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Trivia of the Day Blog
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Trivia for 1/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/20: In 1937, the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution changed Inauguration Day to noon on January 20th from what previous day? March 4th. The inauguration for the first U.S. president, George Washington, took place on April 30, 1789. 44 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/21: What plainclothes cop duo chased evildoers in a red Torino dubbed the "Striped Tomato"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Trivia for 1/20
Welcome, President Obama!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/19: In which year was Martin Luther King Day officially observed in all fifty U.S. states for the first time? (A) 2000 (B) 1990 (C) 1980 (D) 1970 Ans: (A) 2000, January 17, 2000, to be precise. 50 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/20: In 1937, the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution changed Inauguration Day to noon on January 20th from what previous day? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, January 19, 2009
Trivia for 1/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/16: "My Bloody Valentine 3D" is out in theaters today. A remake of the original film from 1981, what occupation do the killer and many of the townspeople share? (A) Candy makers (B) Butchers (C) Camp counselors (D) Coal miners 40 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/19: In which year was Martin Luther King Day officially observed in all fifty U.S. states for the first time? (A) 2000 (B) 1990 (C) 1980 (D) 1970 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, January 16, 2009
Trivia for 1/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/15: What brother duo homered in the same game three times during the 1962 season? (A) Bill Dickey, George Dickey (B) Vince DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio (C) Hank Aaron, Tommie Aaron (D) Bobb Adams, Dick Adams Ans: (C) Hank Aaron, Tommie Aaron. 40 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/16: "My Bloody Valentine 3D" is out in theaters today. A remake of the original film from 1981, what occupation do the killer and many of the townspeople share? (A) Candy makers (B) Butchers (C) Camp counselors (D) Coal miners ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Trivia for 1/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/14: A record of what passes in the night or a nightly journal. 46 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/15: What brother duo homered in the same game three times during the 1962 season? (A) Bill Dickey, George Dickey (B) Vince DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio (C) Hank Aaron, Tommie Aaron (D) Bobb Adams, Dick Adams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Trivia for 1/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/13: 'Patio Diet Cola' was the name used in the 1963 test run of what now famous diet cola? Diet Pepsi. With positive reviews, Patio Diet Cola became Diet Pepsi in 1964. 48 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/14: What is a noctuary? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Trivia for 1/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/12: What does Gumby's little sister answer to? (A) Minga (B) Jinga (C) Lita (D) Cita Ans: (A) Minga. Their mother was mother Gumba and their father was Gumbo. 43 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/13: 'Patio Diet Cola' was the name used in the 1963 test run of what now famous diet cola? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, January 12, 2009
Trivia for 1/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/9: These objects are classified in two ways: by size (growler, bergy bit, small, medium, large and very large) and by shape (dome, pinnacle, wedge, dry-dock and blocky). What are these objects? Icebergs. The largest recorded are broken off from the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica. 46 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/12: What does Gumby's little sister answer to? (A) Minga (B) Jinga (C) Lita (D) Cita ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, January 9, 2009
Trivia for 1/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/8: Here is a different "Miss" question: Which comic strip about a school teacher ran in newspapers for 45 years and was created by the same person who created the still-running strip "Momma"? "Miss Peach", which ran from 1957 to 2002. 45 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/9: These objects are classified in two ways: by size (growler, bergy bit, small, medium, large and very large) and by shape (dome, pinnacle, wedge, dry-dock and blocky). What are these objects? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Trivia for 1/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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? 43 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/8: Here is a different "Miss" question: Which comic strip about a school teacher ran in newspapers for 45 years and was created by the same person who created the still-running strip "Momma"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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