Saturday, August 29, 2015

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 29, 2015

FUN FACT
Believe it or not, KETCHUP was once sold as medicine!

FAMOUS FIRSTS
What television program was the first to accurately predict that Pluto had at least one moon?

EXTREMES
A check of our records shows that it has literally been ages since we played this last. Ready?

Can you name both the youngest and the oldest members of The Beatles?

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results for the August 22, 2015 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
Author Ian Fleming is famous for creating British Secret Agent James Bond. But can you name the books Fleming wrote that did NOT feature Bond?

Sir Ian Fleming wrote three in his lifetime not featuring James Bond.
Thrilling Cities, a memoir of exciting places he had visited.
The Diamond Smugglers, an expose on the title subject, AND the classic children's novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

THE FIFTY/FIFTY CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question, only there are just two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?

TRUE OR FALSE: In the Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown's baseball team NEVER won a game.

Actually, this IS FALSE! However, as you can see by following the link to the reprint of the most recent incident, Charlie Brown himself was never part of any of their victories.

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