Saturday, August 6, 2016

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 6, 2016

FUN FACT
It is actually against the law to run out of gas in Youngstown, Ohio, USA.

With the Olympics underway in Rio, let's see how familiar you are with the world at large by taking this simple quiz.
Something related to a specific country is listed below.
All you have to do is name the country. Ready?
NOTE: Not every country is participating, since we only needed 10 for the quiz.

01. Big Ben
02. The Eiffel Tower
03. The Maple Leaf
04. Yosemite National Park
05. Cristo Redentor
06. The Wallace Monument
07. Augusta Raurica
08. La Gioconda
09. Kaiju Eiga
10. The Picos de Europa

We'll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the July 30, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

WHAT'S THAT SONG?
The line from a song is below. Can you identify the song?

♫But the hardest thing I ever do is watch my leading ladies
kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my knee.♫

"The Unknown Stuntman" aka the theme from The Fall Guy (1981-1986), sung by Lee Majors.

TRIVIA TIME
What vehicles actually debuted during 1966's Batman: The Movie that had not previously appeared on the television show?
The Bat Boat, the Bat Copter, and the Bat Cycle, with Robin having his own sidecar.
From season 2 to the end of the series, the Boat and Copter only appeared in film clips. The Bat Cycle and Batgirl's motorcycle in Season 3 were live and active.

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