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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Trivia for 6/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/24: In old TV ads, Wilkins was the one who loved the product being pitched, and he often reacted violently when grumpy Wontkins didn't like it. What product were the two advertising? Wilkins Coffee. From 1957 to 1961, Jim Henson worked for the company to produce the commercials with the Muppet characters "Wilkins and Wontkins". In all he made 179 short ads, most being 10 seconds long. Local companies also "borrowed" the ads for their own brands, such as Community Coffee (Louisiana), Donovan Coffee (Alabama), La Touraine Coffee (Boston), Martinson Coffee (New York City) and Nash's Coffee (Minnesota). 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/25: In speech and grammar, what is "hendiadys"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/23: What country has the 'Althing', the world's oldest functioning legislative body, which was first founded in the year 930? Iceland. 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/24: In old TV ads, Wilkins was the one who loved the product being pitched, and he often reacted violently when grumpy Wontkins didn't like it. What product were the two advertising? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/22: Name the sport that was prominent in the film Mystery, Alaska. Ice Hockey. The 1999 film starred Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack, Burt Reynolds and more. 55 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/23: What country has the 'Althing', the world's oldest functioning legislative body, which was first founded in the year 930? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/19: This month marks the 76th anniversary of the first drive-in movie theater. While this original theater lasted only three years, it sparked the craze that saw, at it's peak, some 4,000 drive-ins scattered across the USA. Which city was home to the first drive-in: (A) Huston, TX (B) Camden, NJ (C) St. Paul, MN (D) Santa Fe, NM 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/22: Name the sport that was prominent in the film Mystery, Alaska. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/18: Which is the largest hot desert in the world? (A) Australian (B) Arabian (C) Sahara (D) Gobi Ans: (C) Sahara, which covers about 3,500,000 square miles. 51 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/19: This month marks the 76th anniversary of the first drive-in movie theater. While this original theater lasted only three years, it sparked the craze that saw, at it's peak, some 4,000 drive-ins scattered across the USA. Which city was home to the first drive-in: (A) Huston, TX (B) Camden, NJ (C) St. Paul, MN (D) Santa Fe, NM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/17: "I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day." Which author does that quote come from: (A) Ernest Hemingway (B) Charles Dickens (C) John Steinbeck (D) James Joyce Ans: (D) James Joyce. But a couple of players answered Harvey Spencer Lewis, and it appears the quote is his and not Joyce's. I accepted both answers. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/18: Which is the largest hot desert in the world? (A) Australian (B) Arabian (C) Sahara (D) Gobi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/16: Who wrote the book Silent Spring that helped launch the environmental movement? (A) Rachel Field (B) Rachel Carson (C) Ralph Nader (D) Carson McCullers Ans: (B) Rachel Carson. 57 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/17: "I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day." Which author does that quote come from: (A) Ernest Hemingway (B) Charles Dickens (C) John Steinbeck (D) James Joyce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/15: According to mythology, which bird became endowed with Argus' eyes? (A) the peacock (B) the flamingo (C) the eagle (D) the dove Ans: (A) the peacock. 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/16: Who wrote the book Silent Spring that helped launch the environmental movement? (A) Rachel Field (B) Rachel Carson (C) Ralph Nader (D) Carson McCullers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/12: This TV show used an instrumental waltz for their first season theme song. Carole King wrote a new theme, but it was rejected by the show's creator. A new theme was written for the second season, but the lyrics were never used. Here are the lyrics (with the main character's name crossed out), can you tell me which show this was?
I Dream of Jeannie. 41 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/15: According to mythology, which bird became endowed with Argus' eyes? (A) the peacock (B) the flamingo (C) the eagle (D) the dove ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia for 6/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 6/11: From player GZULU: When the solar systen is viewed from above the Sun's north pole, all the planets orbit in a counter-clockwise direction, and most planets also rotate counter-clockwise. Which one has clockwise, 'retrograde' rotation? Venus. 34 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/12: This TV show used an instrumental waltz for their first season theme song. Carole King wrote a new theme, but it was rejected by the show's creator. A new theme was written for the second season, but the lyrics were never used. Here are the lyrics (with the main character's name crossed out), can you tell me which show this was?
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