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  • Trivia Bits, October 11
    STAN'S WEEKLY TRIVIA CHALLENGE CONTEST NO. 106 The three-word title of what long-running network TV series uses no vowels other than E? HOW TO WIN: Send your answer, with your full name and address, either by e-mail to TriviaBits@gmail.com, or on a …

  • Trivia Bits, October 10
    Surprisingly, the words "faucet" and "false" are closely related. "Faucet" is derived from an old French term meaning "force in" or "make a breach in," literally "to falsify." …

  • Trivia Bits, October 9
    Eponym of the week: Charles Grey, who was British prime minister from 1830 to 1834. As the 2nd Earl Grey, the Earl Grey variety of tea (containing oil from the rind of the bergamot orange) was named for him. But it's not known for sure exactly why. …

  • Trivia Bits, October 8
    Weird Wide Web: Visit www.instant-origami.com, then click on any of eight objects such "the mask" and "the octopus," and you'll see a short video of two hands fashioning a piece of paper into said object a manner that's ... let's …

Trivia Bits, June 14

STAN'S WEEKLY TRIVIA CHALLENGE CONTEST NO. 89
In what must surely be the highest sales-to-vocabulary ratio in publishing history, what famous book has sold over 8 million copies in the U.S. since it was first published in the 1960s, and uses only 50 different words?

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. 89, 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. 82
New York Yankee Derek Jeter came within two games of breaking Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak record over the 2006 and 2007 seasons, by getting a hit in 59 of 61 consecutive games. Winner: Gerald Washington of Kent, Wash.




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