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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Trivia for 11/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/23: Pocahontas' given names were Matoaka and Amonute; Pocahontas was a childhood nickname. What did the nickname stand for in her native Powhatan language?
'Pocahontas' referred to her frolicsome nature. In the Powhatan language it meant "little wanton" or "little mischief". After her marriage, Pocahontas was known as Rebecca Rolfe by the English. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/24: The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't is a cartoon holiday special from 1972 by Hanna Barbera Studios. What kind of animals are talking Jeremy and his relatives? (A) Turkeys (B) Squirrels (C) Horses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, November 23, 2009
Trivia for 11/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/20: Who was the first to break Babe Ruth's record 60 home runs, in 1961?
NY Yankees super-slugger Roger Maris. Some fans were upset, because Ruth had played 154 games in a season, compared to Maris' 162. The controversy was finally settled in 1991, when baseball commissioner Fay Vincent declared the record official. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/23: Pocahontas' given names were Matoaka and Amonute; Pocahontas was a childhood nickname. What did the nickname stand for in her native Powhatan language? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, November 20, 2009
Trivia for 11/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/19: "Once Upon a Time in the City of New York" was the debut episode of which 1980's television series?
Beauty and the Beast, which premeired on CBS on September 25, 1987. 40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/20: Who was the first to break Babe Ruth's record 60 home runs, in 1961? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Trivia for 11/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 11/18: During omphaloskepsis, what is one doing?
Contemplating their navel in a mystical, meditative way. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/19: "Once Upon a Time in the City of New York" was the debut episode of which 1980's television series? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Trivia for 11/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer 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?
Glamorous Glennis, which was a name given to honor his wife. He has given the same name to each of his planes. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 11/18: During omphaloskepsis, what is one doing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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