Monday, January 19, 2009

Trivia, Brain Food & A Unique Blog





More Trivia Factoids:

  • Besides being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it's also Edgar Allan Poe and Dolly Parton's birthday.
  • One plain milk chocolate candy bar has more protein than a banana.
  • "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.
  • Tequila is made from the root of the blue agave cactus.
  • In 1845, President Andrew Jackson's pet parrot was removed from his funeral for swearing.

Brain Teasers:

  • Almost everyone needs it, and yet almost nobody takes it, even when it is available. What is it?
  • What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
  • What is is that you will break even when you name it?
  • The leaves are on the fruit, The fruits is on the leaves. What is it?
And a Blog You Might Enjoy:

If you're looking for a new and different sort of blog to peruse, you might wanna hop on over to The Truth Teller's place. Readers are welcome to ask anonymous questions and receive savvy advice in a post. (Thanks for the heads up on this cool place, Carrie!)

Answers~~advice; your name; silence; pineapple

22 comments:

Bella@That damn expat said...

LOL @ In 1845, President Andrew Jackson's pet parrot was removed from his funeral for swearing.

I want a parrot like that!

Jenni James said...

LOL! That parrot cracked me up too! I can just see it shocking the crowd of people! LOL
And I'm sooo proud of myself, I got the silence one! LOL! Happy Monday, ANGIE!!!Btw.. have I told you yet, I LOVE your new profile pic! Super cute!)

Jessica Nelson said...

Ha! I knew that about Tequila. LOL
Go MLK Jr! He's one of my heroes. Hope you have a great day today Angie!

Rebecca Nazar said...

Another great reason to eat chocolate all day long. Thanks!

Lori said...

Love the blue agave cactus! It's my new friend. And I now feel required to eat chocolate - and I love you for it.

Let me attempt some of these brain teasers:

1. Advice
2. Your name (or your phone number)
3. A promise?
4. Avocado?

Terri Tiffany said...

Hmm--still love bananas more!
I wanted to thank you for my surprising gift I got in the mail in Sat! You did surprise me and I plan to go by a new shirt for hopefully some good interviews! Thank you!

Debbie said...

MLK and Dolly. Somehow I can see them enjoying each other immensely.

Angie Ledbetter said...

Bella, I think you should get one. Think how much fun it'd be for it to torture Magda and the neighbors!

Aww, giddy girl, thanks. (I hate pics of myself. Rather be behind the camera.)

Jessica, he's one of mine too. Great day to ya.

LOL, Rebecca. If coffee had some protein in it, I'd be Mz. America!

Lori, my pleasure. Tequilla and chocolate...who knew? Great answers, btw. I didn't even attempt.

So glad mail arrived safely, Terri, and happy you won the contest. :)

Janna Leadbetter said...

Tricky brain teasers! Thanks for the link to the blog. Sounds neat!

Jinksy said...

Did you have to mention chocolate? Brain teasers be blowed, this is a tongue teaser when you don't have a bar of it in the cupboard...

Kathryn Magendie said...

I am so laughing at your comment on my blog *HAW*!!!!!!

I got all the trivia answers wrong - of course, either wrong or drew a blank. huhn. oh well...

I'll go check out that blog!

Angie Ledbetter said...

Morning, Janna. (I wouldn't be able to figure out the riddles either. But the answers are at the bottom.)

Jinksy, dear, I bet if you dig long and hard enough, you can find a biscuit or two in the cupboards! :)

Kathryn, I must say, your post on giant chickens was amusing. Lemme know what ya think about The Truth Teller.

Melissa Amateis said...

YESSSSSS! I hate bananas but LOVE chocolate.

Ask Me Anything said...

Thanks tons for the plug, Angie!

Angie Ledbetter said...

Melissa, happy news for both of us. I do like chocolate-dipped frozen bananas, thought. LOL

You're so welcome, Ask Me. Your blog is really a good and different concept from the norm! (I like that.)

bernthis said...

I think I actually cried with joy at the whole banana/chocolate thing. You are my new God

Anonymous said...

Attempting to answer trivia w/o looking!
Almost everyone needs it, and yet almost nobody takes it, even when it is available. What is it? Tme?

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do? Your Name?

What is is that you will break even when you name it? Habit?

The leaves are on the fruit, The fruits is on the leaves. What is it? Artichokes?
hugs

L.C. Gant said...

Yay, I learned something new today! Well, several new things, actually. And that parrot tidbit had me laughing out loud. I'm useless when it comes to riddles, but I like to try anyway. Fun stuff!

How DO you come up with these types of posts, Angie? I'd love to mix things up like this week after week, but I don't know how. Teach me, blogging master :-)

Anonymous said...

Love the bird. Still a little out of sorts. Looking forward to laughing some. It helps.
Oren

Pocket Full of Prettys said...

I just knew that chocolate was good for you! Yippie! Hugs***Renea

Angie Ledbetter said...

bernthis, aim higher. Much higher. :O)

Dang, Kimmi, that was awesome work. If I hadn't had the answers, I wouldn't have "had a clue." hehe

L.C., I'm no master...more like Grasshopper! What works for me (and I think readers enjoy) is covering different fun stuff each day of the week. Mondays are trivia, fluff, quizzes, brain teasers, riddles, etc. Tues. are for recipes. Then it's Writing Wednesday. Thursdays...umm, must be kinda flexible since I can't recall what the topic is. LOL. Fridays are Ledbetter Lunacy. On Saturdays, I've started keeping it shorter since some bloggers seem to take weekends off. Sundays are jokes, yapping and/or Politically Incorrect stuffs. I guess you just experiment and find what works for you & your readers.

Oren, y'all are still in my prayers since the loss of your good daddy. ((((Oren))))

LOL, Renea.

Carrie Wilson Link said...

Can't talk now, gotta go eat a chocolate bar, need my protein, you know! Thanks for plugging The Truth Teller (and me, of course!).

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