The Lighter Side (Mar 2022)

Trivia Teaser: A Little Color
 
1. Which singer had a top 10 hit song in 1983 with "Little Red Corvette"? a-Rick James, b-Madonna, c-George Michael, d-Prince.
 
2. The Little White House, located in Warm Springs, Georgia, was the retreat for which U.S. President? a-Franklin D. Roosevelt, b-Dwight Eisenhower, c-George H.W. Bush, d-Herbert Hoover.
 
3. Which medical product is referred to as the little blue pill? a-Xanax, b-Levitra, c-Pepcid, d-Viagra.
 
4. The invention of the little black dress is attributed to the 1920s designs of which fashion designer? a-Elsa Schiaparelli, b-Coco Chanel, c-Christian Dior, d-Karl Lagerfield.
 
5. The Little Brown Jug is an earthenware trophy awarded to the winner in which college football rivalry? a-Michigan-Minnesota, b-Alabama-Auburn, c-Army-Navy, d-Georgia-Georgia Tech.
 
6. According to the lyrics of the 1968 hit song "Little Green Apples," "it don't rain in" which city "in the summertime"? a-San Diego, b-Tallahassee, c-Indianapolis, d-Albuquerque.
 
7. Which literary detective credited his "little grey cells" for his ability to solve crimes? a-Hercule Poirot, b-Ellery Queen, c-Nero Wolfe, d-Perry Mason.
 
8. Which moral is taught in the children's fable of The Little Red Hen? a-Every problem has a solution, b-Be happy with what you have, c-Learn from the failure of others, d-Hard work pays off.
 
9. While learning to read, which literary character referred to letters on the written page as "little black bugs"? a-Peter Pan, b-Tarzan, c-Oliver Twist, d-Huck Finn.
 

Trivia answers:
1-d, Prince
2-a, Franklin D. Roosevelt
3-d, Viagra
4-b, Coco Chanel
5-a, Michigan-Minnesota
6-c, Indianapolis
7-a, Hercule Poirot
8-d, Hard work pays off
9-b, Tarzan
 


Jokes: Order in the Court
 
Questions from attorneys and answers from witnesses:
 
ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
 
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then, it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
 
ATTORNEY: Did you blow your horn?
WITNESS: After the accident?
ATTORNEY: No, before the accident.
WITNESS: Sure, I played for ten years. I even went to school for it.
 
LAWYER: Have you lived in this town all your life?
WITNESS: Not yet.
 
ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.