Word of the Week - 9-1-2008

Word of the Week
STREW
Pronunciation: \ˈstroo\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): strewed; strewed or strewn \ˈstrün\; strew·ing
Etymology: Middle English strewen, strowen, from Old English strewian, strēowian; akin to Old High German strewen to strew, Latin struere to heap up, sternere to spread out, Greek stornynai
Date: before 12th century
1 : to spread by scattering
2 : to cover by or as if by scattering something
3 : to become dispersed over as if scattered
4 : to spread abroad : disseminate


Interesting Fact
Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, is the capital and largest urban area of Thailand. The Thai people have not called this city Bangkok for over 200 years.


Trivial Pursuit
Here are this week’s questions:
Global View (Geography):
What nation has four times as many Presbyterians as the U.S. – Australia, Russia, or South Korea?

Entertainment:
Who said of his TV fame: “To this day, people will call me Dan Arnold?

News:
What Ohio city’s homicide rate inspired a local radio station to offer the 100th shooting victim of 2001 a shiny new coffin?

Written Word:
What “Magazine for Your Me Years” selfishly closed up shop in 2001, after six decades?

Life and Science:
Where can Rokon’s hefty Trail-Breaker motorbike store an additional 4.5 gallons of fuel – in the frame, in the seat, or in the wheels?

Games and Sports:
What sport’s first Olympic giant slalom champ was a smokin’ Canadian called Ross Rebagliati?


Here are last week’s answers:
Global View (Geography):
What city erected a life-sized statue of sitcom character Mary Richards tossing her hat, in 2001? Minneapolis

Entertainment:
What British superstar crooned a 45-minute set at Pete Sampras’ wedding? Elton John

News:
What outfit withdrew a line of basketball shoes after complaints that their logo resembled the word “Allah” in Arabic script? Nike

Written Word:
What magazine made Capitalist Tool fortune cookies – Forbes, Fortune or Money? Forbes

Life and Science:
What nation’s paleontologists discovered the largest dinosaur footprint ever seen, next to massive deposits of dinosaur dung, in 2001? China

Games and Sports:
What nickname did Jamil Blackmon claim he’d coined for a 76ers superstar, in a 2001 lawsuit? The Answer