More Famous Firsts

Three different subjects on the show today

How many will you get this time?

Who invented X rays? Well it was Wilhelm Roentgen, a German physicist, discovered X rays in 1895. For this discovery, Roentgen was awarded the first-ever Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Neat huh?

What do you know, Joe?

Which of the following innovations was NOT invented by Thomas Edison?

A. The phonograph


B. The long-lasting light-bulb


C. The Kinetoscope

D. The ballpoint pen

Last Post Answers: A. 12 pairs and B. 7th

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The Skeleton

Inspiration from Halloween, Did you have a good one?

We saw a lot this week around the neighborhood. Skeletons that is.

skel·e·ton

Pronunciation:

\ˈske-lə-tən\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos dried up; akin to Greek skellein to dry up, sklēros hard and perhaps to Old English sceald shallow

Date: 1578

1: a usually rigid supportive or protective structure or framework of an organism; especially : the bony or more or less cartilaginous framework supporting the soft tissues and protecting the internal organs of a vertebrate

What do you know, Joe? Two questions this time.

How many ribs does a human have?

A. 8 pairs


B. 12 pairs


C. 14 pairs

And if you know that, how about...

Of the 12 pairs of ribs in your body, which ones are the longest?

A. 4th 


B. 7th


C. 11th

Last Post Answers: A. Hawaii Five-O

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