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What was the name of the ship that carried the second group of colonists to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
A: The Fortune. It landed at Plymouth with 30 settlers on December 13, 1621--just under a year after the colonists aboard the Mayflower disembarked there.

What first name did author Margaret Mitchell originally give her Gone With the Wind heroine, Scarlett O' Hara?
A: Pansy.

What does Rex Stout's cerebral sleuth Nero Wolfe do for exercise?
A: He plays javelins--darts as we know it-- for 15 minutes a day.

What colonial American devised the first wet suit for divers as well as a primitive version of today's flippers?
A: Benjamin Franklin.

In what city was the world's first electric traffic light installed 75 years ago?
A: In Cleveland, Ohio--at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street.

By how much did "steel-driving man" John Henry best a steam drill in the legendary face-off?
A: By 5 feet--John Henry drove his 20-pound hammer 14 feet while the steam drill went only 9.

When was power steering first offered in an automobile?
A: In 1895, in the Sweany Steam Carriage manufactured by the C.S. Caffre Company. The first mass-produced gas-powered automobile with power steering were marketed by Chrysler and Buick in 1951.

What actresses were the first mother and daughter to be nominated for Oscars in the same year?
A: Laura Derul was nominated for best actress and her mother, Diane Ladd, for best supporting actress in 1991--both for performances in Rambling Rose. Neither won.

Before making it big in Hollywood, what famous actress provided the background singing for Andy Warhol's 1968 film Lonesome cowboys and appeared as an extra in Warhol's 1971 movie Trash?
A: Sissy Spacek.

Why was world champion swimmer Eleanor Holm disqualified from competing in the 1936 Olympics in berlin?
A: "For sipping champagne with officials" en route to the competition.

For how many years was the instant replay rule in effect in the National Football League?
A: Six--from 1986 to 1992.

What is the only track and field event for which a world record has never been set in Olympic competition?
A: The discus throw.

Who provides the voice for Yoda in the Star Wars series?
A: Frank Oz, also the voice of Muppets Cookie Monster, Fozzie Bear and Ms Piggy.

Why did the members of the rock group Led Zeppelin perform under an alias--The Nobs--when they appeared in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1970?
A: Airship heiress Eva Von Zeppelin threatened legal action if the group performed under its real name.

Why did Western Australia build a three-foot-high, 1000 mile long fence between its northern and southern coasts in 1907?
A: To keep its booming and destructive rabbit population from migrating from the east. The rabbits, however, were not stopped by the "No 1 Rabbit proof Fence."

Whom did Catherine II of Russia keep in an iron cage in her bedroom for more than three years?
A: Her wig maker. She didn't want anyone to know her hair wasn't her own.

What did Czar Nicholas II of Russia buy from Hammacher Schlemmer in 1914?
A: One of everything the store offered.

 

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