Absolutely Useless Trivia...

[Edward]

Ok, so what was Jesus first miracle when he began His ministry?

 

[jasoncran]

Ok, so what was Jesus first miracle when he began His ministry?

water into wine at cana

 

[Knotical]

water into wine at cana

I would have suggested that as well, but that was before He actually began His ministry. I have a feeling, without looking through the gospels right now, that it was raising someone from the dead, or possibly the feeding of the five thousand.

 

[Sparkey]

I would have suggested that as well, but that was before He actually began His ministry.

Alternatively one might consider his ministry (service) to have been started prematurely at the bequest of his mother. I like that idea because it affirms the end from the beginning and points to the culmination of our faith. Immediately after we see the first interaction of Jesus with the fig tree. There are other acts toward the fig tree later, but again, it is of interest to me from a perspective of "beginnings" and first-step celebrations.

 

[Edward]

water into wine at cana

That's what I was looking for. I sort of see Jesus ministry as beginning when he was 12 or so and went to the temple to provoke thought in the Rabbis, lol. Where were you Son? ...about my Fathers business!

 

[Edward]

The only guy in ZZ Top who doesn't have a beard is...?

 

[AirDancer]

Frank Beard

(Ironic, isn't it!)

 

[Edward]

Exactly! Why I posted this one of course...

Oooo, here's an unusual one.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Name them for the suit.

 

[AirDancer]

Well, [MENTION=90700]Edward[/MENTION], it depends upon which time period in history you're wishing to know about the playing cards.

The latest 'agreement' for the designation rests with Henry IV (of France) who deemed the following:
Hearts = Charlemagne
Spades = David
Diamonds = Caesar
Clubs = Alexander

There is a rather long list of rulers who have been portrayed on cards over those centuries. Many times, the portraits were of a particular country's own rulers.

 

[AirDancer]

A bit of accompanying trivia:

During the early years of her reign, Elizabeth I was depicted as Queen of Hearts on cards. When she was in her mid-30s, she forbid anyone to use her face on playing cards. She didn't believe it was appropriate for a currently reigning queen to have her likeness on cards. As she aged, she really didn't want her picture on cards.

The printing of the cards could be deface, bent (creating wrinkles), and soiled; Elizabeth I wanted none of that to happen to her likeness.

 

[farouk]

A bit of accompanying trivia:

During the early years of her reign, Elizabeth I was depicted as Queen of Hearts on cards. When she was in her mid-30s, she forbid anyone to use her face on playing cards. She didn't believe it was appropriate for a currently reigning queen to have her likeness on cards. As she aged, she really didn't want her picture on cards.

The printing of the cards could be deface, bent (creating wrinkles), and soiled; Elizabeth I wanted none of that to happen to her likeness.

...and then Cromwell came along and said, Paint me warts and all!

Blessings.

 

[Edward]

That's exactly right Airdancer.

What is the answer to this?

A Classik type math problem with a surprising answer!

111,111,111 x 111,111,111= ??

 

[Sparkey]

Found this online and liked it:

Did you know that Franklin has TWO birthdays? His birth certificate says he was born on January 6, 1706. Because it takes just a little more than 365 days for the Earth to rotate around the Sun, calendars eventually shift out of line with the seasons unless adjustments are made (like leap years and leap seconds). In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII instigated a change, alarmed at how far Easter’s date had slipped out of line, but England and the British colonies did not make the shift from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar until 1752. By this time, the calendar was 11 whole days behind “real†astronomical time, so by legal decree, on September 2, 1752, at midnight, it became September 14. Hence Franklin was born on the 6th AND the 17th!

Franklin Trivia

 

[Knotical]

A post from another thread sparked this little question. Who knows who the only woman was to win the $60,000 question?