Silverlady's Trivia Game Sample

We don't want to leave you out of the fun if you aren't a Harry Potter fan. Here's a sample of questions from our daily trivia quiz:

1. In what sea is Aruba located?

2. You'll find this place by following a white rabbit.

3. Students who win this award attend the University of Oxford for two years of study.

4. "When you care enough to send the very best."

5. Which team became a member of the Major League in 1998?

6. Which countries are fighting over control of Kashmir?

7. On May 18, 1980, which volcano erupted in Washington?

8. What is the name of the phobia for fear of large things?
a. Ligyrophobia
b. Eleutherophobia
c. Aurophobia
d. Megalophobia

9. Keanu Reeves stared in the 1994 smash hit "Speed" with what actress?

10. What is the latin word for bull?



Don't cheat, but when you've finished the test, scroll down for the answers.






Answers to Trivia Quiz Sample:

1. Caribbean Sea

2. Wonderland

3. Rhoses Scholar(ship)

4. Hallmark Cards

5. Arizona Diamondbacks

6. India and Pakistan

7. Mount St. Helens

8. d. Megalophobia

9. Sandra Bullock

10. Taurus

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Harry Potter Quiz Two

1. When the Prime Minister of Muggles first met the Minister of Magic, how did
Fudge convince him that he was not a hoax?

2. Tom Riddle visited Hephzibah Smith to make a second offer on what item?
a. Helga Hufflepuff’s cup
b. Salazar Slytherin’s locket
c. A Goblin-made silver goblet
d. Goblin made armor

3. What did Kreacher give Harry for Christmas?
a. Worms
b. Grubs
c. Weevels
d. Maggots

4. What did Snape consider Dumbledore’s greatest weakness?

5. What was Harry’s first destination after leaving Privet Dr. with Dumbledore?

6. Who was the Hogwarts School Librarian?

7. Who was the Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain and Fleur Delacourt’s Yule Ball
date?

8. What did Mr. Weasley call his wife when they were alone together?

9. Which of the following would not be found in Fred & George’s Joke Shop?
a. Smart Answer Quills
b. Boomeranging Booms
c. Patented Daydream Charms
d. Edible Dark Marks

10. Whose Bludger knocked Harry out of the match with Hufflepuff?



11. The Fountain of Magical Brethren features five golden statues. Name the images
the statues depict.

12. The entrance to the Ministry of Magic headquarters is a red telephone box.
What number must be dialed to gain entry?

13. Cho Chang belonged to Hufflepuff. True or False

14. Name the Black family house elf.

15 What was the address of the Order of the Phoenix Headquarters?

16. Which spell creates magical barrier that will deflect hexes thrown at the
caster?

17. Name the wizard was assassinated by a Devil's Snare plant.

18. What was the nickname for Bill Weasley’s fiancé?

19. Who was Severus Snape's mother?

20. Who is head of the "Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office"?


Finished all twenty questions? We'll see if your answers are correct when Game Two is posted in the next few days.

To My Daughters, With Love

June 26,2009




To My Daughters, With Love
On the Important Things in Life


A mother tries to provide her daughter with insight
into the important things in life
in order to make her life
as happy and fulfilling as possible.

A mother tries to teach her daughter
to be good, always helpful to other people
to be fair, always treating others equally
to have a positive attitude at all times
to always make things right when they are wrong
to know herself very well
to know what her talents are
to set goals for herself
to not be afraid of working too hard to reach her goals.

A mother tries to teach her daughter
to have many interests to pursue
to laugh and have fun every day
to appreciate the beauty of nature
to enter into friendships and always be a true friend
to appreciate the importance of the family
and to particularly respect and love our elder members
to use her intelligence at all times
to listen to her emotions and to adhere to her values.

A mother tries to teach her daughter
to not be afraid to stick to her beliefs
to not follow the majority when the majority is wrong
to carefully plan a life for herself
to vigorously follow her chosen path
to enter into a relationship with someone worthy of herself
to love this person unconditionally with her body and mind
to share all that she has learned in life with this person.

If I have provided you with an insight
into most of these things
then I have succeeded as a mother
in what I hoped to accomplish in raising you.
If many of these things slipped by
while we were all so busy
I have a feeling that you know them anyway.

One thing I am sure of, though
I have taught you to proud of the fact
that you are a woman equal to all men and
I have loved you every second of your life.
I have supported you at all times
and as a mother, as a person, and as a friend,
I will always continue to cherish and love
everything about you, my beautiful daughters.

Flight Crew First

African-American women continue to demonstrate professionalism, intelligence and unlimited potential as they contribute to our over all struggle for unlimited freedom, access and opportunity in America. The sisters on Flights 5202 and 5106 (a jet owned by Atlantic southeast Airlines) have proven that African-American women can do anything if just given a fair opportunity.




They made history on Thursday, February 12, 2009 as the first all African American female crew, operating flight 5202 from Atlanta to Nashville and flight 5106 from Nashville back to Atlanta. The crew included CPT Rachelle Jones, 2nd on right, FO Stephanie Grant, 1st on left, FA's Robin Rogers and Diana Galloway.

Congratulations!

Most Passionate Films of All Time

June 15, 2009





The 100 most passionate films of all time were selected by a blue-ribbon panel of leaders from the film community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers, etc.), critics, historians and film executives.


And the winners are…


1. CASABLANCA (1942)
2. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
3. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
4. ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953)
5. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957)
6. THE WAY WE WERE (1973)
7. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
8. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
9. LOVE STORY (1970)
10. CITY LIGHTS (1931)

11. ANNIE HALL (1977)
12. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
13. OUT OF AFRICA (1985)
14. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
15. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
16. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
17. MOONSTRUCK (1987)
18. VERTIGO (1958)
19. GHOST (1990)
20. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

21. PRETTY WOMAN (1990)
22. ON GOLDEN POND (1981)
23. NOW, VOYAGER (1942)
24. KING KONG (1933)
25. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989)
26. THE LADY EVE (1941)
27. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
28. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
29. AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982)
30. SWING TIME (1936)

31. THE KING AND I (1956)
32. DARK VICTORY (1939)
33. CAMILLE (1937)
34. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
35. GIGI (1958)
36. RANDOM HARVEST (1942)
37. TITANIC (1997)
38. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
39. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
40. NINOTCHKA (1939)

41. FUNNY GIRL (1968)
42. ANNA KARENINA (1935)
43. A STAR IS BORN (1954)
44. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
45. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)
46. TO CATCH A THIEF (1955)
47. SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (1961)
48. LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1972)
49. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
50. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998)

51. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
52. THE GRADUATE (1967)
53. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
54. SABRINA (1954)
55. REDS (1981)
56. THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)
57. TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967)
58. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
59. PICNIC (1955)
60. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944)

61. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961)
62. THE APARTMENT (1960)
63. SUNRISE (1927)
64. MARTY (1955)
65. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
66. MANHATTAN (1979)
67. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
68. WHAT'S UP, DOC? (1972)
69. HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
70. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)

71. WAY DOWN EAST (1920)
72. ROXANNE (1987)
73. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (1947)
74. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942)
75. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (1995)
76. THE QUIET MAN (1952)
77. THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937)
78. COMING HOME (1978)
79. JEZEBEL (1939)
80. THE SHEIK (1921)

81. THE GOODBYE GIRL (1977)
82. WITNESS (1985)
83. MOROCCO (1930)
84. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
85. LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING (1955)
86. NOTORIOUS (1946)
87. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING (1988)
88. THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)
89. WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966)
90. THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY (1995)

91. WORKING GIRL (1988)
92. PORGY AND BESS (1959)
93. DIRTY DANCING (1987)
94. BODY HEAT (1981)
95. LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955)
96. BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (1967)
97. GREASE (1978)
98. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)
99. PILLOW TALK (1959)
100. JERRY MAGUIRE (1996)

Source: American Film Institute

Little Known Cell Phone Features

June 13, 2009





Five Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do!

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST - Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND - Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone. If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. This will save someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).


THIRD - Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys: *3370# Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.

FOURTH - How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: *#06# A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

FIFTH - Free Directory Service for Cells

Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.

Harry Potter Trivia One: Answers

June 3, 2009






As promised, here are the answers to our first Harry Potter Trivia Quiz, posted May 30, 2009. (The questions are not repeated so that anyone wishing to take the trivia quiz may do so without being side tracked by the answers listed below.)



1. Piers Polkiss, Dennis, Malcolm, Gordon

2. Augusta

3. Bane, Ronan, Magorian

4. Astronomy

5. Florean Fortescue

6. Frank Bryce

7. Winky

8. Hermoine Granger

9. Apparated Out

10. Buckbeak

11. Dean Thomas

12. Imperius Curse

13. Harry ran into Tonks.

14. Dead Body

15. Hermoine (and Luna Lovegood)

16. Head of Magical Law Enforcement Squad

17. To Godric's Hollow

18. Harry's Blood

19. He had more magical skills

20. Nagini


Hope you had fun exploring your knowledge of Harry Potter Trivia. Look for the next edition, HP Trivia Two, coming soon.