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Trivia of the Day Blog
Friday, June 4, 2010
Trivia for 6/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/3: From player Robert Yetter: What quotation was voted the number one movie line of all time by the American Film Institute? (Yes, there is one quote I am looking for, from this specific list. But we ALL know it!) Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn! A jury consisting of 1,500 film artists, critics, and historians selected this quote, spoken by Clark Gable in the epic "Gone With the Wind". 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/4: From player Jacki Tibbitts: What was the password of the Allied forces on D-Day in 1944?
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Trivia for 6/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/2: Another actor who died over the long weekend was Dennis Hopper, who had an eclectic career, to say the least. Which of the following films was Hopper NOT a part of? A. Super Mario Bros. B. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 C. Psycho III D. My Science Project Ans: C. Psycho III. Hopper played King Koopa in "Super Mario Bros.", Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" and Bob Roberts in "My Science Project". 39 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/3: From player Robert Yetter: What quotation was voted the number one movie line of all time by the American Film Institute?
(Yes, there is one quote I am looking for, from this specific list. But we ALL know it!)
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Trivia for 6/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/1: Actor Gary Coleman died last week. He is famous as Arnold Jackson-Drummond on the 70s/80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. But he also had a guest-starring role on an episode of the 70s sci-fi show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as a 493 year-old, child president and super-genius. What was that character's name? Hieronymus Fox. He was orginally from Earth's 20th-Century. Being a genius, he helped develop advanced cryogenics. He was frozen and thawed out in the 25th Century and became leader of the Genesia colony after helping them. 39 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/2: Another actor who died over the long weekend was Dennis Hopper, who had an eclectic career, to say the least. Which of the following films was Hopper NOT a part of? A. Super Mario Bros. B. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 C. Psycho III D. My Science Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
May Rankings
There were 20 questions this month, with a total of 20 points. #1 (20 correct): Marie Bouchard Cathy (ThtWildCat) ChristmasFun Kathy Dent (BOOKWORM) S. Giordano Maggie Nancy Mello SusanL Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) #2 (19 correct): Aggiemom Carol Carrara Catherine (SpclDove) GZULU Janine (JRGIVMEMO) #3 (18 correct): Lorrie Cook Grace Daisy Golfitr Susan Hardisty Ronald Mello Prey Time Snowflake #4 (17 correct): AC918 (Anne) Diane (GEM) Donna KANGA C. Underwood Robert Yetter #5 (16 correct): Dragon Peggy Mueller Theresa (TLR28) Bill Tootill XTEX4 #6 (15 correct): Seth J. Johansson K. Pavlov #7 (14 correct): Sharon D. Maxine Kingsbury #8 (13 correct): Tanny #9 (12 correct): George Malits #10 (10 correct): Baxtersplace Honorable Mentions: Patrick Cieslak Sandy DeCoff Melissa Hammond Linda Hodgdon INBALANCE1 Kelly Jefferson littleche Patti Moreau Chip Oliver Rachel Robert Rodecker Congratulations! And good luck in June!
Trivia 6/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/28: When sculpted, the two lions in front of the New York Public Library were called "Leo Astor" and "Leo Lenox", after John Jacob Astor and James Lenox, whose libraries had been used as the foundation of books. But in the 1930s, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia renamed the lions something else. What are those names? A. William and Charles B. Patience and Fortitude C. Imagination and History Ans: B. Patience and Fortitude. Sculpted by Edward Clark Potter, Mayor La Guardia renamed them "Patience" and "Fortitude" in honor of the characteristics shown by New Yorkers during the Great Depression. In 1911, the library's main branch, which took 16 years to build and at the time was the largest marble structure ever built in the United States, was dedicated by President William H. Taft. The library has some 2 million cardholders, and its collection grows by some 10,000 items a week. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/1: Actor Gary Coleman died last week. He is famous as Arnold Jackson-Drummond on the 70s/80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. But he also had a guest-starring role on an episode of the 70s sci-fi show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as a 493 year-old, child president and super-genius. What was that character's name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, May 28, 2010
Trivia for 5/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/27: At 456 ft/139 m (45 stories high), Kingda Ka in New Jersey is the world's tallest what? The world's highest (and fastest) roller coaster. At Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, NJ, the 59-second ride is named after the Bengal tiger that also lives in the Golden Kingdom area of the park. The roller coaster climbs to a height of 456 ft/139 m — 45 stories high — and reaches 128 mph/206 kmph at its fastest. From the top of the tower, if you had time to look around, you'd be able to see New York City, Atlantic City and Philadelphia. Last year, Kingda Ka was hit by lightning, putting it out of commission for a few months. 40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/28: When sculpted, the two lions in front of the New York Public Library were called "Leo Astor" and "Leo Lenox", after John Jacob Astor and James Lenox, whose libraries had been used as the foundation of books. But in the 1930s, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia renamed the lions something else. What are those names? A. William and Charles B. Patience and Fortitude C. Imagination and History ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Trivia for 5/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/26: From player Robert Yetter: What indispensible invention was John Shepherd-Barron known for? Automated teller machine (ATM). 35 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/27: At 456 ft/139 m (45 stories high), Kingda Ka in New Jersey is the world's tallest what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Trivia for 5/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/25: Who was the first actor who had directed the movie which also won him the Best Actor Oscar? Sir Laurence Olivier. He won Best Actor and Best Film for Hamlet in 1948, even though he didn't win for Best Director. Roberto Benigni is the only other to achieve this, for Life is Beautiful in 1997. Charlie Chaplin won a "Special Award for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus" in 1929, not a Best Actor Oscar. 30 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/26: From player Robert Yetter: What indispensible invention was John Shepherd-Barron known for? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Trivia for 5/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/24: From player K. Pavlov: Who was the first U.S. president to leave the country while in office? Teddy Roosevelt, in 1906 he went to the site of the Panama Canal. 41 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/25: Who was the first actor who had directed the movie which also won him the Best Actor Oscar? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, May 24, 2010
Trivia for 5/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/21: What was the name of the high school in the 1982 film National Lampoon's Class Reunion? Lizzie Borden High School. The reunion was of the class of 1972.
37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/24: From player K. Pavlov: Who was the first president to leave the country while in office? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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