Daily Trivia
In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Daily Trivia - hiatus
Friday’s answer: Milton was paid ten pounds for Paradise Lost—five down, and five when all 1300 copies in the first printing were sold. After his death, his widow gave up all future claims for another 8 pounds.
And with that—Daily Trivia is going on hiatus for a while. Happy Holidays.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: Bill Cosby.
Today’s question: How much was poet John Milton paid for his epic poem Paradise Lost, which was first published in 1667?
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: a palomilla is a milk-white horse with white mane and tail. So, a unicorn without the horn.
Today’s question: What famous entertainer appeared on educational TV in the 1970s as the milkman on The Electric Company?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: Patrick MLL is correct, they routed the Spanish Army on ice skates.
Today’s question: In the world of horses, what’s a palomilla? I wasn’t aware horses had their own world!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: Celeste.
Today’s question: How did the Dutch in Amsterdam mobilize to defeat the invading Spanish during the winter of 1572-73?
