1. What expression of exasperation can also be a method of mending socks? Correct Answer: Darn - You were correct. (91.4634% got it correct ) Darning is a sewing technique one can use to repair holes in fabrics that are not on the seam. 2. If you add the number of days in a fortnight, plus the number of rolls in a baker's dozen, plus the number of legs a spider has, and divide this number by the number of days in a week, you will get a high _____! Correct Answer: 5 - You were incorrect (86.5801% got it correct ) A fortnight = 14 days. A baker's dozen = 13. Spiders legs = 8. Days in a week = 7. So, (14+13+8)/7 = 5. 3. Which word refers to the first episode of a television show, the job description of Charles Lindbergh, and a light on a stove? Correct Answer: Pilot - You were correct. (95.8025% got it correct ) A new television show begins with a pilot episode, Charles Lindbergh was a famous American aviator from the early twentieth century, and a pilot light is a light on a stove that is typically kept on. 4. Well, I'm off to view a Prostate Gland Warmer, Recto-Rotor and Vacuum Breast Enlarger. Where am I going? Correct Answer: Museum of Questionable Medical Devices - You were incorrect (84.0183% got it correct ) The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices is located in the Science Museum of Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Robert McCoy (1927-2010) created the museum so that he could exhibit his collection of medical-quackery devices. The collection was donated to the Science Museum of Minnesota in 2002. The original collection contained over 600 items, and about 350 of these items are now stored in the Science Museum.

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