Have you ever been to Sleepy Eye or Dumpy?

Questions:

1. What famous words did Alex say to Tom on March 10, 1876?

2. What year did the Berlin Wall come down?

3. What state has cities named Embarrass, Sleepy Eye, Fertile, Dumpy, Twig and Duluth?

4. Which of these country music legends are still alive: Minnie Pearl, Miranda Lambert, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Anne Murray, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire?

5. To which body system do these parts belong: Teeth, rectum, esophagus, tongue and colon.

Fun Facts:

Dmitri Mendeleev, who is credited with creating the Periodic Table of Elements, was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Chemistry nine times but never won. His awarding was blocked each time by the 1903 winner, Svante Arrhenius, who held a grudge against Mendeleev for criticizing one of his papers.

The White House has a Chief Calligrapher whose job includes writing invitations to dinners, greetings and proclamations. The position earns over $100k a year.

The last person to be executed in the Tower of London was Josef Jakobs in 1941. He was a German spy who parachuted into England but was quickly captured. When arrested, he was found carrying £500, forged papers and a German sausage.

Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins.

Tom Noe, a Republican fundraiser and rare coin dealer, was given $50 million in Ohio state funds to invest in rare coins. Instead, he spent it on luxury cars, trips and illegal campaign donations, leading to 29 felony convictions and major corruption reforms.

When watermelons were first cultivated in Africa they were yellow inside and bitter.

The town of Embarrass, Minnesota, gets its name from the French word Embarras, meaning a difficult obstacle to overcome. It is also one of the coldest places in America, with a growing season a month shorter than that of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Only five of the 23 Wyoming county names are not found in another state: Teton, Sweetwater, Niobrara, Washakie and Weston.

Answers: 

1. “Mr. Watson, come here, I need to see you.” (by Alexander Graham Bell)

2. 1989 (November 9) 

3. Minnesota (There are more than 2,000 unincorporated towns in Minnesota.)

4. Minnie Pearl – Dead (died in 1996), Miranda Lambert – Alive, Loretta Lynn – Dead (died in 2022), Tammy Wynette – Dead (died in 1998), Anne Murray – Alive, Dolly Parton – Alive, Reba McEntire – Alive

5. The digestive system (everything we need to breakdown and absorb food)