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Trivia of the Day Blog
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Trivia for 5/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/20: On packages of Toblerone chocolate, there is a small mountain used as part of their logo. What animal is hidden in the mountain, as a nod to the town in Switzerland where the chocolate originated?
A bear, used to represent Bern, Switzerland. 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/21: Born Harvey Lee Yeary II, this actor has worked mainly in television, with roles in westerns, a legal drama, science fiction (his biggest success) and even 'stunt work'. Who is he? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Trivia for 5/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/19: A week after The Brooklyn Bridge opened, in 1883, a rumor about the bridge collapsing caused a stampede in which at least twelve people were killed. For the next year, the bridge was under a cloud of doubt about it's stability. That is until May of 1884, when this man, and dozens of his "associates", staged a convoy across the bridge to show how safe it really was. Who was this man?
P.T. Barnum, and his parade consisted of about 17 camels and 21 elephants, including the world famous Jumbo. A massive audience watched and applauded the spectacle, and once this group made their way across, doubts about the bridge's safety were put to rest. 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/20: On packages of Toblerone chocolate, there is a small mountain used as part of their logo. What animal is hidden in the mountain, as a nod to the town in Switzerland where the chocolate originated? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Trivia for 5/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/18: On the TV show Family Affair, what was the name of Buffy's favorite doll?
52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/19: A week after The Brooklyn Bridge opened, in 1883, a rumor about the bridge collapsing caused a stampede in which at least twelve people were killed. For the next year, the bridge was under a cloud of doubt about it's stability. That is until May of 1884, when this man, and dozens of his "associates", staged a convoy across the bridge to show how safe it really was. Who was this man? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, May 18, 2009
Trivia for 5/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/15: Which Major League Baseball player holds the record for most stolen bases, with 1,406 in his career?
Rickey Henderson, who played from 1979 to 2003. 52 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/18: On the TV show Family Affair, what was the name of Buffy's favorite doll? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, May 15, 2009
Trivia for 5/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/14: What island, located in the Bahamas and formerly called Gorda Cay, was renamed when purchased in full by an American company, to be used as a tourist attraction? Hint: I will accept either the island or the company that bought it.
Castaway Cay. It is a 1,000 acre island, of which only 55 acres have been developed. It is used as a port for Disney Cruise Lines and has a "castaway theme" with submarine-ride vehicles from old attractions underwater for snorkelers to view, and The Flying Dutchman from "The Pirates of the Caribbean" films on display in the lagoon. 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/15: Which Major League Baseball player holds the record for most stolen bases, with 1,406 in his career? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Trivia for 5/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/13: A quinquagenarian is someone who is what?
Someone who is between the ages of 50-59. 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/14: What island, located in the Bahamas and formerly called Gorda Cay, was renamed when purchased in full by an American company, to be used as a tourist attraction? Hint: I will accept either the island or the company that bought it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Trivia for 5/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/12: The 'X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System' is the original name for what computer necessity?
The computer mouse. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/13: A quinquagenarian is someone who is what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Trivia for 5/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/11: What was the name of the brewery the characters worked at in Laverne & Shirley? 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/12: The 'X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System' is the original name for what computer necessity? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, May 11, 2009
Trivia for 5/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/8: What middle name do Captain Kirk of Star Trek and Woody Boyd of Cheers share? Tiberius. 51 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/11: What was the name of the brewery the characters worked at in Laverne & Shirley? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, May 8, 2009
Trivia fo 5/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/7: The character of Robin Hood was well-known for his skill with a bow and arrow. In archery, the term 'Robin Hood' now actually refers to what feat, said to be a skill of Robin Hood himself? It is the term for driving an arrow into the rear of another arrow already imbedded in the target. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/8: What middle name do Captain Kirk of Star Trek and Woody Boyd of Cheers share? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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