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Trivia of the Day Blog
Monday, April 21, 2008
Trivia for 4/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/18: Between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa you can find Victoria Falls, one of the largest and most spectacular waterfalls in the world. There is a natural swimming pool located there, known as The Devil's Swimming Pool. What amazing thing can be done at this pool, in the months of September and December?
You can swim as close to the edge of the pool as possible WITHOUT falling over. There is a hidden rock wall under the water that prevents this, although it is hard to convince first time divers and swimmers of this fact. 51 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/21: The parallel ribs or ridges on the surface of a fabric like corduroy are called what: (A) Cords (B) Wales (C) Felixs
Friday, April 18, 2008
Trivia for 4/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/17: In the U.S., the number to dial for emergencies is 9-1-1. What is the number chosen by the EU (European Union) as the emergency telephone number?
1-1-2. All EU countries (except Bulgaria) have implemented this change, and since the GSM mobile phone standard designates 1-1-2 as an emergency number, it will redirect it in places like North America (redirects to 9-1-1) or Australia (redirects to 0-0-0). In the UK, they can also still dial 9-9-9. 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/18: Between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa you can find Victoria Falls, one of the largest and most spectacular waterfalls in the world. There is a natural swimming pool located there, known as The Devil's Swimming Pool. What amazing thing can be done at this pool, in the months of September and December?
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Trivia for 4/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/16: A phanerogam is a plant that ________. (A) produces seeds (B) grows without sunlight (C) can move along the ground
52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/17: In the U.S., the number to dial for emergencies is 9-1-1. What is the number chosen by the EU (European Union) as the emergency telephone number?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Trivia for 4/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/15: What is SMERSH?
SMERSH was the counterintelligence arm of the KGB. It only lasted about 3 years before being absorbed into the NKVD. The name is an acronym of the Russian words SMERrt SHpionam meaning "Death to Spies." It is also well known as an enemy of James Bond. 58 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/16: A phanerogam is a plant that ________. (A) produces seeds (B) grows without sunlight (C) can move along the ground ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Trivia for 4/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/14: "Wathahuck" is the Native American name of which legendary athlete? Jim Thorpe, who was a member of the Sac and Fox tribes. The name means "bright path." 61 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/15: What is SMERSH? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, April 14, 2008
Trivia for 4/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/11: Out of these five actors, which is the only one who hasn't been nominated for an Oscar twice for playing the same role in two separate films? (A) Bing Crosby (B) Tom Hanks (C) Paul Newman (D) Peter O'Toole (E) Al Pacino Ans: (B) Tom Hanks. Crosby was nominated for playing Father O'Malley in "Going My Way" (1944) and "The Bell's of St. Mary's"; Newman for Fast Eddie Felson in "The Hustler" (1961) and "The Color of Money" (1986); O'Toole for Henry II in "Becket" (1964) and "The Lion in Winter" (1968); and Pacino for Michael Corleone in "The Godfather" (1972) and "The Godfather: Part II" (1974). And thanks to player JRGIVMEMO for pointing out that Cate Blanchett can be added to the list. She played Queen Elizabeth I in both "Elizabeth" (1998) and "Elizabeth: The Golden Years" (2007), and was nominated for Oscars both times. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/14: "Wathahuck" is the Native American name of which legendary athlete? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 11, 2008
Trivia for 4/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/10: 1816 is called "The Year Without a Summer" due to severe climate abnormalities that destroyed crops in Europe, the American Northeast and Canada. What is now believed to have been the catalyst for this rough year? (A) The Moon had developed an orbital shift (B) The Earth tilted on it's axis (C) The biggest volcanic eruption in recorded history
Ans: (C) The biggest volcanic eruption in recorded history. Mount Tambora on Sumbawa in the Dutch East Indies erupted over the time from of April 5 to April 15, 1815. Awesome amounts of volcanic dust filled the atmosphere, adding to substantial amounts already present from previous volcanic eruptions in 1812 and 1814. 61 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/11: Out of these five actors, which is the only one who hasn't been nominated for an Oscar twice for playing the same role in two separate films? (A) Bing Crosby (B) Tom Hanks (C) Paul Newman (D) Peter O'Toole (E) Al Pacino
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Trivia for 4/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/9: This word, taken from the Czech word for "forced labor", made it's public debut in 1921, appearing in Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." What is this word? Robot. From the Czech word robota, the word appeared in the play about robots that performed manual labor for humans, until they rebelled and took over the world. "R.U.R." stood for "Rossum's Universal Robots", and the term robot soon was more popluar than previous words android and automaton. 51 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/10: 1816 is called "The Year Without a Summer" due to severe climate abnormalities that destroyed crops in Europe, the American Northeast and Canada. What is now believed to have been the catalyst for this rough year? (A) The Moon had developed an orbital shift (B) The Earth tilted on it's axis (C) The biggest volcanic eruption in recorded history
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Trivia for 4/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/8: On this day in 1820, a peasant farmer named Kentrotas found this now-renowned work of art, buried in a niche within ancient city ruins on the Aegean island of Melos. What did he find? The statue called The Venus de Milo, also known as The Aphrodite of Milos. The statue was in two main parts, the upper torso and lower legs, and was found with other pillars and fragments of her left arm and hand, which was holding an apple, and an inscribed plinth. 53 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/9: This word, taken from the Czech word for "forced labor", made it's public debut in 1921, appearing in Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." What is this word?
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Trivia for 4/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/7: True or False: The late Charlton Heston had a cameo in the 2001 remake of his classic film "Planet of the Apes". True. Heston had an uncredited cameo as Zaius. 62 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/8: On this day in 1820, a peasant farmer named Kentrotas found this now-renowned work of art, buried in a niche within ancient city ruins on the Aegean island of Melos. What did he find?
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