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KITTY!!!!!!!!

And here's Kitty scoring one point! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Good job Kitty, we hope you're feeling better these days.

Our score:

Cathy - 2
Kitty - 1
Kyasarin - 1

Today's Question:

What was Caleb Johnson's soap company rennamed in 1916?

Palmolive, now Colgate Palmolive.

Kitty <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Oooo good job Kitty! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Caleb Johnson's company made soap from palm oil and olive oil in 1898. The soap was called Palmolive and became so incredibly popular that they renamed the company in 1916.

Our score:

Cathy - 2
Kitty - 2
Kyasarin - 1

Today's Question:

Who was the first person to imprint a brand name on a bar of soap and wrap it before sale?

William Hesketh Lever is credited with being the first person to imprint a brand name on a bar of soap and wrap it before sale, in 1885, with the now famous Sunlight soap.

Kitty

Yea! Great job Kitty! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Our score:

Cathy - 2
Kitty - 3
Kyasarin - 1

Today's Question:

What oil is used in true Castille Soap?

Saponified olive oil (my family is originates in Tuscany!! - at least HALF of it!) LOL

LOL Kitty, you had an advantage <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Our score:

Cathy - 2
Kitty - 4
Kyasarin - 1

I'll post the next question tomorrow.

OK, I needed a little recovery time after 9-11. I'm finally feeling better and ready to get back to our game.

Today's Question:

What Greek physician is said to have recommended soap for medicinal and cleaning purposes during the second century AD

OK, I was ABOUT to get belligerent, needing my trivia "fix" and all.....LOL <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Anyway, that would be the Greek physician, GALEN.