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01/30/17 Grif.Net – Testing the Water

01/30/17 Grif.Net – Testing the Water

As he =
aged, a friend asked his doctor, “How do you determine when an old =
person is senile and needs to go into a nursing home?”

The =
doctor replied, “We have a simple test. We fill up a tub with =
water, ask the patient to empty it, and offer him a teaspoon, a teacup, =
and a bucket.”

“I see,” he said. “A =
person who is still competent will obviously choose the bucket because =
it’s the largest.”

His doctor shook his head. “No. A =
person who is still competent will pull the plug. Would you like your =
bed next to a window?”

 

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ANSWERS =
TO FRIDAY’S QUIZ
1. What is the use of the Dewey Decimal =
system? Book classification in libraries

2. How many squares are there on a chess board? =
64
3. Name all four of the Marx Brothers: Groucho, =
Zeppo, Harpo, Chico

4. If you were eating Cr=E8me du Barry, what would you be =
eating? Cauliflower Soup

5. Who invented Kodak cameras? George =
Eastman

6. =
What does the Latin phrase ‘caveat emptor’ mean? Buyer =
Beware

7. What =
are the four types of teeth? Molar, bicuspid (pre-molar), canine and =
incisor

8. =
Which former American president had a popular children’s toy named after =
him? Teddy Roosevelt

9. What was Che Guevara’s nationality? =
Argentina

10. =
How many points does a compass have? 32 for modern “wind” =
compass; 16 for traditional “rose” =
compass

11. =
What do you call the smell which wine gives off? =
Bouquet

12. =
Who lived at 221b Baker Street? Sherlock Holmes

13. What king was killed at the Battle =
of Camelford? King Arthur (Camelford was ancient =
“Camelot”)

14. Which hormone controls the supply of sugar between muscles =
and blood? Insulin

15. In what era was Steinbeck’s “Grapes of =
Wrath” set? Great Depression


Bonus (really hard): Which =
historical event is remembered in the nursery rhyme “Ring Around =
the Rosie”? Black Plague (c.1400) that decimated =
Europe

 

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Dr Bob Griffin =

[email protected] www.grif.net =

"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"