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Trivia of the Day Blog
Friday, February 26, 2010
Trivia for 2/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/25: In the film This Island Earth, what was the name of the planet that enlisted American scientists to help repair its protective defense shield? 40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/26: What is the seemingly unique ability of the jellyfish known as 'Turritopsis nutricula'? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Trivia for 2/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/24: Which Shakespearean character has the most spoken lines in a single play? Hamlet, with 1,569 lines. 39 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/25: In the film This Island Earth, what was the name of the planet that enlisted American scientists to help repair its protective defense shield? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Trivia for 2/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/23: What was the name of the fast food restaurant Laverne's father owned when the group moved to California at the start of the sixth season of Laverne & Shirley? Cowboy Bill's. The Pizza Bowl was Frank's restaurant/bowling alley back in Milwaukee. 34 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/24: Which Shakespearean character has the most spoken lines in a single play? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Trivia for 2/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/22: What was the name of the land Puff the Magic Dragon lives in, in the song by Peter, Paul and Mary? Honalee. And no, spelling did not count. 57 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/23: What was the name of the fast food restaurant Laverne's father owned when the group moved to California at the start of the sixth season of Laverne & Shirley? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, February 22, 2010
Trivia for 2/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/19: Which country constructed the defensive line called the Maginot Line? France. It was a system of fortifications erected by the French in the 1930s, along their border with Germany, designed to keep the German forces from crossing in to France. It was named for one of its chief proponents, Andre Maginot, who was then France's Minister of War. The defensive line, which was made of thick concrete and included living quarters, underground rail lines and storehouses and had a line of heavy artillery, proved to be not as impregnable as the French hoped. The fortifications were connected to the Belgian system, of which the strongest point was Fort Eben-Emael. The Germans broke through at this point with a unique assault that incorporated gliders and shaped explosive charges. The surrender of the fort, in less than two days, allowed the invasion of France . 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/22: What was the name of the land Puff the Magic Dragon lives in, in the song by Peter, Paul and Mary? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, February 19, 2010
Trivia for 2/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/18: Which race presents an award called the Red Lantern Award? The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race presents this award to the last musher to cross the finish line. Traditionally, as the mushers would enter camp, they would see the lantern on and know they weren't the last to come in. 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/19: Which country constructed the defensive line called the Maginot Line? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Trivia for 2/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/17: In the early Mickey Mouse comics, Mickey had a different dog other than Pluto. What was this dog's name? A. Shorty B. Buddy C. Weenie Ans: C. Weenie, a dachshund. Rover was an earlier name for Pluto. 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/18: Which race presents an award called the Red Lantern Award? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Trivia for 2/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/16: From player SpclDove: How many letters of the alphabet are used in Roman numerals? Seven (C, D, I, L, M, V, X).
53 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/17: In the early Mickey Mouse comics, Mickey had a different dog other than Pluto. What was this dog's name? A. Shorty B. Buddy C. Weenie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Trivia 2/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/12: Where would you find celebrity parodies including Dirth Nader, The Beetles, Bruce Stringbean and the S Street Band, Placido Flamingo, Polly Darton, Baabaa Walters, Henry Wadsworth Wrongfellow, Showered Rosell, Virginia the Wolf, Sherlock Hemlock, Vincent Twice and Merryl Sheep, among many others? Sesame Street or The Muppet Show. They are Muppet parodies of well known famous figures. 46 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/16: From player SpclDove: How many letters of the alphabet are used in Roman numerals? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, February 12, 2010
Trivia for 2/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/11: What is unique about Creme Puff, a cat once owned by Jake Perry of Austin, Texas? (A) Fattest cat on record (B) Only cat to live with two heads (C) Oldest cat on record Ans: (C) Oldest cat on record. Creme Puff is listed in the Guinness World Records, after living from August 3, 1967 to August 6, 2005 - 38 years and 3 days. There are other, unproven records of cats living into their 40s. 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/12: Where would you find celebrity parodies including Dirth Nader, The Beetles, Bruce Stringbean and the S Street Band, Placido Flamingo, Polly Darton, Baabaa Walters, Henry Wadsworth Wrongfellow, Showered Rosell, Virginia the Wolf, Sherlock Hemlock, Vincent Twice and Merryl Sheep, among many others? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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