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Trivia of the Day Blog
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Trivia for 2/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/25:
The calendar once had months named Quintilius and Sextilius, but, using names of Roman leaders, they were renamed what? Quintilius and Sextilius were renamed Julius (July) and Augustis (August). March was originally the first month of the year of 10 months, making July and August the fifth and sixth months. Eventually Januarius and Februarius were added at the beginning to make the twelve months we know now. 51 people got both months correct, 2 people got one of them correct. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/26: Mary Katherine Campbell is the only Miss America to do what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Trivia for 2/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/24:
From player ChristmasFun: How many straight matches has Connecticut's Trinity COLLEGE Men's Squash team won? With the game the team won Sunday, they have 202 straight wins and their 11th consecutive national championship. Due to the number of articles written leading up to Sunday's game, I accepted answers from 200-202, even though 202 is the correct answer. 41 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/25: The calendar once had months named Quintilius and Sextilius, but, using names of Roman leaders, they were renamed what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Trivia for 2/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/23:
Which film won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture last night at the Academy Awards? (A) "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
(B) "Frost/Nixon"
(C) "Milk"
(D) "The Reader"
(E) "Slumdog Millionaire" Ans: (E) "Slumdog Millionaire", which also won seven other awards for Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Achievement in Editing, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures - Original Score, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures - Original Song, Best Achievement in Sound and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published. 59 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/24: From player ChristmasFun: How many straight matches has Connecticut's Trinity University Men's Squash team won? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, February 23, 2009
Trivia for 2/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/20:
What did "human fly" D.D. Roland carry on his shoulders while walking on building ledges blindfolded? (A) A baby carrier (B) A backpack (C) His wife (D) A parachute 40 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/23: Easy Monday question: Which film won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture last night at the Academy Awards?
(A) "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
(B) "Frost/Nixon"
(C) "Milk"
(D) "The Reader"
(E) "Slumdog Millionaire"
Friday, February 20, 2009
Trivia 2/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/19:
From player Snowflake: Rougly translated, what does actor Johnny Depp's surname mean in German? I accepted any of the following: twit, fool, idiot, moron, etc.
38 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/20: What did "human fly" D.D. Roland carry on his shoulders while walking on building ledges blindfolded? (A) A baby carrier (B) A backpack (C) His wife (D) A parachute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Trivia for 2/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/18:
From player Maggie: Where in sci-fi would you find a character named "The Mule"? In THE FOUNDATION SERIES by Isaac Asimov.
42 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/19: From player Snowflake: Rougly translated, what does actor Johnny Depp's surname mean in German? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Trivia for 2/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/17:
What AL Central team angered fans by muzzling its operatic hot dog vendor Charley Marcuse? 48 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/18: From player Maggie: Where in sci-fi would you find a character named "The Mule"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Trivia for 2/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/16:
How many double-word-score spaces are there on a Scrabble board? (A) Ten (B) Twelve (C) Fifteen (D) Seventeen 34 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/17: What AL Central team angered fans by muzzling its operatic hot dog vendor Charley Marcuse? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, February 16, 2009
Trivia for 2/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/13:
What film opened on Valentine's Day in 1931 and was billed as “The strangest love story of all"? Dracula, directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi. 46 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/16: How many double-word-score spaces are there on a Scrabble board? (A) Ten (B) Twelve (C) Fifteen (D) Seventeen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, February 13, 2009
Trivia for 2/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/12:
What are items are grouped in the following categories: Ladies, Seniors, Regular, Stiff, and Tour? Golf clubs. They go in order of strength or stiffness, from Ladies up to Tour. 51 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/13: What film opened on Valentine's Day in 1931 and was billed as “The strangest love story of all"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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