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Trivia of the Day Blog
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Trivia for 4/30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/29: What is meant when one calls someone or something sesquipedalian? While literally translating as "a foot-and-a-half long", it means to be given to, characterized or consisting of long, ponderous words.
50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/30: With more than 650,000 hairs per square inch, which animal below boasts the densest fur of any mammal? (A) Polar Bear (B) Sea Otter (C) Tibetan Ox (D) Platypus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Trivia for 4/29
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/28: The great Bea Arthur passed away over the weekend. She had roles in theater, television and film. What was her connection to the Star Wars franchise? In "The Star Wars Holiday Special", Bea had the role of Ackmena, who worked in the Mos Eisley Cantina. She had a song and dance number in the bizarre show, which has never been officially released on video or DVD and has been said to be a disappointment to George Lucas. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/29: What is meant when one calls someone or something sesquipedalian? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Trivia for 4/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/27: "Cap'n Crunch" cereal and its mascot have been around since 1963. In 2007, Cap'n Crunch's full name was revealed. Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch. 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/28: The great Bea Arthur passed away over the weekend. She had roles in theater, television and film. What was her connection to the Star Wars franchise? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, April 27, 2009
Trivia for 4/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/24: What was the reason Emily Murphy, Irene Marryat Parlby, Nellie Mooney McClung, Louise Crummy McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards became known as the Famous Five of Canada (or the Valiant Five of Canada)? They brought a landmark case to the Canadian Supreme Court, challenging the status of women with the question "Does the word
'Persons' in section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?" 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/27: "Cap'n Crunch" cereal and its mascot have been around since 1963. In 2007, Cap'n Crunch's full name was revealed. What is his first name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 24, 2009
Trivia for 4/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/23: What 1998 expansion team won a World Series in only its fourth year of operation? The Arizona Diamondbacks. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/24: What was the reason Emily Murphy, Irene Marryat Parlby, Nellie Mooney McClung, Louise Crummy McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards became known as the Famous Five of Canada (or the Valiant Five of Canada)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Trivia for 4/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/22: In the film "Flubber", who is Professor Brainard's over-amorous flying robot?
(A) Weebo
(B) Reebo
(C) Peebo
(D) Meebo
49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/23: What 1998 expansion team won a World Series in only its fourth year of operation? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Trivia for 4/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/21: Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews are collectively known as what? "The Three Investigators", from the popular young adult detective series of books, like "The Hardy Boys". Alfred Hitchcock "introduced" the stories for the first 30 novels, although in reality he was just paid so his name could be used in the series. After his death, his character was replaced by Hector Sebastian, and reprints of earlier books substituted Sebastian for Hitchchock. The original series ran from 1964 to 1987, and ten of the first 11 books were written by their creator, Robert Arthur. The books continued from 85-87 as "Find Your Fate" stories, and again from 89-90 as "Crimebusters". They are also very popular in other countries, especially Germany. 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/22: In the film "Flubber", who is Professor Brainard's over-amorous flying robot?
(A) Weebo
(B) Reebo
(C) Peebo
(D) Meebo
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Trivia for 4/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/20: What Broadway musical is highlighted by the songs Good Morning Baltimore, Big, Blonde and Beautiful and Cooties? 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/21: Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews are collectively known as what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, April 20, 2009
Trivia for 4/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/17: Being one of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 was amazing enough. But what else added to the remarkable life of British nurse and stewardess Violet Jessop?
She survived collisions and/or sinkings of all three Olympic-class British ships. She had been on board the RMS Olympic in 1911 when it collided with the HMS Hawke, seriously damaging both ships. And even more incredible is that after the sinking of the Titanic, she was a nurse aboard the HMHS Britannic when it apparently hit a mine and sank in the Aegean Sea. She survived this, as well. She eventually passed away in 1971, at age 84. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/20: What Broadway musical is highlighted by the songs Good Morning Baltimore, Big, Blonde and Beautiful and Cooties? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 17, 2009
Trivia for 4/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/16: Raggedy Ann and her brother Andy had a pet Raggedy Dog. The dog eventually got a name of its own. What was it? (A) Arfy (B) Alex (C) Abby (D) Arthur 36 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/16: Being one of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 was amazing enough. But what else added to the remarkable life of British nurse and stewardess Violet Jessop?
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