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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Trivia for 5/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/27:
When speaking of tools, what is the helve?
The handle of an ax, adz or hatchet. 54 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/28: Who was the first baseball player to hit two grand slams in one game?
(A) Babe Ruth (B) Tony Lazzeri (C) Ted Williams (D) Joe Dimaggio
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Trivia for 5/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/23:
I was born 50 years ago today, in my beloved Cleveland. After dropping out of college, I joined the Marine Corps, then came odd jobs before I took a chance and won an open-mic contest. My success grew, including my own self-titled show which ran for nine seasons. Now I am hosting a show loved by millions, replacing a television icon. Who am I?
Drew Carey. He has also appeared in specials and hosted the improv shows "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "Drew Carey's Green Screen". 64 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/27: When speaking of tools, what is the helve?
Friday, May 23, 2008
Trivia for 5/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/22:
Henry Walton Jones, Jr., Ph.D. is better known as ?
Indiana Jones, or simply Indy. The fourth movie in the great series opened yesterday. 64 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/23: I was born 50 years ago today, in my beloved Cleveland. After dropping out of college, I joined the Marine Corps, then came odd jobs before I took a chance and won an open-mic contest. My success grew, including my own self-titled show which ran for nine seasons. Now I am hosting a show loved by millions, replacing a television icon. Who am I?
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Trivia for 5/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/21:
From player QUIETONE: What is the only number where the letters are arranged in alphabetical order?
Forty. Eight is NOT the answer, as "i" comes after "g" and "h". 53 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/22: Henry Walton Jones, Jr., Ph.D. is better known as ?
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Trivia for 5/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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?
Nolan Ryan. His first two happened only two months apart in 1973. He also pitched no-hitters in '74, '75, '81, '90 and '91, when he was 44 years old. 54 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/21: From player QUIETONE: What is the only number where the letters are arranged in alphabetical order?
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'?
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