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Trivia of the Day Blog
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Trivia for 4/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/22: In the film "Flubber", who is Professor Brainard's over-amorous flying robot?
(A) Weebo
(B) Reebo
(C) Peebo
(D) Meebo
49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/23: What 1998 expansion team won a World Series in only its fourth year of operation? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Trivia for 4/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/21: Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews are collectively known as what? "The Three Investigators", from the popular young adult detective series of books, like "The Hardy Boys". Alfred Hitchcock "introduced" the stories for the first 30 novels, although in reality he was just paid so his name could be used in the series. After his death, his character was replaced by Hector Sebastian, and reprints of earlier books substituted Sebastian for Hitchchock. The original series ran from 1964 to 1987, and ten of the first 11 books were written by their creator, Robert Arthur. The books continued from 85-87 as "Find Your Fate" stories, and again from 89-90 as "Crimebusters". They are also very popular in other countries, especially Germany. 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/22: In the film "Flubber", who is Professor Brainard's over-amorous flying robot?
(A) Weebo
(B) Reebo
(C) Peebo
(D) Meebo
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Trivia for 4/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/20: What Broadway musical is highlighted by the songs Good Morning Baltimore, Big, Blonde and Beautiful and Cooties? 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/21: Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews are collectively known as what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, April 20, 2009
Trivia for 4/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/17: Being one of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 was amazing enough. But what else added to the remarkable life of British nurse and stewardess Violet Jessop?
She survived collisions and/or sinkings of all three Olympic-class British ships. She had been on board the RMS Olympic in 1911 when it collided with the HMS Hawke, seriously damaging both ships. And even more incredible is that after the sinking of the Titanic, she was a nurse aboard the HMHS Britannic when it apparently hit a mine and sank in the Aegean Sea. She survived this, as well. She eventually passed away in 1971, at age 84. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/20: What Broadway musical is highlighted by the songs Good Morning Baltimore, Big, Blonde and Beautiful and Cooties? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 17, 2009
Trivia for 4/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/16: Raggedy Ann and her brother Andy had a pet Raggedy Dog. The dog eventually got a name of its own. What was it? (A) Arfy (B) Alex (C) Abby (D) Arthur 36 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/16: Being one of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 was amazing enough. But what else added to the remarkable life of British nurse and stewardess Violet Jessop?
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Trivia for 4/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/15: What famous non-Disney actor provided the voice and sound effects behind the character of Gideon in Pinocchio, only to have almost all of his work cut from the final film? Mel Blanc. All that was used in the finished film was a hiccup effect, used three times in the movie. Other than some radio work, the only other Disney work Blanc is known to have done is "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" in 1988. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/16: Raggedy Ann and her brother Andy had a pet Raggedy Dog. The dog eventually got a name of its own. What was it? (A) Arfy (B) Alex (C) Abby (D) Arthur ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Trivia for 4/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/14: What fast-food item could 1970s diners get for free by reciting its ingredients in less than four seconds? The Big Mac, from McDonalds. 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/15: What famous non-Disney actor provided the voice and sound effects behind the character of Gideon in Pinocchio, only to have almost all of his work cut from the final film? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Trivia for 4/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/13: In Mell Lazarus' long-running comic strip Momma, the main character is mother to three grown children: Francis, Marylou and Thomas. What is Momma's name? For a bonus point, give me Momma's late husband's name. Momma's name is Sonja Hobbs, and her late husband was Jerome.
25 players got the main question and the bonus question correct; 9 players answered just the main question correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/14: What fast-food item could 1970s diners get for free by reciting its ingredients in less than four seconds? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, April 13, 2009
Trivia for 4/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/10: What do Marquis de Lafayette, Winston Churchill, Raoul Wallenberg, William and Hannah Callowhill Penn and Mother Theresa all have in common? All six, having been born outside the United States, were granted Honorary Citizenship of the United States, because of their remarkable actions. Churchill was first, in 1963. A seventh, Kazimierz Pulaski, has been approved by the Senate and is awaiting approval by the House of Representatives and President Obama's signature. There is also a bill seeking honorary citizenship for Anne Frank.
35 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/13: In Mell Lazarus' long-running comic strip Momma, the main character is mother to three grown children: Francis, Marylou and Thomas. What is Momma's name? For a bonus point, give me Momma's late husband's name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 10, 2009
Trivia for 4/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/9: What product does Starbucks sell in varieties called Om, Zen and Awake? 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/10: What do Marquis de Lafayette, Winston Churchill, Raoul Wallenberg, William and Hannah Callowhill Penn and Mother Theresa all have in common? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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