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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Trivia for 4/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/14: What fast-food item could 1970s diners get for free by reciting its ingredients in less than four seconds? The Big Mac, from McDonalds. 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/15: What famous non-Disney actor provided the voice and sound effects behind the character of Gideon in Pinocchio, only to have almost all of his work cut from the final film? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Trivia for 4/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/13: In Mell Lazarus' long-running comic strip Momma, the main character is mother to three grown children: Francis, Marylou and Thomas. What is Momma's name? For a bonus point, give me Momma's late husband's name. Momma's name is Sonja Hobbs, and her late husband was Jerome.
25 players got the main question and the bonus question correct; 9 players answered just the main question correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/14: What fast-food item could 1970s diners get for free by reciting its ingredients in less than four seconds? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, April 13, 2009
Trivia for 4/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/10: What do Marquis de Lafayette, Winston Churchill, Raoul Wallenberg, William and Hannah Callowhill Penn and Mother Theresa all have in common? All six, having been born outside the United States, were granted Honorary Citizenship of the United States, because of their remarkable actions. Churchill was first, in 1963. A seventh, Kazimierz Pulaski, has been approved by the Senate and is awaiting approval by the House of Representatives and President Obama's signature. There is also a bill seeking honorary citizenship for Anne Frank.
35 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/13: In Mell Lazarus' long-running comic strip Momma, the main character is mother to three grown children: Francis, Marylou and Thomas. What is Momma's name? For a bonus point, give me Momma's late husband's name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 10, 2009
Trivia for 4/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/9: What product does Starbucks sell in varieties called Om, Zen and Awake? 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/10: What do Marquis de Lafayette, Winston Churchill, Raoul Wallenberg, William and Hannah Callowhill Penn and Mother Theresa all have in common? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Trivia for 4/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/8: From Player ChristmasFun: Who was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 NCAA Men's Division 1 Final 4? (A) Ty Lawson (B) Hasheem Thabeet (C) Tyler Hansbrough (D) Wayne Ellington (E) Jeff Adrien Ans: (D) Wayne Ellington. 41 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/8: What product does Starbucks sell in varieties called Om, Zen and Awake? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Trivia for 4/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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.) 50 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/8: From Player ChristmasFun: Who was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 NCAA Men's Division 1 Final 4? (A) Ty Lawson (B) Hasheem Thabeet (C) Tyler Hansbrough (D) Wayne Ellington (E) Jeff Adrien ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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