The Second Trivial Pursuit and Fact or Fiction catch up thread

[Joan]

To put you out of your misery I'll let you know that it was used for cigarette packaging

Fact or Fiction:

Olympic athletes once competed in the nude.

Fact, the men ran around naked..............maybe 'cause they did not compete against women and were running away from the other men....waar is Paxton en ASDA nou?

[Jangar]

Fact, the men ran around naked..............maybe 'cause they did not compete against women and were running away from the other men....waar is Paxton en ASDA nou?

:rofl:

[penelope]

Fact from me as well

[Jangar]

:thumbs:

Gymnasium is derived from the Greek word gymnos, meaning "naked". Women weren't allowed to participate or to watch any of the events, and there were no team competitions. For one event no longer in existence, the hoplite race, naked athletes wore helmets and carried equipment weighing as much as 60 pounds.

What famous American artist used a butterfly design as his signature?

[penelope]

James McNeill Whistler

[Jangar]

James McNeill Whistler

:thumbs:

Mary Queen of Scots played golf.

[dudette]

Never heard of this, so I say Fiction

[Hagar]

Doubt it, fiction.

[sooibrand]

fiction

[Jangar]

I guess it's :cheer: time then

The answer is fact:

She was also the first female in the world known to have played golf, a game that originated in Scotland and became established in the 16th century. She loved the game so much that she endured chastisement from the church for playing golf a few days after the death of her husband, which broke the customary mourning period for women grieving for their husbands.

How many pitchers were used by the winning Boston Pilgrims (now the Red Sox) in 1903 in the first official World Series?