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Trivia of the Day Blog
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Trivia 6/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/28: When sculpted, the two lions in front of the New York Public Library were called "Leo Astor" and "Leo Lenox", after John Jacob Astor and James Lenox, whose libraries had been used as the foundation of books. But in the 1930s, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia renamed the lions something else. What are those names? A. William and Charles B. Patience and Fortitude C. Imagination and History Ans: B. Patience and Fortitude. Sculpted by Edward Clark Potter, Mayor La Guardia renamed them "Patience" and "Fortitude" in honor of the characteristics shown by New Yorkers during the Great Depression. In 1911, the library's main branch, which took 16 years to build and at the time was the largest marble structure ever built in the United States, was dedicated by President William H. Taft. The library has some 2 million cardholders, and its collection grows by some 10,000 items a week. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 6/1: Actor Gary Coleman died last week. He is famous as Arnold Jackson-Drummond on the 70s/80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. But he also had a guest-starring role on an episode of the 70s sci-fi show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as a 493 year-old, child president and super-genius. What was that character's name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, May 28, 2010
Trivia for 5/28
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/27: At 456 ft/139 m (45 stories high), Kingda Ka in New Jersey is the world's tallest what? The world's highest (and fastest) roller coaster. At Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, NJ, the 59-second ride is named after the Bengal tiger that also lives in the Golden Kingdom area of the park. The roller coaster climbs to a height of 456 ft/139 m — 45 stories high — and reaches 128 mph/206 kmph at its fastest. From the top of the tower, if you had time to look around, you'd be able to see New York City, Atlantic City and Philadelphia. Last year, Kingda Ka was hit by lightning, putting it out of commission for a few months. 40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/28: When sculpted, the two lions in front of the New York Public Library were called "Leo Astor" and "Leo Lenox", after John Jacob Astor and James Lenox, whose libraries had been used as the foundation of books. But in the 1930s, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia renamed the lions something else. What are those names? A. William and Charles B. Patience and Fortitude C. Imagination and History ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Trivia for 5/27
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/26: From player Robert Yetter: What indispensible invention was John Shepherd-Barron known for? Automated teller machine (ATM). 35 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/27: At 456 ft/139 m (45 stories high), Kingda Ka in New Jersey is the world's tallest what? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Trivia for 5/26
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/25: Who was the first actor who had directed the movie which also won him the Best Actor Oscar? Sir Laurence Olivier. He won Best Actor and Best Film for Hamlet in 1948, even though he didn't win for Best Director. Roberto Benigni is the only other to achieve this, for Life is Beautiful in 1997. Charlie Chaplin won a "Special Award for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus" in 1929, not a Best Actor Oscar. 30 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/26: From player Robert Yetter: What indispensible invention was John Shepherd-Barron known for? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Trivia for 5/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/24: From player K. Pavlov: Who was the first U.S. president to leave the country while in office? Teddy Roosevelt, in 1906 he went to the site of the Panama Canal. 41 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/25: Who was the first actor who had directed the movie which also won him the Best Actor Oscar? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, May 24, 2010
Trivia for 5/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/21: What was the name of the high school in the 1982 film National Lampoon's Class Reunion? Lizzie Borden High School. The reunion was of the class of 1972.
37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/24: From player K. Pavlov: Who was the first president to leave the country while in office? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, May 21, 2010
Trivia for 5/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/20: In the very early 80s, when American Greetings first introduced their Strawberry Shortcake line of characters, each character/toy had a pet to go along with it. What was the name of Strawberry Shortcake's pet? Custard, a cat. Other characters and their pets included Huckleberry Pie and Pupcake (which later became one of Strawberry Shortcake's pets), Blueberry Muffin and Cheescake, Apple Dumplin and Tea Time Turtle, Raspberry Tart and Rhubarb monkey and more.
40 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/21: What was the name of the high school in the 1982 film National Lampoon's Class Reunion? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Trivia for 5/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/19: What is meant when someone uses the term "Morton's fork"? Morton's fork is a situation involving choice between two equally undesirable outcomes. An example is "between a rock and a hard place".
42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/20: In the very early 80s, when American Greetings first introduced their Strawberry Shortcake line of characters, each character/toy had a pet to go along with it. What was the name of Strawberry Shortcake's pet? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Trivia for 5/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/17: NBC recently cancelled the long-running Law & Order, leaving it tied with Gunsmoke for most prime time seasons, at 20 each. But which show will have the record for most episodes? Gunsmoke, which will retain its record for the most aired prime time episodes, with a total of 635. Law & Order will end on May 24, 2010 upon airing its 456th episode. 34 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/18: From player Robert Yetter: In the Star Trek universe, Lt. Uhura's first name was never given. Three names were speculated upon for years: Nyota, Penda and Samara. In the 2009 Star Trek film, which was revealed to be Lt. Uhura's first name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, May 17, 2010
Trivia for 5/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 5/14: What does a writer or artist mean when they are describing or depicting a land of Cockaigne?
A land of plenty. Cockaigne was a fabled place of ease and luxury, a land overflowing with milk and honey where food fell into your mouth by itself. It was an imaginary place a medieval peasant could aspire to, a place away from the harsh reality of life. 39 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 5/17: NBC recently cancelled the long-running Law & Order, leaving it tied with Gunsmoke for most prime time seasons, at 20 each. But which show will have the record for most episodes? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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