July 2011
Answers to Trivia Questions:
1. What animal has the strongest bite of any known living creature?
a. The great white shark. It’s jaws can snap shut with a force of two tons.
2. Who was pictured in the very first Apple Computer logo?
a. Sir Isaac Newton in 1976. The logo, showing Newton sitting beneath an apple
tree, was used only for the Apple l computer.
3. How much did the Pony Express charge to carry a half-ounce letter from Missouri
to California when it went into business in 1860?
a. $5 (or about $90 in today’s dollars) for a trip that took 10 days. The price was
later cut to $1.
4. In what professional sport is Lena Blackburne Rubbing Mud used?
a. Baseball. It’s used to provide a grip and take the shine off balls in the major and
minor leagues.
5. What animal is the source of the most widely consumed red meat in the world?
a. The goat. An estimated 63 percent of the red meat consumer worldwide is goat
meat.
6. What famous composer wrote the “Farewell Symphony”, which ends after the
musicians leave the stage two by two until only two violinists remain?
a. Franz Joseph Haydn