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Trivia of the Day Blog
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Trivia for 11/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/11: What connection does Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner Al King have to Veterans Day?
In 1953, King, who had been involved with the American War Dads during WWII, had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate ALL veterans, not just those from WWI. After the Emporia Chamber of Commerce took up the cause, a bill was pushed through Congress by then-U.S. Rep. Ed Rees, also from Emporia. President Eisenhower signed it into law on May 26, 1954. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/12: British Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel introduced the legislation establishing the new police force, and in 1829 London's reorganized police force went on duty. What other unofficial long-lasting contribution did he make to the history of the London Police? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Trivia for 11/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/10: What 14,110-foot U.S. peak do stock car drivers race up in the perilous International Hill Climb?
48 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/11: What connection does Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner Al King have to Veterans Day? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Trivia for 11/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/9: What Gerry Thomas invention is commemorated by an impression in the cement outside of Swanson's headquarters?
47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/10: What 14,110-foot U.S. peak do stock car drivers race up in the perilous International Hill Climb? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, November 9, 2009
Trivia for 11/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/6: What hit 1990 book was reissued with its main character "in a new place in every scene"?
39 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/9: What Gerry Thomas invention is commemorated by an impression in the cement outside of Swanson's headquarters? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, November 6, 2009
Trivia for 11/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/5: What artist was surprised to see an "explicit lyrics" warning sticker slapped on his 1986 instrumental album Jazz from Hell?
53 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/6: What hit 1990 book was reissued with its main character "in a new place in every scene"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Trivia for 11/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/3: What MTV game show helped launch Denis Leary, Colin Quinn and Adam Sandler's TV careers?
Remote Control. 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/5: What artist was surprised to see an "explicit lyrics" warning sticker slapped on his 1986 instrumental album Jazz from Hell? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Trivia for 11/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/2: Who were the only two members of New York University's 2004 freshman class with their own brand of toothpaste? Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/3: What MTV game show helped launch Denis Leary, Colin Quinn and Adam Sandler's TV careers? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Trivia for 11/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/2: What television series' diehard fans make pilgrimages to North Bend, Washington, to ogle the Great Northern Hotel, the Mill and Ronette's bridge? 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/3: Who were the only two members of New York University's 2004 freshman class with their own brand of toothpaste? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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