A fact that you will be itching to know

The flea belongs to the order Siphonaptera of which there are 1600 species.

A pop DYK?

The Searchers, the UK pop group who had three No one hit singles in the 60s, was named after the John Wayne film.

Middle Ages

DYK?

In the Middle Ages, there was a job named, 'Groom of the King's Close Stool' given to one of his most trusted advisors. The groom wiped the King's bum.
In the Middle Ages, moss wrapped in a napkin was used as a sanitary towel.
In the Middle Ages, women were known to take extensive care of their skin washing their faces every day with urine because of its antiseptic qualities.

DYK?

A garden snail would take 95 years to slide around the world. Garden snails move at a pace of ½" per second.

Polar bears can smell humans from 20 miles (32km) away.

A snail produces such a thick layer of slime that it could crawl over a razor blade without damaging itself.

Moles can dig 75' (22m) of tunnels in a day.

Each head of a rare two-headed snake can fight over food.

A Hamster is able to carry half its own body weight in food in its cheeks.

Using its antennae, a bee can locate an apple tree three miles (five km) away.

Bees cannot fly when it rains.

Net-casting spiders spin a web of thick silk which they use as a net to throw over their prey.

A.P.S.A.L.M. for January

Trivia Teasers

What stimulant is found in tea, coffee, pop and sweets?

A stinging jellyfish is also known as what?

Avant-garde describes someone who is:
(a) scandalous (b) cutting-edge (c) retro

A lexicographer edits what?

A shortage of haemoglobin causes what?

True or False?

Thirteen days disappeared when the UK adopted the Gregorian Calendar~ T /F?

An apple, onion and potato all taste the same ~ T /F?

There are in excess of 15,000 different kinds of rice ~ T /F?

A Puzzle and Something A Little More @ Christmas

A.P.S.A.L.M. at Christmas from Ian H Robinson

Christmas Trivia

"The name is Bond, James Bond"

What do you know about Bond

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Trivia assortment

The Chilean capital of Santiago is named after which saint?

The song, 'being Alive' comes from which Sondheim musical?

Mathematics presentation

Mathematics from Ian H Robinson

Mathematics

1. 3.3
2. Unlikely
3. Yes
4. 136 text messages
5. 32.40

Questions IV

Which famous speech began 'At long last I am able to say a few words of my own'?

(a) Gettysburg Address (b) Kennedy's Berlin speech (c) Edward VIII's abdication

Questions III

Complete the saying: 'If you don't ask you don't ... ?

What duo had an 80s hit with Edge of Heaven? 

Which King of the Huns had a brother called Bleda?

What 2001 Disney film is subtitled The Lost Empire?

Which Italian cheese is made from the whey of Mozzarella?

How many minutes are there in two-thirds of an hour?

Which 60s rock musical was written by Rado and Ragni?

In Norse myth, Thrudheim is the realm of which god?

Questions II

Which US pop star had a hit with I'm a Slave 4 U?

What's the highest rank in the British peerage? 

What is a baby badger called? 

Which Hindu god is known as the preserver? 

Milton calls what place one great furnace in Paradise Lost?

A baseball innings ends with how many players are out? 

The aria Nessun Dorma is usually sung in what language?

Questions

What butter substitute comes from the Greek for pearl?

It's All Coming Back to me Now was a hit for which French Canadian singer?

Nils Bohlin developed the three-point seatbelt for which Swedish car company?

It's enough to make you shed a tear

The onion is the most widely used vegetable in the world.

What's the longest word you can make?

There is a nine-letter word within this teaser.

Did You Know - something to get your teeth into