TASTY TRIVIA -- A Call for suggestions & submissions of favorite bits of triva (vanity)

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[FreeKeys]

I'm going to publish a bunch of them and attribute them to FREE REPUBLIC ! Friendly corrections are welcome.

[TnGOP]

Toward the end of the Nixon presidency, there were no living former presidents.

[gorush]

Joe McCarthy is Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s Godfather.

[MaryFromMichigan]

What country is directly south of Detroit?

Canada.
(Check a map.)
:)

[Pappy Smear]

The last song to go to #1 on the pop charts without a video......I always liked this trivia question.......and it was actually well into the video era....1986/87ish.....Amanda by Boston

[FreeKeys]

trivia ping, anyone?

[buccaneer81]

Meg Ryan’s real name is Margaret Hyra.

[Wingy]

A good bar bet:

Name the northern most state

Name the southern most state

Name the eastern most state

Name the western most state

Answers will be posted in a few minutes

[buccaneer81]

Jayne Mansfield had an IQ of 163.

[mlocher]

Diogenese -- who was looking for an honest man and the foremost Cynic of his time -- once was taken as a slave by a pirate. The pirate, wanting to sell Diongenese for some cash, needed to know Diogenese' trade. When asked, Diognese replied, "I am a governor. Sell me to a person who needs a master."

PS -- I am assuming that if you publish these trivai bits and attribute them to the FR while making a profit, you will make a donation of some small sort to Jim Robinson. God Bless him and you!

[Yorlik803]

Bing Crosby was approached to play Columbo but declined because it would cut into his golfing.
That part went to Peter Falk....

[buccaneer81]

Northern: Alaska

Southern: Hawaii

Eastern: Alaska

Western: Alaska

[buccaneer81]

Shirley Jones turned down the role of Carol Brady in “The Brady Bunch.” She later took the role of Shirley Partridge in “The Partridge Family.”

[Wingy]

Northern most state? Alaska

Southern most state? Hawaii

Eastern most state? Alaska

Western most state? Alaska

[fhayek]

The sultry Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr received a patent for ‘wireless frequency hopping’ which made it harder for enemies to jam radio guided torpedoes.

[bigheadfred]

I knew there was something about her I liked.

[buccaneer81]

The original name of the main character in the “All in the Family” pilot was “Archie Justice,” The title was “Justice For All,” and the producers wanted Mickey Rooney for the role.

[FreeKeys]

I am assuming that if you publish these trivai bits and attribute them to the FR while making a profit, you will make a donation of some small sort to Jim Robinson. God Bless him and you!

Well I DO contribute to FR from time to time, although times have been tough for me lately. But no, I intend to post them without any purpose of making money off them. I just hope people email them around with "just enough" bits of conservative, patriotic and other pro-liberty facts and figures mixed in to hopefully nudge the mission along.

[jmc813]

bttt

[buccaneer81]

Craig McTavish was the last NHL player to play without a helmet.