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Trivia of the Day Blog
Friday, June 18, 2010
Trivia for 6/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/17: Besides being baseball players, what do Bill Duggleby, Jeremy Hermida, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Daniel Nava all have in common? They all hit grand slams at their first Major League at-bats. Duggleby hit his in 1898, Hermida in 2005, Kouzmanoff in 2006 and Nava on June 12, 2010. Kouzmanoff and Nava hit theirs on their first Major League pitch, as well.
47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/18: From player Maggie: In the first Star Trek television series, the original pilot episode did not have Captain Kirk, or actor William Shatner, in charge of the Enterprise. Who was the actor who portrayed the captain in the pilot? For a two pointer, what was the name of that captain? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Trivia for 6/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/16: From player Carol Carrara: HAZWOPER is an acronym for what? The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. It refers to five types of hazardous waste operations conducted in the United States under OSHA. The standard contains the safety requirements employers must meet in order to conduct these operations.
47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/17: Besides being baseball players, what do Bill Duggleby, Jeremy Hermida, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Daniel Nava all have in common? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Trivia for 6/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/15: Mattel's Barbie doll has a full name of Barbara Millicent Roberts. What is Ken’s last name? Carson.
39 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/16: From player Carol Carrara: HAZWOPER is an acronym for what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Trivia 6/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/14: From player ChristmasFun: Who played the 'Old Man on Scooter' in the 2009 film Paul Blart: Mall Cop? A. Bernie McInerney B. Roy Dotrice C. Chris Wiggins Ans: A. Bernie McInerney.
40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/15: Mattel's Barbie doll has a full name of Barbara Millicent Roberts. What is Ken’s last name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, June 14, 2010
Trivia for 6/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/11: From player George Malits: Who was the last pitcher to both win 20 games and lose 20 games in the SAME SEASON (24-20 in ’73) and was the last pitcher to START both ends of a double header (7/20/73 against the Yankees. He lost both ends.)? Wilbur Wood. He was a knuckle baller who, for a while at least, pitched every other day. He was in effect half of the White Sox starting rotation.
38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/14: From player ChristmasFun: Who played the 'Old Man on Scooter' in the 2009 film Paul Blart: Mall Cop? A. Bernie McInerney B. Roy Dotrice C. Chris Wiggins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, June 11, 2010
Trivia 6/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/10: The author gave this character the full name of Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. But we all know this character better by what name? The Wizard of Oz. L. Frank Baum gave him the full name in Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/11: From player George Malits: Who was the last pitcher to both win 20 games and lose 20 games in the SAME SEASON (24-20 in ’73) and was the last pitcher to START both ends of a double header (7/20/73 against the Yankees. He lost both ends)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Trivia for 6/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/9: Scott Abbott, a former sports editor, let the world know that Chris Haney, a former photo editor, died at the end of May, at the age of 59. What were Abbott and Haney the co-creators of, in 1979? The world-famous board game Trivial Pursuit. With the help of John Haney and Ed Werner, they released the completed game in 1982. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/10: The author gave this character the full name of Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. But we all know this character better by what name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Trivia for 6/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/8: From player Snowflake: Who said "Hope will never be silent"? 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/9: Scott Abbott, a former sports editor, let the world know that Chris Haney, a former photo editor, died at the end of May, at the age of 59. What were Abbott and Haney the co-creators of, in 1979? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Trivia for 6/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/7: Whose girlfriend is Grundgetta?
Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/8: From player Snowflake: Who said "Hope will never be silent"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, June 7, 2010
Trivia for 6/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/4: From player Jacki Tibbitts: What was the password of the Allied forces on D-Day in 1944?
Mickey Mouse is the answer I had, but many found Thunder as an answer, as well. Not sure of the validity, but going to give credit to those who answered either. 39 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/7: Whose girlfriend is Grundgetta? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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