PREVIOUS ANSWER: Minnesota Twins
NEW QUESTION: In one of the more peculiar cases Alison Dubois investigated, Morgan Turley proved quite resistant in the afterlife to having Alison bring his killer to justice. What was the classic rock song that accompanied this particular case?
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Ellen Degeneres
NEW QUESTION: 'bout time for a sports question dontcha' think? What Major Laegue Baseball Team has recently been known as the Piranhas.
NEW QUESTION: 'bout time for a sports question dontcha' think? What Major Laegue Baseball Team has recently been known as the Piranhas.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Patti Miller
NEW QUESTION: What nationally-syndicated talk show host was unable to give a commencement address for a Wisconsin high school and so, gave the adress on her program?
NEW QUESTION: What nationally-syndicated talk show host was unable to give a commencement address for a Wisconsin high school and so, gave the adress on her program?
Friday, May 25, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS ANSWER: Hue
NEW QUESTION: Sacred Heart Hospital has seen its share of unusual patients over the years. One such patient had a condtion which caused her to hear all of the staff as though they were singing. What is this woman's firstand last name?
NEW QUESTION: Sacred Heart Hospital has seen its share of unusual patients over the years. One such patient had a condtion which caused her to hear all of the staff as though they were singing. What is this woman's firstand last name?
Thursday, May 24, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Blinded By The Light
NEW QUESTION: Ripped from today's headlines.....
Caitlin Snaring recently won a national championship. Please give the answer she gave to the question that won her the championship.
NEW QUESTION: Ripped from today's headlines.....
Caitlin Snaring recently won a national championship. Please give the answer she gave to the question that won her the championship.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Warren Jeffs
NEW QUESTION: What is the only Bruce Springsteen compostion to be a number #1 hit?
NEW QUESTION: What is the only Bruce Springsteen compostion to be a number #1 hit?
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
NOTE TO LOYAL READERS-Actually-I don't know if I have any "loyal" readers-I don't know if I have any turncoat readers--anyhoo...I'm going to have to take another breaky-poo from the blog for a few days this weekend-I'm taking my GF home for the holiday this weekend and showing her the land of The World's Largest Trivia Contest, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Last weekend's hiatus was due to a job interview at Dominican University in beautiful Marin County.
PREVIOUS QUESTION- Live and Let Die
NEW QUESTION: Ripped from today's headlines-Trivia
ahhhh.....trivia....the gift that keeps on giving.......
I literally ripped this from today's headlines....I ripped it out of the newspaper in a coffee shop.
A Chicago-based experimental band has unwittingly enlisted a controversial cult figure in its latest project by sampling this person's words, putting the words to music and putting this person's head on the bodies of a famous singing family on the cover of their new CD single.
What is the first and last name of this cult leader?
PREVIOUS QUESTION- Live and Let Die
NEW QUESTION: Ripped from today's headlines-Trivia
ahhhh.....trivia....the gift that keeps on giving.......
I literally ripped this from today's headlines....I ripped it out of the newspaper in a coffee shop.
A Chicago-based experimental band has unwittingly enlisted a controversial cult figure in its latest project by sampling this person's words, putting the words to music and putting this person's head on the bodies of a famous singing family on the cover of their new CD single.
What is the first and last name of this cult leader?
Monday, May 21, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Veggie-Ohs.
NEW QUESTION: More Movie Trivia-What song is heard on the soundtrack during King Harold's funeral?
NEW QUESTION: More Movie Trivia-What song is heard on the soundtrack during King Harold's funeral?
Sunday, May 20, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Window puppet shows
NEW QUESTION: Back to movies-advertising executive, Charlie Hinton, is stuck promoting a breakfast cereal that the kids just plain don't like. What is the name of this cereal?
NEW QUESTION: Back to movies-advertising executive, Charlie Hinton, is stuck promoting a breakfast cereal that the kids just plain don't like. What is the name of this cereal?
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
QUIZZING BRITISH STYLE-For a window on the world of British pub quizzing-check out The Quiz Blogger. Frankly, this stuff scares me a little. Were I to enter a British pub quiz, I would be killed and my bones picked clean. The command of knowledge they have is astounding.
PREVIOUS QUESTION-White.
NEW QUESTION-Trivia is all about surprisign facts, right? Well, here's one. According to a recent commercial, what is illegal in New York City?
PREVIOUS QUESTION-White.
NEW QUESTION-Trivia is all about surprisign facts, right? Well, here's one. According to a recent commercial, what is illegal in New York City?
Monday, May 14, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Chip Sanders
NEW QUESTION-About time for a sports question-dont'cha think? Minnesota Vikings running back Chuck Forman was given the name 'Walter' at birth. His mother gave him the his nickname in honor of a soap opera character. What was the last name of this opera character?
NEW QUESTION-About time for a sports question-dont'cha think? Minnesota Vikings running back Chuck Forman was given the name 'Walter' at birth. His mother gave him the his nickname in honor of a soap opera character. What was the last name of this opera character?
Sunday, May 13, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
GREAT SOURCE FOR MUSIC TRIVIA-It's not available in my market (still looking for a station that streams so I can hear it, "live", but Dick Bartley's American Gold Radio Program has the best 60-70's music trivia. The man knows and loves the music. I buy old shows on e-bay to listen to.
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
NEW QUESTION-We haven't had a movie question for a while. What character developed the Senor Tomato Character for Ketchup Caliente?
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
NEW QUESTION-We haven't had a movie question for a while. What character developed the Senor Tomato Character for Ketchup Caliente?
Saturday, May 12, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREPARING FOR JEOPARDY-Probably the best way is to look at all the pages of the J! Archive, a meticulous compendium of almost every Jeopardy! show.
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Skunk Punks
NEW QUESTION: What is the first and last name of the American who was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and spent part of the war as a prisoner, packing medical supplies for the German army in a meat locker?
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Skunk Punks
NEW QUESTION: What is the first and last name of the American who was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and spent part of the war as a prisoner, packing medical supplies for the German army in a meat locker?
Friday, May 11, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
A NEW BLOG TO REPORT ON-Well, new for me at least. They Call It Trivia.
Myron, from nearby Sioux Falls, dissects all kinds of puzzles, trivia items and Jeopardy clues. Check it Out!
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Buster Keaton.
NEW QUESTION: We've all done odd things in our youth. Animated character, Jack Fenton, belonged to a band in the 80s. What was the name of this band?
Myron, from nearby Sioux Falls, dissects all kinds of puzzles, trivia items and Jeopardy clues. Check it Out!
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Buster Keaton.
NEW QUESTION: We've all done odd things in our youth. Animated character, Jack Fenton, belonged to a band in the 80s. What was the name of this band?
Thursday, May 10, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Doug Flutie
NEW QUESTION: When this silent-film star released movies in Spanish-language markets, he was given a stage name, which, when translated from Spanish, means "Nonsense." What is the first and last stage name of this actor?
NEW QUESTION: When this silent-film star released movies in Spanish-language markets, he was given a stage name, which, when translated from Spanish, means "Nonsense." What is the first and last stage name of this actor?
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
MY IDEA OF A GOOD TRIVIA QUESTION-This was asked during the World's Largest Trivia Contest and our team didn't get it. I just consider it a good question: What distinguished actor played a character with the same name as his given name in his final big-screen role. The answer was Tony Randall, who played a character named Arthur Rosenburg, which is his given name in the 2005 flick, It's About Time.
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Urlacher and Ortiz
TODAY'S QUESTION: I'm not really much of a sports question guy, so, when I fall into one, I post it. Even if it's not that hard. Who was the first non-Canadian elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame?
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Urlacher and Ortiz
TODAY'S QUESTION: I'm not really much of a sports question guy, so, when I fall into one, I post it. Even if it's not that hard. Who was the first non-Canadian elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame?
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS ANSWER: Fiber Research Lab
NEW QUESTION: What are the last names of the two athletes, whom a recent commercial would have us believe, are the winners of a finals match in men's doubles badminton?
NEW QUESTION: What are the last names of the two athletes, whom a recent commercial would have us believe, are the winners of a finals match in men's doubles badminton?
Monday, May 07, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION: James
NEW QUESTION: Research facilities keep developing new boons to mankind. What is the name of the fictional research facility that gave the world The Fiber Patch, Fiber Pops and Fiber Optics?
NEW QUESTION: Research facilities keep developing new boons to mankind. What is the name of the fictional research facility that gave the world The Fiber Patch, Fiber Pops and Fiber Optics?
Sunday, May 06, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
MORE ON THE RESEARCH-Ken answered my query and kind of signed off on my research. I'll be dipping into the work of Nancy Baym for my research.
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Dish With Doris
TODAY'S QUESTION-I just love it when trivia falls into my lap. One of the horses in the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby is the half-brother of a previous Kentucky Derby Winner. Both are owned by a famous record producer and are named for the sons of two recording artists. They also share the Enlish approximation of their first names. What is the English approximation of these horse's names?
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Dish With Doris
TODAY'S QUESTION-I just love it when trivia falls into my lap. One of the horses in the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby is the half-brother of a previous Kentucky Derby Winner. Both are owned by a famous record producer and are named for the sons of two recording artists. They also share the Enlish approximation of their first names. What is the English approximation of these horse's names?
Saturday, May 05, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
PREVIOUS QUESTION-Wally Schirra
NEW QUESTION-Nearly every celebrity has a talk-show theses days. What is the name of the fictional show hosted by Doris Roberts, and seems to mostly be about scrubbing pans?
NEW QUESTION-Nearly every celebrity has a talk-show theses days. What is the name of the fictional show hosted by Doris Roberts, and seems to mostly be about scrubbing pans?
Thursday, May 03, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
RESEARCHING KEN JENNINGS-I may be doing some research on Ken's message board-more as this story develops.
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTION-Gloria Jean's
NEW QUESTION-Ripped from today's headlines!! Who is the only US Astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Missions?
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS QUESTION-Gloria Jean's
NEW QUESTION-Ripped from today's headlines!! Who is the only US Astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Missions?
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
QUESTION OF THE DAY
BLOG ALERT-"Trivia Whys" question and answer blog is pretty good. He mostly uses the mulitple choice format and often constructs a larger puzzle out of the answers. This is something I'm not clever enough to do.
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Buick
NEW QUESTION: I was going to post a question about "Heroes",but then I found this. Whaddayaknow? You can't find it on Google! What coffee vendors' trademark slogan is, "You can't brew a better bean?"
PREVIOUS QUESTION: Buick
NEW QUESTION: I was going to post a question about "Heroes",but then I found this. Whaddayaknow? You can't find it on Google! What coffee vendors' trademark slogan is, "You can't brew a better bean?"
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