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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Trivia for 11/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/16: What song did an agency propose for hemorrhoid cream ads in 2004, angering Johnny Cash's family?
54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/17: What was the name Chuck Yeager gave to the Bell X-1 airplane with which he broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, November 16, 2009
Trivia for 11/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/13: While not spoken in any of the Friday the 13th films, what is the name given to Jason Voorhees' father in novelizations and comic stories? Hint: Scenes giving his name were deleted from Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/16: What song did an agency propose for hemorrhoid cream ads in 2004, angering Johnny Cash's family? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, November 13, 2009
Trivia for 11/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/12: British Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel introduced the legislation establishing the new police force, and in 1829 London's reorganized police force went on duty. What other unofficial long-lasting contribution did he make to the history of the London Police?
I was simply looking for the fact that they are called "bobbies" as a nickname for Sir ROBERT Peel. Early on, they were called "Peelers," as well. His Peelian Principles called for the accountability of each officer (all officers were given individual badge numbers) and for a focus on ethical standards in crime-fighting. Peel was quoted as saying, "The police are the public and the public are the police." Accepted anything in regards to Peel's contributions in any form. 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/13: While not spoken in any of the Friday the 13th films, what is the name given to Jason Voorhees' father in novelizations and comic stories? Hint: Scenes giving his name were deleted from Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Trivia for 11/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/11: What connection does Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner Al King have to Veterans Day?
In 1953, King, who had been involved with the American War Dads during WWII, had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate ALL veterans, not just those from WWI. After the Emporia Chamber of Commerce took up the cause, a bill was pushed through Congress by then-U.S. Rep. Ed Rees, also from Emporia. President Eisenhower signed it into law on May 26, 1954. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/12: British Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel introduced the legislation establishing the new police force, and in 1829 London's reorganized police force went on duty. What other unofficial long-lasting contribution did he make to the history of the London Police? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Trivia for 11/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/10: What 14,110-foot U.S. peak do stock car drivers race up in the perilous International Hill Climb?
48 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/11: What connection does Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner Al King have to Veterans Day? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Trivia for 11/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/9: What Gerry Thomas invention is commemorated by an impression in the cement outside of Swanson's headquarters?
47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/10: What 14,110-foot U.S. peak do stock car drivers race up in the perilous International Hill Climb? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, November 9, 2009
Trivia for 11/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/6: What hit 1990 book was reissued with its main character "in a new place in every scene"?
39 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/9: What Gerry Thomas invention is commemorated by an impression in the cement outside of Swanson's headquarters? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, November 6, 2009
Trivia for 11/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/5: What artist was surprised to see an "explicit lyrics" warning sticker slapped on his 1986 instrumental album Jazz from Hell?
53 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/6: What hit 1990 book was reissued with its main character "in a new place in every scene"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Trivia for 11/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/3: What MTV game show helped launch Denis Leary, Colin Quinn and Adam Sandler's TV careers?
Remote Control. 50 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/5: What artist was surprised to see an "explicit lyrics" warning sticker slapped on his 1986 instrumental album Jazz from Hell? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Trivia for 11/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/2: Who were the only two members of New York University's 2004 freshman class with their own brand of toothpaste? Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/3: What MTV game show helped launch Denis Leary, Colin Quinn and Adam Sandler's TV careers? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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