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Trivia of the Day Blog
Friday, January 29, 2010
Trivia for 1/29
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/28: What was the name of the New Bedford, Massachusetts inn where Ishmael first met Queequeg, in Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick? 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/29: Shirley Bell Cole died earlier this month at age 89. Cole may not be a household name, but for a decade she played a character beloved by millions of young fans. What character did Cole portray? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Trivia for 1/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/27: In the 1980 film 9 to 5, when making her boss a cup of coffee, what did Violet Newstead mistake for a box of 'Skinny and Sweet', an artificial sweetner? She mistook a box of Rid-O-Rat rodent poison for the sweetner, but her boss never actually swallowed the drink. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/28: What was the name of the New Bedford, Massachusetts inn where Ishmael first met Queequeg, in Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Trivia for 1/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/26: In the United States Army, what is the specialty of the group known as the Golden Knights?
The Golden Knights is a nickname for The United States Army Parachute Team, a demonstration and competition parachute team of the U.S. Army. It consists of demonstration and competition Parachutist teams, drawn from US Army Paratroopers who have demonstrated excellence in their parachuting skills. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/27: In the 1980 film 9 to 5, when making her boss a cup of coffee, what did Violet Newstead mistake for a box of 'Skinny and Sweet', an artificial sweetner? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Trivia for 1/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/25: In 1892, when William "Pudge" Heffelfinger was paid $500 for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, he became the first player of this sport to receive payment for his work. What sport was 'inaugurated' by this first professional payment?
American Football. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/26: In the United States Army, what is the specialty of the group known as the Golden Knights? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, January 25, 2010
Trivia for 1/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/22: Appearing since 1949, what or who is the "Poe Toaster"? An annual, mysterious visitor to the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. On the centenary of the death of writer Edgar Allan Poe — October 7, 1949 — a partially empty bottle of cognac and three red roses were left at the poet's grave. Since then, the Poe Toaster has left his mark every year on Poe's birthday and occasionally notes are left, as well. This year was the first time the Toaster hadn't shown at the grave. 2009 marked the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth, and some speculate this was used as a fitting end to the tradition, although there is a report that roses were left at the grave later in the day. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/25: In 1892, when William "Pudge" Heffelfinger was paid $500 for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, he became the first player of this sport to receive payment for his work. What sport was 'inaugurated' by this first professional payment? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, January 22, 2010
Trivia for 1/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/21: What's the opposite of the Orient? The Occident. Orient is derived from the Latin word oriens, meaning east. Occident is derived from the Latin word Occidens, meaning west. It had been used to describe the West, where the sun sets, but its use is waning. 50 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/22: Appearing since 1949, what or who is the "Poe Toaster"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Trivia for 1/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/20: From player Catherine (SpclDove): What future movie star's delivery in an Atlanta, GA hospital in 1967 was paid for by Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.? Julia Roberts, in October 1967. Mrs King too care of the hospital bill as thanks for the drama lessons Julia's mom, Betty Lou Roberts, had given the King children. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/21: What's the opposite of the Orient? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Trivia for 1/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/19: Who declined the lead in a John Hughes 'Brat Pack' movie to play three scenes as a blind girl in the film Mask? Laura Dern. 40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/20: From player Catherine (SpclDove): What future movie star's delivery in an Atlanta, GA hospital in 1967 was paid for by Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Trivia for 1/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/15: In grammar, what is a capitonym? A word that changes pronunciation and meaning when it is capitalized.
For example: In August, an august patriarch was reading an ad in Reading, Mass.
44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/16: Who declined the lead in a John Hughes 'Brat Pack' movie to play three scenes as a blind girl in the film Mask? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, January 15, 2010
Trivia for 1/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/14: Born in 1914, I am still considered by many to be the greatest all-around baseball player, ever. A three-time MVP, my 56-game hitting streak made baseball history in 1941. Though I failed to hit a single in the 57th game, I achieved hits in the next 15, making it 72 out of 73. The only player in baseball history to be selected for the All-Star Game in every season I played (13), I led the league in home runs in 1937 and 1948, and many believe that only the design of my home field (Yankee Stadium) prevented many more of my hits from being home runs. In 1969, a poll of sportswriters named me the "Greatest Living Baseball Player." Oh yeah, my second wife was kind of famous, too. Who am I? The "Yankee Clipper" Joe DiMaggio, who played center field for the NY Yankees. 59 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/15: In grammar, what is a capitonym? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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