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  • Trivia Bits, December 1
    Word of the week: "snow," specifically the Eskimo words for "snow." The idea that Eskimos have dozens of words for snow reflects the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis that language is shaped by our experience of the world. Actually, Eskimo …

  • Trivia Bits, November 29
    STAN'S WEEKLY TRIVIA CHALLENGE CONTEST NO. 113 What legendary figure from American history was once known as "Duck Bill" because of the shape of his nose and mouth? HOW TO WIN: Send your answer, with your full name and address, either by e-…

  • Trivia Bits, November 28
    The related words "denim" and "jeans" both have a geographical ancestry. "Denim" is derived from the French fabric "serge de Nimes," Nimes being the city where it was first made. "Jeans" comes from …

  • Trivia Bits, November 27
    Eponym of the week: Japanese engineer Tadao Kashio, who, with his father and three brothers, founded in 1946 what would become the Casio Computer Company. In 1954, Casio debuted its first calculator — the first with a 10-key number pad and a …

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 just call it unexpected. Our favorite: the timeless simplicity of "the snowball."

According to Joseph Nathan Kane's excellent "Presidential Fact Book," there have been three cases of presidential descendants marrying each other. Two descendants of John Adams married each other in 1853, a great-grandson of James Garfield married a great-granddaughter of Benjamin Harrison in 1961, and you may remember Julie Nixon's wedding to David Eisenhower in 1968.

According to the latest available statistics, three of the 10 most populous cities in Africa are located in what country?
A) Egypt
B) Nigeria
C) Kenya
D) South Africa

Previous answer: According to "The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Cats and Dogs," relaxing music with a regular beat, such as a Bach Brandenberg Concerto, is best to help relax a dog that has noise anxiety.

TRIVIA FANS: Send the trivia questions you've always wanted answered, or original TriviaBits ideas of your own, with your full name and hometown, to Stan Newman at StanTrivia@aol.com or on a postcard to P.O.
Box 69, Massapequa Park, NY 11762.

Stanley Newman is the editor of the Newsday Crossword and author/editor of more than 125 books on crosswords, word games and trivia, including "15,003 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia" (Random House). To find out more about Stanley Newman visit StanXwords.com, or e-mail him at StanTrivia@aol.com.
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