Ten Trivia Questions

Ten Trivia Questions

1) Our alphabet is called the “alphabet” because it begins with the letters “alpha” and “beta”.

What did the Romans call their alphabet?

2) What makes the number 666 different from other numbers?

3) What is President Grover Cleveland’s first name?

4) Where is skin the thinnest on the human body?

5) Because of tidal forces between the Earth and the Moon, the Earth’s rotation is slowing down by 23.2 microseconds per year.  At this rate, how long before Earth has a 25 hour day?

6) What is that thing that takes your blood pressure called?

7) Al Capone’s empire sometimes took in over of $300 million dollars US annually.  What was Mr. Capone’s job title on his business cards?

What is the only English word that ends in “mt”?

9) If the population of China would walk past you at the rate of one person per second, how long would it take before the line ended?

10) What is a Lexophile?

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The Answers:

1) Romans called their alphabet the “Elements” because their “alphabet” began with the letters “LMN”.

2) 666 is one of two numbers that can be gotten using all the Roman Numerals once.    DMCLXVI   

1666 can also be made:  MDCLXVI

3) President Grover Cleveland’s first name was Stephen.  His full name was Stephen Grover Cleveland.

4) The eyelids.

5) In 155 million years Earth will have a 25 hour day and the year will have only 350.5 days.  So get ready.

6) A Sphygmomanometer.

7) Used furniture dealer.

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9) The line would never end, as China’s birthrate exceeds its death rate.

10) A Lexophile is a lover of words and word plays, as in “To write with a broken pencil is pointless”.

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