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DETWILER REUNION QUIZ 20 AUGUST 2005

1. Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

2. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

3. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

4. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

5. Coca-Cola was originally what color? green

6. Is it possible to lick your elbow? No

7. What state has the highest percentage of people who walk to work? Alaska

8. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness is 28%. What percentage of North America is wilderness? 38%

9. What is the cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven? $6,400

10. The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour is? 61,000

11. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

12. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

13. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

15. Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, They were John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

16. Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? A. Their birthplace.

17. Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? A. Obsession

18 Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? A. One thousand

19. Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? A. All invented by women.

20. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey

21. Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day

22. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."

23. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.

24. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

25. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

THIS QUIZ WAS PRESENTED AT THE 109TH DETWILER FAMILY REUNION HELD ON AUGUST 20TH, 2005, BY DICK LUSCH, HISTORIAN.