Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions

Q: What is the thickness of an ordinary potato chip?
A: 55/1000 of an inch. Ridged chips are about 4 times thicker, 210/1000 of an inch.

Q: In Montreal in 1976, a 14-year-old Romanian gymnast collected the first perfect "10" ever recorded at the Olympic Games. At the '76 games, she would get six more perfect scores, one bronze, a silver, and three gold medals. What is her name?
A: Nadia Comaneci.

Q: On July 18, 1998, 80-year-old South African President Nelson Mandela married Graca Machel in Johannesburg. He paid her family for the honor. What did he pay?
A: Reportedly 60 cows.

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