I Love Steno Trivia Tuesday: The Changing Height Of The Eiffel Tower

QUESTION: How tall is the Eiffel Tower?

ANSWER: The height of the Eiffel Tower changes according to the season. During the summer, the landmark can grow up to six inches taller than its usual height. This is due to the heat of the summer’s sun causing the iron of the structure to swell. According to Wikipedia, the current average height of the Eiffel Tower is 1,063 feet high.

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October 13 2020

I Love Steno Trivia Tuesday: Proving Negligence

QUESTION: What 5 things do you have to prove in order to prove negligence?

ANSWER: (1) Duty; (2) Failure to perform duty; (3) Causation in fact; (4) Proximate Cause; (5) Actual Damage.

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August 4 2020

I Love Steno Trivia Tuesday: The Birthday Edition

QUESTION: What is the most common birthday in the United States?

ANSWER: September 9.

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June 2 2020

I Love Steno Trivia Tuesday: The Multi-Term U.S. President

QUESTION: Who Is the only U.S. President to serve more than two terms?

ANSWER: Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served four terms, March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945.

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January 28 2020

I Love Steno Trivia Tuesday: Bones

QUESTION: At Birth, how many bones does a human baby have?
ANSWER: 300.

QUESTION: How many bones does a human adult have?
ANSWER: 206.

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July 16 2019

I Love Steno Trivia Tuesday: Ghost Words

QUESTION: What are ghost words?

ANSWER: According to Grammarly, ghost words are non-existent words that have no meanings. These words only exist because of printing errors committed in the process of manufacturing dictionaries.

According to Grammarly, an example of a ghost word is “dord”; a word that erroneously “appeared in the dictionary for eight years in the mid-20th century.”