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[Gregoriev]

[GymTrainer]

Here's a couple more. Thanks Yahoo news

Whas was found in the soil are "strong evidence" a comet exploded on or above North America nearly
13,000 years ago?
Tiny diamonds.


What is the name of the historic hotel known for many presidents-to-be have resided in before moving
into the White House?
the Hay-Adams hotel

[AUZ505]

I added some questions on the wiki.

We still need three questions for "Politics" and two for "Environment".

[GymTrainer]

Who did Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich name as Barack Obama's replacement?
Roland Burris

How many troops is the US sending in the Afghanistan surge?
20,000

How many major layers are in the Earth's atmosphere?
5

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[natas]

Noticed someone posted a G'n'R question.

What were the original members of the band's names?

Who is the only original member left?

Yeah, I'm a Guns N Roses junkie.... so what?

[GymTrainer]

Here's some more random ones

When was the first coast-to-coast telephone line was established?
1914

The average cocoon contains how many meters of silk?
300-400 meters

The human brain is what percent water?
80%

How many seconds are in a day?
86,400

Crayola is a French word meaning?
oily chalk

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[waitress#2]

Okay, emailed the questions from the wiki to Tom and Pali.

[IXBalam]

I thought I lost my questions with some computer problems, but no. so here are my questions

1 Name 4 states in the US where the first letter of the capital city is the same as the first letter of the state.
Denver Delawere. Honolulu Hawaii, Indianapolis, Indiana. oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

2 If some one dares to clean a gravestone, what items do cemetery preservationists suggest you use?
Using anything but water and a soft bristled brush could seriously damage the gravestone. If a gravestone cannot be cleaned with these items, than it is best to leave it alone or call a professional preservationist.

3 In some cemeteries you may come across a Potter's Field. Who is usually buried there?
Paupers. It is a part of the cemetery reserved for the burial of unknown and/or indigent individuals. The term comes from the Bible (Matthew 27:7), when the chief priests determined what to do with the thirty pieces of silver returned by a penitent Judas Iscariot. The Bible says, "So they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in." It was not called the potter's field because a potter owned it, but because the ground was too bad to grow crops so potters used the land to dig clay.

4 You need proper equipment to make soap safely. Which you should use when soaping?
The safety glasses are to keep caustic soap or lye from splashing into your eyes. The rubber gloves will keep your hands from being burned by caustic soap or lye, and the vinegar neutralizes the caustic. In case you do splash some lye or still caustic soap on yourself you can spray your skin with the vinegar. Also, you will need it to clean up any bits of lye which may fall on your countertop. You don't want to wipe it up with a damp cloth!

5 This actor was born in Houston, Texas on August 18, 1952. He played Danny Zuko in a Broadway production of "Grease" shortly before his film debut in 1979. He has been married to his wife, Lisa, since 1975. He's lesser known as a trained dancer. also, an Iceskater trainee. Some of his roles have included first names like Truman, Dalton and Garth. Which actor fits this description?
Patrick Swayze

6 He co-founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society in 1990 with Jason Hawes. They both work for Roto Rooter as plumbers but travel the country helping families who believe their homes are haunted. He and his wife, Reanna have three children. Who was "TAPS" co-founder?
Grant Wilson. His hobbies include writing and illustrating fantasy characters and role-playing game characters, in addition to web design. Grant also plays piano and guitar. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two-year mission in Italy.

7 Of which taxonomical family is the domestic ferret a member?
Mustelidae - Weasels. taxonomical name of the domestic ferret is Mustela furo.

8 Blue-eyed cats with ______ colored fur are known for being deaf. And Why?
white. Although not all blue-eyed white cats are deaf, many (65 - 85 percent) are. This is because the blue coloration of the eyes in a white cat is a result of the lack of a certain stem cell; deafness is caused by the absence of this same stem cell. However, white colored fur and eye color can be determined by different genes, so not every blue-eyed white cat will be deaf.

9 The Rat has special importance in the Chinese Lunar New Year cycle. Why?
It was the smallest of the 12 animals who completed the journey and, therefore, is the first animal in the 12-year cycle.
Buddha was amused at the cleverness of the Rat. When the journey took them into the mountains, the Rat could not get through the snow very easily and asked the Ox if he could ride on the back of the Ox until they reached Buddha's home. Once there, the Rat hopped off and presented himself as the first one to arrive.

10 On January 1, 1892, a major processing station for immigrants wishing to enter the United States opened on which island in New York Harbor?
Ellis Island.

11 The first traveller's cheques were issued in London on January 1 of which year?
1772. Traveller's cheques for use in 90 European cities were first issued by the London Credit Exchange Company on January 1, 1772.

12 What nationality is the person who was appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations on January 1, 1997. He shares his middle name, which means 'twin', with his twin sister Efua..
Ghanaian, Kofi Atta Annan was born on April 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Gold Coast He shares his middle name, which means 'twin', with his twin sister Efua.

13 Houdini took his stage name in honor of which magician?
It was the name of a French magician that he admired.. When Harry Weiss was a young teenager, he read the "Memoirs of Robert-Houdin," and was fascinated with the exploits of the famous French magician. Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-1871). Robert-Houdin is called the father of modern magic, because instead of the elaborate robes other magicians performed in, he presented his act in ordinary evening dress. Perhaps Robert-Houdin's most famous act was called "Second Sight" in which Robert-Houdin, in the audience, held up objects for his son on stage to identify. Surprisingly, the man who so inspired Houdini when he was a teenager, later became the object of his ridicule in Houdini's 1908 book, "The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin."
14 What was Houdini's occupation before he quit in 1891 to pursue his career in magic and escapism?
Worked in a necktie factory. Harry was twelve when he quit school to help support his large family

15 in the movie, the great escape, For which country is character Hilts heading?
Switzerland. He pulls up his bike and says 'Switzerland' at one point. Sedgewick reaches Spain by way of France. Danny and Willie (although it is not actually mentioned) represent the two real-life escapers who reached Sweden

16 Between Thursday and Saturday, May 2 to May 4, 1946, Bernard Paul Coy (inmate no. 415-AZ), Joseph Paul Cretzer (inmate no. 548-AZ), Clarence Carnes (inmate no. 714-AZ), Marvin Franklin Hubbard (inmate no. 645-AZ), Sam Shockley (inmate no. 462-AZ), and Miran Edgar 'Tex' 'Buddy' Thompson (inmate no. 729-AZ) attempted to escape. These six men were famous for there rampage. What was the name given to their three days of terror AND WHAT HAPPENED ?
The Battle of Alcatraz & Battle of Alcatraz. The Battle of Alcatraz lasted for three days. During this time the would-be escapees terrorized the guards. Coy, Hubbard, Cretzer, and Carnes were given life sentences for their part in the 'battle'. Thompson and Shockley were convicted of murder and were put to death in the gas chamber at San Quentin.

17 As lifespan increased and infant mortality declined, the rate of population growth accelerated. In the middle of the five-year period in which the population growth rate peaked, scientist Paul Ehrlich published an influential book, "The Population Bomb". What is that bomb?
In 1968, Paul Ehrlich's "Population Bomb" predicted that the developed and undeveloped world would soon face mass starvation. His dark predictions have not (yet) come to pass. In a special issue of "Scientific American" entitled "Crossroads for Planet Earth", nine eminent experts offer up a strikingly different perspective on our planet's future with respect to demographics, economics and environment. Ehrlich's concern about population was not a new one. Thomas Malthus eloquently expressed his concerns about overpopulation in the late 18th century, and as early as the 17th century BCE, Babylonians were expressing concern that there were too many people.

18 If developed nations were to increase their current spending on world poverty from its current level of about 0.25% of GDP (160 billion dollars) to 0.7% of GDP, and spent it properly, what effect on extreme poverty does Jeffrey Sachs believe it would have
Extreme poverty could be eliminated by 2025.

19 You are in a prison with 99 other condemned men (100 total) who are going to be executed the next morning. The warden decides to give all of you a fighting chance though. You are told this:

You will all be put in line, facing forward, so that you can see everyone in front of you, but no one behind you. The warden will put either a white hat or a black hat on all 100 people, and then each person will try to guess the color of the hat he is wearing. If the person can guess the color of his hat, he gets to go free. (You can only say "black" or "white". Saying anything else will lead to everyone being shot.) The warden will start at the back of the line (the person who can see everyone else's hat) and work his way down to the front (the person who can see no one's hat). There is no set number of hats. The warden could put a white hat on everyone, a black hat on everyone, or anything in between.

That night you and the other condemned men try to come up with a plan that will save the most people. You come up with the best plan possible that guarantees that you can save ____ people.

Answer: 99 & ninety-nine & ninety nine.
The best plan you can come up with will actually be guaranteed to save 99/100 men, with the remaining person having a 50/50 of survival. Here's how it works: The night before, you decide that the 100th person (the guy in the back who goes first) will count the number of white hats in front of him, and say "white" if there are an even number of white hats and "black" if there are an odd number of white hats. (He is the guy with a 50-50 chance.) The 99th guy counts the number of white hats in front of him, and based on what the 100th guy said, says whether he has a white or black hat. The 98th guy counts the number of white hats in front of him, and based on what the 99th and 100th guys said, decides whether his hat is white or black. And so on down the line.

20 Is reality a made up story?
True

[AUZ505]

Nice work IXBalam...

...but unfortunately waitress already sent 20 questions to Pali and Tom A.

For the next tasks you can surely help again.

[waitress#2]

I received the answers and it looks like Pali won.
Pali's answers

[GymTrainer]

awesome now we just need to keep on eye on the pali zone for the audioblog.

[victorgil]

update on pali's blog

[waitress#2]

I emailed Pali letting her know that she won, she replied with this