On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:35:41 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I remember that....and now I wonder what it was, too. :-/
> 
> There are lots of strange trick questions, some of which depend on
> knowing technical definitions, some which depend on simply answering the
> question that was asked rather than what it sounds like.
> 
> What color was George Washington's white horse?  Grey. (Technically,
> it's not a white horse unless it's albino, according to breeders.)
> 
> Where is Grant buried?  Not in Grant's Tomb. (Grant is entombed there.)
> 
> Who was born on Washington's Birthday?  Not Washington. (The calendar
> changed between his birth and his death.)

Yeah, but I don't think it was actually this kind of trick question.  
I'll have to find the episode if I have a few hours to spare (we still 
have many of the XL episodes from the last series to go through anyways) 
and see what the answer was.

Jim

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