2006 DETWILER FAMILY
REUNION QUIZ
AUGUST 19, 2006
1.
Money isn’t made out of
paper, it’s made out of _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. The Declaration of
Independence was written on _ _ _ _ paper.
3. The dot over the
letter “i” is called a “_ _ _ _ _ _ “.
4. 315 entries in the
Webster’s 1996 Dictionary were _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
affects a dog’s heart and nervous system; a few ounces will
kill a small size dog.
6. Most lipstick
contains fish _ _ _ _ _ _.
7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
8. Leonardo da Vinci
could write with one hand and draw with the other at the
same time…hence, _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was
invented.
9. Because metal was
scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made
of _ _ _ _.
10. There are no _ _ _
_ _ _ in Las Vegas casinos.
11. How many words in the
Dictionary rhyme with each of the following? Orange
( _ ) Purple ( _ ) Silver ( _ )
12. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ holds the record
for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
13. What two (2) foods
have negative calories, i.e. they take more calories to eat
than they have to begin with? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
14. A tiny amount of _
_ _ _ _ _ on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad
and sting itself to death.
15. The name _ _ _ _ _
was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a
recorded _ _ _ _ _ before!!!
Dick Lusch, 8/6/2006
