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Trivia of the Day Blog
Monday, June 2, 2008
Trivia for 6/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/30: The hilarious Harvey Korman passed away yesterday. He is well known for many comedic roles, especially his long run on "The Carol Burnett Show". Before that, he voiced which character from the classic animated show "The Flintstones"? The Great Gazoo, the strange alien who visited Fred and Barney occasionally in the final season of the show. 52 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/2: From player Snowflake: How many flowers are in the design stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie? (A) Twelve (B) Six (C) One
Friday, May 30, 2008
Trivia for 5/30
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/29: Don Diego de la Vega, the character created by Johnston McCulley in 1919, went by the name Zorro. What animal is "zorro" the Spanish word for? Zorro is the Spanish word for "fox".
58 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/30: The hilarious Harvey Korman passed away yesterday. He is well known for many comedic roles, especially his long run on "The Carol Burnett Show". Before that, he voiced which character from the classic animated show "The Flintstones"?
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Trivia for 5/29
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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
Ans: (B) Tony Lazzeri, who was playing for the New York Yankees. In a game against the Philadelphia Athletics on May 24, 1936, he hit 2 grand slams. His 11 RBIs in that game is an American League Record to this date. The Yankees won the game 19 to 7.
51 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/29: Don Diego de la Vega, the character created by Johnston McCulley in 1919, went by the name Zorro. What animal is "zorro" the Spanish word for?
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?
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