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Trivia of the Day Blog
Monday, March 16, 2009
Trivia for 3/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/13:
George Franklin Grant was one of the first African-Americans to enroll at Harvard Dental School. After earning his degree, he became a faculty member at Harvard, in the School of Mechanical Dentistry, and he went on to patent his invention of the oblate palate, a device to help people with a cleft palate. He also received a patent for a small but much-used device for a sport he loved. What was this invention? The wooden golf tee, which he invented and patented in 1899. 47 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/16: What arcade game gave its bicycle-riding hero the choice of Easy Street, Middle Road or Hard Way? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, March 13, 2009
Trivia for 3/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/12:
In the city of Lvov (or Lviv), Ukraine there is a building with an interesting feature. On one external wall is a game, and clues to the game are scattered about the city's landmarks. What sort of game is this? A crossword puzzle. The side of the building has squares - 19 across and 34 high - which make up the crossword grid. The clues to the words are found around the city in parks, at theaters, fountains and more. At night, lights in every square are turned on, revealing the answers. The Cyrillic alphabet is used, and the entire project was created to bring visitors to the highly cultural city. 45 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/13: George Franklin Grant was one of the first African-Americans to enroll at Harvard Dental School. After earning his degree, he became a faculty member at Harvard, in the School of Mechanical Dentistry, and he went on to patent his invention of the oblate palate, a device to help people with a cleft palate. He also received a patent for a small but much-used device for a sport he loved. What was this invention? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Trivia 3/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/11:
This once-popular American series - which used props, costumes and footage from the Japanese Super Sentai series - will end with it's current 17th season. What series is this? "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", which has aired since 1993. 45 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/12: In the city of Lvov (or Lviv), Ukraine there is a building with an interesting feature. On one external wall is a game, and clues to the game are scattered about the city's landmarks. What sort of game is this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Trivia for 3/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/10:
Once used by many in their homes, modern technology has caused the mangle to be used almost exclusively by professionals. What is a mangle? A mangle (or wringer) is a device, once made from cast iron, with two wooden rollers and a handle on a wheel. It was used to wring clothes dry after washing. With the invention of washers and then dryers, the mangle is used mainly by professional cleaners now, to press and fold sheets and such. 53 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/11: This once-popular American series - which used props, costumes and footage from the Japanese Super Sentai series - will end with it's current 17th season. What series is this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Trivia 3/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/9:
John Darling was a comic strip spin-off from Tom Batiuk's popular Funky Winkerbean. It ran from March 1979 to August 1991. What was interesting about how the strip ended? Batiuk had a contract dispute with his syndicate, so he decided to kill off the main character. In the second to last strip, Darling was shot by an unknown assailant. The murder was eventually solved in the Funky Winkerbean strip, in 1997. 45 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/10: Once used by many in their homes, modern technology has caused the mangle to be used almost exclusively by professionals. What is a mangle? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 9, 2009
Trivia 3/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/6:
After 70 years, what classic item which children used to love to see has Fisher-Price announced they have stopped producing, due to declining sales? View-Master reels, which were invented in 1939 by William Gruber. 40 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/9: John Darling was a comic strip spin-off from Tom Batiuk's popular Funky Winkerbean. It ran from March 1979 to August 1991. What was interesting about how the strip ended? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, March 6, 2009
Trivia for 3/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/5:
Belle Fourche, South Dakota holds what unique distinction in the USA? It is the geographic center of the United States. There is an official marker and also a non-official one called "Stone Johnnie". Rugby, North Dakota is the geographic center of North America. 49 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/6: After 70 years, what classic item which children used to love to see has Fisher-Price announced they have stopped producing, due to declining sales? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Trivia for 3/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/4:
How many dice does a player roll at one time, in the game of bunco? Three. And according to player Melissa Hammond, the preferred color of the dice is pink. 49 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/5: Belle Fourche, South Dakota holds what unique distinction in the USA? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Trivia for 3/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/3:
What college hoops team did John Chaney take to the NCAA tournament 17 times in 18 years? Temple, home of the Owls. 49 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/4: How many dice does a player roll at one time, in the game of bunco? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Trivia for 3/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/2:
In Science Fiction, what are Triffids? Triffids are highly venomous fictional plants. They feed on rotting meat, are able to uproot themselves and move around on their three appendages, have a deadly stinger and appear to communicate with each other. They are the main antagonist in John Wyndham's sci-fi novel "The Day of the Triffids", which was also made into a movie "The Day of the Triffids" and a sequel "The Night of the Triffids". 45 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/3: What college hoops team did John Chaney take to the NCAA tournament 17 times in 18 years? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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