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— 1. In a nursery rhyme, Gregory Griggs had 27 different ... 2. James Stewart stars in the 1954 movie Rear Window; his character spends almost the entire movie in a wheelchair.

What is the character’s occupation?

3. Jeff’s Collie was the title in syndication for what TV show?

4. Who joins with Dolly Parton in singing the recording “Islands in the Steam”?

5. How many runners must be on base for a triple play to be executed in baseball?

6. Geologists believe that the Appalachian Mountains began forming 50 million, 250 million or 500 million years ago?

7. Where is the Liberty Bell?

8. Is there egg in the food dish “egg foo yong”?

9. The expression “long in the tooth” refers to aging. How did this expression originate?

Answers

1. Wigs

2. He is a photographer.

3. Lassie

4. Kenny Rogers

5. At least two

6. About 500 million years ago

7. Philadelphia, in a pavilion

across from Independence Hall

8. Yes. The dish contains beaten

eggs as well as bean sprouts,

onions, shrimp, beef or other

foods.

9. The expression grew from the

fact that as horses age, their

gums retreat and their teeth ap

pear to be longer.

ActiveStyle, Pages 27 on 12/28/2009

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