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Trivia of the Day Blog
Monday, January 25, 2010
Trivia for 1/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/22: Appearing since 1949, what or who is the "Poe Toaster"? An annual, mysterious visitor to the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. On the centenary of the death of writer Edgar Allan Poe — October 7, 1949 — a partially empty bottle of cognac and three red roses were left at the poet's grave. Since then, the Poe Toaster has left his mark every year on Poe's birthday and occasionally notes are left, as well. This year was the first time the Toaster hadn't shown at the grave. 2009 marked the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth, and some speculate this was used as a fitting end to the tradition, although there is a report that roses were left at the grave later in the day. 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/25: In 1892, when William "Pudge" Heffelfinger was paid $500 for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, he became the first player of this sport to receive payment for his work. What sport was 'inaugurated' by this first professional payment? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, January 22, 2010
Trivia for 1/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/21: What's the opposite of the Orient? The Occident. Orient is derived from the Latin word oriens, meaning east. Occident is derived from the Latin word Occidens, meaning west. It had been used to describe the West, where the sun sets, but its use is waning. 50 players answered correctly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/22: Appearing since 1949, what or who is the "Poe Toaster"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Trivia for 1/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/20: From player Catherine (SpclDove): What future movie star's delivery in an Atlanta, GA hospital in 1967 was paid for by Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.? Julia Roberts, in October 1967. Mrs King too care of the hospital bill as thanks for the drama lessons Julia's mom, Betty Lou Roberts, had given the King children. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/21: What's the opposite of the Orient? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Trivia for 1/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/19: Who declined the lead in a John Hughes 'Brat Pack' movie to play three scenes as a blind girl in the film Mask? Laura Dern. 40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/20: From player Catherine (SpclDove): What future movie star's delivery in an Atlanta, GA hospital in 1967 was paid for by Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Trivia for 1/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/15: In grammar, what is a capitonym? A word that changes pronunciation and meaning when it is capitalized.
For example: In August, an august patriarch was reading an ad in Reading, Mass.
44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/16: Who declined the lead in a John Hughes 'Brat Pack' movie to play three scenes as a blind girl in the film Mask? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, January 15, 2010
Trivia for 1/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/14: Born in 1914, I am still considered by many to be the greatest all-around baseball player, ever. A three-time MVP, my 56-game hitting streak made baseball history in 1941. Though I failed to hit a single in the 57th game, I achieved hits in the next 15, making it 72 out of 73. The only player in baseball history to be selected for the All-Star Game in every season I played (13), I led the league in home runs in 1937 and 1948, and many believe that only the design of my home field (Yankee Stadium) prevented many more of my hits from being home runs. In 1969, a poll of sportswriters named me the "Greatest Living Baseball Player." Oh yeah, my second wife was kind of famous, too. Who am I? The "Yankee Clipper" Joe DiMaggio, who played center field for the NY Yankees. 59 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/15: In grammar, what is a capitonym? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Trivia for 1/14
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/13: Name the island ruled by King Leonidas in Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks. (A) Naboombu
(B) Timbuktootu
(C) Kajagoogoo Ans: (A) Naboombu. This differs from the books by Mary Norton that the story was based on. In those works, the island was called Ueepe, and the inhabitants were cannibals, not animals. 46 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/14: Born in 1914, I am still considered by many to be the greatest all-around baseball player, ever. A three-time MVP, my 56-game hitting streak made baseball history in 1941. Though I failed to hit a single in the 57th game, I achieved hits in the next 15, making it 72 out of 73. The only player in baseball history to be selected for the All-Star Game in every season I played (13), I led the league in home runs in 1937 and 1948, and many believe that only the design of my home field (Yankee Stadium) prevented many more of my hits from being home runs. In 1969, a poll of sportswriters named me the "Greatest Living Baseball Player." Oh yeah, my second wife was kind of famous, too. Who am I? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Trivia for 1/13
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/12: For whom did Elvis Presley name his Memphis home Graceland for? Elvis didn't pick the name. The grounds were originally owened by Memphis newspaper publisher S.E. Toof, who named it after his daughter, Grace. One portion of land was given to a nice, Ruth Moore, who built the mansion in 1939. Presley purchased Graceland in 1957 and kept the name it already had. 36 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/13: Name the island ruled by King Leonidas in Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks. (A) Naboombu
(B) Timbuktootu
(C) Kajagoogoo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Trivia for 1/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/11: From player littleche: What does the English term "chuffed as a bunny" mean? (A) Extremely scared (for your own safety) (B) Extremely pleased (especially with one's self) (C) Extremely hungry (when on a diet) Ans: (B) Extremely pleased (especially with one's self). 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/12: For whom did Elvis Presley name his Memphis home Graceland for? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, January 11, 2010
Trivia for 1/11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 1/8: What 1901 event do the following people have in common: Jacobus H. van't Hoff, Sully Prudhomme, Jean Henri Dunant, Frédéric Passy, Wilhelm C. Roentgen and Emil Adolph von Behring? They were the first Nobel Prize recipients, which were awarded on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of Nobel's death. Their fields were: van't Hoff (The Netherlands) for chemistry, Prudhomme (France) for literature, Dunant (Switzerland) and Passy (France) for peace, Roentgen (Germany) for physics, von Behring (Germany) for medicine. 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 1/11: From player littleche: What does the English term "chuffed as a bunny" mean? (A) Extremely scared (for your own safety) (B) Extremely pleased (especially with one's self) (C) Extremely hungry (when on a diet) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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