The name of what type of beer container comes from the sounds emitted by escaping Carbon Dioxide?
(note: applies to earlier models, newer ones don't make the sound)
5/10/11
It Wasn't Me, It Was The Beer. I Swear!
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Beer,
Beverage,
Drinking,
Eponyms,
Health,
Prohibition,
Sounds Dirty,
Trivia
The name of what type of beer container comes from the sounds emitted by escaping Carbon Dioxide?
(note: applies to earlier models, newer ones don't make the sound)
5/9/11
What Does America Need Now?
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1930s,
America,
Beer,
Presidents,
Quotations,
Trivia,
Washington
(btw, I know the ? should be inside the quotes, but the quote wasn't a question, it was a statement, so I left it outside. Grammarians can sue me if they want.)
5/4/11
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.
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1910s,
America,
Beer,
Chicago,
Crime,
Drinking,
History,
Law,
New York,
Organized Crime,
Prohibition,
Trivia,
True Crime,
USA,
Washington,
Whiskey,
Wine
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified on 1/16/1919) effectively started Prohibition (the banning of alcohol)?
5/3/11
Mess Of What, Now?
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Ancient,
Big Words,
Borrowed Words,
Greek,
History,
Toponyms,
Trivia,
Word Meanings
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"Mesopotamia" is a Greek toponym meaning "[the land] between the rivers." What 2 rivers form the borders for this region?
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