Over the week-end in Fort Worth, I literally saw Millions and Millions of Dollars!…… I really never thought about where our paper money was printed….. I always thought it was printed at the mints along with our coins…… Nope, there are only two places where they print our currency – Washington D.C. and Fort Worth, […]

Here’s the new Quiz….. Let the “Smarts” begin….. 1. Is Chop Suey an authentic Chinese Dish, and, why or why not?…… 2. What is the World’s deadliest mushroom?…… 3. Why are Manholes round? 4. On the $1 Bill, what do the word “Annuit Coeptis” mean?….. 5. Who invented the “Peace” symbol, and, what does it […]

We all bitch about the “Head Man”……. What do we really know about “Presidents”?…… Same-o, same-o – One (1) Point each……. 1. In order, which five persons are in line of succession to the Presidency? 2. Who was the first President defeated for re-election? 3. What was Gerald R. Ford’s real name? 4. What are […]

New name based on a favorite musical group of mine…… Maybe the J-Man will run a quiz on them one of these days…… Let’s try some American History this time – Just to see how far we’ve De-evolved…… Again One (1) Point each….. ALSO, My answers are the right ones, even if they’re wrong…… 1. […]

A plane is flying west to east the pilot See’s a full circle rainbow. 1.) Where’s the sun in relation to the plane? 2.) Where’s the plane’s shadow in relation to the rainbow? 3.) Where’s the rain in relation to the plane?

Below is the literal English translation of a Thai proverb. What does it mean? Drink water under someone’s elbow

Just a few Generalizations to be answered……. One (1) point each…… 1. What was the complete line-up in Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First” comedy routine? 2. Which Hollywood star has played the most leading roles? 3. What makes noble gases noble? 4. Why is the seventh-inning stretch held in the seventh inning? 5. What […]

Since Anon has officially turned the quiz over to me, I guess I’ll go to a more traditional points system: One (1) Point = One (1) Point….. I hope this cutting edge formula isn’t too radical…… So-o-o, with this new One to One system, the current Points Standings are as follows: Izard: Nineteen (19) Points […]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/culture The only definition I could not find here is the operative one: Cultured: What happens when a Redneck Truck Driver has 1 too many glasses of wine while waiting for his Tilapia. All of you in Seattle, ask Jek bout this one sometime.

I’m reserving this spot for the next MR’s De-Educational Quiz even though Jek said I couldn’t reserve a Post hole for a future post…… So, limber up the brain pan and the fingers and get ready…… As Brother Dave said, “It’ll be here, everybody wants to see it, and it’ll be here, Saturday the 25th”….. […]

We all know Neil Armstrong’s first words when he set foot on the moon…… Or do we?….. The quote goes: “That’s one small step for man. One giant step for mankind.” Neil had to have the recording played back to him during de-briefing because he was sure that was NOT what he said…… For One […]

Cited in modern times as one of the“Renaissance Men”, this man, although a genius, did not deserve the title…… He cared nothing about Latin and Greek….. He never wrote poems or orations. He had little to say about philosophy and theology….. He took no interest in history, nor was he an architect or a sculptor….. […]

Here’s the Latest Standings, and, this time, They are in “Highest to Lowest” order…… Seems Anon (and a few others) didn’t pay attention when I said they were in “Alphabetical” order last time…… So-o-o, here they are: 1st Place: Izard: Twenty-One (21) Red Checkers, Two (2) Black Checkers 2nd Place: Jek: Sixteen (16) Red Checkers, […]

Looks as if I’m Head Quizzer of all things not musical ( although, I might step into J.J.’s area on occasion)….. I have found the “One Book to Rule Them All” – The Bigger Book….. Here’s the first quiz from said source: In 1998, a performing artist made the following statement: “It’s very exciting to […]

The meaning of “Funk”……..”To be in the funk” may be the Walloon “In de fonk zun,” literally to “be in the smoke.” Colloquially to be in a state of trepidation from uncertainty or apprehension of EVIL. Walloon….what the Belgians speak.