February Quiz

TRUE OR FALSE?

1. Toronto is the capital of Canada.
2. Sylvester Stallone has been nominated for both an Academy Award for 'Best Actor' and a Razzie Award for 'Worst Actor' for playing the same role.
3. 'Call Me Ishmael' is the first line of the book 'Tom Sawyer'.
4. In the US version of the game 'Monopoly', the color of Vermont Avenue is dark blue.
5. In tennis, The Australian Open is one of the four tournaments making up the Grand Slam.
6. Before becoming Governor of Texas, George W. Bush was co-owner of a professional baseball team.
7. An elephant can smell water up to 3 miles away.
8. The TV Show 'All in the Family' is based on a British TV Show.
9. The doctor who tended to John Willkes Booth after he shot Abraham Lincoln was named Mudd.
10. Dennis the Menace's favorite beverage is milk.
11. “Alexander the Great” was also known as “Alexander of Macedonia”.
12. Diagonals drawn from opposing corners of a rectangle will always bisect each other.
13. Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
14. The Chinese Tiger is the only endangered tiger species.
15. There are two main types of balls in the sport of Lawn Bowls: the “bowl” and the “jack”.
16. A snapper turtle can bite harder than an African Lion.
17. The film “The Princess Bride” was released in 1984.
18. On Ernest Shackleton’s famous South Pole expedition (1914 – 1916), the ship they set out on was called the “Endurance”.
19. The “Lumbar Curve” is located in the leg on the human body
20. The painting “The Persistence of Memory” was a product of the artist Picasso.
21. Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not born in Ireland.
22. Alchemy is the science founded on the principle of trying to transform base metals into rarer metals.
23. A human has more DNA material than a green pea.
24. Traditionally, the amethyst gemstone is the birthstone for the month of August.
25. The man who is considered responsible for inventing the mouse, Douglas Engelbart, never patented his idea.
26. The capital of Michigan is Lansing.
27. The movie "The Runaway Bride" and "Pretty Woman" both star at least three of the same actors/actresses.
28. The movie "American Beauty" won the Oscar for Best Picture.
29. Peter Stuyvesant, the founder of New York which was in that time known as New Amsterdam, sold Manhattan for beads.
30. The following books are in the Old Testament of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus.
31. George Burns, the actor, lived to be 100 years old.
32. Billy Crystal's earliest prominent role on television was as a gay character.
33. Olivia Newton John played the part of Sandy Olsson in "Grease II".

February Restaurant

*UPDATE*
Provino's is located on Buford Drive a short ways past Mall of Georgia on the left.

Don't forget!  Book club meets NEXT MONDAY, Feb. 11th at Provino's Italian Restaurant.  If you read Bless Your Heart, Tramp and would like to participate in the discussion, please come at 6:45. If you are only coming for dinner, please come at 7:30.  See you there!

February and March Books

And the winner is:

Bless Your Heart, Tramp for February.

As discussed at the January meeting, we will be reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter in March, if you want to order them at the same time.

It's time to choose a restaurant for February.  If you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comment section and we will vote next week.  Happy reading!

February Book

It's time to vote!  Here are the contestants for February:

Step into the wacky world of “womanless wedding” fund-raisers, in which Bubbas wear boas. Meet two sisters who fight rural boredom by washing Budweiser cans and cutting them into pieces to make clothing. Learn why the word snow sends any right-thinking Southerner careening to the Food Lion for extra loaves of bread and little else.
Humor columnist and slightly crazed belle-by-birth Celia Rivenbark tackles these and other lard-laden subjects in Bless Your Heart, Tramp, a hilarious look at Southern---and just plain human---foibles, up-close and personal.
So pour yourself a glass of sweet tea and curl up on the pie-azza with Bless Your Heart, Tramp.

 Jackson's brand of Southern fiction was born to be read out loud, with its quirky characters and astute observations about human nature. And Jackson herself is the one to do it; it's clear throughout the narration that she's having a raucous time as raconteur. As she spills forth the story of Nonny, a young Georgia woman caught in the tumble of a feud between her adoptive and biological families, there is palpable energy and sustained warmth. What is especially surprising is how skillfully Jackson manages the large array of divergent character voices, from the calm, matter-of-fact tones of Nonny's adopted mother to the wild redneck sensibility of her biological grandmother. Particularly delicious is Jackson's nasal, braying inflection to portray Nonny's bossy and narrow-minded aunt Bernise. The one place Jackson's dexterity falls short is in the novel's male voices, which sometimes fall flat. Otherwise, this is a delight from start to finish.

Poll closes Friday at 6:00 PM!

January quiz

As a special treat this month, Kim A. brought the quiz!  You can imagine my excitement when I saw this...

1.  In what state does LSU play their home football games?
2. What is the mascot for LSU?
3. What is the mascot's name?
4. What are their two predominant colors?
5. What conference does LSU play in?
6. What year did they join the conference?
7. How many conference championships has LSU won?
8. Who did LSU defeat to win the 2007 National Championship?
9. How many National Championships has LSU won?
10. What year did LSU play their first season?
11. What is the LSU fight song?
12. What stadium does LSU play their football games?
              also known as_______________?
13. What is the capacity of the stadium (nearest 10,000)?
14. Who is the head coach for LSU?
15. In their last meeting with the GEORGIA BULLDOGS in October, 2004, who won?  What was the final score of the game? (Sorry couldn't resist that one!)

Answers (if anyone cares but me!) are in the comment section.

2008 Get To Know

To continue last year's tradition...here is the 2008 edition of Get to Know Your Friends!

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
FAVORITE SMELL?
FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING?
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
FAVORITE COLOUR?
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIFE?
FAVORITE FOOD?
IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
WHO IS THE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR?
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE?
GLASS HALF-EMPTY OR HALF-FULL?
FAVORITE MOVIE?
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST AMBITION?
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS?
IF YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE ANYWHERE WHERE WOULD IT BE?
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?
BEACH, MOUNTAINS OR CITY?
TECHNOLOGY OR ART?
COMEDY OR HORROR?
FAVORITE PHYSICAL FEATURE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
FAVORITE TIME OF DAY?
THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT?
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, STRONG IN MIND OR STRONG IN BODY?
WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN ITEM?
WHAT MAKES YOU REALLY ANGRY?
WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV?
DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTERLIFE?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
CAN YOU JUGGLE?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY?
WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
IF YOU COULD TAKE A VACATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD IT BE?

2007 In Review

Books We Read:
  The Christmas Train
  Little Bitty Lies
  Open House
  The Sleeping Beauty Proposal
  Something Borrowed
  The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
  Forget Perfect
  My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner

Restaurants We Sampled:
  Perugino's
  California Dreamin'
  PF Chang's
  Mimi's Cafe
  Monterrey
  Aqua Terra
  Braselton Grille

Our Calendar:
  31-New Year's Eve Party at Troye's
  22-Night of Lights Luminaria Walk
  December 16- Cookie Exchange at Andrea's 4:00
  December 16- TP Cookies with Santa1:30 OR 3:00
  December 10-Perugino's 6:30/7:15
  November 21-25 Thanksgiving Holiday
  November 14, 15-School Early Release Days
  November 12-book club at Susan's
  November 3-TP Fall Party
  October 31-Halloween
  October 26-Soares-Sambdman Halloween Party
  October 15- no school
  October 12-14-TP Garage Sale
  October 8-Dinner California Dreamin'
  October 6-TP Movie Night
  September 9-pool closes
  September 7-book club at Danielle's
  September 3- Labor Day
  August 25-Justin's Going Away Party
  August 13-First Day of School
  August 10-Chick Flicks
  August 6-PF Chang's 7:00
  August 4-80's Party at Kim S.'s
  July 14-Trilogy Pool Party
  July 9-book club at Troye's
  June 15-Surprise Party for Sean's birthday!
  June 4-Dinner at Mimi's Cafe
  May 19-Pool Opens