Valentine's Day!
Where was the first drive-in movie theater located?
Camden, New Jersey. June 6, 1933. Invented by Richard Hollingshead.
Where will the 2010 Winter Olympics be held?
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Go Canada Go!)
About how many roses, primarily red, will be sold and delivered for Valentine's Day?
a) 9 million
b) 90 million
c) 900 million
b) 90 million
How many seeds in an average watermelon?
The watermelon has a range of 300-350 seeds.
What is the most common blood type in humans?
Cie , 02-15-2009 12:57 PM
O positive. - 38% of the world population has this.
What year was the first woman prime minister elected?
Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Prime minister of Sri Lanka three times: from 21 Jul 1960 to 27 Mar 1965, from 29 May 1970 to 23 Jul 1977 and from 14 Nov 1994 to 10 Aug 2000. First woman prime minister in world history and probably the oldest female political leader in active by the time of her demise.
What is the most popular dog breed in the U.S.?
Labador Retriever
How big is the biggest seahorse?
12" long.
True or False
The islands of Bermuda have no rivers or lakes. The inhabitants must use rain for water?
TRUE
How long can you store/keep can goods?
Indefinitely as long as the vacuum seal remains intact
It's Oscar night! Which of tonight's best-actor nominees has the same name as the real name of an actor who was nominated 7 times but never won?
Richard Jenkins (Richard Burton's real name)
What film won the most Oscars without winning Best Picture?
Benjamin Buttons.
Originally known as "the forbidden fruit", it wasn't until the 1800's that a Jamaican farmer called the fruit "___________" for the grape-like cluster in which it grows on trees?
Grapefruit
Coreful, I should have said "in history" in my question. "Cabaret" (1972) won eight Oscars, including best director (Bob Fosse) and actress (Liza Minnelli), but lost best picture to "The Godfather".
Though Alexander Graham Bell is given credit for inventing the telephone, who is the inventor that some say Bell stole his ideas from?
Elisha Gray
how long ago did dinosaurs become extinct?
murphmitch , 02-14-2009 02:47 PM
ProteinGal , 02-14-2009 03:20 PM
BrighterPath , 02-23-2009 10:02 AM
