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What animal was once found in a colony covering 25,000 square miles with an estimated 400,000,000 citizens?

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), November 19, 2001

Answers

The prairie dog?

-- Randal (randal@rhyme.cjb.net), November 19, 2001.

Close enough Randal, its the black tailed prairie dog found in Texas, 1901 according to: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/mammals/praire.htm

New question: In what year _____ did (who) _______________________send the first fax? With fax defined as a two dementional, readable message on paper, sent over wires.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), November 19, 2001.


Hotdiggety dog! Now I don't feel like such a dunce any more. Except you followed up with a real stumper!

-- Randal (randal@rhyme.cjb.net), November 19, 2001.

Just so you know, Mitch, my Mom gave me an older book of trivia and I'm not afraid to use it! I'm armed and dangerous! Seriously, though, I like this stuff even though I never get any right!

-- Jo (mamamia2kids@msn.com), November 19, 2001.

Mitch: The first fax machine was invented in 1843, by a scottish inventer by the name Alexander Bain....

-- Robert Smith (snuffy@1st.net), November 19, 2001.


Robert made a bingo; I see I need to return to google proof questions. I am going to look up another one.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), November 19, 2001.

Everyone buy Mitch stumper books for Christmas!!!!

-- Melissa (me@home.net), November 19, 2001.

New question: What is the fastest growing form of personal transportation in Russia?

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), November 19, 2001.

Bicycles? or motorcycles? or maybe good, old-fashioned walking?

-- Cathy N. (keeper8@attcanada.ca), November 19, 2001.

MITCH: I WOULD GUESS IT WOULD BE CARS, JUST A HUNCH...I SAW A NEWS FLASH ON RUSSIA LAST NIGHT AND THERE WERE AN OUTRAGOUS AMOUNT OF CARS.

-- Robert Smith (snuffy@1st.net), November 19, 2001.


Just for fun, I'll go with something different: horses. Now that I guessed one, let's try for another. (Isn't that where gambling gets you in trouble?)

-- Randal (randal@rhyme.cjb.net), November 19, 2001.

Trouble? Yes Randal if you want that one to fly....The correct answer is : skateboards, a new challenge tomorrow if lusenet can get it up again!!

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), November 19, 2001.

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