Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jan 25, 2014)

Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin began his professional music career in 1956. He achieved his greatest popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He continued performing until his death in 1973 at the age of 37. What do you know about Bobby Darin? Take this quiz about his song lyrics, and you will be rewarded with some trivia about his life and career.



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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Ennui

en-nui



noun :: A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction. Boredom.



"The prisoners relieved their ennui with card games."

Nigeria is notorious for counterfeiting drugs. They once donated 88,000 fake doses of meningitis vaccine to Niger!

Nigeria is notorious for counterfeiting drugs. They once donated 88,000 fake doses of meningitis vaccine to Niger!

One of the biggest threats concerning to Africa’s health in the last few years has been meningitis. Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria, among others, have most affected by this outbreak.

Unfortunately, Nigeria is also considered one of the most corrupt countries in the World, particularly when it comes to the counterfeiting of drugs.

In 1995, Niger received 88,000 doses of meningitis vaccine from its neighbor Nigeria. But before long, the authorities realized that the doses were completely fake. Making it worse, almost 60,000 people had already been treated with whatever they contained: water, or worse.

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Mothers, don't let your kids overeat: being fat as child can lead to lower IQ as an adult!

Mothers, don't let your kids overeat: being fat as child can lead to lower IQ as an adult!

Those who weren’t very bright as kids have a higher risk of suffering from obesity in their adult life.

Scientists have found a connection between overweight toddlers and lower IQ scores, cognitive delays, and the development of brain lesions similar to those who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.

The mechanism for this is not know, but researchers believe that the metabolic toll that obesity can take on children also effects their cognitive development.

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In 2000, a man killed himself playing Russian roulette. Not surprising, but he also made a fatal mistake that guaranteed his death.

In 2000, a man killed himself playing Russian roulette. Not surprising, but he also made a fatal mistake that guaranteed his death.

Russian roulette is an incredibly dangerous game in which the participant puts a single bullet into a revolver and spins the barrel, then closes the barrel, points the gun to his head, and shoots.

While Russian roulette was first mentioned in a 1937 short story, it became famous worldwide with the 1978 Academy Award winning film The Deer Hunter. In it, Robert DiNiro and Christopher Walken are forced to play Russian roulette as Vietnamese prisoners of war.

Unfortunatly, that famous portrayal led to quite a few copycats. While you're probably not the most intelligent person if you're playing Russian roulette in the first place, some of the competitors have been dumber than others.

In 2000, a man from Houston, TX killed himself by playing Russian roulette with a semi-automatic pistol. He apparently didn't realize that semi-automatics automaticallyinsert a bullet into the chamber when they are cocked.

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These guys were the most successful police officers in the 1920's. Some of their tactics are unbelievable!

These guys were the most successful police officers in the 1920's. Some of their tactics are unbelievable!

Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith were United States federal police officers in charge of the Prohibition Unit. Together they achieved the most successfularrests and convictions during the U.S. prohibition.

In the first 5 years of prohibition, they made 4,932arrests, of which 95% ended in conviction. That's almost 3 arrests per day, every day for 5 years! So how did they do it?

They were well know for a huge array of costumes and disguises they employed in their work. But their most successful technique involved going into speakeasies, showing off their badges and asking for a drink. Bartenders assumed they were joking and would just serve them a beer, often commenting on the quality of their fake badges and the originality of the gag.

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