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Post by nowhereman on Jan 14, 2021 18:03:25 GMT -5
1. What is the earliest known natural textile fabric, dating back to at least 5000 BC? 2. What country is the largest maker and exporter of silk in the world? 3. Angora yarn is created from wool from what animal? 4. What plain weave fabric—first imported into Europe in the 1700s—got its name from Europeans first encountering it in a large city in northern Iraq, though it likely originated in Bangladesh? 5. What U.S. state alone has over 7000 sheep farms? 1. Cotton 2. China 3. Sheep 4. Rayon 5. Wisconsin
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 18:24:09 GMT -5
1 was Flax. 2 is China. 3 is the Angora Bunny. 4 is unanswered. 5 is unanswered.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 14, 2021 18:26:06 GMT -5
I hate when I assume it's a trick question -- China was just too obvious -- but it's actually not.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 18:43:46 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a sheep in Wisconsin. Obviously, I have (I think). But it's definitely not the state we are looking for here.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 14, 2021 18:59:54 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a sheep in Wisconsin. Obviously, I have (I think). But it's definitely not the state we are looking for here. In which state did this happen?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 19:37:52 GMT -5
Woody Allen's state of something. My favorite line: "I don't know about you, but I'm getting my catcher's mitt."
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Post by nowhereman on Jan 14, 2021 19:56:04 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a sheep in Wisconsin. Obviously, I have (I think). But it's definitely not the state we are looking for here. Yes it was not correct, but when I saw South Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming in the top 5 my guess didn't seem so outrageous.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 14, 2021 20:27:46 GMT -5
Montana was in the top-10, at least.
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Post by vbprisoner on Jan 15, 2021 10:07:31 GMT -5
4 the City is Mosul and the fabric is Muslin
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2021 11:08:55 GMT -5
5 is Texas.
1. Today is January 15. On this day in 1559, Queen Elizabeth I was crowned. Her father was Henry VIII. Who was her mother?
2. MLK, born January 15, was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize when it was awarded in 1964. Who holds that distinction now?
3. On this day in 2009, Sully Sullenberger performed "The Miracle in the Hudson." What type of plane was it?
4. On this day in 1972, "American Pie" hit #1 on the Billboard charts. In the song, who were the 3 musicians killed on "the day the music died"?
5. On this day in 1831, Victor Hugo finished "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." What was this book's (original) title (in French)?
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Post by nowhereman on Jan 15, 2021 12:01:48 GMT -5
5 is Texas. 1. Today is January 15. On this day in 1559, Queen Elizabeth I was crowned. Her father was Henry VIII. Who was her mother? 2. MLK, born January 15, was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize when it was awarded in 1964. Who holds that distinction now? 3. On this day in 2009, Sully Sullenberger performed "The Miracle in the Hudson." What type of plane was it? 4. On this day in 1972, "American Pie" hit #1 on the Billboard charts. In the song, who were the 3 musicians killed on "the day the music died"? 5. On this day in 1831, Victor Hugo finished "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." What was this book's (original) title (in French)? 1. Victoria 2. Benazhir bhutto 3. Boeing 747 4. Buddy holly, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley
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Post by cindra on Jan 15, 2021 12:09:42 GMT -5
5 is Texas. 1. Today is January 15. On this day in 1559, Queen Elizabeth I was crowned. Her father was Henry VIII. Who was her mother? 2. MLK, born January 15, was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize when it was awarded in 1964. Who holds that distinction now? 3. On this day in 2009, Sully Sullenberger performed "The Miracle in the Hudson." What type of plane was it? 4. On this day in 1972, "American Pie" hit #1 on the Billboard charts. In the song, who were the 3 musicians killed on "the day the music died"? 5. On this day in 1831, Victor Hugo finished "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." What was this book's (original) title (in French)? 1. Catherine Parr? 2. Malala 3. Airbus A320 4. Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Richie Valens
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Post by vbprisoner on Jan 15, 2021 12:19:55 GMT -5
5 is Texas. 1. Today is January 15. On this day in 1559, Queen Elizabeth I was crowned. Her father was Henry VIII. Who was her mother? 2. MLK, born January 15, was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize when it was awarded in 1964. Who holds that distinction now? 3. On this day in 2009, Sully Sullenberger performed "The Miracle in the Hudson." What type of plane was it? 4. On this day in 1972, "American Pie" hit #1 on the Billboard charts. In the song, who were the 3 musicians killed on "the day the music died"? 5. On this day in 1831, Victor Hugo finished "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." What was this book's (original) title (in French)? 1. Ann Boleyn 2. a teenage Indian girl... forgot her name 3. Airbus A320 4. Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Richie Vallen 5. Notre Dame de Paris
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 15, 2021 16:03:21 GMT -5
5 is Texas. 1. Today is January 15. On this day in 1559, Queen Elizabeth I was crowned. Her father was Henry VIII. Who was her mother? 2. MLK, born January 15, was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize when it was awarded in 1964. Who holds that distinction now? 3. On this day in 2009, Sully Sullenberger performed "The Miracle in the Hudson." What type of plane was it? 4. On this day in 1972, "American Pie" hit #1 on the Billboard charts. In the song, who were the 3 musicians killed on "the day the music died"? 5. On this day in 1831, Victor Hugo finished "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." What was this book's (original) title (in French)? 1. Was it Anne Bolyn? I know I knew this once. 2. Malala Yousafzai (and yes, I looked up the spelling) 3. A320 4. Big Bopper, Richie Valens, Buddy Holly 5.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2021 16:56:17 GMT -5
All answered. vbprisoner had 5 right, too.
Yes, Ann Boleyn. Ann of the Thousand Days.
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