Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 --

Alex Trebek wrote:

__________ 13-LETTER WORDS __________
LAX is classified as this type of airport

International

Alex Trebek wrote:

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$1000 ~ At age 40 this saint of Avila has a transforming vision of heaven & hell

St. Theresa

APHORISMS FOR THE YEAR...

It's not whether you win or lose,
but how you place the blame.

You are not drunk
if you can lie on the floor
without holding on.

We have enough "youth".
How about a fountain of "smart"?

The original point and click interface
was a Smith & Wesson.

A Fool and his money
can throw one heck of a party

When blondes have more fun,do they know it?

Money isn't everything,
but it sure keeps the kids in touch.



If at first you don't succeed
skydiving is not for you

Reality is only an illusion
that occurs due to a lack of alcohol.

We are born naked, wet and hungry.
Then things get worse.

Red meat is not bad for you
Fuzzy green meat is bad for you.

Ninety-nine percent of all lawyers
give the rest a bad name.

Xerox and Wurlitzer will merge
to produce reproductive organs.

Alabama state motto:

At least we're not Mississippi

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS NO
MATCH FOR NATURAL STUPIDITY.

The latest survey shows that
three out of four people make
up 75% of the population

"You know why a banana is like a politician?"
"He comes in and first he is green,
then he turns yellow
and then he's rotten."

"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."

The reason Politicians try so
hard to get re-elected is that they
would 'hate' to have to make a living
under the laws they've passed.

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reforestation

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acupuncturist

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First chair

concertmaster
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Los Angeles Area Airport

international

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glasses

shoes
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luau

aloha shirt
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Fauntleroy

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Marie Antoinette

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<quoted text>Edward

correct

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Pope Pius X
Lance Armstrong

John Paul II
Greg LeMond

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Fauntleroy

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International

correct

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St. Theresa

correct

__________ SCIENCE __________

Hirsutism is having more than the normal amount of this

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This 4th letter of the Greek alphabet is used to describ a high-speed aircraft wing type

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The focal length is the distance from the center of one of these to the focal point

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When astronomers got a close-up look at this object in 1985-86, its nucleus looked like a big potato

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This term refers to the warm periods within ice ages; we're in one of those periods now

__________ OPERAS BASED ON PLAYS __________

The premiere of this Quasimodo creator's play "Hernani" caused a riot; Verdi based an opera on it anyway

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"The Queen of Cornwall", from a play by this author, premiered "Far from the Madding Crowd", in Glastonbury

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Sir William Walton & Paul Dehn turned this 19th century Russian's play "The Bear" into a one-act opera

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Pizzetti's opera "Assassinio Nella Cattedrale" is based on this T.S. Eliot play

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"Uno Sguardo Dal Ponte" is an Italian Opera version of this U.S. playwright's "A View from the Bridge"

Fifth Generation wrote:

01) On 02 September, 31 B.C., Roman leader Octavian defeated the alliance of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Octavian, as (Personality, please), became the first Roman emperor.
<see: Luke: 2:1, in the New Testament>

Who was Augie Caesar

Fifth Generation wrote:

04) On this date in 1789, the U.S.(Governmental Body, Plea$e) was established.
<The Secret Service came later.>

What was the Dept of the Empty Treasury