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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Trivia for 6/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/9: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Who was featured on the cover of the first issue of the magazine "Rolling Stone"? John Lennon, on November 9, 1967. 56 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/10: From player Marie Bouchard: What mysterious event occured on May 19, 1780 in New England, causing many to believe the end was near?
Monday, June 9, 2008
Trivia for 6/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/6: In the U.S., with the loss of Prometheus in 1964, Methuselah gained what title? Oldest tree, at least in the United States. The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine is about 4,839 years old. Prometheus was more than 4,844 years old when it was cut down. The exact location of Methuselah is kept secret to avoid vandalism. 46 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/9: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Who was featured on the cover of the first issue of the magazine "Rolling Stone"?
Friday, June 6, 2008
Trivia for 6/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/5: From player Brian Chenevert: 1 in 6 americans now have these, whereas 100 years ago, 1 in 2 americans had them? What are they? (A) Blue Eyes (B) Cows (C) Daily Journals 45 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/6: In the U.S., with the loss of Prometheus in 1964, Methuselah gained what title?
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Trivia for 6/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/4: In the classic comic strip "Calvin & Hobbes", what were Calvin's parents names? Their names were never mentioned in the entire run of the strip. They were known simply as "Mom" and "Dad", or "Hon" and "Dear" to each other. Bill Watterson didn't give them names, as they were simply in the comic to be Calvin's parents. 52 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/5: From player Brian Chenevert: 1 in 6 americans now have these, whereas 100 years ago, 1 in 2 americans had them? What are they? (A) Blue Eyes (B) Cows (C) Daily Journals
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Trivia for 6/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/3: Which one-time Celtic player is credited with being the first to break a backboard in the NBA? Hint: He also played in the MLB and later became an actor. Chuck Connors. He jumped and smashed the glass backboard at the first Boston Celtics game, November 5, 1946. Connors also blayed with the baseball teams the Dodgers and the Cubs, and went on to fame in movies and TV, starring as Lucas McCain on "The Rifleman". 55 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/4: In the classic comic strip "Calvin & Hobbes", what were Calvin's parents names?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Trivia for 6/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/2: From player Snowflake: How many flowers are in the design stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie? (A) Twelve (B) Six (C) One Ans: (A) Twelve. Each as four petals. 50 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/3: Which one-time Celtic player is credited with being the first to break a backboard in the NBA? Hint: He also played in the MLB and later became an actor.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Trivia for 6/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/30: The hilarious Harvey Korman passed away yesterday. He is well known for many comedic roles, especially his long run on "The Carol Burnett Show". Before that, he voiced which character from the classic animated show "The Flintstones"? The Great Gazoo, the strange alien who visited Fred and Barney occasionally in the final season of the show. 52 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/2: From player Snowflake: How many flowers are in the design stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie? (A) Twelve (B) Six (C) One
Friday, May 30, 2008
Trivia for 5/30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/29: Don Diego de la Vega, the character created by Johnston McCulley in 1919, went by the name Zorro. What animal is "zorro" the Spanish word for? Zorro is the Spanish word for "fox".
58 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/30: The hilarious Harvey Korman passed away yesterday. He is well known for many comedic roles, especially his long run on "The Carol Burnett Show". Before that, he voiced which character from the classic animated show "The Flintstones"?
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Trivia for 5/29
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/28:
Who was the first baseball player to hit two grand slams in one game?
(A) Babe Ruth (B) Tony Lazzeri (C) Ted Williams (D) Joe Dimaggio
Ans: (B) Tony Lazzeri, who was playing for the New York Yankees. In a game against the Philadelphia Athletics on May 24, 1936, he hit 2 grand slams. His 11 RBIs in that game is an American League Record to this date. The Yankees won the game 19 to 7.
51 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/29: Don Diego de la Vega, the character created by Johnston McCulley in 1919, went by the name Zorro. What animal is "zorro" the Spanish word for?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Trivia for 5/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/27:
When speaking of tools, what is the helve?
The handle of an ax, adz or hatchet. 54 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/28: Who was the first baseball player to hit two grand slams in one game?
(A) Babe Ruth (B) Tony Lazzeri (C) Ted Williams (D) Joe Dimaggio
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