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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Trivia for 3/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/2: In literature, Sir Miles Messervy is better known as what? M, James Bond's boss, in the novel of Ian Fleming. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/3: Cartoon sheriff Quick Draw McGraw sometimes assumed a masked vigilante role, much like Zorro. What was the name McGraw gave to this masked character? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Trivia for 3/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/1: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Which TWO state quarters have George Washington depicted on the front AND back? New Jersey (crossing the Delaware River) and South Dakota (Mount Rushmore). 30 players answered both correctly; 6 answered only New Jersey; 1 answered only South Dakota. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/2: In literature, Sir Miles Messervy is better known as what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 1, 2010
February Rankings There were 19 questions this month, with a total of 19 points. #1 (19 correct): Aggiemom Marie Bouchard ChristmasFun Donna GZULU Susan Hardisty George Malits Golfitr Nancy Mello Ronald Mello Prey Time Snowflake XTEX4 #2 (18 correct): AC918 (Anne) Catherine (SpclDove) Cathy (ThtWildCat) Grace Daisy Kathy Dent (BOOKWORM) Dragon Sharon D. Larry Iannetti SusanL Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) Robert Yetter #3 (17 correct): Baxtersplace Linda Hodgdon KANGA Maggie Peggy Mueller K. Pavlov Tanny #4 (16 correct): Lorrie Cook Simone1551 Tessa #5 (15 correct): Pat Cieslak Janine (JRGIVMEMO) #6 (14 correct): S. Giordano Seth J. Johansson Maxine Kingsbury C. Underwood #7 (13 correct): Carol Carrara Ed Matthews #8 (12 correct): KathyKraj Quietone9498 #9 (11 correct): Patti Moreau Bill Tootill #10 (8 correct): Betty (LBG294) Melissa Hammond littleche Stephanie Twine-Haig Honorable Mentions: Brian Chenevert; Courtney; Diane (GEM); Ben Guilfoil; Jim Hecox; INBALANCE1; JMB; Marti B; MH Techs; Chip Oliver; Rachel; Ron Ruta; Trader Mike Congratulations! And good luck in March!
Trivia for 3/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/26: What is the seemingly unique ability of the jellyfish known as 'Turritopsis nutricula'? Theoretically, it may be an immortal life form. Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion," says Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute. Although most of these jellyfish don't get the chance, falling prey to hazards such as plankton, being eaten by other animals, or succumbing to disease. 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/1: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Which TWO state quarters have George Washington depicted on the front AND back? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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