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1. Here are three questions/statements that have the same answer: The Kittiwake species of this bird nests in ledges on beachside cliffs. In the 1800s this bird saved Utah crops by eating grasshoppers. A 1970 best seller by Richard Bach mentions this bird in its title. What bird am I talking about?
A. Thunderbird
B. Swift
C. Sandpiper
D. Seagull Correct Answer. Closely related to the tern, the seagull is traditionally placed in the Laridae family. The seagull ranges in size from medium to large and can be up to 30 inches long. Often white or grey in color, these birds as its name suggests are typically coastal species, though they have been known to be found inland, particularly near lakes. They have a harsh, squawking call for which they are notorious and webbed feet for wading. They nest in large, tightly knit colonies and will lay two to three eggs at a time.
Sometimes referred to as the "Miracle of the Gulls", seagulls were responsible for eating thousands of grasshoppers set out to destroy the crops planted by the Mormons. Shortly after settling in the Salt Lake City region, the Mormons were still on the cusp of self-sufficiency when grasshoppers, often referred to as "Mormon crickets", invited in hordes to devour their fields. Seagulls who were endemic to the Great Salt Lake swallowed mass quantities of these pests and saved their crops. This allowed the small Mormon sect to flourish over the next 100 years.
Richard Bach wrote the New York Times best seller, "Jonathan Livingston Seagull." It is the story of an outcast seagull who cherishes learning. This is often thought of as a self-help book brought about by the New Thought movement. The novel was turned into a 1973 film which, though nominated for two Academy Awards, was critically drubbed and was even disowned by Bach himself.
2. Three of these are actual superstitions about brooms, but one isn't. Which one is NOT a superstition about brooms?
A. If you stand a broom in a corner, it will bring a stranger to visit.
B. If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married.
C. Never take a broom when you move or you'll take the bad luck from your previous home with you.
D. If you drop a broom, hold your nose and jump over it three times or you'll be poor. Correct Answer.
3. What superhero duck was created by Disney Studios in 1991?
A. Superduck
B. Justice Duck
C. Darkwing Duck Correct Answer. Darkwing Duck was also very self confident. He protected the metropolis called St. Canard. He was funny and his sow also had some interesting turn of events in it. His first show was April 6, 1991 on the Disney Channel. The first show was called, "Darkly Dawns the Duck", and was an hour long. He was called "The Terror that flaps in the Night." The regular half hour series started September 7, 1991 and ran for 90 episodes.
D. Rambo Duck
4. This board game was originally made by Parker Brothers in 1975. Which board game requires players to budget the money they receive at the end of each month in order to pay their bills and other expenses?
A. Monopoly
B. Gambler
C. Pay Day Correct Answer. Each Pay Day month has 31 days in it. If you can't pay your bills at the end of the month you can take out loans. At the end of the game, whoever has the most money, or the least loans, wins the game.
D. The Game of Life
5. A definition of "lodestar" could be
A. A country western singing group
B. The newest star found in the galaxy
C. One that serves as an inspiration, model or guide Correct Answer.
lodestar\LOHD-star\noun.
Meaning: one that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide
Example Sentence: When she started her own business, Melinda used her father’s motto — “Trust your instincts” — as her lodestar.
Did you know? The literal, albeit archaic, meaning of “lodestar” is “a star that leads or guides; especially the North Star.” (The first half of the word derives from the Middle English word “lode,” meaning “course.”) Both the literal and the figurative sense (“an inspiration or guide”) date back to the 14th century, the time of Geoffrey Chaucer. The literal sense fell out of use in the 17th century, and so, for a while, did the figurative sense — but it appeared again 170 years later, when Sir Walter Scott used it in his 1813 poem The Bridal of Triermain.
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