Hillsborough County
Neighborhood Watch Association
A non profit association dedicated to crime prevention
P. O. Box 261152, Tampa, Florida 33685-1152

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Trivia Questions: From the October 2009 Meeting

1. What do you call a cross between a yak and a cow? 
   Answer:  zum

2. What do you call someone who asks too many questions? 
   Answer:  quidnunc

3. lycopersicon lycopersicum is scientific name for “wolf peach”. What do we call them?
   Answer:  Tomatoes

4. What is recognized by more people than the Christian cross?  
   Answer:  McDonalds arches !

5. In 1871 Emilio Onra became known as what? 
   Answer:  The first human cannonball.

6. Where is whickflaw located? What is it? 
Answer:  Under fingernails  -- the skin.
 

Trivia Questions & Answers for 4-21-09 Newsletter:

1.  What law inspired one of the two prongs on an electrical plug to be larger?

     Ans: Murphy’s Law (If it can go wrong, it will.)
 

2. Forks originally had two tines. What were they called?

    Ans:  Split Spoons.
 

3.  What distinction does Millared Fillmore have as past President of U.S.?

    Ans:  Last President to be neither Democrat or Republican and the last

              Member of the Whig Party to hold that Office.
 

4.   Where will you find the opening to a cave in which a bear is hibernating?

     Ans:  Always on the North slope.
 

5.   What history making event happened for the first time live on TV in 1963?

     Ans:   Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald. First televised murder on TV.
 

6.  Extra Credit: The Pentagon uses on average how many rolls of toilet

                              Paper in a given day?

     Ans:  284 bathrooms in 17.5 miles of corridors – avg. 666 rolls.|
 

7.   Shortest war in history lasted how long and who was involved?

      Ans:  Anglo-Zanzibar on August 27, 1896 – lasted approx. 45 minutes.
 

8.   Who was the only person to hold office of President and Vice-Pres. with-

       out being elected to either post?

       Ans:  Gerald Ford.

          “SEE YOU IN OCTOBER”

Trivia Questions & Answers for the Oct. 2008 Newsletter

          1.  What day were the most flowers sold ?

               Ans.  The day after Elvis Presley died, Aug. 17, 1966.

          2.  First Company to earn $1 billion dollars in a year ?

               Ans.  General Motors in 1955.

          3.  Weigh yourself then multiply by 0.0028. What do you get ? 

                Ans.  Corresponding weight mass of “salt” content in body.

          4.  What has to have 108 stitches on it to be regulation ? 

                Ans.  Major League baseball.

          5.  Where does space begin ? 

                Ans. 62 miles above the earth.

           6.  What radioactive material is found in every new home built ?

                 Ans.  Americium – used in fire detectors.

Trivia Questions & Answers for April 2008 :

1.  Which country has the most colleges & universities ?

      Ans. Mexico

2.    Which state had the most Civil War battles ?

      Ans. Virginia

3.    What city established the first police department ?

      Ans. Boston, Mass.

4.    Where do 90% of all Canadians live ?

       Ans. Within 60 miles of the US border

5.    What does Culembourg, Holland do to slow down speeders ?

       Ans. Turn the sheep loose in the streets to deter speeding

6.    What type bones are shown on a Pirate flag ?

       Ans. Skull and thigh bones

Both Pres. Nick Bates & myself, Ken Atkison had several inquiries about possibly

publishing the answers to the above trivia questions found in our Newsletters on our

current Web-site. So, we hope this will satisfy your curiosity & keep ALL of you

entering our web-page for additional information. Good luck and stay ALERT !

                                                 “WE’RE ALWAYS WATCHING”

Hillsborough County Neighborhood Watch Association Trivia Questions

Presented in 2006 and 2007 Newsletters for Membership :
 

April 2006 – 1. How much does a typical gold bar weigh?  
Answer:  27 pounds

                      2. Which TV show was first to be in reruns?  
Answer:  The Lone Ranger

                      3. What is punctuate pruritus?
Answer:  Medical term for a itchy spot

                      4. What did US carmakers do for the first time in 1977?
Answer: recalled more than made

October 2006 – 1. What automobile company was first to issue a rebate? What car?
Answer: Ford ($50.00)Model T

                           2. What is the only state whose flag is not square or rectangular?
Answer:  Ohio

                           3. What state has the longest straight of highway?
Answer: N.Dakota(Rt 46 – 110 Miles long)

                           4. In what movie was the sound of a flushing toilet heard for the first time?

                               And in what year? 
Answer: Psycho in 1960

                           5. What do Burger King & Pizza Hut have in common?
Answer: Both opened franchises for troops In Iraq

April 2007 – 1. Who invented the “raised fist” salute and why?
Answer: Mussolini – had a phobia about shaking hands

                      2. What do Alaska, Washington, California, and Hawaii have in common?
Answer: They all have active volcanos

                      3. What is the world’s smallest tree and how much does it grow?
Answer: Dwarf  Willow in Greenland gets about 2” tall

                      4. Where was King George II when he died?
Answer: on the throne(toilet)

                      5. What do all bullfrogs do before jumping?
Answer: They close their eyes

October 2007 – 1. Who was the first woman to score in a Div. 1-A football game and what year?
Answer: Kathie Hnida in 2003 at new Mexico Univ.

                           2. What is the lowest number spelled out that uses every single vowel?
Answer: 1025

                           3. What is the maillard Reaction?
Answer: Reaction that turns bread into toast

                           4. How many O’s are there in a can of spaghetti-o’s on average?
Answer: 1750

                           5. In which US city is the most blonde hair dye sold each year?
Answer:  Dallas

                           Extra credit: “Oberammergaueralpenkrauterdelikatessefruckskase” What is it?
Answer: A type of Cheese