Are you ready for this week's quiz on "Did You Know.....?"
.......the 5A rankings for the 2006 TGCA Volleyball Poll - 10/16/06?
1. Amarillo
2. San Antonio Reagan
3. Austin Westlake
4. Fort Bend Dulles
5. Humble Kingwood
6. Smithson Valley
7. San Antonio Churchill
8. Allen
9. Houston Stratford
10. Southlake Carroll
11. Plano West
12. Coppell
13. Fort Bend Austin
14. Mesquite
15. Magnolia
16. Round Rock
17. San Angelo Central
18. Arlington
19. Arlington Martin
20 tie. Houston Clear Creek
20 tie. Midland
20 tie. Klein
…….that Laredo, Texas is the world's largest inland port?
.......the Law of the Result?: Whenever you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
…….a clause in the document annexing Texas to the United States allowed for Texas to be divided into five different states?
……CSTV/AVCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll(As of 10/16/06)?
1....Nebraska (46).....17-0.....1483......1
2....Penn State (14)...19-0....1450.......2
3....Stanford ..........15-2.....1369.......6
4....UCLA ..............20-1.....1316......3
5....USC ................18-1.....1243......4
6....Washington ......15-3.....1227......5
7....Florida ............16-2.....1129......8
8....Cal ................14-4.....1045.......7
9....Texas .............12-4....1000......10
10...Utah ..............17-2......909......12
11...Wisconsin ........14-4......872.....14
12...Missouri ..........13-5......687.....15
12...LSU ...............16-3......687......13
14...Purdue ............15-4......670......9
15...Santa Clara .......14-4......611.....17
16...Hawai'i.............13-5......571.....11
17...Minnesota .........13-5......538.....23
18...BYU .................16-2......509.....19
19...Cal Poly ............14-4......490.....20
20..San Diego ..........16-4.......347.....22
21...Ohio ...............16-3........315.....21
22...New Mexico St.....22-1.......283.....25
23...Oklahoma .........16-3.......242.....24
24...Ohio State .........13-5.......202.....16
25...Tennessee .........15-5.......115.....18
…….The middle name of President Harry Truman was just the letter 'S.' ?
…….it takes a greater number of facial muscles to frown than it does to smile? It takes 37 muscles to frown. And 22 muscles to smile. So Smile. It conserves energy!
…….that the King Ranch is larger than the state of Rhode Island?
……. the 2004 Tom Hanks' film: The Terminal is based upon the REAL experiences of Merhan Karimi Nasseri, a man without a country, trapped by his lack of papers, and living in Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris, France since August 26th, 1988? Though he has been offered political asylum with permission to leave - after 11 years of daily life in Terminal One …as of 2005, Nasseri is still living in the airport. He does not lack for money, as Dreamworks Pictures paid him a rumored $250,000 for the film rights to his story.
…….that Walt Disney was afraid of mice!?
…….that it is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but, not downstairs.
…….these 3 LAWS OF THE NATURAL UNIVERSE?:
Murphy's Law of Lockers:
…….If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.
Law of the Theatre:
…….At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
Law of Biomechanics:
…….The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
…….a light bulb manufactured in 1901 burns bright to this day! Today you'll find a remarkable light bulb burning bright at a fire station in Livermore, California. It hasn't been turned off since 1901. The Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley's Believe It Or Not and General Electric agree the bulb, of unknown wattage, is the longest-living in history, despite two moves and a few power outages during its lifetime. Talk about longevity!
GO DAWGS !!
