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Trivia of the Day Blog
Friday, October 23, 2009
Trivia for 10/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/22: In 1971, Genereal Mills released two new cereals, Count Chocula and Franken Berry. Two years later they added Boo Berry. All three cereals are still produced and available. Two other flavors were once part of the Monster Cereal line. Can you name them? Fruit Brute (1974-1983) and Fruity Yummy Mummy (1987-1993). 46 players answered both correctly; 3 others got one correct. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/23: The organ located in the Disneyland Haunted Mansion's ballroom is a prop from which 1954 Disney film? THE ANSWER WILL BE SENT WHEN THE GAME RESUMES ON NOVEMBER 2nd. VACATION! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Trivia for 10/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/21: 11 years after the success of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a new special was made, called Halloween is Grinch Night. Since Boris Karloff had died in 1969, who took over as the new voice of The Grinch? (A) Bela Lugosi (B) Martin Landau (C) Lon Chaney Jr. (D) Hans Conried Ans: (D) Hans Conried, who was by then a veteran character actor and voice-over artist. 40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/22: In 1971, Genereal Mills released two new cereals, Count Chocula and Franken Berry. Two years later they added Boo Berry. All three cereals are still produced and available. Two other flavors were once part of the Monster Cereal line. Can you name them? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Trivia for 10/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/20:
From player Jacki Tibbitts: Which actor portrayed the character Harvey Daley, who was the last person killed on the TV series "Gunsmoke", in 1975? (A) David Carradine
(B) Gary Busey
(C) Burt Reynolds
(D) Michael Ansara Ans: (B) Gary Busey. The episode was called "The Los Carnales". 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/21: 11 years after the success of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a new special was made, called Halloween is Grinch Night. Since Boris Karloff had died in 1969, who took over as the new voice of The Grinch? (A) Bela Lugosi (B) Martin Landau (C) Lon Chaney Jr. (D) Hans Conried ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Trivia for 10/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/19:
What is interesting about the character of Nancy Bellicec from 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the character of Valerie Shenkman from the 2005-2006 TV series "Invasion" and the character of Wendy Lenk in The Invasion, the 2007 movie remake? They are all played by actress Veronica Cartwright. Cartwright also played the role of Felicia Alden in the 1987 film "The Witches of Eastwick" and is currently playing the role of Bun Waverly in the television version "Eastwick". 32 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/20: From player Jacki Tibbitts: Which actor portrayed the character Harvey Daley, who was the last person killed on the TV series "Gunsmoke", in 1975? (A) David Carradine
(B) Gary Busey
(C) Burt Reynolds
(D) Michael Ansara ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, October 19, 2009
Trivia for 10/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/16:
If a villain commits 'uxoricide', what has he done? He has killed his wife. Uxoricide is the act of murdering one's wife. The William Castle flick "I Saw What You Did" warned, on its posters,"This Movie Is About UXORICIDE!" The opposite is ‘mariticide’, which is derived from the word ‘maritus’ meaning ‘married’. ‘Mariticide’ is actually the killing of one’s married partner; it could be the husband or the wife, but the word is being used to refer to the murder of the husband by the wife. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/19: What is interesting about the character of Nancy Bellicec from 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the character of Valerie Shenkman from the 2005-2006 TV series "Invasion" and the character of Wendy Lenk in The Invasion, the 2007 movie remake? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, October 16, 2009
Trivia for 10/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/15:
Which actor/stuntman has portrayed the character of Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th films the most: (A) Ted White (B) Kane Hodder (C) Ari Lehman (D) Ken Kirzinger Ans: (B) Kane Hodder, who play Jason four times, in Parts VII through X. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/16: If a villain commits 'uxoricide', what has he done? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Trivia for 10/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/14:
H.H. Holmes is considered to be America's first what: (A) Serial killer (B) Actor to portray Count Dracula (C) Professional Pumpkin Carver (D) Costume Marketer Ans: (A) Serial killer. A contemporary of Jack The Ripper, H.H. Holmes was a wholly evil man, but will probably never capture the public's imagination quite as much as Jack because he was caught and brought to justice. 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/15: Which actor/stuntman has portrayed the character of Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th films the most: (A) Ted White (B) Kane Hodder (C) Ari Lehman (D) Ken Kirzinger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Trivia for 10/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/13:
What do you call a poker hand including the black aces and eights? (A) Deadman Walking (B) Ace of Darkness (C) A Dead Man's Hand (D) Fade to Black Ans: (C) A Dead Man's Hand. Legend has it that is was the hand Wild Bill Hickock held at the time of his death. What the fifth card was has been up for debate, with some saying it was the nine of diamonds, while others say something else. 60 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/14: H.H. Holmes is considered to be America's first what: (A) Serial killer (B) Actor to portray Count Dracula (C) Professional Pumpkin Carver (D) Costume Marketer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Trivia for 10/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/9:
In the 2000 horror film Final Destination, what is interesting about the characters' names? Most of the characters are named in homage to directors or stars of older, black-and-white horror films: Alex Browning (Tod Browning), Billy Hitchchock (Alfred Hitchcock), Valerie Lewton (Val Lewton), Terry Chaney (Lon Chaney) , Tod Waggner (George Waggner), Agent Wiene (Robert Wiene), Agent Schreck (Max Schreck) and Larry Murnau, (after F.W. Murnau). 34 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/13: What do you call a poker hand including the black aces and eights? (A) Deadman Walking (B) Ace of Darkness (C) A Dead Man's Hand (D) Fade to Black ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, October 9, 2009
Trivia for 10/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 10/8:
In what classic tale is Brom Bones the antagonist, and perhaps even the true identity of the terrifying villain? "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. Brom Bones is the nickname of Abraham Van Brunt, the town bully and rival of Ichabod Crane for the love of Katrina Van Tassel. While not outright stated in the story, it is implied that Bones is really the Horseman. 53 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 10/9: In the 2000 horror film Final Destination, what is interesting about the characters' names?
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