Totally Random Trivia: 2022

1.  Steinway ??

4.  "Land"  It was "HOLLYWOODLAND" and was an advertisement for a housing development.

2:  United States

3: Mexico (sort of, it's more in the Gulf than on land)

5. Ubuntu?

BTW, page number:

Niiicccccce. 

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4.  "Land"  It was "HOLLYWOODLAND" and was an advertisement for a housing development.

And here’s the bit of extra trivia no one asked for…HOLLYWOODLAND had 13 letters.  There were a few too many disappointed movie wannabes who decided that 13th letter was a fine jumping off point.  

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4.  "Land"  It was "HOLLYWOODLAND" and was an advertisement for a housing development.

And here’s the bit of extra trivia no one asked for…HOLLYWOODLAND had 13 letters.  There were a few too many disappointed movie wannabes who decided that 13th letter was a fine jumping off point. 

Answers to Monday, July 21, 2023
1. Astoria, Queens was once home to a company village founded and designed by a German American piano maker. What was his last name?
Steinway

2. The Women’s World Cup is going strong, with matches through August 20. Which country’s team won the last Cup held in 2019, as well as the one before that held in 2015?
United States

3. The Chicxulub Crater is a 110-mile bowl that resulted from the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. In what country is it located?
Mexico

4. In 1923, the “Hollywood” sign was dedicated. At the time, the sign was four letters longer than it is today. What four-letter word was removed in 1949?
“Land”

5. Archbishop Desmond Tutu popularized a theology whose name is Bantu for “I am because we are.” It’s also the name of a Linux-based operating system and the 2007-2008 Boston Celtics team slogan. What is that six-letter word?
Ubuntu

Questions for
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.

1. In 1777, at the height of the Revolutionary War, a 19-year-old French nobleman was made a major general in the American Continental Army. His full name is 11 words long, but in the U.S. he’s usually called… what?

2. The “March” trilogy is a series of graphic novels about the Civil Rights Movement, told through the perspective of what civil rights leader and U.S. congressman from Georgia?

3. Ariana Grande broke several YouTube and Vevo records with the release of the video for what song, dedicated to four of her ex-boyfriends?

4. What mammal, often found in children’s illustrated alphabet books, lives at a higher altitude than any other domesticated animal on Earth?

5. The first emperor of the Roman Empire was born in 63 BCE. What was his name?

1. Lafayette

1.  Lafayette EDIT:  Doh!  @Chris83 crossed the Lafayette Bridge more quickly than I! 

4: Llama

5. Ceasar Augustus

3. Thank U, Next

@greyeagle ? That has to be one of the few times that "Crossing the Lafayette Bridge" and "quickly" were used in the same sentence! ?

2. John Lewis 

Answers to Tuesday, July 25, 2023

1. In 1777, at the height of the Revolutionary War, a 19-year-old French nobleman was made a major general in the American Continental Army. His full name is 11 words long, but in the U.S. he’s usually called… what?
(Marquis de) Lafayette 

2. The “March” trilogy is a series of graphic novels about the Civil Rights Movement, told through the perspective of what civil rights leader and U.S. congressman from Georgia?
John Lewis

3. Ariana Grande broke several YouTube and Vevo records with the release of the video for what song, dedicated to four of her ex-boyfriends?
“thank u, next”

4. What mammal, often found in children’s illustrated alphabet books, lives at a higher altitude than any other domesticated animal on Earth?
Yak

5. The first emperor of the Roman Empire was born in 63 BCE. What was his name?
Augustus (or Octavian)

Questions for
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email. 

1. “Seoul” and “Kyoto” both mean the same thing in their respective languages. What do they mean?

2. What team did Babe Ruth play for when he made his Major League Baseball debut? 

3. “John” and “Thomas” are the first names, respectively, of the theologian and philosopher namesakes of what fictional duo, who debuted in newspapers in 1985?

4. Every year on the last Wednesday of August, a town called Buñol hosts “La Tomatina,” an annual party where participants throw 40 metric tons of tomatoes at each other. In what country does this food fight take place?

5. If you've ever dreamt of having someone show up at your door with a giant check, chances are it's because you’ve seen commercials for the PCH sweepstakes. The “H” stands for “House” — what does the “PC” stand for?

2. Boston Red Sox

5. Publisher's Clearing

1. “Capital City”

4. Spain

3) the comic strip Calvin and Hobbs

Answers to Wednesday, July 26, 2023

1. “Seoul” and “Kyoto” both mean the same thing in their respective languages. What do they mean?
Capital
(Kyoto used to be the capital of Japan)

2. What team did Babe Ruth play for when he made his Major League Baseball debut? 
Boston Red Sox 

3. “John” and “Thomas” are the first names, respectively, of the theologian and philosopher namesakes of what fictional duo, who debuted in newspapers in 1985?
Calvin and Hobbes

4. Every year on the last Wednesday of August, a town called Buñol hosts “La Tomatina,” an annual party where participants throw 40 metric tons of tomatoes at each other. In what country does this food fight take place?
Spain

5. If you've ever dreamt of having someone show up at your door with a giant check, chances are it's because you’ve seen commercials for the PCH sweepstakes. The “H” stands for “House” — what does the “PC” stand for?
Publishers Clearing

Questions for
Theme Thursday, July 27, 2023

Hungry for the ’90s: Five questions about foods from the 1990s, many of which are no longer available.

Answers in tomorrow’s email.

1. Strawberry Passion Awareness was the flagship flavor of what line of juices from Coca-Cola?

2. In 1992, Pepsi introduced a new beverage and marketed it as the first clear cola. What descriptor did they add in front of Pepsi?

3. A brand of bubble gum included short messages on gum wrappers, like “Urgent,” “See you later,” and “Sorry, line’s busy!” It came in a clear plastic case, designed to look like what relic of technology?

4. What soft drink—released in 1997 by the makers of Clearly Canadian—was marketed as a “texturally enhanced beverage”? Hint: If you go to its website today, you can buy airline tickets.

5. Yoplait capitalized on the popularity of breakfast cereal in the ’90s by offering a yogurt for kids in wild colors and kid-friendly flavors, modeled after what General Mills cereal?

2: Crystal

5. Trix?

4. Orbitz

1. Fruitopia 

3.  Beeper/pager?

(Young GPLers currently Googling 'pager/beeper')

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3.  Beeper/pager?

 

(Young GPLers currently Googling 'pager/beeper')

Long before we had phones my dad had a work pager.  During the '96 NCAA tourney he was at a convention and couldn't watch the game so we worked out a system on the pager.  MN Score-Bad guy score-time left-period.  So I would send 21122 and it would be 2-1 MN 12 left in second.  Fun memory of a game with a poopy ending.  

Answers to Thursday, July 27, 2023

Hungry for the ’90s: Five questions about foods from the 1990s, many of which are no longer available. 

1. Strawberry Passion Awareness was the flagship flavor of what line of juices from Coca-Cola? 
Fruitopia

2. In 1992, Pepsi introduced a new beverage and marketed it as the first clear cola. What descriptor did they add in front of Pepsi?
Crystal

3. A brand of bubble gum included short messages on gum wrappers, like “Urgent,” “See you later,” and “Sorry, line’s busy!” It came in a clear plastic case, designed to look like what relic of technology?
Beeper

4. What soft drink—released in 1997 by the makers of Clearly Canadian—was marketed as a “texturally enhanced beverage”? Hint: If you go to its website today, you can buy airline tickets.
Orbitz

5. Yoplait capitalized on the popularity of breakfast cereal in the ’90s by offering a yogurt for kids in wild colors and kid-friendly flavors, modeled after what General Mills cereal?
Trix

Questions for
Friday, July 28, 2023

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in Monday’s email. 

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are four actors that have appeared in every movie in the “Expendables” film franchise. Name as many of those actors as you can for one point each. Zero total if you get any wrong.

2. What northwestern U.S. city is home to the International Rose Test Garden and has been known as the “City of Roses” for more than 100 years?

3. In the 1970s, a man named Larry Ellison was hired by the CIA to work on a database system that was named after the Latin for “divine announcement,” and refers to a person or thing considered to provide wise and insightful counsel. What did they name this system?

4. Larry, Bob, and Junior are some of the main characters in what computer animated Christian television series?

5. Today is July 28. On this day in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that Americans would no longer have to ration what morning staple?

3: Oracle

5. coffee

1. Stallone, Statham, Dolph Lundgren, ???

2. Portland, OR

4. Veggie Tales

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1. Stallone, Statham, Dolph Lundgren, ???

Randy Couture

Answers to Friday, July 28, 2023

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are four actors that have appeared in every movie in the “Expendables” film franchise. Name as many of those actors as you can for one point each. Zero total if you get any wrong.
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture

2. What northwestern U.S. city is home to the International Rose Test Garden and has been known as the “City of Roses” for more than 100 years?
Portland, Oregon

3. In the 1970s, a man named Larry Ellison was hired by the CIA to work on a database system that was named after the Latin for “divine announcement,” and refers to a person or thing considered to provide wise and insightful counsel. What did they name this system?
Oracle

4. Larry, Bob, and Junior are some of the main characters in what computer animated Christian television series?
“VeggieTales”

5. Today is July 28. On this day in 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that Americans would no longer have to ration what morning staple?
Coffee

Questions for
Monday, July 31, 2023

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.

1. An online music publication owned by Condé Nast and an agricultural tool used to loosen material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves, both have what name?

2. The most populous island in the world has a four-letter name. What is it?

3. In what decade was Queen Elizabeth II crowned Queen of England?

4. Since 2014, the world’s tallest mountain when measured base to summit has been the site of protests against construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope project. In which U.S. state will you find that mountain?

5. What famous six-word directive does Tony Montana shout before he trains his M16A1 on Alejandro Sosa’s men?

2: Java

3: 1950s (1952)

1. Pitchfork

5. "Say hello to my little friend!"

4. Hawaii 

Additional mountain fun facts.

Highest mountain above sea level:  Mt. Everest (Nepal. 29,029 ft.)

Highest mountain from the center of the earth:  Mt Chimborazo (35,800 ft.  Located in Ecuador where there is a bulge in the earth at the equator)

Highest from base to peak:  Mauna Kea.  (Hawaii. 33,500 ft.  About 1/2 the mountain is under water)

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5. "Say hello to my little friend!"

An honest to god quote an old boyfriend said to me!  ?

Answers to Monday, July 31, 2023
1. An online music publication owned by Condé Nast and an agricultural tool used to loosen material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves, both have what name?
Pitchfork

2. The most populous island in the world has a four-letter name. What is it?
Java

3. In what decade was Queen Elizabeth II crowned Queen of England?
1950s

4. Since 2014, the world’s tallest mountain when measured base to summit has been the site of protests against construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope project. In which U.S. state will you find that mountain?
Hawai’i 
(Mauna Kea) 

5. What famous six-word directive does Tony Montana shout before he trains his M16A1 on Alejandro Sosa’s men?
“Say hello to my little friend”

Questions for
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email. 

1. When you buy an iPhone, it comes preprogrammed with the weather app set to what city?

2. According to the European Union, Neapolitan Pizza must be made with mozzarella produced from the milk of what animal?

3. The Olympians ruled after the fall of the Titans, during which Zeus banished his own father to Tartarus. Who was Zeus’ father?

4. What circular London intersection may have gotten its name from an old-fashioned term for a lacework collar?

5. “The Incredible Critter That’s Tough Enough to Survive in Space” was the 2014 headline of a Wired Magazine article about what micro-organism?

4. Piccadily Circus

3: Kronos

5: Tardigrade

1. Cupertino, CA Apple's home base.

2. Water Buffalo

Answers to Tuesday, August 1, 2023

1. When you buy an iPhone, it comes preprogrammed with the weather app set to what city? 
Cupertino, California

2. According to the European Union, Neapolitan Pizza must be made with mozzarella produced from the milk of what animal?
Water buffalo

3. The Olympians ruled after the fall of the Titans, during which Zeus banished his own father to Tartarus. Who was Zeus’ father?
Cronus

4. What circular London intersection may have gotten its name from an old-fashioned term for a lacework collar?
Piccadilly Circus

5. “The Incredible Critter That’s Tough Enough to Survive in Space” was the 2014 headline of a Wired Magazine article about what micro-organism?
Tardigrade (or water bear)

Questions for
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email. 

1. Before it became the bestselling book of 2012, “Fifty Shades of Grey” was published online as fanfiction, and featured the main characters of what other book series? 

2. What 2022 film adaptation holds the record for most Academy Award nominations for a German film?

3. In what country would you find the Reno, Tiber, and Po rivers?

4. What gyroscopic camera accessory, invented in the mid-’70s, allows for a smooth shot even when the camera is moving on irregular surfaces?

5. Which U.S. state capital received a 20-foot statue from Genoa, Italy, in 1955, to place in front of its capitol building?