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Culture Quest 2008

1. In the New Testament:
a) Who was the woman from whom Jesus cast 7 demons? ____________________
b) Often seen on signs at football games, how does the quote from John 3:16 begin?

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Young geniuses in Vietnam villages

VietNamNet Bridge – Put a license plate in front of most 3-year-old boys and they will probably add it to their building block collection. Not so for Lieu Bao Bao. This little boy from the Nung ethnic group in the northern province of Lang Son will look at the numbers and add them all up. Then he will memorise the sequence and repeat it again anytime anyone wants to hear.

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He’ll have pinot noir with an armbar on the side

Some things just don’t make any sense: Elton John and 50 Cent? The Godfather (I and II) and When Harry Met Sally?

Or, better still, Mensa club, winemaking, and mixed martial arts — all from a guy who’s not to high on getting punched.

That’s like asking Manny Ramirez to play nice with the Yankees.

But for Team Wolfpack’s Aaron Stark, the aforementioned anomalies may just describe him in a nutshell, and he’s perfectly fine with that.

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Beautiful Minds – Mensans in South Africa

�I�d much rather understand, perceive and imagine � and be unhappy � than be stupid and content�
Think of a Mensa meeting and you imagine either a bunch of affable masterminds or overbearing snobs. Oliver Roberts discovers that genius is indiscriminate.
On the third Thursday of every month, a group of extraordinary people infiltrates the musty halls of the Old Edwardian Sports Club in Houghton.
Among the brass plaques, framed photographs of conquering teams and smell of Deep Heat they lurk, holding cups of tea and appearing uncomfortable even when they�re comfortable. Some have rounded shoulders, others wear glasses comically repaired with tape, and many flaunt a self-satisfied confidence. They are the brain jocks, and they don�t belong here.
This abode of beer games and towel-flicks is, however, one of the few places they can go to seek refuge from the condition that has both cursed and blessed them throughout their lives. Outside the hall where they find each other is a blackboard with an arrow, and above it, the word that spells out their hope for connection and an exchange of warm, intellectual juices � Mensa.

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Head of Mensa International picks favorite TV shows

Mensa Head Lists Smartest Shows Ever
‘House,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘Law & Order’ Among Current Shows Picked
POSTED: 10:59 am EST February 15, 2008

Some people think that TV rots your brain, but the head of an organization for smart people has a list of what he said are the smartest shows ever made.
Jim Werdell, the chairman of Mensa International, gave his list of the 10 most intelligent shows ever in honor of the end of the Hollywood writers’ strike.
In an interview with Fancast.com, he said the top 10 shows of all time are:

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Response to Eureka Moment

Opinion by Stephen Cook

Yes, I too have had those �Eureka Moments� in my lifetime, but these were a different kind. Such as when I realized how much sense intelligent creation made. Or when I realized how much Bible prophecy has been and is being fulfilled. These are only a few, but let me share some with you.

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Easy Quiz??

1) How long did the Hundred Years’ War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) From which animal do we get catgut?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5) What is a camel’s hair brush made of?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
7) What was King George VI’s first name?
8) What color is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

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MAM Wins Emerald Award!!

Today in History

1732: George Washington is born
1819: The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida
1879: Woolworth opens five-cent store
1923: Landmark Chevy automobile produced