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Trivia of the Day Blog
Monday, December 7, 2009
Trivia for 12/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/4: In Disney's The Santa Clause, Scott Calvin encounters the E.L.F.S. What does that stand for? (A) the Energetic Little Friends of Santa (B) the Emergency League of Frosty Snowmen (C) the Effective Liberating Fight Squad (D) the Eager Leaping Flying Squirrels
Ans: (C) the Effective Liberating Fight Squad, which is made up of elves, of course. 36 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/7: What winter sport popularized a move called the "wet cat," defined as a "McTwist" with a 900-degree rotation? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, December 4, 2009
Trivia for 12/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/3: In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Clark eagerly awaits his Christmas bonus. But when the letter finally arrives, what does his bonus turn out to be?
As a substitute, Clark is enrolled in the "Jelly of the Month" club. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/4: In Disney's The Santa Clause, Scott Calvin encounters the E.L.F.S. What does that stand for? (A) the Energetic Little Friends of Santa (B) the Emergency League of Frosty Snowmen (C) the Effective Liberating Fight Squad (D) the Eager Leaping Flying Squirrels ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Trivia for 12/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/2: Pluto was sold on Christmas Eve to help a poor family in which Disney cartoon short?
(A) "The Night Before Christmas"
(B) "Santa's Workshop"
(C) "Pluto's Christmas Tree"
(D) "Mickey's Good Deed"
Ans: (D) "Mickey's Good Deed". 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/3: In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Clark eagerly awaits his Christmas bonus. But when the letter finally arrives, what does his bonus turn out to be? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Trivia for 12/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/1: From player Maggie: Which character in the classic It's a Wonderful Life says "Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings"?
Zuzu Bailey, George and Mary Bailey's daughter, said that line. She was played by actress Karolyn Grimes. 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/2: Pluto was sold on Christmas Eve to help a poor family in which Disney cartoon short?
(A) "The Night Before Christmas"
(B) "Santa's Workshop"
(C) "Pluto's Christmas Tree"
(D) "Mickey's Good Deed"
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Here are the rankings for November 2009: There were 19 questions, with a total of 19 points: #1 (19 correct): Cathy (ThtWildCat) ChristmasFun Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) Kathy Dent (BOOKWORM) Donna Golfitr Jeanie Maggie Nancy Mello Ronald Mello Prey Time Snowflake SusanL XTEX4 #2 (18 correct): AC918 (Anne) Aggiemom Carol Carrara Grace Daisy GZULU Susan Hardisty Peggy Mueller Bill Tootill #3 (17 correct): Catherine (SpclDove) S. Giordano #4 (16 correct): Marie Bouchard Janine (JRGIVMEMO) KathyKraj Tanny Tessa #5 (15 correct): Baxtersplace Melissa Hammond KANGA Maxine Kingsbury George Malits C. Underwood #6 (13 correct): Pat Cieslak #7 (12 correct): Lorrie Cook Sandy DeCoff Ben Guilfoil Rachel #8 (11 correct): #9 (10 correct): #10 (9 correct): Patti Moreau Honorable Mentions: INBALANCE1; Kelly Jefferson; Seth J. Johansson; Mary Jane Leach; littleche; RJ Martin; MH Techs; Chip Oliver; K. Pavlov; Robert Rodecker; Stephanie Twine-Haig; Congratulations & Good Luck in December! Take care --- Joe
Trivia for 11/30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/1: In the 1973 special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, one of Charlie's friends invites him/herself, along with other friends, over for a Thanksgiving dinner Charlie Brown isn't prepared for. Which friend is it who makes that phone call?
Peppermint Patty, who then also adds Marcie and Franklin to a guest list ol' Chuck wasn't expecting. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/1: From player Maggie: Which character in the classic It's a Wonderful Life says "Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, November 30, 2009
Trivia for 11/30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/25: From player quietone9498: In the late 1920s, at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade the balloons were released into the sky. The first year this occurred, they all burst. The next year they were redesigned with safety valves that allowed them to float a few days. What was also sewn onto the balloons that made finding them special?
Address labels were sewn onto the balloons, so that whomever found and mailed them back would recived a gift certificate to Macy's! 35 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/30: In the 1973 special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, one of Charlie's friends invites him/herself, along with other friends, over for a Thanksgiving dinner Charlie Brown isn't prepared for. Which friend is it who makes that phone call? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Trivia for 11/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/24: The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't is a cartoon holiday special from 1972 by Hanna Barbera Studios. What kind of animals are talking Jeremy and his relatives? (A) Turkeys (B) Squirrels (C) Horses
Ans: (B) Squirrels. A squirrel father tells his son about their ancestor, Jeremy Squirrel, and how he aided a Pilgrim boy and Native American boy when they needed help. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/25: From player quietone9498: In the late 1920s, at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade the balloons were released into the sky. The first year this occurred, they all burst. The next year they were redesigned with safety valves that allowed them to float a few days. What was also sewn onto the balloons that made finding them special? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Trivia for 11/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/23: Pocahontas' given names were Matoaka and Amonute; Pocahontas was a childhood nickname. What did the nickname stand for in her native Powhatan language?
'Pocahontas' referred to her frolicsome nature. In the Powhatan language it meant "little wanton" or "little mischief". After her marriage, Pocahontas was known as Rebecca Rolfe by the English. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/24: The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't is a cartoon holiday special from 1972 by Hanna Barbera Studios. What kind of animals are talking Jeremy and his relatives? (A) Turkeys (B) Squirrels (C) Horses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, November 23, 2009
Trivia for 11/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/20: Who was the first to break Babe Ruth's record 60 home runs, in 1961?
NY Yankees super-slugger Roger Maris. Some fans were upset, because Ruth had played 154 games in a season, compared to Maris' 162. The controversy was finally settled in 1991, when baseball commissioner Fay Vincent declared the record official. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/23: Pocahontas' given names were Matoaka and Amonute; Pocahontas was a childhood nickname. What did the nickname stand for in her native Powhatan language? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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