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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Lincoln Wonk - 06-03-2014 09:47 AM
My lawnmower repairs cost $121 yesterday morning , so I'm really interested now.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Gene C - 06-03-2014 11:39 AM
I don't know how much it cost to fix, but Earl Sheib will paint it for only $49.95 Rrrright!
Save money and look young again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkdtOOYdQOs
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 06-03-2014 11:53 AM
Back to guessing: $2.90.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 06-03-2014 11:58 AM
Close enough, Laurie. It was $2.88 according to Lincoln Day By Day.
Online the answer is here.
Since no one got it exactly everyone who guessed will receive a free win ticket on Old Bob in the Belmont Stakes.
![[Image: 50e767a4430ac-president-lincoln-s-cottag...view-8.jpg]](http://www.lasplash.com/uploads//1cab/50e767a4430ac-president-lincoln-s-cottage-and-ford-s-theatre-review-8.jpg)
Abraham Lincoln with Old Bob
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Lincoln Wonk - 06-03-2014 12:09 PM
That's $87.27 in today's dollars. Apparently Springfield mechanics were also honest.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Eva Elisabeth - 06-03-2014 12:36 PM
According to this site:
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
even less - 71.01$.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Lincoln Wonk - 06-03-2014 01:12 PM
Looks like Mr. Lincoln got an especially good deal, Eva. Of course the best carriage deal he got was the free dark green monogrammed carriage he got from a group of New York merchants just before his second inaugural -- the one he road to Ford's Theatre. It had solid silver lamps, door handles and hubcaps, and the steps were connected to the doors so they would drop when the doors opened and rise when the doors were closed. A very sweet ride.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 06-12-2014 01:27 PM
Early in the war, Jefferson Davis received a unique gift from someone in France that eventually found its way to the U.S. White House under the Presidency of Andrew Johnson. What was this gift?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 06-12-2014 05:06 PM
(06-12-2014 01:27 PM)L Verge Wrote: Early in the war, Jefferson Davis received a unique gift from someone in France that eventually found its way to the U.S. White House under the Presidency of Andrew Johnson. What was this gift?
Hint #1 - Think drink
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - J. Beckert - 06-12-2014 05:52 PM
Davis investigated the use of camels for the army, so I'll guess a camel.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 06-13-2014 09:01 AM
Sorry, Joe, camel is not correct. Again, think of a drink and then (hint #2) an inanimate object related to that drink.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Gene C - 06-13-2014 09:16 AM
A bottle of Champagne?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 06-13-2014 09:32 AM
That is certainly the logical answer, but it is incorrect. If no one guesses by 2 pm, I will post the answer because it has a great story behind it - and the object is unusual.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 06-13-2014 09:33 AM
(06-13-2014 09:01 AM)L Verge Wrote: Again, think of a drink and then (hint #2) an inanimate object related to that drink.
A tea set?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 06-13-2014 10:45 AM
50% correct, so far, Roger. It is related to tea, but is not exactly a "set."