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Trivia of the Day Blog
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Trivia for 3/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/10: In which literary classic would you find a man named Death Larsen in command of a ship called the Macedonia? In Jack London's The Sea Wolf. Death is the brother of Wolf Larsen. 48 players answer correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/11: The Human Target (aka Christopher Chance) is a comic book character who first appeared in Action Comics #419 (December 1972). The Human Target is a current FOX television series starring Mark Valley as Chance. But the character had another, brief network TV run, on ABC in 1992. Name the actor who played Christopher Chance in that unsuccessful show. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Trivia for 3/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/9: In music, what is a quaver? A quaver is an eighth note, a musical note played for one eighth the duration of a whole note. In a more archaic sense, it meant to sing in a trilling voice or to vibrate, tremble or shake in singing or even in playing an instrument. 50 players answer correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/10: In which literary classic would you find a man named Death Larsen in command of a ship called the Macedonia? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Trivia for 3/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/8: Easy Monday question: Which film won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture last night at the Academy Awards? A. Avatar B. The Blind Side C. District 9 D. An Education E. The Hurt Locker F. Inglourious Basterds G. Precious: Based on the Novel H. A Serious Man I. Up J. Up in the Air Ans: E. The Hurt Locker. Kathryn Bigelow also won for Best Directing. 59 players answer correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/9: In music, what is a quaver? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 8, 2010
Trivia for 3/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/5: On September 1, 1878, Emma Nutt became the world's first female what? Telephone operator. The first telephone operators, back in 1878, were teenage boys. Boys will be boys, however, and eventually the Boston telephone exchange hired Emma Nutt as the first female telephone operator. She was an instant success. Within hours, her sister was hired, as well. Female operators were universally female until the 1970s, when men began to join their ranks. 48 players answer correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/8: Easy Monday question: Which film won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture last night at the Academy Awards? A. Avatar B. The Blind Side C. District 9 D. An Education E. The Hurt Locker F. Inglourious Basterds G. Precious: Based on the Novel H. A Serious Man I. Up J. Up in the Air ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, March 5, 2010
Trivia for 3/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/4: Follow-up question from player Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK): What was the name of Quick Draw McGraw's deputy? A Mexican burro called Baba Looey. 47 players answer correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/5: On September 1, 1878, Emma Nutt became the world's first female what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Trivia for 3/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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? El Kabong. His introduction went "Of all the heroes in legend and song. there's none as brave as El Kabong!"
44 players answer correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/4: Follow-up question from player Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK): What was the name of Quick Draw McGraw's deputy? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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