Thursday, May 22, 2008

It's a neighborly day in the beauty-TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Immigrants Day in Canada, a day to recognize and celebrate the contributions immigrants make in Canada.

Today is Bifocals Day.

Today is National Vanilla Pudding Day. Get me a bowl of that!

On this day in 1782, responding to a suggestion from military leaders that Congress was inept and that the U.S. should become a monarchy, General George Washington refused the title of King George the First of the United States and insisted the schemers banish such thoughts from their minds.

On this day in 1967, "Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood" premiered on PBS, featuring Rev. Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister from Pittsburgh. It’s public television’s longest running children’s program.


On this day in 1987, Rick Hansen arrived back home in Vancouver after traveling 24,901 miles across four continents and 34 countries in 26 months in his wheelchair. He had been paralyzed from the waist down since 1973.

On this day in 2004, Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," a scathing documentary about White House actions after the September 11th terrorist attacks, won first prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

And now, the trivia! To improve her memory, Eleanor Roosevelt ate three chocolate-covered whats every day of her adult life?

Good luck :)

3 Comments:

At 6:21 PM, May 22, 2008, Blogger Kim said...

almonds?

 
At 7:17 PM, May 22, 2008, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ants ... which is why Eleanor was known for most of her adult life as "Bugs".

 
At 4:47 PM, May 26, 2008, Blogger R-dogg said...

Both good guesses, but it's garlic balls. Yuck!

Kim, that's a good answer, and it reminds me I love jordan almonds! I think I'll go get some...

LOL, JD! You know, I don't think that ended up being her official nickname :)

 

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