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Week 20's Trivial Pursuit
#1
According to Greek mythology, why did Agamemnon agree to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia?
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#2
Jangar Wrote:According to Greek mythology, why did Agamemnon agree to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia?
To win favourable winds for his journey
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#3
Close enough Smile

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The winds had stalled his army's Troy bound fleet.

Where is the only jointless bone in the human body?
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#4
The skull?
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#5
Jangar Wrote:Close enough Smile

:thumbs:

The winds had stalled his army's Troy bound fleet.

Where is the only jointless bone in the human body?

The Hyoid bone is found at the front of the throat.
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#6
ditto above
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#7
Mark Wrote:The Hyoid bone is found at the front of the throat.

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It's at the base of the tongue.

What product was first marketed in 1857 as Gayetty's Medicated Paper?
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#8
Jangar Wrote::thumbs:

It's at the base of the tongue.

What product was first marketed in 1857 as Gayetty's Medicated Paper?
Toilet roll
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#9
Toilet paper
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#10
penelope Wrote:Toilet paper

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It was unbleached pearl-coloured pure manilla hemp that was promoted by entrepreneur Joseph C Gayetty as "a perfectly pure article for the toilet and for the prevention of piles". Gayetty's name was embossed on every sheet.

Where in the world is there a loblolly pine that's known as the Eisenhower tree?
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