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Grapes!! Shiny purple plastic looking grapes!! She looked like she enjoyed them too...
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I am not sure if I am supposed to post the next question. I sort of answered the last one but then someone else answered more specifically. So I am here and will ask a question.
All of the soundboards of Steinway Concert Grand Pianos come from one type of wood from one place. What wood and what place?
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Mahogany from the Black Forest?
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No, not mahogany. Here is a clue. It comes from the US. kay
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Cedar from Oregon?
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Jen, you are getting real close. You are on the west coast and are thinking about different types of trees.
Now, take a sharp turn to the right and move a long way north. Think about what kind of trees are there. Give another guess.
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Fir trees from Washington?
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Your on the right track. Keep heading north. Kay
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Pine from Alaska?
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Jen, You have made a major effort and are so close I am declaring you a winner. It is Sitka Spruce named for Sitka, Alaska. It is used for sound boards in pianos because it is very strong and has knot-free rings so it conducts sound very well. It really is what gives the piano its full-bodied sound. kay
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I was going to guess Sitka spruce one of these times. Really!
We have Sitka spruces in Washington and Oregon too. The biggest tree in Oregon is a Sitka spruce, but it was damaged by weather a few years ago and now the little wayside stop is closed. I had previously looked at it several times (it was right off the highway to the beach), and it was indeed a big tree!
In keeping with the tree trivia theme, my next question is this: what kind of tree is Methuselah, the oldest living tree in the world?
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Oak? ... or maybe Ash...
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I have seen one of these trees as we drove up Mt Evans in Colorado. They are amazing. All hunkered down with knarled bodies and just a few growing ends. I read that they are now being threatened by beetles and other stuff.
I have tried and tried and tried to remember the name. I thought if I waited long enough, some name would come into my head.
Finally today a name arrived. I don't know if it is the right name. But I will try.
Bristle Cone Pine.
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I remember seeing it on Planet Earth - at least, Sigourney Weaver called it the oldest living thing on Earth. I think Kay is right. Some kind of pine...
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Kay, bristlecone pine it is [Image Can Not Be Found] It ain't much to look at, though:
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New question.
I don't follow popular music much and I never watch the Grammys. So when I ran across this fact, I was surprised since it is an artist I really like.
What female vocalists has won the most Grammys?
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I guessed the Supremes, but then Tamar walking by said who it was. Couldn't believe it. Never heard of her!
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The amount of Grammys some people have versus others is just bizarre. They're meaningless awards really. Probably the worst of the major award ceremonies/shows.
For that reason I have no idea, but I'll venture a guess: Beyonce Knowles?
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I agree Xtal. That's why I don't follow it. No not Byonce. I think the kind of music this woman sings is sort of a sub genre of mainline popular music. kay
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