General Trivia thread (the more obscure the better)

Correct. Although Lincoln never was involved in any actual fighting. He once said he fought mosquitoes, mostly.
And Abe couldn't catch a break. on his way back home to Illinois, legend has it that his horse was stolen and he had to walk back.

 

Oh, and Tippecanoe and Tyler too is a reference to William Henry Harrison's role in the defeat of Tecumseh in what later became Indiana. The Black Hawk War occurred in Illinois and Wisconsin about 20 years later.

 

As much as I love the TVA, that isn't it. And Fontana Dam isn't in the Fugitive, that's Cheoah.

 

Had crews not managed to save it, the answer would have been the Hoover, if I’m not mistaken, but the Oroville dam in Cali is the tallest (unless I’m severely mistaken, but I believe I heard that during the crisis about four or five years ago).

 

Well, you learn something new every day. I always thought that was Fontana. Two dams, same river.

 

Well, got it half right, should have quit when I was ahead.

 

Correct!

 

You got the wrong dam answer.

 

Not a question but a trivia statement:

The T. Rex actually existed closer in history to humans than to the Stegosaurus.

 

According to the Collegestats.org website, what are the five largest Catholic universities (by enrollment) in the United States?

 

Georgetown
Loyola Chicago
BC
Xavier (Cincy)

 

Georgetown is No. 4. Loyola is No. 6. BC is No. 8. Xavier is not in the top 25.

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