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The Questions…

1. Ernest Hemingway wrote that a man must do four things in life to demonstrate his manhood. What were they?

2. In a 2004 episode of Sesame Street, Cookie Monster revealed his real name, which changed when he tasted his first cookie. What was his original name?

3. What magazine has the world’s highest monthly circulation? What magazine has America’s highest monthly circulation?

4. How many bills are in one pound of U.S. paper currency?

5. What was the death count from the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93?

The Answers…

1. “Plant a tree, fight a bull, write a book, have a son.” Hemingway was a pretentious jerk.

2. Sid.

3. Tops in worldwide circulation (46 million monthly) is The Watchtower, published by the Jehovah’s Witnesses since 1879. Highest in U.S. circulation (22.7 million monthly) is AARP Magazine, published since 1958.

4. All U.S. bills, regardless of denomination, weigh one gram. One pound equals 454 grams, so one pound of greenbacks consists of 454 bills.

5. 19 people were hanged, one person was “prest to death,” and five died in prison. In addition, two dogs were hanged on suspicion of being in league with witches.