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  • Trivia Bits, September 8
    Word of the week: "haplography." From the Greek for "single writing," it's the accidental omission of a letter or group of letters that should be written more than once, such as "Missippi" instead of "Mississippi.…

  • Trivia Bits, September 6
    STAN'S WEEKLY TRIVIA CHALLENGE CONTEST NO. 101 Who was the first American whose last name begins with "O" to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp? HOW TO WIN: Send your answer, with your full name and address, either by e-mail to TriviaBits@…

  • Trivia Bits, September 5
    Have you ever noticed that, of the four seasons, only "winter" and "summer" can be used as verbs? A search of our unabridged dictionaries could find no "seasonal" verb for "spring," "fall," or …

  • Trivia Bits, September 4
    Eponym of the week: William Mathias Scholl, the Dr. Scholl behind the foot-products company. Working in a Chicago shoe store as a teen around 1900, he started taking night classes in podiatry, eventually getting a medical degree but never practicing.…

Trivia Bits, July 12

STAN'S WEEKLY TRIVIA CHALLENGE CONTEST NO. 93
The pronunciation of the word "devious" sounds almost like three letters of the alphabet: D-V-S. The pronunciation of the full name of what nationally known telejournalist sounds almost like four other letters of the alphabet?

HOW TO WIN: Send your answer, with your full name and address, either by e-mail to TriviaBits@gmail.com, or on a postcard to Stan Newman's Trivia Challenge No. 93, P.O. Box 69, Massapequa Park, NY 11762.
Only one submission per person, please. Answers must be received within seven days of publication. One winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries, who will receive a copy of Stan's new book "15,003 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia," courtesy of Random House. Answer and winner will be announced in a future issue.

ANSWER TO TRIVIA CHALLENGE CONTEST NO. 86
Bratislava, Slovakia, is the only national capital that borders two other countries, which are Austria and Hungary. Winner: Eric Swensson of Olympia, Wash.




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Originally Published on Saturday July 12, 2008

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