Olypmic Trivia

1. Which is a discontinued Olympic event?

• Steeplechase
• Spoons
• Potato sack race

2. Van Langendonck won a Gold medal in the 1900 Olympic games for a long-jump event, jumping 6.10 meters. What was unique about this (discontinued) event?

• Competitors jumped over water
  
• Competitors jumped using special attachments on their shoes called 'Springerlettes'
• Competitors jumped on horseback
  

3. What event was only featured in 3 Olympic Games? (1984, 1988, and 1992)

• Solo Synchronized Swimming
• Underwater Obstacle Race
• Individual Sky-diving
  

4. What are 4 of the official 15 Olympic events in Vancouver?

• Alpine Skiing, Bobsled, Curling, Skeleton
  
• Bobsled, Freestyle Skiing, Figure Skating, Croquet
• Skelton, Biathlon, Bobsled, Synchronized Skiing

5. Which continent has never hosted an Olympics?

• Africa
  
• South America
  
• Antarctica

ANSWERS
1. Steeplechase
2. Competitors jumped on horseback
3. Solo Synchronized Swimming, Really? Solo and Synchronized? Wow.
4. Alpine Skiing, Bobsled, Curling, Skeleton
5. all three

5 Fun Friday Word Facts

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

There are several words that feature all five vowels in alphabetical order, including "facetious" and "abstemious".

There are at least two words in the English language that use all of the vowels, in the correct order, and end in the letter Y: abstemiously & facetiously.

There is no word that rhymes with orange.

5 Fun Friday Facts

Yeah, it's Friday! It's been a busy week here, but a good one.

We have these tasty little things coming out our ears!

1. It's a fact, raspberries will mold quickly if let out at room temperature. Like in less than 10 hours! It happened here, an entire bucket we picked.
   
2. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.
3. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19.You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
4. The average human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
5. It is impossible to lick your elbow. I bet you just tried :)

5 Fun Friday Facts

1. Goliath is the world's tallest horse. He stands 6'5", and is Percheron draft horse.

2. Worlds smallest horse stands 17 inches tall. Her name is Thumbelina. She weighed 8#'s at birth.

3. Vernal Equinox, is the scientific name for 'Spring'. It is when there is equal amount of sunlight and night.

4. Vinegar or lemon juice is great for indigestion during pregnancy, I know from first hand experience :)

5. Pomegranates– Contain three times the amount of antioxidants as those found in red wine and green tea. Long-term use of this juice helps to prevent heart disease and reduces the risk of certain cancers and some of the not-so-nice effects of aging (i.e., Alzheimer’s).

5 Fun Facts for Friday

1. More people are injured each year by toilet's than by sharks. Who would have guessed!
2. Sugar is hygroscopic, it attracts water. If your favorite cookie recipe is spreading too much, add less sugar. When doing this, the flour will have more water available to absorb, stiffing your dough, preventing it from spreading.
3. Consistency is the key to obedient children. Why is something so simple sounding so hard???
4. It would take a person walking 20 miles per day, approximately 3 years to walk around the earth.
5. The tongue of a Blue whale Weighs about as much as a full grown elephant or a 2005 H2 Hummer.
   

5 Facts for Friday

I like learning new things, so every once in a while, on Friday, I am going to throw out what I learned that week. Some are because of my 'Not So Brilliant' moves, others because of reading or out of teaching.
This week I learned...

1. It takes 40 gallons of Maple Sap to make 1 Gallon of Maple Syrup.
2. Dish Washing liquid does NOT go in the Dishwasher, it is only for the sink. Using dish washing liquid in a dish washer will cause it to over flow and bubbles+water to spew out all over the floor. Note to self, when buying new dish washing stuff, read the label!!
   
3. The Wright Brothers owned a Bicycle Shop and added self oiling hubs and later pedals that didn't come unscrewed before they invented the first Airplane.
   
4. Yeast extract is another way to say MSG, stay away from it!
   
5. During pregnancy your blood and plasma volume increases by 50-60%

What did you learn this week?