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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Trivia for 4/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/7: True or False: The late Charlton Heston had a cameo in the 2001 remake of his classic film "Planet of the Apes". True. Heston had an uncredited cameo as Zaius. 62 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/8: On this day in 1820, a peasant farmer named Kentrotas found this now-renowned work of art, buried in a niche within ancient city ruins on the Aegean island of Melos. What did he find?
Monday, April 7, 2008
Trivia for 4/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/4: Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive what? The Nobel Peace Prize, which he received for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means. Now, the youngest recipient is Mairead Corrigan, who received the prize in 1976 at age 32. Corrigan and Betty Williams won it for their work as founders of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement. 60 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/7: True or False: The late Charlton Heston had a cameo in the 2001 remake of his classic film "Planet of the Apes".
Friday, April 4, 2008
Trivia for 4/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/3: Boston Red Sox player Kevin Youkilis just set a Major League Baseball record for what? Playing consecutive game No. 194 at first base without an error, surpassing Steve Garvey's previous record, set in 1985. 57 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/4: Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive what?
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Trivia for 4/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/2: Speaking in terms of astronomy, what is the "Goldilocks Zone"? It is the habitable or life zone, the area of space in which a planet is just the right distance from its home star so that it isn't too hot nor is it too cold, and could possibly host liquid water and maybe even life. 53 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/3: Boston Red Sox player Kevin Youkilis just set a Major League Baseball record for what?
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Trivia for 4/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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? 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/2: Speaking in terms of astronomy, what is the "Goldilocks Zone"?
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"?
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