2016[22]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for May 27, 2016: "Stonehenge, USA"

Insomniac-Net Questions -- Friday[22], May 27, 2016
Tonight's Topic: Stonehenge, USA
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The "original" Stonehenge

    For tonight's topic, we shook our Trivia Tickle File and out dropped "Stonehenge, USA".
    Our research shows that there are (or have been) nearly 3 dozen U.S. replicas of the famous Wiltshire (England) prehistoric monument: Stonehenge.
    Like other man-made objects, some of these may last thousands of years, perhaps some for decades, and others, like a Bouncy Castle after a child's party, seem to disappear overnight.
    Many copycats of this iconic English landmark have used unusual "building blocks" like boats, refrigerators, trucks, styrofoam, gravestones and even port-a-pottys.
    Have you ever seen the "original" Stonehenge or any of its numerous knock-offs?
    Accordingly, we offer for your approval, 3 questions about some of the more famous and curious Stonehenge copycats found throughout the U.S.?
    Please choose your answers from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B", or "C" (if applicable!) for each of the following question.   
    Ok, get out your archeo-GPS gear, spill some coffee on your road atlas, and plug in your favorite road trip playlist!

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++ Stonehenge, USA ++
Question #1: In 1918, railroad tycoon Sam Hill started erecting a full-scale Stonehenge replica just 3 miles from his Maryhill (WA) mansion along the Columbia River. What was it built for?
        A. It was used as an astronomical calendar and predicted the June 8, 1918 total solar eclipse, or
        B. It was used by Hill to impress and entertain foreign royality (like Belgium's King Albert), financiers, and powerful politicians, or
        C. It was the country's very first WWI memorial.
Question #2: Since 2004 in Odessa, TX, a nearly full size Stonehenge serves as a campus landmark at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB). How long did it take to build it?
        A. 6 weeks, or
        B. 6 months, or
        C. 6 years.
Question #3: Celebrating it's 30th birthday on August 21, 2017, one of the oldest U.S. stonehenge -- made out of junked cars -- is Carhenge in Nebraska. What else happens on that special date?
        A. Carhenge's owner, Ed Reinder, is planning on unveiling another stonehenge: Caboosehenge -- made from 21 scavaged traincars, or
        B. Carhenge will be in the direct path of a Total Solar Eclipse for 2 minutes and 28 seconds, or
        C. Carhenge will become a fully commissioned Nebraskan State Park.
[SOURCE: TBA]
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++ QUOTES OF THE DAY ++
        -- Jacquetta Hawkes (who?): “Every age has the Stonehenge it deserves -- or desires.”
     [Source: LINK]
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