Saturday, July 11, 2009

Saturday Trivia - July 11

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Trivia Question:
What is the modern name for the practice suggested in this passage from the first century A.D.? "The earth neither grows old nor wears out if it be dunged."

BONUS: What are the three primary elements in this product?

DOUBLE BONUS: What are the chemical symbols of these elements?



Answers from Friday 10th:
Silmarillion : JRR TOLKIEN
Stranger in a Strange Land : ROBERT HEINLEIN
Dune : FRANK HERBERT
Narnia Chronicles : C.S. LEWIS
Jurassic Park : MICHEAL CRICHTON
A Spell for Chameleon : PIERS ANTHONY
Foundation Trilogy : ISAAC ASIMOV
Ender’s War : ORSON SCOTT CARD
2001: Space Odyssey : ARTHUR C. CLARKE
Midnight at the Well of Souls : JACK CHALKER
Posted by Curmudgeon at Saturday, July 11, 2009

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2009 at 11:58 AM

    Fertilizers are made from blood because it contains nitrogen, N, and from bone because it contains phosphorus, P. Did you know that many British beers, especially stouts, use nitrogen instead of carbon dioxide?

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  2. CurmudgeonJuly 11, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Ummmm, stout. Why, yes, I did.

    "When in the morning I feel kinda rough
    My curse on Lord Iveagh that brews the damn stuff
    Drink it up men, it's long after ten."

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