Pub Trivia Picks Up the Phone

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[colonelrowe]

Oh, hey, I know some of these!

Three
Five
Schroeder
Her curds and whey
? Columbus?
? Thomas Edison?
? Twenty?
? Appendectomy?
? Fifty cents?
Alpha
Fat Man and Little Boy

[heavenscalyx]

* How many apples high are Smurfs?
- Two, I think.

* How many dice are there in the game of Yahtzee?
- Six

* Which Peanuts character plays the piano?
- Linus

* In the nursery rhyme, Little Miss Muffett was eating what when the spider scared her?
- Her curds and whey

* Name the largest U.S. state capital city not home to an NFL, NBA, MLB, or NHL franchise.
- There are so many capital cities without sports teams. Um. Providence, RI?

* Who invented the system of shorthand writing that replaced the Pitman method in 1888?
- Dunno, alas.

* How many U.S. presidents first served as governors?
- A guess: 25

* A McBurney incision is used to perform what kind of surgery?
- Hernia? Wild guessing.

* How much does it cost the U.S. Treasury to make a currency note?
- 10 cents?

* Which letter of the Greek alphabet is used to denote the brightest star in a constellation?
- Alpha

* What are the code names given to the bombs dropped on Japan to end WWII?
- Fat Man and Little Boy

[heavenscalyx]

And you know, I KNEW the correct Peanuts character. But I have no brain at all this morning. Feh.

[davidlevine]

* How many apples high are Smurfs?

Ten.

* How many dice are there in the game of Yahtzee?

Five.

* Which Peanuts character plays the piano?

Schroeder.

* In the nursery rhyme, Little Miss Muffett was eating what when the spider scared her?

Curds and whey.

* Name the largest U.S. state capital city not home to an NFL, NBA, MLB, or NHL franchise.

Don't care.

* Who invented the system of shorthand writing that replaced the Pitman method in 1888?

Gregg.

* How many U.S. presidents first served as governors?

Quite a few.

* A McBurney incision is used to perform what kind of surgery?

McBurneyotomy.

* How much does it cost the U.S. Treasury to make a currency note?

I'd guess about fifteen cents.

* Which letter of the Greek alphabet is used to denote the brightest star in a constellation?

Alpha.

* What are the code names given to the bombs dropped on Japan to end WWII?

Fat Man and Little Boy.

almost total guesswork...

[jess_ka]

* How many apples high are Smurfs?

One

* How many dice are there in the game of Yahtzee?

Eight

* Which Peanuts character plays the piano?

Shroeder (sp?)

* In the nursery rhyme, Little Miss Muffett was eating what when the spider scared her?

Curds and whey

* Name the largest U.S. state capital city not home to an NFL, NBA, MLB, or NHL franchise.

Austin

* Who invented the system of shorthand writing that replaced the Pitman method in 1888?

A smart lass from Aberdeen

* How many U.S. presidents first served as governors?

...a lot of them?

* A McBurney incision is used to perform what kind of surgery?

Appendectamy

* How much does it cost the U.S. Treasury to make a currency note?

$1.34

* Which letter of the Greek alphabet is used to denote the brightest star in a constellation?

Alpha

* What are the code names given to the bombs dropped on Japan to end WWII?

...I find myself unable to hazard a guess...

[susansugarspun]

1) Three apples high
2) Five dice
3) Linus
4) Curds and Whey
5) Albany?
6) I think I know this, but can't remember.
7) 8?
8) No idea! Appendectomy?
9) Again no idea! I am forgetting why I thought I should try and answer these. Guess: $1.30
10) Alpha
11) Fat Man and Little Boy