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Trivia of the Day Blog
Monday, March 10, 2008
Trivia 3/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/7: Okay, I have held off using this question, I thought it was too tough. But here it is, good luck! (Sending it on a Friday to give people more time, if they need it.) On the sitcom "Alice," Flo was replaced by Belle, who was then replaced by Jolene Hunnicut (played by Celia Weston). The Southern Jolene would occasionally mention a distant relative, who was a character on a different CBS show, running at the same time "Alice" was on the air. This character even appeared on "Alice" once, with another cast memeber from his show. Can you tell me the name of the character from the other show that Jolene was related to?
Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg, played by Sorrell Booke on CBS's "The Dukes of Hazzard." Deputy Enos Strait (played by Sonny Shroyer) accompanied Boss Hogg to Phoenix on the "Alice" episode called "Mel is Hogg-Tied" in October of 1983. 42 players answered correctly. (Guess it wasn't as hard as I thought!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question for 3/10: A week of Disney questions: Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella and Alana are the sisters of what Disney character?
Friday, March 7, 2008
Trivia 3/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/6: Which daytime soap opera was originally supposed to be a television version of Perry Mason, but was retooled when Mason author Erle Stanley Gardner had a falling out with the network?
"The Edge of Night". which ran from 1956 to 1975 on CBS, then from 1975 to 1984 on ABC. CBS and Gardner eventually patched up their differences and "Perry Mason" debuted in prime time the following year. 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question for 3/7: Okay, I have held off using this question, I thought it was too tough. But here it is, good luck! (Sending it on a Friday to give people more time, if they need it.) On the sitcom "Alice," Flo was replaced by Belle, who was then replaced by Jolene Hunnicut (played by Celia Weston). The Southern Jolene would occasionally mention a distant relative, who was a character on a different CBS show, running at the same time "Alice" was on the air. This character even appeared on "Alice" once, with another cast memeber from his show. Can you tell me the name of the character from the other show that Jolene was related to?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Trivia 3/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/5: "Grand Slam" was a special series which aired on GSN (the Game Show Network) from August 4 to September 8, 2007. Sixteen of the biggest winners in U.S. game show history competed against each other in rounds. Of the four constestants to make the Semi-Finals, which one was the final winner of the competion? (A) Ogi Ogas (B) David Legler (C) Ken Jennings (D) Michelle Kitt
Ans: (C) Ken Jennings, who beat Ogas in the fifth round Finals. He holds the record for longest winning streak on "Jeopardy!", having won 74 times in a row. 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question for 3/6: Which daytime soap opera was originally supposed to be a television version of Perry Mason, but was retooled when Mason author Erle Stanley Gardner had a falling out with the network?
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Trivia 3/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/4: This man joined his team in 1954 and played in more than 9,000 consecutive games over 24 seasons, in 100 countries and 1,500 North American cities. He was given awards from 2 different Hall of Fame organizations, and his jersey (#36) was one of four retired from his team. Who is this? (Hint: His nickname on his team was "the Clown Prince".)
George "Meadowlark" Lemon, of the Harlem Globtrotters. He was awards the International Clown Hall of Fame's "Lifetime of Laughter Award", as well as the Basketball Hall of Fame's "John W. Bunn Award." He will be 76 this year. 48 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/5: "Grand Slam" was a special series which aired on GSN (the Game Show Network) from August 4 to September 8, 2007. Sixteen of the biggest winners in U.S. game show history competed against each other in rounds. Of the four constestants to make the Semi-Finals, which one was the final winner of the competion? (A) Ogi Ogas (B) David Legler (C) Ken Jennings (D) Michelle Kitt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Trivia 3/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/3: A traditional New Orleans flaming brew, it consists of coffee with spices, orange and lemon peel and brandy. It is then served in a flameproof bowl and ladled in cups. What is this?
Café Brûlot. In French, brûlot means "burnt brandy." Also accepted one player's answer of Cafe Diablo. 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question for 3/4: This man joined his team in 1954 and played in more than 9,000 consecutive games over 24 seasons, in 100 countries and 1,500 North American cities. He was given awards from 2 different Hall of Fame organizations, and his jersey (#36) was one of four retired from his team. Who is this? (Hint: His nickname on his team was "the Clown Prince".)
Monday, March 3, 2008
Trivia 3/3
Answer for 2/29: What is the name given to a person born on Leap Day, February 29th: (A) Leaper (B) Leapling (C) Leap Lad/Lass (D) Leappie Have to accept two answers: (A) Leaper and (B) Leapling. I originally had only Leapling, but was alerted to websites and more, where the people call themselves Leapers. Some famous Leaplings/Leapers are Jimmy Dorsey (1904), Dinah Shore (1916), Alex Rocco (1936), Tony Robbins (1960), Antonio Sabato Jr. (1972) and Emma Barton (1976). 57 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/3: A traditional New Orleans flaming brew, it consists of coffee with spices, orange and lemon peel and brandy. It is then served in a flameproof bowl and ladled in cups. What is this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you know the answer?Send it to me at triviajoe@charter.net
Friday, February 29, 2008
Trivia 2/29
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/28: DENKs is an acronym for what? Dual-Employed, No Kids, which refers to a family consisiting of spouses who both work and have no children. They are a prime target of luxury items and investments, due to their larger amount of disposable income. Some players mentioned they knew the terms as DINKs, Dual-Income, No Kids. I don't know why there are two versions, maybe people prefer being called DENKs and not DINKs. 61 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/29: Which is the name given to a person born on Leap Day, February 29th: (A) Leaper (B) Leapling (C) Leap Lad/Lass (D) Leappie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you know the answer?Send it to me at triviajoe@charter.net
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Trivia 2/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/27: In the U.S., the first Postmaster General was: (A) Benjamin Franklin (B) Thomas Jefferson (C) Thomas Edison (D) George Washington Ans: (A) Benjamin Franklin. 67 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/28: DENKs is an acronym for what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you know the answer?Send it to me at triviajoe@charter.net
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Trivia 2/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/26: In punctuation, what is a virgule? It is the proper name for a slash mark, as in a /. 61 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/27: In the U.S., the first Postmaster General was: (A) Benjamin Franklin (B) Thomas Jefferson (C) Thomas Edison (D) George Washington ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you know the answer?Send it to me at triviajoe@charter.net
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Trivia 2/26
Answer for 2/25: Which film won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture last night at the Academy Awards? (A) "Atonement" (B) "Juno" (C) "Michael Clayton" (D) "No Country for Old Men" (E) "There Will Be Blood" Ans: (D) "No Country for Old Men", which also won awards for Javier Bardem (Best Supporting Actor) and Ethan and Joel Coen (Best Directing and Best Adapted Screenplay). 70 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question for 2/26: In punctuation, what is a virgule?
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