TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, June 4, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

A few weeks ago I attended a Bunco party with a few of my cousins. My cousin belongs to a group that meets every so often to play and they needed a few subs that night. I had never played Bunco before, but my cousin promised me that it was super easy it was to play. In fact, as we discovered, it even says on the box that there is "No skill required!" Now, that's my kind of game.

Basically, everyone sits around and rolls dice, while also chatting and drinking margaritas. There's even prizes for those who get the most "Buncos." I was in a roll-off for second place with another player, but she beat me. It was all in good fun, though! There's also a bell involved, which is always fun to hit, especially after a couple of drinks...haha!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly."

HINT: (1825-1895), English biologist (anatomist), known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The word sophomore is based on a combination of Greek words that translates to "wise fool." The term was first used in the academic sense to describe students at Cambridge University when it opened in the 16th century.

When Latin was still the common language, a baccalarius was "a junior member of the guild." Over the years, the spelling of the word changed, as did the meaning: an apprentice student or tradesman, someone who had passed a basic level of training. That's why today we call a four-year diploma a "Bachelor's degree."

The square cap students wear on graduation day is called a "mortarboard" because of its resemblance to the tool of the same name used by masons. A version of the mortarboard has been worn by academics since the 16th century, but the tassel wasn't added until the 19th century.

Since 1970, a three-year degree from an accredited law school has been a "Juris Doctor" or J.D. in the United States, replacing the LL.B. (Bachelor of Law) degree issued up to that time.

The very first university degree were licenses to teach. As part of the graduation process, the student delivered his first lecture as an officially licensed teacher. This ceremony was called "commencement" because it represented a beginning - the graduate could now "commence to teach."

A diploma is referred to as a "sheepskin" because diplomas were once handwritten on thin sheets of sheep flesh (before the art of papermaking was fine-tuned).


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly."

ANSWER: Thomas Huxley.

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