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61. When accusing another of telling an untruth, what article of clothing is said to be in flames?

From Quiz Schoolyard Taunts, Rhymes, and Songs 1

Answer: One's pants

'Liar, liar, pants on fire, hangin' from a telephone wire.' (My wife insists the verse reads 'tongue as long as a telephone wire,' but we'll chalk that up to regional degeneracy). This taunt dates back to the Spanish Inquisition, when those who lied were made to suffer the 'auto de fe,' ie, burned alive. The telephone reference dates back to 1890, when telephones were on a party system, and the veracity of your statements could be confirmed by eavesdropping neighbors.

From Quiz School Daze

Answer: 10

Spaces 1-3 are in a single row, 4-5 next to each other, 6 a single, 7 and 8 next to each other, 9 a single and 10 is home, a rounded safe area in which to turn around and make your way back to square 1.

From Quiz What's "Ing" -ing This Time?

Answer: Fighting

The leprechaun mascot and the team nickname are arguably the most recognized signatures in American college football.

From Quiz Generation Gaps

Answer: Cleaning carpets

When my granny was young, damp tealeaves used to be scattered over mats and carpets and then swept up. It was said to help "lift" the dust.

From Quiz Numerical Facts

Answer: The year George H. W. Bush became President

George W. Bush was born in 1946 and his was the 43rd presidency of the Unites States (although he was the 42nd man to hold the office--Grover Cleveland's non-consecutive terms make him both the 22nd and 24th president). Add them together and you get 1989; the year George H. W. Bush became President. Clinton was 1993, Reagan was 1981, Carter was 1977.

From Quiz Handwriting Analysis Test

Answer: extrovert

Movements to the right indicate an outgoing personality and a tie to their father. The opposite is true with a left slant.

From Quiz In Between

Answer: captain

An ensign is the lowest-ranking commission in the US Navy or Coast Guard. The colonel (and lieutenant colonel) ranks above a major, with the US full colonel sometimes nicknamed "bird colonel" because his collar insignia is an eagle. The corporal is enlisted rather than commissioned, but in Napoleon's army he might have carried officer's insignia into battle with him in hopes of leaving the ranks to hold rank through battlefield promotion.

From Quiz A Day at the Waxworks

Answer: 1790s

During the French revolution of the 1790s Madame Tussaud began making death masks of guillotined French nobles. She later went on to set up her world famous wax museum in 1835.

From Quiz Monoresponsory

Answer: Netherlands & Holland & Dutch

In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatau, between Java and Sumatra, exploded. In fact, the whole island, as such, disappeared. But a new island was formed. It was named Anak Krakatau by the Indonesians meaning "the child of Krakatau". It has been maintained, by some sources, that about 30,000 human lives were lost as a result of this catastrophe.

From Quiz I Write the Songs

Answer: Jennifer Lopez

Sure to be a big hit, this song will debut at the Grammys. Of course, Jennifer Lopez doesn't love Ben Affleck anymore. Their relationship struggled to overcome the turkey (and the word is used advisedly) that was "Gigli" and they split on the eve of their planned wedding. Ben Affleck went on to marry another Jennifer, Ms. Garner of "Alias" fame. Jen and Ben got back together in (approximately) July of 2021. They tied the knot in July 2022.

From Quiz Beginning and Middle of 1970s: Polls

Answer: Adolf Hitler

In 1972 and 1973 the first place was given to Richard M. Nixon. People such as Idi Amin, Mao Tse-tung, Satan, Enoch Powell, and Jimmy Carter also appeared in the results.

From Quiz Stagecoach Quiz

Answer: Stravinsky

The audience carried on so loudly that the dancers were unable to hear the orchestra.

From Quiz More Words That Repeat Themselves

Answer: A bullet

A yo-yo is a toy. A bon bon is candy. A tom-tom is a drum.

From Quiz The One And Only

Answer: Elvis Presley

The commercial was made in 1954. The rest is Rock'n'Roll history.

From Quiz I Hear an Echo

Answer: Duran Duran

Duran Duran have won many major awards over their long career, among them two Grammy Awards in the Best Music Video category, two Brit Awards, three Ivor Novello Awards and, in 2003, the MTV Video Lifetime Achievement Award. Their theme song of the same name from 'A View To a Kill', the fourteenth film in the 'James Bond' franchise, received a Grammy nomination. The band's first studio album, self-titled 'Duran Duran', was released in 1981, followed by their second, 'Rio', the following year. Duran Duran were inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

From Quiz Replacements

Answer: Lou Gehrig

When Pipp got injured one day, Gehrig took his place at 1st base and set a consecutive games played record there.

From Quiz General Trivia Junk III (Version 2.0)

Answer: raccoon

The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is informally called the "trash panda" in part for its habit of searching through trash cans as a possible source for food. The white and black fur around its face is similar to that of the giant panda. In addition the fur resembles a mask around the eyes. The raccoon can be found across a wide variety of biomes in most of North America, where they are a familiar sight. The word raccoon means 'animal that scratches with its hands'.

From Quiz Words That Repeat Themselves

Answer: Mood

It is said to be helpful with depression, tension, etc.

From Quiz That's One in the Eye!

Answer: Khrushchev had to wear water wings

Amidst declining relations between the Soviet Union and The People's Republic of China, a meeting took place at Chairman Mao's swimming pool, knowing that Nikita Khrushchev was unable to swim. The leader of the Soviet Union was forced to wear water wings as the two men swam up and down discussing policy, with their translators walking alongside the pool. Mao Zedong was a strong swimmer, in later years managing to swim across the Yangtze river aged 72. Khrushchev eventually tired of this, and instead, sat on the side with his legs dangling in the pool, regaining the advantage of superiority by being higher in placement of Mao still in the pool below.

From Quiz Clinically Undressed

Answer: Hedy Lamarr

Before she emigrated to the United States, Hedy's husband spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in a futile attempt to buy up all copies of his wife's notorious screen debut. Once in the United States, the now single Lamarr talked her way into a contract with MGM and played opposite megastars of the late thirties and early forties such as Charles Boyer, Clark Gable, and Jimmy Stewart. Her other significant accomplishments included raising millions in war bonds, presiding over her own film production company, and designing frequency hopping torpedo guidance systems intended to prevent Nazi warships from disabling Allied torpedoes.

From Quiz They Call It 420

Answer: Uruguay

Prior to Uruguay's legalisation, the laws were a bit of a muddle as cultivation and supply were illegal, but consumption was not. The reason for the change was brought about by 66-year-old Alicia Castilla, known as the "Reefer Grandmother", who in 2011 was met at her home by 14 armed police officers, and arrested for the cultivation of cannabis. She insisted that the cultivation was for her personal use, not for supply, and as news of her arrest spread, along with the news that she faced up to ten years behind bars, so the protests grew throughout the country. The cultivation of cannabis was finally legalised in 2014 and by July 2015, the laws were in full effect, with every citizen allowed to grow up to six plants once they had an easily available permit from the government. Cannabis strains are limited and capped by the government and all legally available cannabis is not permitted to exceed a concentration of more than 9% THC. The demand continues to grow, with figures from 2019, just five years after legalisation, showing there were 36,487 registered recreational cannabis customers in the country. The use of cannabis for recreational purposes became legal across Canada on 17 October 2018, making it the second country to legalise the herb. Contrary to popular belief, cannabis use is not legal in Netherlands, merely tolerated in specialist coffee shops while possession of up to 5 g is decriminalized, not legalised.

From Quiz It's A Damn Quiz

Answer: American Civil War

The Battle of Mobile Bay occurred when a Union fleet led by Farragut attacked a smaller Confederate fleet commanded by Admiral Franklin Buchanan who were guarding the entrance to Mobile Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. The bay was guarded with naval mines called torpedoes, one of which was struck by the USS Tecumseh, a monitor ship that was part of Farragut's fleet, causing the ship to sink. When the other ships in the fleet started to fall back, Farragut demanded to know the reason, and on being informed of the torpedoes, gave the cry, "Damn the torpedoes. Four bells, Captain Drayton, go ahead. Jouett, full speed", usually paraphrased to "Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead".

From Quiz Jokers Wild

Answer: Maurice

"The Joker" is the title track from the album of the same name written and recorded by the Steve Miller Band in 1973. It went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Almost two decades later, in 1990, it was re-released after being used in a Levi Strauss commercial and rocketed to number one on the UK Singles chart. The first three lines of the song make reference to some of Miller's own songs. "Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah" references Miller's song "Space Cowboy" from his 1969 album "Brave New World", "some call me the gangster of love" references his song "Gangster of Love" from his 1968 album "Sailor" and "some people call me Maurice" refers to the song "Enter Maurice" from the 1972 album "Recall the Beginning... A Journey from Eden". The origin of the word "pompatus" came from Miller apparently mishearing the word "puppetutes" (paper doll fantasy figure) used in the lyrics to "The Letter" by The Medallions and substituting it with "pompatus".

From Quiz Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch..Changes.

Answer: Brontosaurus

This behemoth is now termed "Apatosaurus". Really bummed me out. The extra syllable makes The Move hit tune unwieldy, not to mention all "Flintstones" references outdated. This may change back yet again, however. As of 2015, there is a debate in the scientific community that both species are a genus unto themselves.

From Quiz Landing On Your Feet

Answer: Walt Disney

Walt Disney worked for Universal Pictures and created a cartoon character called "Oswald The Lucky Rabbit." However, Universal owned the rights and when they imposed a pay cut he decided to leave and created "Mickey Mouse". The rest, as they say, is history. (Why is it that people feel the need to add the words "as they say" into what is a perfectly understandable sentence anyway?) Walt Disney went on to create many well known animated characters and one of the most successful movie studios.

From Quiz Burning the Stone

Answer: a song title by Adele

Adele (born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins in 1988) and her producer, Fraser T Smith, wrote this song and it was the first single released from "21", Adele's third album. It is about the differing and often opposite components that make up a relationship.

From Quiz Kyle Forces a Quiz

Answer: Michael Jackson

"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first song to feature what would become Michael Jackson's trademark falsetto vocals. The song was released between the Star Wars movies "IV - A New Hope" (1977) and "V - The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) although Jackson always remained tight-lipped about any possible inspiration. Glendathecat picked this song out after provocation.

From Quiz Hobbies - the "No Worries!" Way

Answer: Batik

I have been to the lovely country of Indonesia and have seen traditional ladies using wax and a tjanting (a hot wax tool) to create traditional and modern fabrics. Where the wax sticks to the fabric, no dye can enter. After the wax is boiled off the fabric the design remains colourless, surrounded by the dye colour or colours. The other options are all hobbies or sports used in Indonesia and world wide. Question supplied by em1958

From Quiz What is THAT?

Answer: Perlin

This animal is bigger, stronger and faster than a regular merlin, but is not that big compared to other birds. This creature flies low. The rule is that the falcon is the mother, and the merlin the father.

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