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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 9, 2019 6:29:54 GMT -5
OCTOBER 9TH
ANSWER:MAINE COON. SOME BELIEVE THE BREED DESCENDED FROM THE CATS MARIE AUTOINETTE SENT TO MAINE WHEN SHE WAS PLANNING TO ESCAPE TO AMERICA DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
THE KERET HOUSE-A PIECE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN WARSAW,POLAND,DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT JAKUB SZCZESNY-CLAIMS AN UNUSUAL WORLD RECORD. WHAT IS IT?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 10, 2019 6:11:13 GMT -5
OCTOBER 10TH
ANSWER:WORLD'S NARROWEST HOUSE. AT ITS WIDEST POINT,THE KERST HOUSE IS ONLY FOUR FEET ACROSS.STILL, IT CONTAINS A BEDROOM, A BATHROOM, AND A KITCHEN WITHIN THREE STORIES.
WHAT COMPANY USES THE SLOGAN "BECAUSE WE'RE WORTH IT"?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 11, 2019 19:24:39 GMT -5
OCTOBER 11TH
ANSWER:L'OREAL,THE FRENCH COSMETICS. THE SLOGAN, INTRODUCED IN 1971,HAS GONE THROUGH A PRONOUN TWEAKS-IT BEGAN AS "BECAUSE I'M WORTH IT."IT WAS LATER CHANGED TO BECAUSE YOU'RE WORTH It"AND FINALLY "BECAME WE'RE WORTH IR."
NEW YORK CITY'S EMPIRE STATE BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE 1,250 FEET.WHAT WAS THE REASONING BEHIND THE 200 FEET INCREASE?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 12, 2019 17:31:14 GMT -5
OCTOBER 12TH
ANSWER:THE EXTRA HEIGHT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE S[ACE FOR A MOORING MAST FOR DIRIGIBLES (AIRSHIPS).HOWEVER,BEYOND A FEW ATTEMPTS TO CONNECT DIRIGIBLES TO THE TOP OF THE SKYSCRAPER NEVER FUNCTIONED AS A MOORING MAST.SOME BELIEVE THE MOORING MAST PLAN WAS ANA EXCUSE FOR THE INVESTORS OF THE EMPIRE STATE TO MAKE IT TALLER THAN THE COMPETING CHRYSLER BUILDING.
WHAT FEMALE POP STAR HAVE A BRIEF STINT IN AN R&B GROUP CALLED BASIC INSTINCT IN THE 1990S?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 13, 2019 8:42:27 GMT -5
OCTOBER 13TH
ANSWER:PINK. SHE LATER JOINED ANTHER R&B GROUP CALLED CHOICE BEFORE GOING SOLO.
NAME THE SHAKESPEARE PLAY THAT INCLUDES THIS FAMOUS LINE:"ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE,/AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS."
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 14, 2019 8:58:40 GMT -5
OCTOBER 14TH
COLUMBUS DAY THANKSGIVING DAY (CANADA)
ANSWER: AS YOU LIKE IT. THE CHARACTER JAQUES SPEAKS THE LINE.
WHAT EUROPEAN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO SET FOOT N NORTH AMERICA? (HINT:IT'S NOT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.)
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Post by Sir Trevor on Oct 14, 2019 17:59:22 GMT -5
Lief Erikson
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 15, 2019 6:32:01 GMT -5
OCTOBER 15TH
ANSWER:LEIF ERIKSSON. THE VIKING SON OF ERIK THE RED, LEIF IS BELIEVED TO HAVE IN CANADA AROUND THE YEAR 1000 CE, CENTURIES BEFORE COLUMBUS REACHED AMERICA IN 1492.
WHO IS THE STANLEY CUP NAMED FOR?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 16, 2019 6:57:58 GMT -5
OCTOVBER 16TH
ANSWER:LORD STANLEY OF PERSTON, WHO SERVED AS THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA IN 1892.HE DONATED A DECORATIVE CUP TO ONE OF CANADA'S AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION IN 1893.THE ORIGINAL CUP IS NO LONGER AWARDED, BUT CAN BE SEEN ON DISPLAY AT THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME IN TORONTO.
IF YOU ORDERED A BERLINER AT A CAFE IN WISCONSIN,WHAT WOULD THEY SERVE YOU?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 17, 2019 6:10:43 GMT -5
OCTOBER 17TH
ANSWER: A JELLY DOUGHNUT. BERLINER IS A REGIONAL TERM FOR THE SWEET TREAT.
WHAT IS THE LONGEST NOVEL IN THE WORLD?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 17, 2019 23:59:11 GMT -5
OCTOBER 18TH
ANSWER:A LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU (REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST)BY MARCEL PROUST. IT CONTAINS AN ESTIMATED 9,609,000 CHARACTERS.
WHAT INFAMOUS CRIMINAL AS NICKNAMED, AMONG OTHER THINGS,LEATHER APRON?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 19, 2019 8:15:02 GMT -5
OCTOBER 19TH
ANSWER: JACK THE RIPPER ALSO KNOW AS THE WHITECHAPEL BUTCHER. THE SERIAL KILLER-WHO KILLED SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE WHITECHAPEL IDENTIFIED.
WHERE IN THE UNITED STATES CAN YOU FIND THE ANNUAL GREAT AMER BEER FESTIVAL?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 20, 2019 7:48:58 GMT -5
OCTOBER 20TH
PSALMS 147:3 HE HEALETH THE BROKEN IN HEART, AN BINDETH UP THEIR WOUNDS.
JOHN 1:5 AND THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS.
ANSWER:DENVER, COLORADO. THE FESTIVAL, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER,OFFERS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF BEER EVER SERVED.
WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM ZIP (AS IN "ZIP CODE") ATAND FOR?
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Oct 21, 2019 8:53:02 GMT -5
OCTOBER 21
ANSWER:ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLANE. THE USPS INTENTIONALLY CREATED THE ACRONYM ZIP TO SUGGEST THAT MAIL TRAVELS MORE QUICKLY WHEN THE SENDER WRITES THE POSTAL CODE ON THE PACKAGE.
IN 1943 , WHEN MANY NFL PLAYERS WERE DRAFTED FOR SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II. WHICH TWO TEAMS COMBINED FORCES AND FORMED A TEAM CALLED THE STEAGLES?
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Post by Sir Trevor on Oct 21, 2019 17:44:22 GMT -5
Steelers and Eagles
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