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Because more than one-third of the Australian state of Tasmania is in reserves, national parks and World Heritage Sites, it promotes itself as "The Natural State." Like mainland Australia, Tasmania's first European settlers were mostly …
Trivia Bits, August 28
Eponym of the week: 19th century Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, who first theorized the Doppler effect — that the frequency and length of waves change, as perceived by an observer moving toward or away from it. The Doppler radar seen on …
Trivia Bits, August 27
Thanks to intrepid trivia detective Sue Douglass of Albany, Calif., who searched for states that had towns named both for a country and the capital of the same country. She found Egypt and Cairo in Georgia, Poland and Warsaw in both New York and …
Trivia Bits, August 26
The more literate among you may have heard of French hyphenate Jean Cocteau. His impressive list of credits includes poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, filmmaker, and most unexpectedly, boxing manager. In the 1920s, Cocteau managed the career of …

Trivia Bits, June 21

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STAN'S WEEKLY TRIVIA CHALLENGE CONTEST NO. 90
Who is the only first lady (wife of a U.S. president) to receive an Emmy Award?

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. 90, 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. 83
One of the stone steps outside Colorado's Capitol building in Denver features the engraved message, "ONE MILE ABOVE SEA LEVEL." Winner: Mary Rausch of Canyon, Tex.

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