Random Facts #1

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1.

What is the average life span of a major league baseball?

1 pitch
7 pitches
1 season
2 years
I don't know
2.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a historically great king. The King of Spades represents:

King David
Louis XIV
Catherine the Great
King Tut
I don't know
3.

The King of Clubs represents:

King Arthur
King Henry VIII
Alexander the Great
Ol' King Cole
I don't know
4.

The King of Hearts represents:

Richard II
Charlemagne
King Solomon
King Midas
I don't know
5.

The King of Diamonds represents:

King Lear
Richard III
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
I don't know
6.

How many cows does it take to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of balls?

3
30
300
3,000
I don't know
7.

Celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate are ___________ flavors that were marketed, but didn't sell.

Jello
Potato chip
Ice cream
Soda
I don't know
8.

When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, how fast is it usually traveling?

230 miles/yr
25 miles/yr
2 miles/yr
1 mile/hr
I don't know
9.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

True
False
I don't know
10.

Why do firehouses have circular stairways?

In the old days, the horses stabled on the ground floor learned to walk up straight staircases.
Firemen needed constant practice in maneuvering up and down tricky stairways.
They save space
Silas Lentil, an architect-cum-fireman of the 19th century, redesigned his firehouse in Philadelphia and the look caught on across the country.
I don't know
11.

What do kisses have to do with Hershey's Kisses?

Mr. Hershey conceived of the candy on his 10th wedding anniversary, and dedicated them to his beloved wife.
They were aimed for the Valentine's Day market
When people eat each individual candy, they tend to pucker up as if kissing it.
The machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyer belt.
I don't know
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