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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Religion, the Bible & Mythology
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: Francis Bellamy (no relation to Ralph—or Bill) wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, which was published in The Youth’s Companion magazine.
Today’s question: Janus—the ancient Roman god of good beginnings, for whom January is named—is pictured on early coins with two faces looking in opposite directions. What did the faces represent?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: the poet Dante.
Today’s question: According to the Bible, on what day did God divide land and water?
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: H. Ross Perot. I didn’t know that; I probably should have.
Today’s question: How old was Moses when he died? Ohhh, I know this one. Read your Bibles, Trivia-sters!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.
Today’s question: In classical Greek mythology, who was the third and best-known of the trio of sisters that included Stheno and Euryale?
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: Edward Jenner used her cowpox lesions for the first smallpox vaccination. And to think she kept those cowpox lesions all those years, saving them for something special.
Today’s question: In Greek Mythology, who were the parents of the love child Harmonia?
