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Trivia Questions

If Newton had 1 apple drop on his head on Monday, 3 on Tuesday & 5 on Wednesday, he averaged this number a day

The Incan empire was split between 2 sons in 1525; if there had been 5 sons, each would have gotten this percent

Since Vermont entered the Union as State number 14 in 1891, this many more have followed it

If the 15th C. Wars of the Roses had been fought with real roses, & each side had 48 roses, it totaled this many dozen

If Clyde the Chaldean turned out 3 cuneiform tablets an hour, & worked 8 hours a day for 5 days, he made this many

This "elder" Roman encyclopedist referred to thyme as a fumigant

Parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme figure prominently in this hit by Simon & Garfunkel

Monks know that thyme is an ingredient in this popular upscale French liquor, one of the "B"s in B&B

Thyme contains about 1% this type of "oil" used in fragrances & pharmaceuticals

Thyme honey from the Iblei Mtns. on this large Mediterranean isle has been a delicacy for centuries