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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Trivia for 4/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/31: Derived from the Latin for "to walk", this word is often printed backwards to be seen in rear-view mirrors. What is this word? Ambulance, from the Latin "ambulare". 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/1: Actor Michael Rennie had the role of Klaatu the alien in the sci-fi classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still". A remake is in the works, with which totally awesome dude taking on the role of Klaatu?
Monday, March 31, 2008
Trivia for 3/31
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/28: What name does the Indian Chief bestow on Peter Pan after Peter saves the life of his daughter, Tiger Lily? (A) Brave Green Papoose (B) Soaring Magic Child (C) Little Flying Eagle Ans: (C) Little Flying Eagle. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/31: Derived from the Latin for "to walk", this word is often printed backwards to be seen in rear-view mirrors. What is this word?
Friday, March 28, 2008
Trivia for 3/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/28: Where did the Pink Panther appear first: (A) The animated short "The Pink Phink" (B) Opening and closing credits of the film "The Pink Panther" (C) Television's "Laugh-In" Ans: (B) Opening and closing credits of the film "The Pink Panther". The character was so popular, United Artists signed the director, Friz Freleng and his studio to a multi-year contract for shorts. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/28: What name does the Indian Chief bestow on Peter Pan after Peter saves the life of his daughter, Tiger Lily? (A) Brave Green Papoose (B) Soaring Magic Child (C) Little Flying Eagle
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Trivia for 3/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/25 and 3/26: When talking about language or grammar, what is a "ghost word"? It is a word that has come into a dictionary, grammar or some other work as a result of a misinterpretation or misreading, usually of an actual word. One such famous "ghost word" is DORD, which started as a chemistry editor's note, that "D or d" was an abbreviation for density. It was misread as "Dord", and added to the print up as a noun meaning density. It took five years for an editor to notice and begin investigating the word. 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/27: Where did the Pink Panther appear first: (A) The animated short "The Pink Phink" (B) Opening and closing credits of the film "The Pink Panther" (C) Television's "Laugh-In"
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Trivia for 3/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/24: Which star of the original "Dirty Dancing" was the only one to have a cameo in the sequel, "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"? Patrick Swayze, in a role that is not named. The scene was edited to allude to him being Johnny from the original, but in the script draft, the character was called Simon "Sim" Johns. 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/25 and 3/26: Some email issue caused me to receive only 6 responses yesterday. So, I am using the same question again today:
When talking about language or grammar, what is a "ghost word"?
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Trivia for 3/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/24: Which star of the original "Dirty Dancing" was the only one to have a cameo in the sequel, "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"? Patrick Swayze, in a role that is not named. The scene was edited to allude to him being Johnny from the original, but in the script draft, the character was called Simon "Sim" Johns. 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/25: When talking about language or grammar, what is a "ghost word"?
Monday, March 24, 2008
Trivia for 3/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/21: Steven Zirnkilton is a voice actor who has done work on some movies and tv series. But for what "role" is Zirnkilton most famously known? As the Opening Announcer of the "Law & Order" franchise of television shows. "In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important, groups: the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories." 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question for 3/24: Which star of the original "Dirty Dancing" was the only one to have a cameo in the sequel, "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"?
Friday, March 21, 2008
Trivia for 3/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/20: Billy Crystal has been in the news lately, turning 60 and becoming a Yankee, for a day. Crystal also holds a record for fastest time in the bonus round of which game show? "The $20,000 Pyramid," where Crystal holds the record for getting his contestant partner to the top of the pyramid in the fastest time, in the bonus round, at 26 seconds. 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/21: Steven Zirnkilton is a voice actor who has done work on some movies and tv series. But for what "role" is Zirnkilton most famously known?
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Trivia for 3/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/19: Which Oscar-winning actress voiced the brain of Anne Uumellmahaye in the Steve Martin classic "The Man With Two Brains"? 46 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question for 3/20: Billy Crystal has been in the news lately, turning 60 and becoming a Yankee, for a day. Crystal also holds a record for fastest time in the bonus round of which game show?
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Trivia for 3/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/18: Question suggested by player Snowflake: Who is Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward? (A) A secret agent (B) A sister of Princess Diana (C) Most-winning dog at Westminster Ans: (A) A secret agent. She was the London agent for International Rescue on the television series "Thunderbirds". 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/19: Which Oscar-winning actress voiced the brain of Anne Uumellmahaye in the Steve Martin classic "The Man With Two Brains"?
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