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Trivia of the Day Blog
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Trivia for 2/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/10: In 1930, 11-year-old Venetia Burney contributed what to astronomy? She came up with the name Pluto for the then-newly discovered ninth planet. Her grandfather passed on the suggestion, and it was liked because the first two letters matched the initials of Percival Lowell, who had predicted its existence. Her grandfather's brother, Henry Madan, had also suggested the names of Phobos and Deimos for the moons of Mars in 1878. 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/11:
What is unique about Creme Puff, a cat once owned by Jake Perry of Austin, Texas? (A) Fattest cat on record (B) Only cat to live with two heads (C) Oldest cat on record ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Trivia for 2/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/9: Daltonism is the inability to do what? Daltonism is another name for color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish between red and green. The name comes from chemist and physicist John Dalton (1766-1844), who wrote Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures. He also studied his own color blindness. 55 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/10: In 1930, 11-year-old Venetia Burney contributed what to astronomy? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Trivia for 2/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/8: Who are Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober and Red? The Fraggles, from Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock. 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/9: Daltonism is the inability to do what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, February 8, 2010
Trivia for 2/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/5: What is the last name of saxophonist Kenny G.? 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/8: Who are Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober and Red? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, February 5, 2010
Trivia for 2/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/4: What comes in sizes that include Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar, Balthazar and Nebuchadnezzar? Wine or Champagne bottles. Starting with Standard (1 champagne bottle), the sizes move up to Magnum (2 bottles), Jeroboam (4 bottles), Rehoboam (6 bottles), Methuselah (8 bottles), Salmanazar (10-12 bottles), Balthazar (16 bottles) and Nebuchadnezzar (20 bottles). 55 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/5: What is the last name of saxophonist Kenny G.? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Trivia for 2/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/3: Who was the very first recipient of the Disney Legends Award? (A) Walt Disney (B) Julie Andrews (C) Fred MacMurray (D) Mickey Mouse Ans: (C) Fred MacMurray. He left his cement handprints at Disney Studios in 1987. The award recognizes significant contributions over the years by Disney personalities and employees. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/4: What comes in sizes that include Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar, Balthazar and Nebuchadnezzar? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Trivia for 2/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/2: People who practice tasseography do what? They claim to be able to read patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds or wine sediments, and are able to divine your future or fortune from these remains. Tasseography is also known as tasseomancy or tassology). 53 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/3: Who was the very first recipient of the Disney Legends Award? (A) Walt Disney (B) Julie Andrews (C) Fred MacMurray (D) Mickey Mouse ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Trivia for 2/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/1: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Which beer was the first to be sold in aluminum cans in the United States? What a way to start a month. The original answer I had was Coors, in 1959. But other players found answers ranging from Krueger's Beer in 1935 to Primo Beer in 1958, and everything in between. Since there is confusion, and it is the first question of the month, I am am giving a point to anyone who sent in any answer. 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/2: People who practice tasseography do what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, February 1, 2010
January Rankings
Here are the rankings for January 2010: There were 19 questions, with a total of 19 points: #1 (19 correct): Aggiemom Marie Bouchard Catherine (SpclDove) Cathy (ThtWildCat) ChristmasFun Sharon D. Donna S. Giordano GZULU KANGA Maggie Prey Time Snowflake SusanL Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) XTEX4 #2 (18 correct): Carol Carrara Lorrie Cook Grace Daisy Susan Hardisty KathyKraj George Malits Nancy Mello Tanny #3 (17 correct): Kathy Dent (BOOKWORM) Golfitr Janine (JRGIVMEMO) Jeanie Peggy Mueller Tessa #4 (16 correct): AC918 (Anne) Linda Hodgdon C. Underwood #5 (15 correct): Baxtersplace Maxine Kingsbury #6 (14 correct): Pat Cieslak #7 (13 correct): Sandy DeCoff Larry Iannetti #8 (12 correct): Patti Moreau K. Pavlov Trader Mike #9 (10 correct): Courtney Melissa Hammond Ronald Mello Bill Tootill #10 (9 correct): littleche Honorable Mentions: Brian Chenevert; Seth J. Johansson; Ed Matthews; MH Techs; Chip Oliver; Rachel; Robert Yetter Congratulations & Good Luck in February!
Trivia for 2/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/29: Shirley Bell Cole died earlier this month at age 89. Cole may not be a household name, but for a decade she played a character beloved by millions of young fans. What character did Cole portray? Little Orphan Annie. For nearly 10 years, first on WGN-AM and then on the NBC radio network, Annie, her adoptive father Daddy Warbucks, dog Sandy and good friend Joe Corntassle entertained children gathered around the radio in the late afternoon. The show was produced by Ovaltine's advertising agency. Cole, who was 10 when she took the role, continued to play Annie through her teenage years, showing up for rehearsals and live broadcasts after school. When "Little Orphan Annie" was replaced by "Captain Midnight" around 1940, Cole was essentially finished with radio. Floy Hughes and Janice Gilbert also had stints playing Annie. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/1: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Which beer was the first to be sold in aluminum cans in the United States? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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