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Scammers claiming to be from a state agency are targeting WA businesses

December 5, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Scammers claiming to be from a state agency are targeting WA businesses

by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardDecember 5, 2024 Businesses and nonprofit organizations should watch out for fraudulent letters that claim to be asking for money on behalf of the Washington Office of the Secretary of […]

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Here’s who Bob Ferguson wants to lead WA’s departments of corrections and ecology

December 5, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Here’s who Bob Ferguson wants to lead WA’s departments of corrections and ecology

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 5, 2024 Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson is tapping a Biden Administration official to lead the state’s Department of Ecology and to keep Washington at the forefront of the nation’s fight […]

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Tuesday 6/30

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What color is the 4-ball in a game of pool?

In traditional American pool, the 4 ball (and its striped counterpart, the 12 ball) is purple.

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What did Edward Teach modify by adding an hourglass and a spear?

Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, modified his pirate flag (the Jolly Roger) by changing the traditional skull-and-crossbones into a horned skeleton. He added an hourglass to represent that time was running out for his victims, and a spear piercing a bleeding heart to warn that no mercy would be given. 
The addition of these symbols was a psychological warfare tactic. By hoisting this distinct banner, Teach communicated a clear, terrifying ultimatum to oncoming ships: surrender immediately, or face certain death and bloodshed with no quarter given.

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Who was Sports Illustrated’s first female sportsperson of the year?

Tennis legend Billie Jean King was Sports Illustrated’s first female Sportsperson of the Year, sharing the 1972 honor with UCLA coaching legend John Wooden.

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What was the nickname of 1930’s public enemy George Kelly?

George Kelly Barnes (1895–1954), the notorious 1930s Prohibition-era gangster and kidnapper, was most famously known as Machine Gun Kelly.

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What Kansas song does Keanu Reeves use to wow Socrates in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"?

Ted "Theodore" Logan (Keanu Reeves) quotes the 1977 Kansas song "Dust in the Wind" to win over Socrates in the 1989 film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. He drops the famous lyric "All we are is dust in the wind, dude" to the famous Greek philosopher.

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