365 Days of Amazing Trivia! (2014)

Both had their names misspelled on their stars. In 1992, Van Dyke's name was written as Vandyke, and in 2009, Louis-Dreyfus's name was missing the "o" in Louis as well as the hyphen. Both goofs were corrected.



Tuesday, May 20, 2014

How old was Elise Tan-Roberts in 2009 when she became the youngest person ever admitted to Mensa, the high-IQ society?​
 
Two years and four months—or 845 days old. British-born Elise scored 156 on a standard Stanford-Binet IQ test administered by a child psychologist. On the Stanford-Binet scale, scores over 140 are genius or near genius.



Wednesday, May 21, 2014

How tall is Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player in National Basketball Association history?​
 
Five feet three. Bogues, a point guard who excelled at passing and stealing the ball, was a charter member of the Charlotte Hornets (1988). He was with the team for 10 years.



Thursday, May 22, 2014

What was the lowest temperature ever recorded at the United States's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica?​
 
As the king bee. Dutch naturalist and microscopist Jan Swammerdam set matters straight when he dissected a so-called king bee and found ovaries. Until Swammerdam's discovery it was widely believed that bees reproduced by spontaneous generation.



Saturday, May 24, 2014

What falls from dying newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane's hand in the 1941 film classic Citizen Kane?​
 
Chicago. In 1949 Chicago Municipal Airport was renamed Chicago Midway Airport in memory of those who served in the Battle of Midway, the decisive battle in the War in the Pacific; and Chicago Orchard Airport was renamed Chicago O'Hare International Airport in honor of Lieutenant Commander Edward O'Hare, a Navy pilot killed in combat, who was the war's first fighter ace and first Congressional Medal of Honor winner.



Tuesday, May 27, 2014

What popular beverage was known as Brad's Drink in 1893 when it was first marketed?​
 
Pepsi-Cola. The soft drink—a mixture of carbonated water, sugar, vanilla, rare oils, pepsin, and kola nut extract—was created by and named for Caleb Bradham, who sold it at the soda fountain in his pharmacy in New Bern, North Carolina. In 1898 he renamed it Pepsi-Cola after two of its key ingredients.



Wednesday, May 28, 2014

What is the longest period of time a total solar eclipse can last?​
 
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