Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Question > Movies
What 1966 film features opening credits which are spoken aloud, rather than appearing printed on the screen?
Monday, September 24, 2007
Question > History
Who's epitaph reads: "In Loving Memory of my Beloved Son, Murdered by a Traitor and Coward Whose Name is not Worthy to Appear Here"?
UPDATE: Answer: Jesse James
UPDATE: Answer: Jesse James
Friday, September 21, 2007
Question > General Trivia
Hurricanes, tropical storms, and typhoons are known by what two-word meteorological term?
UPDATE: Answer: Tropical Cyclone
UPDATE: Answer: Tropical Cyclone
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Question > Sports
What is the name and nickname of the former boxer who was Executive Director of the Association in the Defense of the Wrongly Convicted from 1993 to 2005?
UPDATE: Answer: Ruben "Hurricane" Carter
UPDATE: Answer: Ruben "Hurricane" Carter
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Question > History
What was destroyed off the Florida coast in 1715 because of a hurricane?
UPDATE: Answer: The Spanish Treasure Fleet
UPDATE: Answer: The Spanish Treasure Fleet
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Question > History
What year saw the deadliest Atlantic Hurricane ever with over 22,000 killed?
UPDATE: Answer: 1780
UPDATE: Answer: 1780
Monday, September 17, 2007
Question > Sports
We'll try another theme week... the answer to this question should help you determine the theme...
What is the nickname of the college football team which suffered a 100-6 loss by Houston in 1968?
UPDATE: Answer: (The University of Tulsa) Golden Hurricane
What is the nickname of the college football team which suffered a 100-6 loss by Houston in 1968?
UPDATE: Answer: (The University of Tulsa) Golden Hurricane
Labels:
college sports,
football,
sports,
team nicknames,
trivia question
Friday, September 14, 2007
Question > Comics
And thus ends back to school week...
What is the name of Linus Van Pelt's beloved school teacher?
UPDATE: Answer: Miss Othmar (later Mrs. Hagemeyer)
What is the name of Linus Van Pelt's beloved school teacher?
UPDATE: Answer: Miss Othmar (later Mrs. Hagemeyer)
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Question > Movies
Back to school week continues...
What silver screen teacher critiqued a student's poem by saying: "Congratulations. You may have just written the first poem to get a negative score on the Pritchard scale."?
UPDATE: Answer: John Keating from Dead Poet's Society
What silver screen teacher critiqued a student's poem by saying: "Congratulations. You may have just written the first poem to get a negative score on the Pritchard scale."?
UPDATE: Answer: John Keating from Dead Poet's Society
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Question > Literature
More back to school Trivia:
What novel features the History and Civics lessons of teacher Mr. Dubois?
UPDATE: Answer: Starship Troopers
What novel features the History and Civics lessons of teacher Mr. Dubois?
UPDATE: Answer: Starship Troopers
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Question > History
We continue back to school week...
Who was the first U.S. Secretary of Education?
UPDATE: Answer: Shirley Hufstedler, appointed by Jimmy Carter in 1979.
Prior to this, Education was part of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Who was the first U.S. Secretary of Education?
UPDATE: Answer: Shirley Hufstedler, appointed by Jimmy Carter in 1979.
Prior to this, Education was part of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Question > Television
Welcome to back to school week!
What fictional town would you be visiting if you saw a High School football game with the visitors playing against the "Steeplejacks"?
UPDATE: Answer: The Steeplejacks were the mascots of Twin Peaks High School, from the 90s TV Show "Twin Peaks".
What fictional town would you be visiting if you saw a High School football game with the visitors playing against the "Steeplejacks"?
UPDATE: Answer: The Steeplejacks were the mascots of Twin Peaks High School, from the 90s TV Show "Twin Peaks".
Friday, September 07, 2007
Question > General Trivia
What was the code name for Apple's 20th Anniversary Macintosh?
UPDATE: Answer: Spartacus
UPDATE: Answer: Spartacus
Labels:
Apple,
computers,
general trivia,
Macintosh,
trivia question
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Question > Movies
What is the name of the boat that takes the Man in the Yellow Hat to Africa in the 2006 movie, Curious George?
UPDATE: Answer: H.A. Rey (named after the original Curious George illustrator)
UPDATE: Answer: H.A. Rey (named after the original Curious George illustrator)
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Question > Television
What actor played the 50's and 60's TV western character Rowdy Yates?
UPDATE: Answer: Clint Eastwood
UPDATE: Answer: Clint Eastwood
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Question > Literature
What author has written books which have been turned into movies starring John Cusack and Hugh Grant?
UPDATE: Answer: Nick Hornby (author of High Fidelity and About a Boy, respectively)
UPDATE: Answer: Nick Hornby (author of High Fidelity and About a Boy, respectively)
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