L.M. Boyd Trivia

“ Eyes of the Mount Rushmore Presidents are 11 feet wide.

“ How close to the ocean would you choose to live? Just close enough to get there and back for a day’s outing? More than half of all U.S. residents live within an hour’s drive of an ocean beach, according to the statisticians.

“ All houseflies are born fully grown.

“ When a river rises, the water in midstream is higher than the water along the banks.

“ Q. What was the greatest epidemic in human history?

A. The influenza sweep after World War I. It killed 21 million people. Europe’s six-year bubonic plague in the 1300s killed larger percentages of populations but fewer people overall.

“ One supermarket study reports most men prefer paper bags, most women plastic.

“ In poker, don’t forget, if you’re dealt a pair, that increases odds your opponent is dealt a pair, too.

“ A cat will let you know if it’s comfortable with you. It closes its eyes.

“ In the Maryland of 1635 you needed a license to hunt buffalo.

“ Q. If the old “20-mule team” of the Death Valley haulers didn’t actually have 20 mules, how many did it have?

A. Eighteen mules and two horses.

“ If the skywatchers have it right, lightning hits ground somewhere in Alaska about 3,000 times every June.