Odds & Ends
The short quizzes that have appeared in the recent issues of the Tribune have been very popular. Many of the Chevron Cars have taken the following quiz. The scores were very close but Holly Hatchback and Patty Patrol did the best-they were the only two cars that knew all of the correct answers. Try to answer these interesting questions before you look at the answers.
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Sports

The vault, balance beam, uneven bars and floor routine. If you follow the high-powered, exciting and beautiful sport of gymnastics you are probably familiar with these terms. These are four events that women gymnasts strive to master. And, if you watched the women’s gymnastics competition during the 1996 Olympics Games you got a taste of how exciting and challenging this sport can be. Imagine the excitement and thrills that lie ahead for seven young gymnasts on their way to Sydney, Australia to compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. These young women are practicing their jumps, flips, turns, spins, and tumbles hoping to vault themselves into a gold medal this year. But, what happened during the Olympic Games four years ago that resulted in the US women’s team being referred to as…”The Magnificent Seven”.
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Fun & Games
Here is a simple and fun experiment with water that you can show your friends. A little magic and they will be impressed with your skillsand knowledge! Did you ever put ice cubes into a full glass of water and have the water spill out? There wasn’t enough room for all of thewater and the ice. We’ll play with that idea and see what happens.
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History
There are many fascinating castles that have been built in the world. But few have the long and interesting history of the famous Tower of London in England. Built over 900 years ago in England, the Tower of London has housed, protected and imprisoned hundreds of people in its long history.
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Fun & Games
Mystery is one of the most undefinable yet essential aspects of life. There is so much to wonder about, and so little time to fathom what we are wondering about. In the mean time, here is a simple, yet indispensable way of bringing a touch mystery into your everyday life.
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History
An earlier article discussed interesting information about the origins of the first Olympic Games in Greece in 776 BC. The article concluded with the Romans gaining control of Greece and ultimately canceling the Olympic Games in 393 AD. The ancient Olympic Games actually lasted for 1170 years! But then…there was a long gap with no Olympic Games. In fact, there were no games held for over 1500 years.
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Odds & Ends
We actually have two interesting questions for you…if you do not know the answers try to ask your friends and see if they know the answers.
How did the Teddy Bear get its name?
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Sports
Athletes from all over the world are competing in Olympic trials for the 2000 Olympic Games in order to win a coveted spot on their countries Olympic team. Some athletes train and practice for almost their entire lives in order to get a chance to go to the Olympics and bring home a medal for themselves and their country. If you watched the Olympic trials on Thursday, Aug.10 you caught a glimpse of the excitement that surrounds these games. In the 100-meter butterfly swimming trial Jenny Thompson touched the wall a split-second faster than Dana Torres-two swimmers who are very familiar to the Olympic Games. The two swimmers were even for almost the entire race when Thompson touched the wall at 57.78 seconds and Torres at 57.86 seconds.
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Arts & Culture
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could be in charge of your house?! Maybe you’d eat cookies for breakfast, play video games all day, ride your bike around the kitchen or make your little sister clean your room. The possibilities are endless! Jut, Marty, Nick and Gus are four brothers who get to do just that in When the Boys Ran the House by Joan Carris.
When their mom gets sick and has to stay in bed and their dad is away on a business trip, the boys are left in charge. But after a swarm of bees invade their kitchen, the cat gets a spray-paint job and a weird smell takes over their living room, Jut wonders if he’s really able to manage the house and three younger brothers.
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Sports
Here is a great example of how a simple idea can turn into a monumental event. Have you ever heard of the Ironman Triathlon? Today, this event is covered by all of the major television networks and Sports Illustrated. But, it wasn’t always so popular. In fact, the event is only 21 years old and it started out so small, that no one knew about it.
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Wondrous World
An armadillo looks like a fat, humpback weasel in a suit of armor. In fact, armadillo is Spanish for “little armored one.” The armor is made of plates of bone covered with skin. These protective plates are connected by overlapping bands that partly circle the middle of the animal allowing it to bend.
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History
Do you enjoy sports? Do you know what popular and historic sporting event is just around the corner? If you have been watching TV or reading the newspaper this past month you may have heard of some Olympic trials in various sports being held. That’s right…the 2000 Olympic games are just around the corner! But do you know about the long history behind these games?
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