Posted on 03/19/2011 5:49:18 PM PDT by FreeKeys
Many scientists scoffed at him since the prevailing science claimed his purchase was nothing more that an obsolete lava hole. In 1960 Eugene M. Shoemaker confirmed the crater was formed in fact the result of a collision of the Earth and a meteor, restoring the reputation of Barringer. By then Barringer had long been dead and bankrupt. Even though he was right, the meteorite that Barringer just knew would be in the ground had vaporized upon impact. There was virtually no iron in the area.
The maximum number of answers on Jeopardy is 61.
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Darth Vader’s head is on the Washington National Cathedral.
What disease has killed more people than any other; and has killed more people than all wars in human history combined?
Who “cured” this disease?
Two-thirds of the world’s eggplant are grown in New Jersey
A board game still sold today that was created in 1860 has gone through a few changes since then. Some of the original spaces were “Disgrace,” “Poverty,” “Ruin,” “Crime,” “Prison,” and “Suicide.”
http://chnm.gmu.edu/exploring/19thcentury/checkeredgame/assignment.php
It was the game of Life.
The original liquid White Out was invented by the mother of Monkees member Mike Nesmith.
The song “Get Your Kicks On Route 66” was written by Bobby Troup who also played Dr. Joe Early on the 1970’s TV show Emergency.
Actually, it was a couple of things...
The difference in temperature if you’re standing in sunshine on the Moon and standing in the shadows is 250°.
Kepler was her biggest fan.
“A handful of sand contains about 10,000 grains; more than the total number of stars we can see with the naked eye on a clear night... but the total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches on planet Earth.” —Carl Sagan
About 5,000 times as many in fact.
When Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys had his first nervous breakdown back in the sixties, who was his temporary replacement in the band?
What was the first #1 hit song that Neil Diamond wrote?
This 1970s actor appeared in only five movies in his lifetime, and all five were nominated for Oscars. Three of the five won Oscars. He had significant (although not necessarily leading) roles in all five. Who was he?
Glen Campbell ...
“I’m A Believer” - Neil Diamond
You all are good! Both correct!
Here’s a hard one. In 1977, a terrorist group set off a bomb that neither killed nor injured anyone. However, the event had unintended consequences (completely unforeseen by the terrorists) that killed almost 600 people. What happened?
A bombing at an airport in the Canary Islands caused no injuries, but a number of planes were diverted to another nearby airport and the overcrowding produced the taxi-way crash that killed nearly everyone aboard two jumbo jets.
Teneriffe ?
Reno NV is further west than Los Angeles
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