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TRIVIA TODAY - Friday, May 14, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Congratulations to "Brian Benedict" who won this week's
"Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:
The Pope has it but he does not use it. Your father has
it but your mother uses it. Nuns do not need it. Your
sister's husband has it and she uses it.
What is it?
ANSWER: A last name.
NOTE: If you have any questions about the Mind Scrambler,
send an email to Michele at michele@thedailytease.com.
If you are the winner remember to put "Winner" in the
subject line. Please do not direct your Mind Scrambler
questions to me.
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
P.S. You can discuss this issue or any other topic in the
new Trivia Today forum. Check it out here...
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Time is the most precious element of human existence.
The successful person knows how to put energy into time
and how to draw success from time."
HINT: (1933-), American motivational speaker and writer,
consultant and best-selling author.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The War of the Oaken Bucket (Italy), 1325-37 - When a group
of soldiers from the city of Modena in northern Italy invaded
nearby Bologna to steal a brown oak bucket, thousands of
citizens were killed. Bologna became angry and went to war
with Modena to take back their bucket and restore their
pride. The two cities fought for 12 years and thousands of
lives were lost. Modena won the war; the people of Bologna
never got their bucket back.
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The War of Jenkins' Ear (Great Britain vs. Spain), 1739-43 -
War was declared after Captain Robert Jenkins appeared in
Parliament holding the remains of his ear in his hand. He
claimed that the Spanish had cut it off after boarding his
ship in the West Indies, for they did not want English
traders doing business in their American colonies. The war
went on for four years, because of Jenkins and his ear.
There was no clear winner; it ended in a draw.
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The War of the Fleeing Wife (Africa vs. Great Britain),
1879 - Umblana, the wife of the Zulu chief Sitlay, left him
and hid in British territory. When the Zulus found her, they
shot her. England declared war on the Zulus for crossing
into their territory. The Zulu forces were crushed by the
British.
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The Pig War (Austria-Hungary vs. Serbia), 1906-09 - Pigs
were not allowed to be sold by Serbia to Austria-Hungary.
Serbia wanted to become less dependent on goods from Austria-
Hungary and started trading their pigs for French goods. As
a result, Austria-Hungary got angry with Serbia and forced
Serbia to find new markets for their pigs.
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The War of the Stray Dog (Greece vs. Bulgaria), 1925 - When
the dog of a Greek soldier wandered across the border into
Macedonia, the soldier ran after it and was shot by a
Bulgarian guard. The Greek troops became so angry that they
invaded Bulgaria. More than 50 men were killed before the
League of Nations intervened and stopped the war.
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The Soccer War (El Salvador vs. Honduras), July 14-30, 1969
- Tensions from a soccer match between the national teams of
El Salvador and Honduras, aggravated by the economic
inequality between the two countries, escalated into
fighting. Salvadoran immigrants were then expelled from
Honduras and the countries went to war. Some 2,000 people
were killed in 16 days. The Organization of American States
intervened to end the fighting.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Look for a new mind scrambler in
Monday's issue of Trivia Today!
Submit your answer by visiting: http://www.thedailytease.com
Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter, email me your
complete name and address and I will ship your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "Time is the most precious element of human existence.
The successful person knows how to put energy into time and
how to draw success from time."
ANSWER: Denis Waitley.
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Questions? Comments? email us at: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com