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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
May Rankings
Here are the rankings for May 2009: There were 20 questions, with a total of 20 points: #1 (20 correct): Aggiemom Marie Bouchard Catherine (SpclDove) ChristmasFun Kathy Dent (BOOKWORM) Donna Golfitr GZULU Susan Hardisty INBALANCE1 Janine (JRGIVMEMO) Jeanie Maggie Nancy Mello Ronald Mello K. Pavlov PREY TIME Snowflake XTEX4 #2 (19 correct): AC918 (Anne) Cathy (ThtWildCat) Peggy Mueller SusanL Tanny Bill Tootill C. Underwood Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) #3 (18 correct): Kanga Maxine Kingsbury Quietone9498 Jacki Tibbitts #4 (17 correct): Grace Daisy Sharon D. #5 (16 correct): Sandy DeCoff Ben Guilfoil Linda Guilfoil Larry Iannetti George Malits Patti Moreau Talula~ #6 (15 correct): Carol Carrara #7 (14 correct): Dragon Tessa #8 (12 correct): Pat Cieslak Melissa Hammond KathyKraj Stephanie Twine-Haig #9 (11 correct): Abuckle Caro7lk Kelly Jefferson #10 (10 correct): Honorable Mentions: Baxtersplace; Lorrie Cook; Izzy; JMB; Chip Oliver; PeniVixen; Paul Vangel Congratulations & Good Luck in June!
Trivia for 6/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/29: On December 1, 1990, what did Europeans Graham Fagg and Philippe Cozette do that elicited photographs and articles which soon spread around the world?
They were the two workers, chosen at random, from the English and the French sides of the construction crews working on the "Eurotunnel", which is known now as the Chunnel. On that date, the final was was drilled through, and the French Cozette poked his head through to the English side, and right after, the English Fagg repeated the actions on the French side. The UK and France were linked again for the first time in 8,000 years. The men shook hands and posed for photographers upon stepping through the hole. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/1: Theme Week! In the 70s show "Land of the Lost", the theme song begins "Marshall, Will and Holly, On a routine expedition..." Marshall is their surname, so what is the dad's first name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, May 29, 2009
Trivia for 5/29
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/28: Which famous tourist site consists of buildings called The White Tower, the Bloody Tower and the Jewel House and was originally a fortress, and then a prison and a site for executions?
The Tower of London, or just "The Tower", its full name is Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress. Situated on the River Thames, prisoners would travel to the tower via boat, going under the London Bridge. They would be unnerved by the sight of the heads of previously executed prisoners. 51 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/29: On December 1, 1990, what did Europeans Graham Fagg and Philippe Cozette do that elicited photographs and articles which soon spread around the world? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Trivia for 5/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/27: Mancinism is: (A) A predisposition to the male point of view (B) The process of chewing food (C) The condition of being left-handed (D) A fan of musician Marilyn Manson
Ans: (C) The condition of being left-handed. 51 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/28: Which famous tourist site consists of buildings called The White Tower, the Bloody Tower and the Jewel House and was originally a fortress, and then a prison and a site for executions? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Trivia for 5/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/26: Which Ryan brother survives World War II, in Saving Private Ryan - Daniel, James, Peter or Sean?
46 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/27: Mancinism is: (A) A predisposition to the male point of view (B) The process of chewing food (C) The condition of being left-handed (D) A fan of musician Marilyn Manson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Trivia for 5/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/22: One of the most famous pictures of World War II was "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima", depicting U.S. Marines raising the flag on what they called "Meatgrinder Hill" in 1945. What is the real name of this mountain?
Mount Suribachi. The photo became so famous that it was used as the model for the USMC War Memorial in Washington, D.C. 46 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/26: Which Ryan brother survives World War II, in Saving Private Ryan - Daniel, James, Peter or Sean? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, May 22, 2009
Trivia for 5/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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?
Lee Majors. He had roles on "The Big Valley", "The Viginian", "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law", "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Fall Guy". Majors turned 70 years old on April 23, 2009. He has four grown children and one of his four wives was actress Farrah Fawcett. 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/22: One of the most famous pictures of World War II was "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima", depicting U.S. Marines raising the flag on what they called "Meatgrinder Hill" in 1945. What is the real name of this mountain? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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