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Trivia of the Day Blog
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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Trivia 4/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/14: In grammar, what is an exonym? An exonym is a name used by foreigners to refer to a place or people, instead of the name actually used by those who live there. Examples include Cologne (native term: Köln), Florence (Firenze), Japan (Nihon/Nippon), Italy (Italia). 41 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/15: From player Carol Carrara: In 1986, artist John Wagner created the character of an abrasive, surly, stooped-back, gray-haired older woman for Hallmark's Shoebox Greetings card division. What is her name? Bonus point: What is her dog's name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Trivia for 4/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/13: The Wizard of Oz film was based on the books by L. Frank Baum. In the books, the Tin Man (or Tin Woodman) was originally a real man. What was his name? Nick Chopper. The name first appeared in The Marvelous Land of Oz. Chopper made his living cutting trees in the forests of Oz. The Wicked Witch of the East put a spell on his axe so he couldn't marry the girl he loved. The axe chopped his limbs off, one by one, and each time Chopper had it replaced by one of tin. Eventually, nothing was left of him but tin. 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/14: In grammar, what is an exonym? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Trivia for 4/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/12: From player Robert Yetter:
Whose famous catch phrase was "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"? J. Wellington Wimpy, generally referred to as Wimpy, from the Popeye the Sailor cartoons. 55 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/13: The Wizard of Oz film was based on the books by L. Frank Baum. In the books, the Tin Man (or Tin Woodman) was originally a real man. What was his name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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