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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Trivia for 4/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/6: What does an ombrometer measure? An ombrometer is an instrument for measuring rainfall; a rain gauge. 56 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/7: Lizzie Borden, while acquitted of the murders of her father and step-mother, is still widely believed to have been the perpetrator. After the trial, Lizzie and her sister moved to a new house they named Maplecroft. A falling-out in 1905 estranged the sisters. Lizzie died of pneumonia in 1927 and, coincidentally, her sister died 9 days later, on June 10. What was Lizzie's sister's name? (Hint: I am NOT looking for Alice, the name of a sister who died when only a small child.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Trivia for 4/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/3: What is the name of the boar who gives an impassioned speech to the other farm animals before dying of old age, at the beginning of Orwell's classic Animal Farm? Old Major, who is also known by his show name of Willingdon Beauty. Napolean is the boar who becomes the "leader" of the farm, the tyrant. Snowball is Napolean's rival, eventually driven away from the farm. 39 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/6: What does an ombrometer measure? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 3, 2009
Trivia for 4/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/2: Which magician penned Sock, a novel written from the point of view of a sock monkey named Dickie? (A) David Copperfield (B) Doug Henning (C) Penn Jillette (D) The Amazing Kreskin 53 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/3: What is the name of the boar who gives an impassioned speech to the other farm animals before dying of old age, at the beginning of Orwell's classic Animal Farm? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Trivia for 4/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/1: What does the word 'cachinnate' mean? To laugh hard, loudly or convulsively. A guffaw. 50 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/2: Which magician penned Sock, a novel written from the point of view of a sock monkey named Dickie? (A) David Copperfield (B) Doug Henning (C) Penn Jillette (D) The Amazing Kreskin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
March Rankings
Here are the rankings for March 2009: There were 22 questions, with a total of 22 points: #1 (22 correct): AC918 (Anne) Aggiemom Marie Bouchard Carol Carrara Catherine (SpclDove) Cathy (ThtWildCat) ChristmasFun Grace Daisy Kathy Dent (BOOKWORM) Donna Golfitr Susan Hardisty Jeanie Maggie Nancy Mello Ronald Mello PREY TIME Snowflake Tanny XTEX4 #2 (21 correct): GZULU INBALANCE1 K. Pavlov SusanL C. Underwood Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) #3 (20 correct): Dragon S. Giordano KANGA Peggy Mueller #4 (19 correct): #5 (18 correct): George Malits mjnapco Tessa #6 (16 correct): Pat Cieslak Larry Iannetti Bill Tootill #7 (15 correct): Sandy DeCoff Becky Salz Stephanie Twine-Haig #8 (14 correct): Baxtersplace Caro7lk Brian Chenevert Linda Guilfoil Linda Hodgdon KathyKraj Talula~ #9 (13 correct): Marc Enyedy Maxine Kingsbury Quietone9498 #10 (12 correct): Ben Guilfoil Honorable Mentions: Abuckle; Lorrie Cook; Courtney; Melissa Hammond; Kelly Jefferson; JMB; Mary Jane Leach; MH Techs; Patti Moreau; PeniVixen; Jacki Tibbitts; Paul Vangel Congratulations & Good Luck in April! Take care --- Joe
Trivia for 4/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/31: A barcarolle is a folk-type song traditionally sung by people in what profession? Venetian gondoliers. The name is barcarolle (also barcarola) is also used for music composed in this style, sometimes in operas. 54 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/1: Ended March with a definition, so we will begin April the same way: What does the word 'cachinnate' mean? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Trivia for 3/31
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/30: Olympic champion Bruce Jenner took on a TV role as Officer Steve McLeish when one of the stars of this show was temporarily out due to a contract dispute. What show was this? "CHiPs". Erik Estrada was absent for 6 episodes in 1981, and Jenner filled in briefly as a different officer. 54 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/31: A barcarolle is a folk-type song traditionally sung by people in what profession? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 30, 2009
Trivia for 3/30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/27: Often considered the opposite of a more well-known term, 'jamais vu' is a term used to describe what sensation? The feeling that one is experiencing or doing something for the very first time, while rationally knowing that they have been in the situation or experience before. Considered the opposite of 'deja vu', where one feels like they have done something before that is really a new and different experience. 53 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/30: Olympic champion Bruce Jenner took on a TV role as Officer Steve McLeish when one of the stars of this show was temporarily out due to a contract dispute. What show was this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, March 27, 2009
Trivia for 3/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/26: What was Mr. Magoo's first name? 57 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/27: Often considered the opposite of a more well-known term, 'jamais vu' is a term used to describe what sensation? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Trivia for 3/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/25: Born Ehrich Weiss on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, this man became well known for many things. He starred in movies in France and Hollywood; he loved aviation and had the first controlled powered flight over Australia with a an also-successful landing; he then moved on to debunking psychics and mediums. This pursuit led to the end of his friendship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was a firm believer in such things. However, Weiss was best known under a different name and for a different set of skills and he died, in 1926, because of one of these 'stunts'. Who was he? Harry Houdini, the master magician and escape artist. When someone asked if he could really handle blows to the abdomen, Houdini replied yes. But before he could prepare himself, the man hit him several times. Apparently already suffering from appendicitis, the incident led to peritonitis and he died on on October 31, 1926. 60 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/26: What was Mr. Magoo's first name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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