Generally General Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kini, Amanda, Sean and Char

Yep, there are four people going to Fashion Week this time! Very exciting. I generally watch it every week!

Answer: San Ignacio

I lived almost two years in San Ignacio, aka Cayo. Lovely, lovely area if you like warm and humid! San Ignacio generally has a terrific farmers' market on the banks of the Macal River, and is just a couple miles from Xunantunich, a spectacular Mayan ruin. Great vacation spot.

Answer: English Ivy

Plants that flower generally need more sun than those grown for their foliage only. The three incorrect answers all have beautiful flowers. The commonly marketed English Ivy doesn't. Mine is thriving in a north-facing window.

Answer: 1840s

The Illinois State Museum features the Morton D. Barker collection of some 200 glass paperweights. Very beautiful. The Austinnene Living Room features a collection of 4, also very beautiful, which generally require frequent dusting.

Answer: calcium and magnesium

I have an open floor plan, so my kitchen is in the living room! There are generally no water deposits on my sofa...

Answer: 1975

The "Education for All Handicapped Children Act" was signed into law by President Gerald Ford, to take effect in 1978. Prior to that, there were classes devoted to students with special needs, but not in all public schools. They were generally privately operated, and financially out of reach for many families with special needs kids. I worked with special needs individuals for 40 years and photos of many of them adorn my walls.

Answer: Yes, and then some

Most sources say there are 1864 islands within the region known as the Thousand Islands, which are located in a section of the Saint Lawrence River between New York State and Ontario. If you've never been, put it on your bucket list. The area is absolutely breathtaking and generally very pleasant in the summertime. My aunt, a professional artist, painted a lovely watercolor of Pine Bay in the Thousand Islands, to which my eyes are drawn several times every day.

Answer: Stephen King

All three stories have been made into audio recordings. Unabridged recordings of King's full-length novels generally take 8 hours or more to complete, and they are riveting!

Answer: Aluminum

In the past, silver, chrome and gold were used as metals provided the best reflective surfaces, but in recent years aluminum generally has replaced them, because it is superior both in enhancing reflectivity and in durability. There is a trio of very small mirrors on one wall of my living room.

Answer: Yes

Minneapolis and Saint Paul operate separate ports, with Minneapolis' located about 17 miles upriver from the Port of Saint Paul. In 2012, the two ports shipped approximately 6,200,000 short tons of cargo, all of it within the US (no foreign trade). Of that, nearly 90% of the tonnage was shipped through Saint Paul. Generally, grain is the primary commodity shipped from the port. I live in Saint Paul, in an area which is both east and west of the Mississippi.

The map on the wall shows that I'm in an area that's like a big oxbow.