WEBVTT - Believe It or Not

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<v Speaker 1>Hello again to welcome. It's another school holiday edition of

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<v Speaker 1>Catrip Trivia. Today it's the Believe It or Not Special,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a bit like a true or False, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little bit kookier, I suppose now. I also

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to say that I'd never take my listeners for granted.

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<v Speaker 1>You folks are absolutely terrific without the show. Without you,

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<v Speaker 1>there is no show. I should say so every now

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<v Speaker 1>and then when real life gets in the way, as

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<v Speaker 1>it did on Wednesday and I had to miss a show,

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<v Speaker 1>I apologize, but I can guarantee it'll only happen when

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<v Speaker 1>it's unavoidable. Okay, we've got the catch up shoutouts coming

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the show. Stick around for those

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to do the current ones right now. My

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<v Speaker 1>little mate Daisy from Brookfield just had her eighth birthday

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<v Speaker 1>and I hope she had a good one. Now this

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<v Speaker 1>coming Sunday, Image And from Bridgeman Downs will be twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one tomorrow, Jacques from Moreyfield will be twenty nine. Reuben

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<v Speaker 1>from Hamilton in Victoria will be thirteen. Fred from Narrabriye

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<v Speaker 1>is turning forty yes four, fred Ben from Townsville will

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<v Speaker 1>be twenty five. Matthew from New Orleans is turning thirty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Today we have Spencer from Auckland is thirty four. Ozzie Flynn,

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<v Speaker 1>living in Stavanga in Norway is ten. Ivy from Atwell

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<v Speaker 1>in WA's nine, and Shepherd from the United States of

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<v Speaker 1>America but living in Melbourne is nine. Today. I'm Stephen Cray,

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<v Speaker 1>and believe it or not, I'm sipping away at a

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<v Speaker 1>little cup of Earl Gray. Question number one, there are

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<v Speaker 1>more kangaroos in Australia than there are humans. Believe it

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<v Speaker 1>or not, You'd better believe it. There are around fifty

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<v Speaker 1>million kangaroos, or twice as many as the human population.

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<v Speaker 1>Question two. Devendra southa of India has thirty two fingers

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<v Speaker 1>and toes. That's eight on each hand and foot. Believe

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<v Speaker 1>it or not not, He's got more than most of us,

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<v Speaker 1>but not that many. He has twenty eight in total.

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<v Speaker 1>That's seven on each of his hands and seven on

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<v Speaker 1>both of his feet. Question three. In South Carolina, licensed

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<v Speaker 1>bingo games can be held no more than twice a week,

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<v Speaker 1>must be forty eight hours apart, and can run for

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<v Speaker 1>no more than five hours. Believe it or not, don't

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<v Speaker 1>believe that one, although those rules do apply in North Carolina,

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<v Speaker 1>not South Carolina. Question number four. In eighteen seventy one,

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<v Speaker 1>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, author Mark Twain patented an

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<v Speaker 1>adjustable strap used for elastic suspenders. Believe it or not

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it. He was a writer with a flair for fashion.

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<v Speaker 1>Question five. The Hungarian national dish Ghulash takes its name

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<v Speaker 1>from the fable of the Magyar herdsman who was murdered

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<v Speaker 1>and cremated and then came back to haunt the Hungarian

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<v Speaker 1>planes ghoul Ash or the ash of a ghoul. Believe

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<v Speaker 1>it or not. No, you can't believe that one, although

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<v Speaker 1>the dish did originate with Magyar herdsman who stewed meat

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<v Speaker 1>and onions over open fires. Question six. Lisa kudro Phoebe

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<v Speaker 1>from Friends was originally cast in the TV show Fraser,

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<v Speaker 1>but was sacked before the pilot episode was complete. Believe it.

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<v Speaker 1>The director didn't think she had the chemistry rite during

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<v Speaker 1>rehearsals and let her go before they even started filming.

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<v Speaker 1>Question seven. Argentina, when translated in Latin, means made of gold.

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not? Not? The Latin word Argentam actually

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<v Speaker 1>means silver, and was thus used because of its presence

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<v Speaker 1>in the Rio del Plata, or the River of Silver.

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<v Speaker 1>Question eight. Actress Kate Hudson's real name is Katie Perry.

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not, not, but Katie Perry's real name

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<v Speaker 1>is Catherine Hudson. She changed it to a mother's last

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<v Speaker 1>name to avoid confusion with Kate Hudson. Question nine. A

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<v Speaker 1>shuttlecock from the game of badminton travels faster than a

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<v Speaker 1>golf ball. Believe it or not, You really should believe that,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's true. Shuttlecocks can reach around four hundred kilometers

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<v Speaker 1>per hour, but because of the feathers, they slow down

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<v Speaker 1>very quickly, whereas a golf ball travels at around three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred kilometers per hour but goes a whole lot further.

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<v Speaker 1>Question number ten. The Russian dog Laka was the first

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<v Speaker 1>animal to travel in space. Believe it or not, It's

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<v Speaker 1>nearly true, but not quite. Laka was the first animal

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<v Speaker 1>to orbit the Earth in nineteen fifty seven, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was actually fruitflies launched by the United States in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>forty seven that first made it into space. Question eleven.

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<v Speaker 1>The only letter not found in the periodic table is J.

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not not. Q is also missing, although

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<v Speaker 1>Q was U used in a temporary name for what

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<v Speaker 1>is now known as Flerovium. Question twelve. The River Senn

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<v Speaker 1>in Paris is nearly twice as long as the Thames

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<v Speaker 1>in London. Believe it or not Believe it because it's true.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven hundred and seventy seven kilometers is the Sin to

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and forty six kilometers for the Thames. Question thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Dr Pepper is the oldest still available soft drink in

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<v Speaker 1>the United States. Believe it or not not. It's actually

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen years younger than Werner's ginger Ale, which was first

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<v Speaker 1>produced commercially in eighteen sixty six. Question fourteen. In the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen eighty two supernatural horror film Poltergeist, real human skeletons

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<v Speaker 1>were used because it was cheaper than fabricating fake ones.

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not Believe it. They were sourced from

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<v Speaker 1>medical and science supply companies, but the actors only found

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<v Speaker 1>out they were real many years later. Question fifteen. More

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<v Speaker 1>languages are written right to left than those written left

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<v Speaker 1>to right. Believe it or not not, Don't Believe it? Arabic, Hebrew,

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<v Speaker 1>and about a dozen others go right to left, and

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<v Speaker 1>whilst there's no official count of left to right languages,

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<v Speaker 1>it's generally accepted that languages based on the Latin and

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<v Speaker 1>Greek alphabets follow that direction, and that is a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of languages, far more than a dozen or so. Question sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>If you accumulated all of the skin you shed in

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<v Speaker 1>one year, it would weigh as much as an average housecat.

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not, you'd better believe it. That is

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<v Speaker 1>about four kilograms of dead skin per person per year.

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<v Speaker 1>Question seventeen. It's not really a follow up question, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's another skin question. Eating too many carrots can make

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<v Speaker 1>your skin turn orange. Believe it or not. Believe it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a harmless condition know as caratinemia, and I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>it with my own two eyes, so I can guarantee

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<v Speaker 1>it does happen. Question eighteen. Major Charles Ingram and his

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<v Speaker 1>wife Diana were forced to pay back one million pounds

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<v Speaker 1>after being caught cheating in the UK version of Who

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<v Speaker 1>Wants to Be a Millionaire? Believe it or not, it's

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<v Speaker 1>another one of these ones that's close to the truth

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<v Speaker 1>but not quite so. Not is the answer. They were

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<v Speaker 1>caught cheating through a system of coughs that would correspond

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<v Speaker 1>to the correct answer, but they were never awarded the prize,

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<v Speaker 1>so they couldn't pay it back. They got a nice

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<v Speaker 1>handy little jail sentence to go with it. Question nineteen.

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<v Speaker 1>The Australian Alps receive more annual snowfall than the Swiss Alps.

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not not. It's a popular myth that

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<v Speaker 1>comes about by comparing only the snowy parts of the

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<v Speaker 1>Ossie Alps, whereas the Swiss are much bigger and receive

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<v Speaker 1>substantially more snow, and they have permanent snow cover to

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<v Speaker 1>boot the Ossie Alps, don't. Question twenty The heaviest baby

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<v Speaker 1>ever born came in at nine point nine eight kilograms

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<v Speaker 1>or twenty two pounds in January eighteen seventy nine. Believe

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<v Speaker 1>it or not, believe it sad story though, born to

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<v Speaker 1>Anna and Martin Bates in Ohio. Sadly, the bub only

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<v Speaker 1>survived eleven hours. We have more mysterious believe it or

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<v Speaker 1>not questions coming up in just a few moments. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for joining us, And at question twenty one, I said mysterious,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not really mysterious. They're just a little stranger than

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<v Speaker 1>your traditional true or false. Question twenty one. The Empire

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<v Speaker 1>State Building was originally designed with a spire for mooring blimps.

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not Believe it. It was in the

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<v Speaker 1>original design, but it was never built. It was abandoned

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<v Speaker 1>because it was unsafe and impractical. Who would have thought?

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<v Speaker 1>Question twenty two. The Australian Stock Market Index or ASX,

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<v Speaker 1>closed above eight thousand points for the first time in

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<v Speaker 1>history in August of twenty twenty five. Believe it or

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<v Speaker 1>not not. The record was indeed in August of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five, but the record metric was nine thousand, not

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<v Speaker 1>eight thousand, which had actually crossed more than a year earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>Question twenty three. Ruling for more than seventy years, King

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<v Speaker 1>Louis the fourteenth of France was the longest reigning monarch ever,

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<v Speaker 1>Believe it or not Believe it, reigning for seventy two years,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and ten days from sixteen thirty eight. He

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<v Speaker 1>narrowly beats Queen Elizabeth by just under two years. Question

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four. The first ever international match played in any

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<v Speaker 1>sport was the eighteen forty four cricket match played between

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<v Speaker 1>the United States of America and Canada. Believe It or not?

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<v Speaker 1>You can believe that one soccer or football claims it

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<v Speaker 1>was for their England Scotland game in eighteen seventy two,

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<v Speaker 1>but unfortunately they missed the record by just twenty eight years.

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<v Speaker 1>Question twenty five, Last one for today. Actor Patrick Swayze

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<v Speaker 1>was driving with Dirty Dancing co star Jennifer Gray in

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<v Speaker 1>Ireland in nineteen eighty seven when he hit an oncoming car,

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<v Speaker 1>killing two people. Believe it why not? You can't do

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<v Speaker 1>a Believe it or Not episode without attempting the Jack

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<v Speaker 1>Palance impersonation, who of course hosted the show Ripley's Believe

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<v Speaker 1>It or Not? That one is a knot. It was

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew Broderick from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, who was driving

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<v Speaker 1>with the same Jennifer who was his girlfriend in real

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<v Speaker 1>life but his sister in the movie when that tragic

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<v Speaker 1>crash happened in nineteen eighty seven. And that's the show.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you've been waiting patiently and eagley for your

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<v Speaker 1>birthday shout out from Wednesday's missed show, well here is

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<v Speaker 1>your time. Bridget from Melbourne turned twenty six over the

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<v Speaker 1>Little break Joel from Newcastle was thirty four. K from

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<v Speaker 1>Canberra was thirty eight. John from Campell in Brizzy was

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four. We had Olivia from Nelson in British Columbia.

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<v Speaker 1>She turned twelve. Brittany from Alberta, Canada was thirty one,

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<v Speaker 1>Breezy from Carney Springs into Womber turned fifty one, Crazy

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<v Speaker 1>Harry from Wellington Point he was fifteen, and James from

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<v Speaker 1>Hendra loves his cricket. He turned ten while we missed

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<v Speaker 1>the show. Sorry about that, folks, Thanks for joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>Regular programming resumes on Monday when Cartrip Trivia returns. Have

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<v Speaker 1>a great weekend and we'll see you that day. Gold