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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Trivia for 3/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/16: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Which U.S. president wore a ring that contained some of Abraham Lincoln's hair? Theodore Roosevelt, at his inauguration in 1905. The ring was given to him for the occasion by John Jay, his secretary of state. As a young man Jay had served at one of Lincoln's personal secretaries. He paid $100 for six strands of hair removed during Lincoln's autopsy. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/17: Actor Warwick Davis has had quite a varied Hollywood career. He started out as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, played the lead in Ron Howard's Willow, acted as Professor Flitwick in several of the Harry Potter films, and played many other roles in between. But for what series of films is the actor best known to horror movie fans worldwide? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Trivia for 3/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/15: In Monsters, Inc. , Sulley calls the little girl who winds up in Monstropolis "Boo". But what is the little girl's real name, briefly shown on one of the crayon drawings she shows Sulley? Her name is Mary. And the actress who voiced Boo/Mary is named Mary Gibbs. 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/16: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Which U.S. president wore a ring that contained some of Abraham Lincoln's hair? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 15, 2010
Trivia for 3/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/12: In 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and 1991's Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Alex Winter played Bill and Keanu Reeves played Ted. What were Bill & Ted's last names? Bill Preston & Ted Logan. 40 players got Logan correct; 41 players got Preston correct. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/15: In Monsters, Inc. , Sulley calls the little girl who winds up in Monstropolis "Boo". But what is the little girl's real name, briefly shown on one of the crayon drawings she shows Sulley? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, March 12, 2010
Trivia for 3/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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. Rick Springfield, the popular singer and General Hospital actor, played the role of Christopher Chance, The Human Target. 39 players answer correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/12: In 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and 1991's Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Alex Winter played Bill and Keanu Reeves played Ted. What were Bill & Ted's last names? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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