Monday, August 06, 2012

Weekend Trivia: 08/06/2012

In baseball slang, what is the Mendoza Line?
  • A batting average of .200. When a player’s batting average dips below .200, he has crossed the Mendoza Line. The term is named for infielder Mario Mendoza (1974–82), who had a career batting average of .215 playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers.
 
How big in diameter are the leaves of the giant Amazon water lily, the largest of all aquatic plants?
  • More than eight feet across, with each plant producing from 40 to 50 circular leaves.

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