Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Yodel-ay-hee-TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is National Static Cling Day.

Today is Word Nerd Day, celebrating all those who enjoy playing with words (sponsored by Maria Schneider of Writer's Digest). Whoo-hoo!

Today is National Milk Shake and Muffin Day. Um, I don't mind either of those things, but how do they go together?

Today is Aviation in America Day, marking the first manned free balloon flight on this date in 1793 at Philadelphia. Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard rose 5,800 feet, traveled 15 miles, and landed 46 minutes after lift-off in New Jersey. Blanchard also had a passenger -- a little black dog.

On this day in 1902, New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public.

On this day in 1975, The longest continuous yodel was recorded, lasting five hours and three minutes. No word on whether or not the performer said "Ricola!"


On this day in 1993, responding to a sensor alarm, Mission Control at Cape Canaveral scolded space shuttle Endeavor astronauts to please remember and put the toilet seat down.

Here's some random trivia: What sea produces all the anchovies that are served on pizza?

Good luck :)

2 Comments:

At 7:47 AM, January 10, 2008, Blogger R-dogg said...

Ah, no takers, eh? It's the Mediterranean!

 
At 8:10 AM, January 10, 2008, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I thought there was something fishy about this question!

 

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