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#16130 - Fri Aug 17 2001 07:07 AM Embarassing Trivia Question?
PurpleFan Offline
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I have a embarassing Trivia question that I need help with please!

In which US State would you find the town of "Maggie"s Nipples"?
Ohio, Arizona,North Carolina,Dakota,Wyoming?

Also need help with these questions:

How many masts does a tern have?
1,2,3,4?

James Murray editor of the first Oxford English Dictionary,died at age 78 in 1915,what letter was he working on when he died?
Q,R,S,T,U,V,W?

In which city was the first book in English published?
London, Oxford,Cambridge,Bruges,Mainz, Berlin?

What bottle size is equal to 16 standard bottles?
Methuselah, Jeroboam, Magnum, Balthazar, Salmanazar, Nebuchadnezzar?

Thanks for your help!!!
PF

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#16131 - Fri Aug 17 2001 07:09 AM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
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Maggie's Nipples is/are in Wyoming (I don't know where the rest of her is).
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#16132 - Fri Aug 17 2001 07:11 AM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
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The tern schooner was a three-master, and likely got its name from the Latin word terni, which meant "a set of three", not the seabird of the same name. This ship was very popular with local shipbuilders, who built these vessels in great numbers between 1880 and 1920. She was a cargo carrier, needing a crew of between six and eight hands. The schooner shown her with all sails set, with the exception of the staysails between the masts. These ships, largely made of softwood, would become waterlogged over time, sails would wear out and spars would break. Most terns were replaced as cargo ships by the steamer.
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#16133 - Fri Aug 17 2001 07:15 AM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
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According to the wine glossary on this site:
http://www.schlumberger.co.at/en/d/weinlex/oversizedbottles.htm

a balthazar is equal to 16 bottles.

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#16134 - Fri Aug 17 2001 07:18 AM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
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#16135 - Fri Aug 17 2001 07:26 AM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
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according to this site the first book published in English was Caxton's translation of the Recuyell of the History of the Troye
www.library.utoronto.ca/robarts/microtext/collection/pages/engbooks.html

not much around on the city


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#16136 - Fri Aug 17 2001 07:30 AM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
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#16137 - Fri Aug 17 2001 12:03 PM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
PurpleFan Offline
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Thank You essaychess for handling such a embarassing question with humor! I appreciate your help and humor! How did you find that as when I tried all I got were questionable XXX sites?
George you are truly a genuis!
it is so reassuring to know that when I have a problem I can come here and receive such woonderful help!
Thank you again both very much!!
Hope you find the rest of Maggie! LOL LOL!!!!
PF
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#16138 - Fri Aug 17 2001 01:15 PM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
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I could claim to be an expert at navigating through XXX sites, but actually all I did on that one was type in "Maggie's Nipples" in the Google.com search engine. The first site that came up was a page about odd city names.
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#16139 - Fri Aug 17 2001 04:13 PM Re: Embarassing Trivia Question?
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Essaychess Thanks again! I am impressed!PF
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