State Trivia Buff Prints

"State bird?" "Eastern goldfinch!" "State flower?" "Purple violet!" "Ok! Go on!"

Zoology Class. Test Today. What did you get for the question about Fuzzy Wuzzy?

Before the Internet

Igor hesitated - "You give me that silly old brain, and i'll give you these magic beans!"

'I don't know much about history, don't know much biology ... but we'll be OK if there's a round on song lyrics.'

Academic Jeopardy - "The great unknowns and cosmic uncertainties of the universe are reduced by this number daily."

'I'm 3 years old - that's 21 dog years - so start pouring!'

Switch on brain

Quiz Night...

I read on Candorville.com that was rank 29,705th in the world when it comes to attention spans. What? Aren't there only 196 countries? The article didn't just include human countries. It included the various animal kingdoms and the plant republics. Did you know that Americans have an eight-second attention span ... but the goldfish who live in little Lionel Brown's aquarium kingdom at 1492 MLK Way in Candorville have a nine-second attention span? Are you sure you weren't reading a humor column?

"There! Isn't sipping my Tropical Surprise more fun than arguing over some ancient sports trivia?"

"The official measure of an inch is three iPhones stacked on top of each other."

'Did you know there's a river in Brazil named after Amazon?'

By the year 2500, 1 in 10 academics will devote their entire career to divining the meaning of the word 'sussudio'.

"Percy Shattock, Page Three Girls...1979 to 1986."

"Look at all of the happy Nebraskans returning to work now that I've cut their federal covid unemployment benefits."

'So, ten thousand pounds could be yours if you call in and answer this question...Why the hell aren't you in bed?!'

'What a strange episode -- they just voted Ricardo Montalban off the island!'

Piorities in Minnesota.

'Alsace-Lorraine - What did YOU get for Christmas?'

The Wiki Man.

Funky Facts: Elephants.

"Welcome to Alabama. Pro-life at birth; not so much after that."

"If Shakespeare were alive today, he would be driving this make of Sports Utility Vehicle."

The Mom quiz show

'I don't know what it is. I think it's some kind of old-fashioned cell phone.'

"What's the first letter of the alphabet?"

'I got my degree by watching JEOPARDY.'

You're in a terrible state, Al. Don't pick on New Jersey, doctor.

'Encyclopedia? No, we don't need it... My wife thinks she knows everything!'

'Bill remembers where he was everybody died.'

Vannamania

Um... Can I get an 'L', Pat?

It's academic

I lost as a contestant on the quiz show, but they gave me this lovely parting gift...