The new trivia thread.

[Ceiling Cat]

10% of the Russian governments taxes come from what revenue source?

Answer :

Tax revenue from Vodka.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

What is the whirring sound you hear at ATMs when you get money from the machine?

Answer :

The whirring sound you hear at an ATM is a recorded sound to reassure you that your money if forthcoming. The actual mechanism that counts and dispenses your money is several feet away from you.

 

[Tangwhich]

Answer :

The whirring sound you hear at an ATM is a recorded sound to reassure you that your money if forthcoming. The actual mechanism that counts and dispenses your money is several feet away from you.

I don't buy that. I've seen security guards filling up a machine before and it was right there inside of it.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

I don't buy that. I've seen security guards filling up a machine before and it was right there inside of it.

This may be true of the ones you find in bowling alleys, but the ones at the banks ate quite big. and thick. A machine once ate my card and the lady manager had to go behind the machine to get it. The machine was several feet thick.

 

[Ben Hogan]

he did it for free?

Correct. He did it as a favour to Quincy Jones. His "fee" was Quincy providing Eddie with 2 sick packs.

 

[Tangwhich]

This may be true of the ones you find in bowling alleys, but the ones at the banks ate quite big. and thick. A machine once ate my card and the lady manager had to go behind the machine to get it. The machine was several feet thick.

The one I saw was a genuine bank one. It was a while ago so it's possible they are redesigned, but all the machines make that noise and always have.

 

[Ben Hogan]

Which Beatle wife did Paul thank at the conclusion of the roof top performance of Get Back (just before John expresses the hope that they passed the audition)?

 

[bobistheowl]

What nation wide contest did NBA great Shaquille O'Neal win at age 9?

 

[shack]

Answer :

The whirring sound you hear at an ATM is a recorded sound to reassure you that your money if forthcoming. The actual mechanism that counts and dispenses your money is several feet away from you.

I didn't realize Denise Millani could that close to the number pad.

 

[Blue-Spheroid]

Answer :

The whirring sound you hear at an ATM is a recorded sound to reassure you that your money if forthcoming. The actual mechanism that counts and dispenses your money is several feet away from you.

This is simply untrue.

 

[Blue-Spheroid]

The machine was several feet thick.

But the cash dispenser rollers are close to you or you wouldn't be able to reach the money. You really should reconsider some of the so-called trivia questions you've posted in this tread. Keep the good ones, enough with the rest.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Where did the name Pepsi come from?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

In millions, how many Americans receive food stamps to suppliment their incomes?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

How much food and water did Charles Lindbergh take with him on his attempt to be the first man to fly across the Atlantic?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

How did Jean-Claude Van Damme learn how to speak english?

Answer :

By watching the Flintstones on TV.

 

[Brill]

Which Beatle wife did Paul thank at the conclusion of the roof top performance of Get Back (just before John expresses the hope that they passed the audition)?

Maureen or "Mo" Starr.

 

[bobistheowl]

Who shlepped away on his elephant, Shep, while Fella and Ursula stayed in step?

 

[bobistheowl]

Who had pay-or-play contracts and baloney in their slacks?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

When and where did the worlds biggest robbery happen?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Name a crime that does not increase during a full moon.