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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Trivia for 1/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/6: What U.S. coin was in such short supply in 1974 that some stores offered a 50-percent bonus in purchasing power for its use? (A) Penny (B) Nickel (C) Dime (D) Quarter Ans: (A) Penny. In 1973, the U.S. Mint produced an aluminum penny, hoping it would win favor and replace the expensive to produce copper penny. It was an unsuccessful bid, and the 1,570,000 minted were ordered destroyed. It is believed about a dozen never made it back. One was donated to the Smithsonian Institute. 39 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/7: Jessica Tandy had the lead role in the Academy Award winning film "Driving Miss Daisy". What was Miss Daisy's last name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Trivia for 1/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/5: KB Toys announced their closing in the end of 2008, after having been in business for 86 years, first as a confectionery business. What did the "KB" stand for? 38 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/6: What U.S. coin was in such short supply in 1974 that some stores offered a 50-percent bonus in purchasing power for its use? (A) Penny (B) Nickel (C) Dime (D) Quarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, January 5, 2009
Trivia for 1/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/23: From player Jeanie: If you spent $86,609 in 2008 (up from $78,100 in 2007), what would you be buying? The gifts of the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas." As part of its annual tradition, PNC Wealth Management totals up the cost of the gifts from the "True Love". 42 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/5: KB Toys announced their closing in the end of 2008, after having been in business for 86 years, first as a confectionery business. What did the "KB" stand for? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Trivia for 12/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/23: From player Jeanie: If you spent $86,609 in 2008 (up from $78,100 in 2007), what would you be buying? The gifts of the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas." As part of its annual tradition, PNC Wealth Management totals up the cost of the gifts from the "True Love". 42 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/24: No Question! The game will be off until the New Year! I hope you all have a very Happy Holiday Season and I am wishing you health and happiness in 2009. Take care --- Joe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Trivia for 12/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/22: From player SusanL: Babe, the pig, sings what Christmas song in the movie, "Babe"? 33 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/23: From player Jeanie: If you spent $86,609 in 2008 (up from $78,100 in 2007), what would you be buying? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, December 22, 2008
Trivia for 12/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/19: From player Catherine (SpclDove): What book is Clarence reading in the beginning of "It's A Wonderful Life"? 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. 39 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/22: From player SusanL: Babe, the pig, sings what Christmas song in the movie, "Babe"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, December 19, 2008
Trivia for 12/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/18: From player Kelly Jefferson: In Adam Sandler's original "Chanukah Song," which celebrity is "a quarter Jewish - not too shabby"? Harrison Ford. Although several players pointed out that Sandler was in error here, as Ford's mother is actually fully Jewish. 48 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/18: From player Catherine (SpclDove):
What book is Clarence reading in the beginning of "It's A Wonderful Life"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Trivia for 12/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/17: From player GZULU: What is "toque"? (A) One of the words Inuit people use for snow (B) A small barrel tied to a Saint Bernard dog's neck in the Swiss Alps (C) The word Canadians use for winter hat (D) A hot beverage in Norway Ans: (C) The word Canadians use for winter hat. One player said that it’s usually spelled 'touque'. 51 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/18: From player Kelly Jefferson: In Adam Sandler's original "Chanukah Song," which celebrity is "a quarter Jewish - not too shabby"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Trivia for 12/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/15: From player KANGA: Which country didn’t declare Christmas day a national holiday until 1958? (A) Scotland (B) Nigeria (C) India (D) Turkey 40 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/17: What is "toque"? (A) One of the words Inuit people use for snow (B) A small barrel tied to a Saint Bernard dog's neck in the Swiss Alps (C) The word Canadians use for winter hat (D) A hot beverage in Norway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, December 15, 2008
Trivia for 12/15
I hope everyone here in the Northeast is doing okay after the storm. Be safe!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 12/12: From player Jacki Tibbitts: Katherine Lee Bates, poet and author of 'America the Beautiful', wrote a poem in 1889 called 'Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride'. With this poem, Bates is credited with creating which now-classic Christmas character? Mrs. Claus. Goody is a shortened form of the word Goodwife. 36 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 12/15: From player KANGA: Which country didn’t declare Christmas day a national holiday until 1958? (A) Scotland (B) Nigeria (C) India (D) Turkey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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