to Toledo, Spain, which became an outstanding Christian cultural center in 1085.
95. The idiom "pillar of salt" means to have a stroke, or to become paralyzed and dead.
96. The last thing to happen is the ultimate. The next-to-last is the penultimate, and the second-to-last is the antepenultimate.
97. The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England. During heavy downpours of rain, many of these poor animals unfortunately drowned and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and dogs" and led to the current expression.
98. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
99. The term "devil's advocate" comes from the Roman Catholic Church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil's advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.
100. The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.
"I set my standards pretty low so I'm never disappointed."
76. The world's first speed limit regulation was in England in 1903. It was 20 mph.
77. The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device.
78. Ten inches of snow equals one inch of rain in water content.
79. If the sun stopped shining suddenly, it would take eight minutes for people on earth to be aware of the fact.
80. A Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure.
81. "Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.
82. A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.
83. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
84. A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
85. An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.
86. Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
87. Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.
88. The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum.
89. The only rock that floats in water is pumice.
90. Of all the words in the English language, the word "set" has the most definitions.
91. "Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
92. The "O" when used as a prefix in Irish surnames means "descendant of."
93. The correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "and the rest of the day to yourself."
94. The expletive, "Holy Toledo," refers to Toledo, Spain, which became an outstanding Christian cultural center in 1085.
95. The idiom "pillar of salt" means to have a stroke, or to become paralyzed and dead.
96. The last thing to happen is the ultimate. The next-to-last is the penultimate, and the second-to-last is the antepenultimate.
97. The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England. During heavy downpours of rain, many of these poor animals unfortunately drowned and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and dogs" and led to the current expression.
98. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
99. The term "devil's advocate" comes from the Roman Catholic Church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil's advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.
100. The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.
"I set my standards pretty low so I'm never disappointed."
posted by Scott at 10:02 AM
1 Comments:
I've started something IMMENSE! =]
84. A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
Who has so much gold to spare, that they'd waste it in laying as a dazzling foundation of a tennis court?!
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