Tumbleweeds answer Thought of it yesterday as I was going out to the pasture. A group of tumbleweeds is called a pile of tumbleweeds. A pile here, a pile there. I saw a fence line of John Krupp about 4' high that was just solid with them. MB
Trivia answers, mesa, butte etc. A Mesa is a land formation with a flat top and steep sides usually in dry areas,
A Butte is a flat toped area with steep sides,
A Needle is a sharp pointed object,
and a Spiral is a peak with a twist to it. MB
Length of Eisenhower Tunnel The first tunnel was 8941' long and the 2nd tunnel was 8960' long for a average of 8950.5'. There was 1,023,945 cu. yds. of excavation. MB
Scouts came up empty handed on the name for a group of tumbleweeds. Even stumped yourself huh? MB
Tumbleweed Factoids Well I found an interesting web site about tumbleweeds. This is a "tumbleweed farm?" in Kansas!!! I wonder if there is a lot money in this business?
http://www.prairietumbleweedfarm.com/
Trivia question about famous trail in Wichita The answer is The Chisholm Trail. I didn't even have to look that one up.
Answer to Marv's Trivia is , Loo. You got it correct. MB
My respect and condolences I just wanted to offer you both my condolences on the the loss of your brother. Please let me know if there is anything I can do.
Trivia question about the 4 corners. Finally a easy one. That is Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona. Carl, you have our sympathy about your brother. I heard that Monday morning over the radio but didn't get it all and was wondering if that was any relation to you. So sorry to hear that. God Bless your family and we will keep you in our prayers. MB
Trivia? colors of petrified wood The minerals such as manganese, iron, and copper in the water/mud is what give the petrified wood a variety of color ranges. Kingman, AZ is along the BNSF Transcon RR and there is a lot of trains there. Enjoy.
lowest point on Earth Well, it could be in a back alley somewhere in Las Vegas, but my vote is the Kola Borehole, drilled to just over 40,000 feet deep starting at an elevation of about 300 feet. I am an old pipeline man ya know.
deepest on land it's the shoreline of the dead sea, on the border of Israel and Jordon. in the ocean it's the Pacific Ocean's Marianas Trench near Guam. it's 35840 ft deep (10924m).
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Trivia How much higher is Hoover Dam than Glen Canyon Dam.
It is 88.4 ' higher than Glen Canyon Dam. MB