Finish the DH Staff Name lyrics
Words that rhyme with Dux, Bury (pronounced burry), or House
Duxbury House Residents are the answer!
Questions about Flags
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Weird Fact or Weirder Fiction
100

Bein' alone at night makes me sad, girl
Yeah, it brings me down all right
Tossin' and turnin' and freezin' and burnin'
And cryin' all through the night

Whoa-oh

___,_____,__ do you love me?

Julie 

100

adjective:   indistinct or hazy in outline


Blurry

100

__________ was an American dancer, actor, singer, choreographer and presenter. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time".


Fred! (Astaire)

100

What was the name of the woman who created the first American flag?

Hint (they share a first name with one of our residents)

Betsy


100

Fact or Fiction: Australia is wider than the moon


Fact!


The moon sits at 3,400 kilometers (2,113 miles) in diameter, while Australia’s diameter from east to west is almost 4,000 km (2,485 miles).

200

Well way up North where the air gets cold
There's a tale about Christmas
That you've all been told
And a real famous cat all dressed up in red
And he spends the whole year workin' out on his sled

It's the little Saint ______

Nick

200

noun:   a person's partner in marriage

Spouse

200

No matter how you spell it, this female name is a French name based on the term cherie meaning "cherised" or beloved 

Cheryl or Sherrill!

200

What is the color order on the Italian flag?

Green, White, Red


200

Fact or Fiction: Switzerland prohibits the ownership of guinea pigs as pets


Fiction!

Switzerland only prohibits the ownership of just one guinea pig. Since guinea pigs are such social creatures, one guinea pig would get lonely so having just one is considered animal abuse in Switzerland. 


300

You can tell her I had to see the world or tell her that my ship set sail
You can say she'd better not wait for me but don't tell her I'm in jail
Oh, don't tell her I'm in jail

Take a message to _________but don't tell her what I've done Please don't mention the stagecoach and the shot from a careless gun
You can tell her I had to change my plans and cancel out the wedding day
But please don't mention my lonely cell where I'm gonna pine away
Until my dying day 

Mary


300

 pickup, refrigerator, tow, dump and box are all types of......




Bonus points: which employee drove a tractor trailer before working here?

300

This woman was an American actress. Her career spanned more than 40 years, with performances in more than 40 films. She is well known for her portrayal of Mary Hatch Bailey in Frank Capra's fantasy holiday film It's a Wonderful Life.


Donna (Reed)

300

Which is the formal flag of Ukraine:


The other one is the flag of Opole, Poland

300

Fact or Fiction: McDonald’s serves spaghetti in the Philippines.

Fact!


400

We pass on the street, my heart skips a beat
I say to myself, "Hello, _____"
If only she'd smile, I'd stop for a while
And then I would get to know ______

Linda

400

Noun: popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet


Grouse

400

This man's name has a few definitions

noun: each of the lines in which light (and heat) may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening 

noun: any of a set of straight lines passing through one point. 

Dux House noun: A man that loves the restaurant Carmella's and boats!

Ray!

400

How many stars were on the American flag in 1945

a) 40

b) 45

c)48

d) 50

48

In 1945 there were only 48 stars on the flag because Alaska and Hawaii had yet to become states. The 50-star flag debuted in 1960, a year after the two non-contiguous territories achieved statehood

400

Fact or Fiction: Sloths can hold their breath longer than whales.


Fiction

Sloths can't hold their breath longer than whales (The average whale can hold its breath for about 60 minutes)

However, sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins. Dolphins need to come up for air every 10 minutes, but by slowing their heart rate, sloths can actually hold their breath for 40 minutes! 

500

Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named ________ 

John(ny) B Goode

500

noun:   (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with this powder and usually eaten with rice


Curry

500

noun: heavy twilled cotton cloth

Homonym definition:  a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring. 

DH noun: a lovely lady with a daughter named Andrea

Jean!

500

Does this flag belong to Germany or Belgium


Belgium

500

Fact or Fiction: Saturn is the only planet that spins clockwise

Fiction! 


Saturn spins the same direction as the rest of the planets. Venus is the only planet that spins clockwise

600

Ah, if she called me, I'd be there
I'd come running anywhere
She's all I need, all my life
I feel so good if I just say the word, _______ 

Sus-Sussudio

600

noun:   an expression of modesty, disappointment or irritation

verb: the process of opening a shell

Shucks!


600

noun: a clever but cheaply made "Boys' rifle" sold in large numbers in the 1893-1920 period, along with several models of air gun

DH noun: the last name of a man that loves trivia and is a water balloon thief

Quackenbush


600

Of the modern German, American, Italian and Ukrainian flags, which one is the oldest design?

Italy

Although it has changed designs through boundary disputes and rulers, it's current design can be traced back to 1797

600

Fact or Fiction: Supermarket apples can be a year old


Fact

Farmers often pick apples in the fall, cover them in wax, hot-air dry them, and then put them in cold storage. This keeps them edible and ready to sell for 6 to 12 months!


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