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An author hones his taste buds
WHEN HE WAS 13, Roald Dahl got a chance to be a taste-tester for a focus group at Cadbury, along with his classmates at Repton in Derbyshire. At...
Oakland Tribune, 12/01/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
Trivia Bits:
1. People with phobias are big chickens. For example, what does somebody with alektorophobia fear? A. Chickens B. Elections C. Fears D....
Oakland Tribune, 12/01/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
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1. What animal lugs around a giant hump of fat and has a third eyelid to protect its eyes from sand? A. Camel B. Giraffe C. Gnu D....
Oakland Tribune, 11/27/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
Sikkim assimilated into India in 1975
AS EUROPEAN empires disintegrated in the 20th century, the world saw dozens of new nations. But some nations went the other way. Sikkim decided in...
Oakland Tribune, 11/25/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
Trivia Bits:
1. What city was abuzz when the owner of the Horseshoe, Ted Binion, was found dead in a sleeping bag? A. Atlanta B. Las Vegas C. Los...
Oakland Tribune, 11/20/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
'Dog Day' saga really did end as hoped
PF KLUGE'S ARTICLE in Life about bank robber John Wojtowicz noted that he had the "good looks of an Al Pacino" ... and Al Pacino did indeed play...
Oakland Tribune, 11/18/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
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1. In the 1820s, Christian Jorgensen Thomsen proposed a system for dividing human prehistory into all but which of these ages? A. The Bronze...
Oakland Tribune, 11/13/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
Trivia Bits: Official artist of the Boy Scouts
1. From 1926 to 1976, who illustrated the Boy Scout calendar that the kids used to sell door to door? A. Walt Disney B. Grandma Moses C....
Oakland Tribune, 11/06/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
Emily Bronte's link to a joker
HEATH LEDGER and his sister Kate were named for the two main characters in "Wuthering Heights," later a movie starring Laurence Olivier and Merle...
Oakland Tribune, 11/04/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication -
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1. Herb Ritts directed the sultry black-and-white video for "Wicked Game," in which what singer frolics on a beach with supermodel Helena...
Oakland Tribune, 10/30/09 by Paul Paquet · More from publication
