Showing posts with label general trivia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label general trivia. Show all posts

Friday, September 21, 2007

Question > General Trivia

Hurricanes, tropical storms, and typhoons are known by what two-word meteorological term?

UPDATE: Answer: Tropical Cyclone

Friday, September 07, 2007

Question > General Trivia

What was the code name for Apple's 20th Anniversary Macintosh?

UPDATE: Answer: Spartacus

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Question > General Trivia

Where would you find the Sami?

UPDATE: Answer: Northern Scandinavia (portions of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. They are a native people of the region with a unique and distinctive culture.)

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Question > General Trivia

Here's a little bunny trivia to honor the holiday. Name the movie, song, tv show, or play from which the following bunny-related quotes come:

1) "That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on! [...] Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!"

2) "I was walking down along the street and I heard this voice saying, 'Good evening, Mr. [...].' Well, I turned around and here was this big six-foot rabbit leaning up against a lamp-post. Well, I thought nothing of that because when you've lived in a town as long as I've lived in this one, you get used to the fact that everybody knows your name."

3) "And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you're going to fall, tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar has given you the call."

4) "Kill the rabbit, kill the rabbit, kill the rabbit!"

5) "Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!"

UPDATE: Answer:

1) Tim the Enchanter, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2) Elwood P. Dowd, Harvey
3) Jefferson Airplane, White Rabbit
4) Elmer Fudd, What's Opera Doc?
5) Officer Lopez, Night of the Lepus

Monday, March 12, 2007

Question > General Trivia

What author and former Star Trek actor has performed in several comedy and improv groups, including one named "Earnest Borg 9"?

UPDATE: Answer: Wil Wheaton

His blog, where he relates his experiences as an actor, writer, and step-father, has been an internet favorite for years.

Friday, March 09, 2007

Question > General Trivia

What nation was the first to adopt a Daylight Savings Time in 1916?

(U.S. folks: REMEMBER to set your clocks ahead Sunday night / Saturday morning. DST is earlier this year!)

UPDATE: Answer: Germany

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Question > General Trivia

What is a puggle?

UPDATE: Answer: A baby monotreme (echidna, platypus, etc)

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Question > General Trivia

What was the name of Apple's precursor to the Macintosh?

UPDATE: Answer: LISA
(Highlight above to reveal.)

The device was named after Steve Jobs' daughter and was the first personal computer for the public with a Graphical User Interface, or GUI. It was released in 1983. The initial price point was $9995.