Word of the Week - 11-17-2008

Word of the Week
TEMERARIOUS
Pronunciation: \ˌteh-muh-ˈrehr-ee-uhs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin temerarius, from temere
Date: 1532
: marked by temerity : rashly or presumptuously daring


Interesting Fact
The crack of a whip is actually the sound of the whip breaking the sound barrier.


Trivial Pursuit
Here are this week’s questions:
Global View (Geography):
What West Cost U.S. city attracts the faithful to pay homage to Eric Clapton’s guitar, Brownie?

Entertainment:
What Mystery! Sleuth finally revealed his first name to be Endeavour?

News:
What Edvard Munch painting was stolen from Oslo’s National Art Museum in 1994, on the first day of the Lillehammer Olympics?

Written Word:
What Intel boss penned Swimming Across, about escaping the Iron Curtain for America?

Life and Science:
What European nation admitted to vaccinating children with the livestock vaccine Tribovax instead of it human equivalent Trivax?

Games and Sports:
What much-traveled sportscaster once earned a $25,000 signing bonus to regrow his moustache?


Here are last week’s answers:
Global View (Geography):
What state loses the highest percentage of men to heart disease – Florida, Iowa, or Mississippi? Mississippi

Entertainment:
What series co-creator supplied the voice for Seifeld’s Bubble Boy? Larry David

News:
What leader’s wife, Mira Markovich, jumped to her captive hubby’s defense in 2001 with: “I still find him cute and likable”? Slobodan Milosevic

Written Word:
What Dr. Ruth Westheimer book spawned the follow-up Rekindling Romance for Dummies? Sex for Dummies

Life and Science:
What mythical animals can be grown by surgically altering a week-old goat, according to a procedure outlined in U.S. patent 4429685? Unicorns

Games and Sports:
What nation boasted 10,000 citizens playing pro soccer for teams around the world, in 2000? Brazil