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Bluetooth is often thought of as wireless USB whereas Wi-Fi is wireless Ethernet, both operating at much lower bandwidth than the cable systems they are trying to replace. However, this analogy is not accurate since unlike USB, Bluetooth does not require the presence of a host PC.

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During the 1970s computer engineers at various research institutions began to utilize telecommunications technologies to link their computers together. This effort, the forefather of the modern Internet, was known as the ...

A. INSTANET

B. ARPANET

C. ORDONET

D. BAYONET (Oh Robot Boy!)

Last Post Answers: A. two million miles

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Watch out for that Car!

A little tickler on "light color" picking. Curiously, yellow or amber, is associated with warmth, happiness, and the sun. Despite these connotations, it was chosen to symbolize "caution." Perhaps because it contrasts well with green and red, and is highly visible without being too harsh on the eyes of motorists. Today, yellow is commonly used as a warning symbol for both traffic signs and alert systems.

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Today, 96% of all paved roads and streets in the U.S. - - How many miles is that surfaced with asphalt?

 A. two million miles

 B. one million miles

 C. four million miles

Last Post Answers: 1.True 2. Mary Poppins

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Do we all love the Mouse?

Although the Mickey Mouse Club TV series premiered on October 3, 1955, the Mouseketeers made their first television appearance on July 17, 1955 - on the ABC broadcast special celebrating the opening of Disneyland.

Walt Disney was adamant that the Mouseketeers be regular kids, not actors. Producers searched schools looking for kids with that special spark. 



The Mousketeers went to school 5 days a week on the Disney lot. Not only did they work 6 days but Sundays were often spent performing for the public. Being a Mousketeer wasn't easy.  



The Mousketeers became close friends and remain so to this day. Sadly, the show only ran for 3 years and 360 episodes. ABC wanted to run more ads and Walt Disney refused. His contract forbid him from shopping the show to another network. 



Jimmy Dodd died in 1964 at the too young age of 54. Roy Williams died in 1976.

 

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1.True or False: Doctors in 1937 warned that children who watched "Snow White," Disney’s first feature-length animated color cartoon, would permanently damage their eyes?

2. What Disney soundtrack spent 14 weeks at number one on the billboard charts in 1964, beating out the Beatles and Bob Dylan, not to mention the soundtrack for "Goldfinger?"


A. Mary Poppins


B. Bambi


C. Fantasia




Last Post Answer: B.The Amazing Race

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Whats real on TV anyway?

Critics say that the term "reality television" is somewhat of a misnomer and that such shows frequently portray a modified and highly influenced form of reality, with participants put in exotic locations or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and with events on screen manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques. 

Thanks to - Danny Reeves for the trivia suggestion, check out his site here:

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Q: In its eighth season, this show ran a family edition.


A. Big Brother


B. The Amazing Race


C. America Idol


D. The Mole

Last Post Answer: B. 70%

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