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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Trivia for 1/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/11: From player littleche: What does the English term "chuffed as a bunny" mean? (A) Extremely scared (for your own safety) (B) Extremely pleased (especially with one's self) (C) Extremely hungry (when on a diet) Ans: (B) Extremely pleased (especially with one's self). 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/12: For whom did Elvis Presley name his Memphis home Graceland for? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, January 11, 2010
Trivia for 1/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/8: What 1901 event do the following people have in common: Jacobus H. van't Hoff, Sully Prudhomme, Jean Henri Dunant, Frédéric Passy, Wilhelm C. Roentgen and Emil Adolph von Behring? They were the first Nobel Prize recipients, which were awarded on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of Nobel's death. Their fields were: van't Hoff (The Netherlands) for chemistry, Prudhomme (France) for literature, Dunant (Switzerland) and Passy (France) for peace, Roentgen (Germany) for physics, von Behring (Germany) for medicine. 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/11: From player littleche: What does the English term "chuffed as a bunny" mean? (A) Extremely scared (for your own safety) (B) Extremely pleased (especially with one's self) (C) Extremely hungry (when on a diet) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, January 8, 2010
Trivia for 1/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/7: In Disney's Peter Pan, what was the name of Captain Hook's cohort, who was also the boatswain of his ship the Jolly Roger? Mr. Smee was the name of Hook's bo'sun, or boatswain, on the ship. His full name was Bartholomew Quigley Smeethington. The First Mate of the ship was Starkey. 46 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/8: What 1901 event do the following people have in common: Jacobus H. van't Hoff, Sully Prudhomme, Jean Henri Dunant, Frédéric Passy, Wilhelm C. Roentgen and Emil Adolph von Behring? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Trivia for 1/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/6: True or False: The New York Times once published an obituary for a fictional character. True. Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot, was the only fictional character to be eulogized with his own obituary in the paper. It coincided with the publication of the last novel he would appear in, Curtain: Poirot's Last Case, on August 6, 1975. The paper's headline that day: "Hercule Poirot is Dead; Famed Belgian Detective." 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/7: In Disney's Peter Pan, what was the name of Captain Hook's cohort, who was also the boatswain of his ship the Jolly Roger? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Trivia for 1/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/5: What French-based company has a mascot called "Bibendum"? Michelin, the tire company. Bibendum (aka "Bib the Michelin Man") was introduced in 1894, at the Lyon Exhibition where the Michelin brothers had a stand, and is one of the world's oldest trademarks. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/6: True or False: The New York Times once published an obituary for a fictional character. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Trivia for 1/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/4: What type of balls must have a diameter of 2.56 to 2.76 inches, at the Showa Shinzan world championships in Japan? 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/5: What French-based company has a mascot called "Bibendum"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, January 4, 2010
Trivia for 1/4
Good Morning & Happy New Year!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/22: What is the angel's name in The Bishop's Wife? 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/4: What type of balls must have a diameter of 2.56 to 2.76 inches, at the Showa Shinzan world championships in Japan? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
December Rankings
Here are the rankings for December 2009: There were 16 questions, with a total of 16 points: #1 (16 correct): Marie Bouchard Catherine (SpclDove) ChristmasFun Golfitr GZULU Janine (JRGIVMEMO) Jeanie Maggie Nancy Mello Ronald Mello Snowflake SusanL Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) #2 (15 correct): Carol Carrara Kathy Dent (BOOKWORM) Donna Lorrie Cook Susan Hardisty Tanny XTEX4 #3 (14 correct): Aggiemom Cathy (ThtWildCat) Melissa Hammond Prey Time #4 (13 correct): AC918 (Anne) Dragon #5 (12 correct): Courtney KathyKraj Bill Tootill #6 (11 correct): Linda Guilfoil George Malits #7 (10 correct): Sharon D. Seth J. Johansson MH Techs Patti Moreau Peggy Mueller Tessa Trader Mike #8 (9 correct): #9 (8 correct): Baxtersplace Kelly Jefferson KANGA Chip Oliver Rachel #10 (7 correct): Sandy DeCoff Linda Hodgdon K. Pavlov Honorable Mentions: Betty (LBG294); Doreen Blosser; Brian Chenevert; Pat Cieslak; Grace Daisy; Arthur Dumont; Ben Guilfoil; Jim Hecox; jinxsee; Maxine Kingsbury; Mary Jane Leach; Quietone9498; Robert Rodecker; Stephanie Twine-Haig; C. Underwood Congratulations & Good Luck in January! Happy Holidays & an Awesome 2010! Take care --- Joe
Trivia for 12/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/22: What is the angel's name in The Bishop's Wife? 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/23: No question today, game will pick up again on January 4th! I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas & an awesome 2010!
Have fun, stay safe & Happy Holidays!!!
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Trivia for 12/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/21: Which 1952 classic animated short starred Chip and Dale as the inhabitants of a freshly chopped Christmas tree?
(A) "Mickey's Workshop"
(B) "Pluto's Christmas Tree"
(C) "The Small One"
(D) "Goofy's Winter Wonderland" Ans: (B) "Pluto's Christmas Tree". 41 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/22: What is the angel's name in The Bishop's Wife? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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