Betcha’ Didn’t Know…..Vol. 4. Free Trivia.

Betcha’ Didn’t Know…..Vol. 4. Free Trivia.

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10 Questions. 10 Answers.

How many do you know? Scroll down for answers. No cheating! I’m watching you!

1. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?

2. What is the most popular boat name requested by new boat owners?

3. If you spell out numbers (one, two, three, etc.), how far do you have to go until you find the letter “A”?

4. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

5. What is the only food that doesn’t spoil?

6. On what day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?

7. How many bones are in the human body?

8. Which actor won Oscars for Kramer vs. Kramer and Rain Man?

9. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau’s boat where he conducted underwater research?

10. Who wrote Mary Poppins*?

1. Their birthplace – 2. Obsession – 3. One thousand – 4. All were invented by women – 5. Honey – 6. Father’s Day – 7. 206 bones – 8. Dustin Hoffman – 9. Calypso – 10. P.L. Travers

*Mary Poppins is a series of children’s books written by P. L. Travers and originally illustrated by Mary Shepard. The books centers around a mysterious, vain and acerbic magical English nanny, Mary Poppins; allegorically, ‘Merry Pop-ins’. She is blown by the East wind to Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane, London and into the Banks household to care for their children. Encounters with chimney sweeps, shopkeepers and various adventures follow until Mary Poppins abruptly leaves, i.e., ‘pops-out’. The adventures take place over a total of eight books…

The books were adapted in 1964 into a musical Disney film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. In 2004 Disney Theatrical produced a stage musical adaptation in the West End, London. The stage musical was transferred to Broadway in 2006…

Mary Poppins – Wikipedia.org