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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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: those were all good guesses, but the actual answer is the hand grenade toss.
Today’s question: What American novel was the first to sell over one million copies?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: “The Continental,” from the movie The Gay Divorcee Which, as we all know, is pronounced to rhyme with “horsey.”
Today’s question: What unusual—and quite revolutionary—track & field event was officially recognized by the Physical Culture and Sports Commission of Communist China in 1956? “Revolutionary” is a hint.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Daily Trivia
Friday’s answer: that’s from Woody Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo.
Today’s question: What was the first song to win the Academy Award when the Best Song category was first introduced in 1934?
Friday, November 14, 2008
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: Lily got it—Eleanor Roosevelt. Better than “my fellow prisoners.”
Today’s question: In what film did the heroine declare, “I’ve met the most wonderful man. Of course, he’s fictional, but you can’t have everything.”
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Daily Trivia
Yesterday’s answer: popcorn was banned because it was considered too noisy. In the 1920’s. During the silent movie era.
Today’s question: Who once addressed the Mayflower-minded members of the Daughters of the American Revolution as “my fellow immigrants”?
