n Coincidence? We think so. Two of the most popular board games of all time were created by people with the same last name. The children’s board game Candy Land was invented by Eleanor Abbott in San Diego in the 1940s. And Trivial Pursuit was invented by Canadian Scott Abbott (with Chris Haney) in 1979.
What is the color of the first specific type of bird to be mentioned in the King James Version of the Bible?
A) White
B) Black
C) Red
D) Blue
Wednesday’s answer: The “buckler” part of “swashbuckler” is a round shield held by a grip. Thus a “swashbuckler” originally meant “shield striker.”
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