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DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND......HERE'S THIS WEEK'S QUIZ:

….…..Kingwood defeated Stratford in the finals of the Kingwood Tournament? 9/9/06 with the scores: 18-25, 30-29, 28-26. It was an awesome match, both teams fought hard.

……. in TAPPS 4-5A play, Friday evening Second Baptist (14-4) upset (Magnolia’s next foe) : St. Agnes (20-5) in 4 sets: 25-18, 25-21, 18-25, and 25-21? Both OH’s for Second Baptist (Calhoun and Dixon) had 10 kills apiece. (OK, maybe it's not an upset when the winning team is 14-4..!!)

…..…..that the 2006 Klein Lady Bearkats record is 19-5, and 3-0 in district 16-5A play?

………in 1994, a New Mexico jury awarded $2.9 million dollars in (arguably) the most frivolous lawsuit in the U.S.? The award was for damages received after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck spilled a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself and suffered third-degree burns to her legs and groin area.

…..….the (milky) liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma? (Don’t think I want to try this one at home!)

…..…the Capitol Dome in Austin, Tx is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.? (by 7 feet).

……..donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes?

………the Top 10 rankings for CSTV/AVCA Div 1 Coaches Poll 9/11/06:
1. Nebraska (47) 7-0 1486 1

2. Penn State (12) 8-0 1423 2

3. UCLA (1) 9-0 1358 3

4. Washington 8-1 1235 5

5.Texas 5-2 1196 7

6. Florida 6-1 1184 6

7. Stanford 6-1 1101 8

8. Santa Clara 6-1 1100 4

9. USC 9-0 1032 10

10. Cal 9-0 870 13

……..that you burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television?

……. in July, 1979 tropical storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and around the Alvin, Tx area? …(SubUrban) legend has it that the rainfall filled-up a homeowner’s backyard like a huge swimming pool (to the height of the top of their fencing) as the rain came down so hard and at such a high rate!

…….these 2 Laws of the Natural Universe?
Law of Location?: (No matter where you go, there you are).
Law of Logical Argument?: (Anything is possible, if you don't know what you are talking about).

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Extra credit:

You must answer these multiple choice questions quickly in less than 5 seconds and write down your answer. You can look for answers below only after you’ve completed (Don’t cheat!!):

1. How many birthdays does the average man have?
(A) Don’t know (B) 1 (C) 48 (D) 67 (D) 78 (E) 86

2. Some months have 31 days..how many have 28 days?
(A) Don’t know (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 6 (E) 9 (F) 12

3. How many bricks did it take to finish the Royal Albert Hall, in England in 1871?
(A) Don’t know (B) 0, built with stone (C) 1 (D) approx 98,000 (E) approx 1 million

4. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 suddenly die. How many are left?
(A) Don’t know (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 5 (E) 8 (F) 9

GO LADY BULLDOGS !!!

1. (B.) just one!
2. (F.) 12, all of them
3. (C.) just 1 brick to finish it!!
4. (F.) 9