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Trivia of the Day Blog
Friday, April 30, 2010
Trivia 4/30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/29: Name the television series that created the popular catchphrase "Make it so." Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was used by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) when he wanted his orders followed out. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/30: From player Maggie: In a 1954 episode of the CBS television show Climax!, this famous literary character made his first live-action appearance ever, played by actor Barry Nelson. Which character, still quite popular today, was this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Trivia for 4/29
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/28: Before the NCAA demanded that all Native American imagery deemed offensive be removed from games, which two teams annually vied for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk award? It was an award presented to the winner of the annual college football game between Northwestern University and the University of Illinois. Originally a carved wooden "cigar store" Indian, that was stolen and replaced with a replica of a tomahawk. The teams now vie for the Land of Lincoln trophy, as of 2009. 40 players answered each correctly, although a few people only answered one team correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/29: Name the television series that created the popular catchphrase "Make it so." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Trivia for 4/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/27: On May 8, 1902, Ludger Sylbaris of St. Pierre, Martinique was the only person to have stayed in the city at the time of the eruption of Mt. Pelee and live through the experience. Where was Sylbaris that made him safe from the eruption that instantly killed the over 30,000 residents of the island? A. Hospital ICU B. Garbage Dump C. Prison Cell
C. Prison Cell. He had been arrested for getting into a drunken brawl. Mt. Pelee exploded and a cloud of smoke darkened the sky for fifty miles around. A cloud of superheated volcanic gas and dust rolled out of the volcano at hundreds of miles per hour destroying everything in an eight mile radius. Within a single minute the 1,075 degree pressure wave had flattened every building in the city of St. Pierre and anyone unlucky enough to be in its way instantly caught fire and burned to death. Even those in shelter were suffocated as the wave of gas, hotter than fire, burned up the oxygen and replaced it was deadly gases. A few people made it out to sea in time to survive, but Sylbaris was the only person confirmed to be in the city at the time of the eruption and live. 48 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/27: Before the NCAA demanded that all Native American imagery deemed offensive be removed from games, which two teams annually vied for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk award? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Trivia for 4/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/26: Which state, the 48th and last contiguous state, was the last admitted to the Union BEFORE Alaska and Hawaii? Arizona, admitted in 1912. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/26: On May 8, 1902, Ludger Sylbaris of St. Pierre, Martinique was the only person to have stayed in the city at the time of the eruption of Mt. Pelee and live through the experience. Where was Sylbaris that made him safe from the eruption that instantly killed the over 30,000 residents of the island? A. Hospital ICU B. Garbage Dump C. Prison Cell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, April 26, 2010
Trivia for 4/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/23: From player Catherine (SpclDove): How many years were there between the admission of the first and fiftieth states into the United States? 171, almost 172 (so I also accepted 171. Delaware achieved statehood on December 7, 1787; Hawaii on august 21, 1959. But, because the first 13 states were states as of July 4, 1776, I also accepted 183 from the few who answered that. 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/26: Which state, the 48th and last contiguous state, was the last admitted to the Union BEFORE Alaska and Hawaii? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 23, 2010
Trivia for 4/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/22: From player Robert Yetter: What was Joe Friday's badge number? 714. When Jack Webb, who played Friday, died in 1982, Chief Darryl Gates of the Los Angeles Police Department officially retired Joe Friday's shield number. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/23: From player Catherine (SpclDove):
How many years were there between the admission of the first and fiftieth states into the United States?
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Trivia for 4/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/21: Mr. Magoo has been around since 1949. In that time, he has had various pets, including a talking dog named McBarker. But before McBarker, Magoo had a watchdog he called Bowser. What was interesting about Bowser? Bowser was really a Siamese cat, the nearly-blind Magoo just thought he was a dog. 41 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/22: From player Robert Yetter: What was Joe Friday's badge number? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Trivia for 4/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/20: On WKRP in Cincinnati, Howard Hesseman played DJ Dr. Johnny Fever. But what was the character's real last name? 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/21: Mr. Magoo has been around since 1949. In that time, he has had various pets, including a talking dog named McBarker. But before McBarker, Magoo had a watchdog he called Bowser. What was interesting about Bowser? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Trivia for 4/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/19: From player Catherine (SpclDove):
A cygnet is the young of what bird? A swan. 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/20: On WKRP in Cincinnati, Howard Hesseman played DJ Dr. Johnny Fever. But what was the character's real last name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, April 19, 2010
Trivia for 4/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/16: Which was the lightest weight coin ever minted by the US Mint: A. Half-penny B. Three-cent coin C. Dime B. Three-cent coin, in 1851. It was composed of 75% silver and 25% copper, had a six-pointed star on one side, a Roman numeral III on the other, and weighed in at four-fifths of a gram. 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/19: From player Catherine (SpclDove):
A cygnet is the young of what bird? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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