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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Trivia 3/31
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/30: Denton True Young, one of baseball's greatest pitchers, was called "Cy" Young. Why? His fastball was so powerful, the fence his balls hit looked like a cyclone had hit it. Depending on the story, either a friend, a teammate or reporters dubbed him "Cyclone". The shortened "Cy" stuck. He still holds the records for most major-league wins at 511, most games started and most innings pitched. And he pitched so many games, he also holds the record for most losses at 316. He also pitched the American League's first perfect game, in 1904. And he had three no-hitters to his credit. Major League Baseball's best pitcher is awarded the Cy Young Award each year, in his honor. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/31: Another follow-up Quick Draw McGraw question from player Robert Yetter: What was the name of the other Quick Draw McGraw featured character who would point to his mouth and say "ah-ah-ah-" when he wanted a biscuit? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Trivia for 3/30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/29: From player Catherine (SpclDove): What headgear did John Wayne wear in all his films starting with Wake of the Red Witch in 1948? A toupee -- often under his ten-gallon hat, Wayne removed the wig for some scenes in The Wings of Eagles (1957), when he played his character as an older man. He joked about his hairless pate in El Dorado (1966), with the line "Ride, Baldy, ride." 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/30: Denton True Young, one of baseball's greatest pitchers, was called "Cy" Young. Why? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 29, 2010
Trivia for 3/29
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/26: On TV's The Munsters, what was Lily Munster's maiden name, which would also be Grampa's last name? Dracula. Lily was born in 1827 to Sam Dracula (Grampa) and his 166th wife, only known as "Grandma". 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/29: From player Catherine (SpclDove): What headgear did John Wayne wear in all his films starting with Wake of the Red Witch in 1948? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, March 26, 2010
Trivia for 3/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/25: What international chain was first opened in Seattle in March of 1971 by English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl and writer Gordon Bowker? Starbucks. At first, they sold high-quality coffee beans and equipment, not coffee drinks. 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/26: On TV's The Munsters, what was Lily Munster's maiden name, which would also be Grampa's last name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Trivia for 3/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/24: In what film, or series of films, would you find a device called the 'flux capacitor'? In the Back to the Future films. It is the device, invented by Dr. Emmett L. Brown, that makes time travel possible. 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/25: What international chain was first opened in Seattle in March of 1971 by English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl and writer Gordon Bowker? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Trivia for 3/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/23: Which part of the body is known in medical terms as 'the pollex'? 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/24: In what film, or series of films, would you find a device called the 'flux capacitor'? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Trivia for 3/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/22: What was the name of Geppetto's cat in Disney's Pinocchio? Figaro. He also had a goldfish, Cleo. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/23: Which part of the body is known in medical terms as 'the pollex'? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 22, 2010
Trivia for 3/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/19: When Buck Rogers first appeared in two issues of Amazing Stories, in 1928 and 1929, he had a different first name. When he made the transition to newspaper comic strip character, he was given the nickname "Buck", but what was his original first name? Anthony Rogers. In the 1979-81 television series, his name was changed to William Anthony "Buck" Rogers. A new web series is in production, with a young actor playing a renamed-once-again Lucas "Buck" Rogers. Gil Gerard and Erin Grey, Buck and Wilma from the late 70s TV series, will appear in the first episode as Buck's parents. 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/22: What was the name of Geppetto's cat in Disney's Pinocchio?
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Trivia for 3/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/18: Tauromachy is another name for what controversial activity? 48 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/19: When Buck Rogers first appeared in two issues of Amazing Stories, in 1928 and 1929, he had a different first name. When he made the transition to newspaper comic strip character, he was given the nickname "Buck", but what was his original first name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Trivia for 3/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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? The Leprechaun series, where he plays the evil Leprechaun always out to protect his gold, at any cost. To date, there have been six films in the series, the latest being 2003's Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/18: Tauromachy is another name for what controversial activity? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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