Miscellaneous Madness VI Trivia Quiz

Answer: John F. Kennedy

He was 46 when he was killed. Bill Clinton was 46 when he became president.

Answer: Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta stone had the same text in three different languages. The Rosetta Stone "broke the code" of the hieroglyphics and allowed scholars to translate the tremendous amount of ancient Egyptian writing. Anyone who has been to Egypt has marveled at the beautiful but so very complicated hieroglyphics. You can even see the writings on large stones in the waters of the Nile River.

Answer: The shoreline of the Dead Sea

The salt water of the Dead Sea has a higher concentration of minerals than other seas. It contains more than 25 minerals and ever since the very ancient times, the water has been known for its healing powers. Even the mud of the sea is said to be healing for psoriasis.

Answer: All could be correct.

O.K. can be used in many ways - okay, OK's, OK'd, OK'ing. It is said that OK could even be derived from a word in the West African language used by many slaves in the southern parts in the US during the days of slavery.

Answer: William Taft

The 27th US president, William Howard Taft, is buried near the entrance gate of Arlington Cemetery.

Answer: "I have a terrific headache."

FDR died in Warm Springs, Georgia at the age of 63 on April 12, 1945 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. His wife, Eleanor, died in 1962 and is buried next to her husband, It was reported that FDR had been alone at the time of death but years later it was brought out that his former secretary had been with him and that she had previously caused a problem in Franklin's and Eleanor's marriage.

Answer: Albert Giblin

Mr. Giblin invented the "Silent Valveless Water Waste Preventer" that caused the toilet to flush. He worked for Thomas Crapper who was a successful and well known plumber. Mr. Crapper also had several patents of his own for pipe joints and even a manhole cover. During WWI, soldiers saw the words, "T. Crapper-Chelsea" painted on toilet tanks and this was the birth of the slang "crapper" for toilet.

Answer: "July 4, 1776"

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to celebrate the US Centennial. The original name of the statue was "Liberty Enlightening the World". The crown has seven spikes and these represent the seven seas and the seven continents. President Grover Cleveland unveiled the statue in 1886.

Answer: Uterine cancer

"Evita" - the Argentinian people loved her. She reached out to the poor, she was glamorous and she was very powerful. A ban on dance music was even placed for a month following her death. She was embalmed in a process that took more than a year because Juan wished to place her on permanent display.

It is said that she rested in a glass coffin. When Juan Peron was thrown out of office in l955, Eva went with him and her body was hidden in many different places in Europe. Eventually, the well traveled body of Eva was taken home to Argentina and is now buried in Buenos Aires.

Answer: He died at the Alamo.

Davy Crockett was a US congressman and an Indian fighter. He was also a storyteller. He was what was then known as a "tall talker" and with his famed coonskin cap, his legend grew. He boasted of superhuman feats and even was said to plan on tearing off Halley's Comet's tail so as to save the world. A colorful character to say the least!