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  • Trivia Bits, January 8
    Singing Nun: Older readers may have wondered whatever happened to the Singing Nun. In 1963, Sister Luc-Gabrielle had a No. 1 song, "Dominique," about the founder of her order. The Singing Nun kicked the habit, so to speak, and released in …

  • Trivia Bits, January 7
    A quarter for your thoughts: Having gone through all 50 states, the United States Mint is now issuing a coin to honor the District of Columbia. The District submitted three designs, all of which included the words "Taxation Without …

  • Trivia Bits, January 6
    You’re not paranoid if …: They thought Martha Mitchell was crazy. Definitely paranoid. The attorney general’s wife was convinced that there was corruption and criminality in Washington, a scandal she said went all the way to the …

  • Trivia Bits, January 5
    Word of the week: Buffalo. Here is a grammatically correct sentence using the word “buffalo.” A lot. "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." Say what? The phrase, popularized by William Rapaport of …

Trivia Bits, November 7

The term "sardines," as used on the cans seen at your local supermarket, is a generic term that doesn't refer to a particular type of fish. In fact, the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization recognizes 21 species of fish that may be called sardines. The word itself is derived from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, where such fish were once found in abundance.

Who was Arthur Q. Bryan, and why should you care about him? He was the first voice of Warner Bros. toon Elmer Fudd, one of the very few voices not originated by Mel Blanc. Brooklyn native Bryan had regular roles on the radio series "The Great Gildersleeve" and "Fibber McGee and Molly." Some Warner Bros.
DVD cartoon collections feature Bryan as himself speaking normally, having no trouble with his L's and R's.

According to Guinness World Records, the world's most dangerous bird is a native of:
A) North America
B) South America
C) Asia
D) Australia

Previous answer: Lake Placid, N.Y., hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980.

TRIVIA FANS: Send the trivia questions you've always wanted answered, or original TriviaBits ideas of your own, with your full name and hometown, to Stan Newman at StanTrivia@aol.com or on a postcard to P.O. Box 69, Massapequa Park, NY 11762.


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Originally Published on Friday November 07, 2008

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