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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Trivia for 5/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/5: The English clipper ship Cutty Sark got its name from the Robert Burns poem "Tam o'Shanter". What does "Cutty Sark" mean in Scottish? "Cutty Sark" means "short shirt" or "short undergarment" in Scottish. It was the name of a garment worn by a character in the poem. The ship was launched in 1869, and is now a fully restored tourist attraction in Greenwich, England. 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/6: Anna Mary Robertson is the birth name of which famous painter? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Trivia for 5/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/4: In the video game, Pac-Man was always on the run from four ghosts. Three were named Inky, Blinky and Pinky. What was the name of the fourth ghost? 55 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/5: The English clipper ship Cutty Sark got its name from the Robert Burns poem "Tam o'Shanter". What does "Cutty Sark" mean in Scottish? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, May 4, 2009
Trivia for 5/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/1: In Disney's 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Nemo's submarine is called the Nautilus. But what was the name of his South Sea hideaway? 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/4: In the video game, Pac-Man was always on the run from four ghosts. Three were named Inky, Blinky and Pinky. What was the name of the fourth ghost? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, May 1, 2009
April 2009 Rankings
Here are the rankings for April 2009: There were 22 questions, with a total of 23 points: #1 (23 correct): Aggiemom Marie Bouchard Carol Carrara Cathy (ThtWildCat) ChristmasFun Golfitr Nancy Mello K. Pavlov PREY TIME Snowflake C. Underwood Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) #2 (22 correct): GZULU Susan Hardisty Janine (JRGIVMEMO) Jeanie KANGA SusanL XTEX4 #3 (21 correct): Grace Daisy Donna INBALANCE1 George Malits Ronald Mello #4 (20 correct): AC918 (Anne) Catherine (SpclDove) S. Giordano Larry Iannetti Maggie Tanny #5 (19 correct): #7 (17 correct): Abuckle #8 (16 correct): Baxtersplace Dragon Peggy Mueller #9 (15 correct): Ben Guilfoil Linda Guilfoil Talula~ #10 (14 correct): Honorable Mentions: Brian Chenevert Courtney
JMB KathyKraj Maxine Kingsbury Mary Jane Leach Patti Moreau PeniVixen Quietone9498 routy Tessa Bill Tootill Stephanie Twine-Haig Paul Vangel Congratulations & Good Luck in May!
Trivia for 5/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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 Ans: (B) Sea Otter. Having no blubber, the sea otter relies on their remarkably dense fur to stay warm. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/1: In Disney's 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Nemo's submarine is called the Nautilus. But what was the name of his South Sea hideaway? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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