Trivia - May 2007

2007-05-11 08:38:57 · 11 answers · asked by ..... 1

2007-05-11 07:28:51 · 7 answers · asked by lujufe 2

2007-05-10 23:35:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I actually know the answer to this, just curious to know how many of you know the answer. Something interisting, this word is not a swear word.

2007-05-10 19:52:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know if the correct answer is antigen or phagocyte or white blood cell. Anatomy & physiology test Monday. Please help!

2007-05-10 16:42:25 · 5 answers · asked by animalgirl1010 1

...that:
~an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain?
~"The Yellow Rose of Texas" is actually named after a slave girl named Emiy?
~the only times Woodrow Wilson allowed african-americans in his office ended with him physically throwing them out?
~Spain's Queen Victoria only bathed twice in her entire lifetime?

Just a little bit of trivia.

2007-05-10 16:09:36 · 14 answers · asked by hmmmm 2

1. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents, the woman is the beggar's sister, but
the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?
2. A man builds a house rectangular shape. All sides have southern
exposure; a bear walks by the house. What color is the bear? Why?
3.If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an
oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?
4.How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
5.What was the President's name in 1950?

2007-05-10 13:43:13 · 17 answers · asked by lorraineeng 1

what were the main countries and please name some other facts about World War II

2007-05-10 13:34:26 · 11 answers · asked by island-angel 3

As we near the end of the first month of the new millennium, I have begun to ponder many things that until now have been taken for granted. As explosions of thought permeate my cerebrum, I find that I just must write! Anyway, here we are in the Year of our Lord, 2000, and computers and the Internet seem to be taking over the world. Everybody everywhere is trying to sell us something. We have: e-bays, e-commerce, e-links, e-mags, e-mails, e-malls, e-quests, and even e-zines! The old saying used to be, "The Ayes have it!" Now, it seems that the E’s have it.


GIMME AN "E" !!!


At the risk of sounding stupid, I guess the E stands for electronic, huh? So naturally, many, if not most of you, would quickly answer the question posed in my title by saying, "that’s easy . . . the computer is man’s greatest invention." Right? . . . WRONG !!! "How so?" You may ask. Well, inside just about every computer, there exists a little device whose function is to "cool" it; otherwise, it would over-heat and "CRASH!" Then where would we all be, if all the computers in the world simply could not function?

"Oh, abacus, abacus, wherefore art thou, abacus?"

Next, consider all the buildings in the world, both residential and commercial. What if all the furnaces, boilers, fans, and air conditioners simply could not work because of the absence of this same device? We would certainly be very uncomfortable most of the time, correct? Our entire environment would be drastically changed for the worse.

What if all the: automobiles, trucks, planes, trains, boats and ships would not work, for lack of this device? Transportation of people, products, and services would cease and desist! It would be kind of difficult, to say the least, for you to even acquire that "almighty" computer, wouldn’t it? And even if you foot-peddled your little tri-cycle somewhere and back to haul your little e-Wonder home, guess what? It would still over-heat and CRASH! Oh, yes, lest I be remiss, let us not forget all the: washing machines, driers, refrigerators, freezers, turn-tables, printers, fax machines, blenders, power tools, and every other mother-lovin’ appliance on the earth . . . none of them would work either!

By now you have gotten the picture, and know this "mad-man’s" answer, right? Is it: a micro-chip, a transistor, a diode, a capacitor, a voltage regulator, a generator, an alternator, or some other Electronic thing-a-ma-gig? NOPE! In my old 1953 edition of Webster’s New World Dictionary of The American Language, on page 961, it is defined as follows:








motor - n. 1. anything that produces or imparts motion. 2. an engine; especially, an internal-combustion engine for propelling a vehicle. 3. a vehicle propelled by an engine; especially, a motorcar; automobile. 4. in electricity, a machine for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy.




So, there you have it, my contention is that the lowly motor is man’s greatest invention, merely because it has such a wide-spread influence over just about every other machine that was ever invented.. Practically every vehicle, ever manufactured anywhere needs a "starter motor" to engage the engine, in order to overcome inertia, whether it is internal combustion, gasoline powered, diesel powered, or even turbine powered. Every cooling or heating device which utilizes a fan, whether a propeller, or impeller, needs a motor to turn the shaft which spins the fan. While the greater majority of heating systems may be forced hot air, and utilize such a fan motor, even older homes like our 65-year-old hot water radiator system must have a circulating pump to force the hot water throughout the house. This pump is powered by an electric motor.


Q.E.D. : No motor = no motion . . .
No motion = no nuttin’ = Nuttin’ Honey!

As the sun sets in the west, and I bid you adieu, a startling revelation comes to mind. Namely, just what powers these great gadgets we call motors? Er, ah, well, um, you see, I guess it would be . . . electricity, huh?

Now we all know the story of the great inventor, Benjamin Franklin and his kite experiment, correct? Well, suffice it to say that he did not invent electricity, he just discovered it. So, while we may not know exactly who invented the greatest invention of man-kind, the motor (or so I say), maybe we can still give Ben three "thumbs’ up" and a "double jiggle" for his efforts, because without electricity, we’d be in a real peck of trouble. But that’s another story, for another day!

2007-05-10 13:23:04 · 4 answers · asked by Charlie 2

2007-05-10 11:41:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-10 11:21:31 · 6 answers · asked by V B 1

Okay so i'm do a report on him and i can only find records of him annd his wife only having 1 kid is that right?!?!?

2007-05-10 10:48:44 · 9 answers · asked by Kelly 2

1. A person swallows about 295 times while eating dinner.

2. Europe is the only continent without a desert.

3. During and average american's life they will eat about 60,000 pounds of food...that is about the weight of 6 elephants

4. More than 50% of americans fall asleep on their sides.

5. If you put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne, it will rise and fall continuously

6. 6% of men propose over the telephone

7. Cats make over 100 different vocal sounds; dogs can make about ten

8. Smokers eat more sugar than non-smokers do.

9. The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design

10. In high school, Robin Williams was voted 'Least Likely to Succeed.

11. 85% of men don't use the slit in their underwear

12. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a 'Friday the 13th'

2007-05-10 08:35:29 · 11 answers · asked by kissable kimmy 3

2007-05-10 07:46:36 · 10 answers · asked by avansh v 1

Hint:: if you live in the northeast...you might know this.

2007-05-10 06:07:03 · 10 answers · asked by gianinni 2

Both are not alive today.

2007-05-10 05:16:50 · 10 answers · asked by ♫♪ misscnmi ♪♫ 5

2007-05-10 04:06:19 · 3 answers · asked by bhumit p 1

2007-05-10 03:36:19 · 8 answers · asked by redford074 1

2007-05-10 03:18:22 · 7 answers · asked by Danny s 1

2007-05-09 23:05:00 · 7 answers · asked by brainlady 6

2007-05-09 18:19:18 · 2 answers · asked by john h 7

Just watched a TV show on the life of Franklin Roosevelt and was curious if he and Thedore Roosevelt were related, and how.

2007-05-09 14:32:45 · 10 answers · asked by heavnbound911 1

2007-05-09 13:45:55 · 2 answers · asked by cz0v3qhero 2

How much do you know about animals? Let's see!!

1. What do you call a male and female fox?
2. What do you call a felmale goat?
3. What do you call a male whale?
4. What do you call a male kangaroo?
5. What do you call a female sheep?
6. What do you call a felmale cattle?
7. What do you call a male and female pig?
8. What do you call a male and female ostrich?
9. What do you call a male geese?

The first one to get it right wins 10 points!
Good Luck!

2007-05-09 10:41:29 · 10 answers · asked by Spring 2

there was 200 apples on an tree and there were 6 men. each of them went to go grab an apple off the tree. how many apples did each of them get.


(hint) each of them is an name.

2007-05-09 10:06:29 · 13 answers · asked by Raven C 2

In what year ,Danish physicist Hans Oersted discovered that his compass needle deflected when held near a dc-current-carrying wire.
Was it 1981 , 1891, 1918 ?
If your answer is correct you get 100,000 - 99,990 points.

2007-05-09 08:26:08 · 13 answers · asked by ? 2

In the 1880's ,Which brothers developed the antibacterial liquid .

2007-05-09 07:57:13 · 14 answers · asked by ? 2

2007-05-09 07:51:48 · 7 answers · asked by kimberly g 1

are you old enough to remember the show !!

2007-05-09 07:44:19 · 12 answers · asked by tennantsbiatchsokeepurmittsoff! 4

and dont say an indian baby

2007-05-09 07:33:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous