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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Trivia for 5/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/19:
From player SNOWFLAKE: What Los Angeles landmark boasts imprints of Betty Grable’s legs, R2-D2’s wheels, Jimmy Durante’s nose and George Burns’ cigar? Grauman's Chinese Theatre, aka Mann's Chinese Theatre. 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/20: Jon Lester of The Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter last night. Which major league baseball pitcher has the MOST no-hitters, with seven in his career?
Monday, May 19, 2008
Trivia for 5/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/16:
Besides being famous, what do Bill Gates, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles, Roy Orbison, Sting, Hugh Hefner and Neil Young have in common?
The are a few of the famous people who have had a species named after them. Gates has a flower fly (Eristalis gatesi); Monroe a trilobite (Norasaphus monroeae); Welles has a few different giant spiders (Orsonwelles othello, etc); Orbison and his wife Barbara have a beetle (Orectochilus orbisonorum); Sting has a tree frog (Hyla Stingi); Hefner a rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri); and Young is the newest, with a trapdoor spider named for him (Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi). 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/19: From player SNOWFLAKE: What Los Angeles landmark boasts imprints of Betty Grable’s legs, R2-D2’s wheels, Jimmy Durante’s nose and George Burns’ cigar?
Friday, May 16, 2008
Trivia for 5/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/15:
In the 70s, Sally Field and John Davidson starred in a sitcom called "The Girl With Something Extra". What was the "something extra" the girl had?
Sally Burton (Field) had ESP and could read others' minds. Once her new husband John (Davidson) found out, the misadventures began. The show only lasted one season. 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/16: Besides being famous, what do Bill Gates, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles, Roy Orbison, Sting, Hugh Hefner and Neil Young have in common?
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Trivia for 5/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/14:
If you were to spell out the numbers in full, (One, Two, Three, etc), how far would you have to go until you found the letter 'A'?
64 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/15: In the 70s, Sally Field and John Davidson starred in a sitcom called "The Girl With Something Extra". What was the "something extra" the girl had?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Trivia for 5/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/13: While historians debate how legal it was, most agree that Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to do what, in 1872?
First woman to run for President of the United States. The then-new Equal Rights Party nominated her. This was 50 years before the Consitiution was ammended to give women the right to vote. 59 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/14: If you were to spell out the numbers in full, (One, Two, Three, etc), how far would you have to go until you found the letter 'A'?
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Trivia for 5/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/12: Epistaxis is the medical name for what?
62 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/13: While historians debate how legal it was, most agree that Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to do what, in 1872?
Monday, May 12, 2008
Trivia for 5/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/9: The Boston Celtics have a well known logo, the green circle with a leprechaun spinning a basketball. This logo was first designed in the 1950s by the brother of what famous Celtics name?
The logo was designed by Zang Auerbach, brother to legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach. Zang was a well known cartoonist and portraitist. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/12: Epistaxis is the medical name for what?
Friday, May 9, 2008
Trivia for 5/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/8: The late 70s/early 80s TV show "Mork & Mindy" was full of strange characters, but none as odd as Mork & Mindy's son, Mearth. Hatched from an egg (laid by Mork), Mearth aged backwards. Mindy had a tough time bonding with her son, since Mearth called Mork "Mommy". What did Mearth initially call Mindy?
Shoe. With help from Mork, the two were able to connect. 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/9: The Boston Celtics have a well known logo, the green circle with a leprechaun spinning a basketball. This logo was first designed in the 1950s by the brother of what famous Celtics name?
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Trivia for 5/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/7: In nature, what is autotomy? Also known as self amputation, it is the act where an animal severs one of it's own appendages in order to elude a predator's grasp. Geckos, spiders, crabs, octopuses and more have this ability. 51 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/8: The late 70s/early 80s TV show "Mork & Mindy" was full of strange characters, but none as odd as Mork & Mindy's son, Mearth. Hatched from an egg (laid by Mork), Mearth aged backwards. Mindy had a tough time bonding with her son, since Mearth called Mork "Mommy". What did Mearth initially call Mindy?
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Trivia for 5/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/6: The "speckled smooth-hound" is a type of: (A) Shark (B) Dog (C) Ivy (D) Rash Ans: (A) Shark. It is a member of the shark family Triakidae, found in the Pacific Ocean. 55 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/7: In nature, what is autotomy?
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