Trusty Trivia: GHOSTS!!!
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Hello, smarty pants, and welcome to Trusty Trivia Thursday. Today we're floating into the spooky and mysterious world of Ghosts.

But before things get too eerie, I want to give a big shout out to Carter in Adelaide, South Australia. Someone told me that you love learning important things about science and history and that you're a big fan of the trusty narrator's jokes. Well, that makes this trusty narrator feel pretty good. Thanks for listening, mate. Now let's lift the veil and get into some ghostly trivia.

Question one. What is a common tool used by ghost hunters? Is it A, an EMF detector, B, a ghost vacuum, or C, a salt shaker? Did you go with A? Beautiful. EMF detectors measure electromagnetic fields, which some believe ghosts can cause disturbances in.

Question two. Which famous U.S. building is believed to be haunted? Is it A, the Pentagon, B, the White House, or C, the Statue of Liberty? Did you choose B? You are fright on. People say Abraham Lincoln's ghost has been spotted roaming the White House halls. Final question. Where does the word ghost come from? Is it A, Old Norse, B, German, or C, Old English?

Did you say see? Spooktacular! The word ghost comes from the Old English gost, meaning spirit or soul. You're otherworldly, smarty pants. Join us next Thursday for more paranormal puzzlers. And if you want to learn more about ghosts, check out our Ghosts episode in the Who Smarted archives.

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Hey, Smarty Pants, you know how much we love sharing super cool facts here on Who Smarted, right? Well, I've got another super cool fact for you. The podcast Snoop and Sniffy is absolutely awesome. Now get this, Snoop and Sniffy are these brilliant dog detectives who help kids like you level up your sleuthing skills. We're talking problem solving, deductive reasoning, the whole nine yards. And they do it by going on the most hilarious crime-solving adventures you've ever heard.

One day they're meeting magic cockapoos. Magic cockapoos, smarty pants. The next, they're rumbling with something called the Barking Bandit. They explore ghost trains. They time travel. I mean, there is never a dull mystery with these two furry detectives. So here's what I want you to do.

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