Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
QUESTION: Children's Television
What was the name of the store owner on Sesame Street (until his death in 1983)?
Monday, November 24, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
QUESTION: Food
What are the official donuts of Louisiana and Massachusetts? (the only states with official donuts)
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
QUESTION: Album Covers
There are two Nobel laureates on the cover of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Name one (or both) of them.
Monday, November 17, 2014
ANSWER: Games
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The traditional set of dominoes contains one unique piece for each possible combination of two ends with zero to six spots, and is known as a double-six set because the highest-value piece has six pips on each end (the "double six"). The spots from one to six are generally arranged as they are on six-sided dice, but because there are also blank ends having no spots there are seven possible faces, allowing 28 unique pieces in a double-six set.
Matt: --
Record: 684-600
The traditional set of dominoes contains one unique piece for each possible combination of two ends with zero to six spots, and is known as a double-six set because the highest-value piece has six pips on each end (the "double six"). The spots from one to six are generally arranged as they are on six-sided dice, but because there are also blank ends having no spots there are seven possible faces, allowing 28 unique pieces in a double-six set.
Matt: --
Record: 684-600
Friday, November 14, 2014
ANSWER: Television
Slo-Pitch softball World Series
ESPN’s first live sporting event was a game featuring the Kentucky Bourbons vs. the Milwaukee Schlitz - sponsored by Budweiser.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 684-600
ESPN’s first live sporting event was a game featuring the Kentucky Bourbons vs. the Milwaukee Schlitz - sponsored by Budweiser.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 684-600
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
ANSWER: Food/People
Mary Lou Retton
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Retton won the all-around gold medal, as well four additional medals: silver in the team competition and the horse vault, and bronze in the floor exercise and uneven bars. For her performance, she was named Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportswoman of the Year". She appeared on a Wheaties box, and became the cereal's first official spokeswoman.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 683-599
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Retton won the all-around gold medal, as well four additional medals: silver in the team competition and the horse vault, and bronze in the floor exercise and uneven bars. For her performance, she was named Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportswoman of the Year". She appeared on a Wheaties box, and became the cereal's first official spokeswoman.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 683-599
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
ANSWER: Military
Vatican City
The State of Vatican City is an enclave country which lies entirely within Rome, the capital of Italy. The responsibility for defending the state from an aggressor lies primarily with Italy's armed forces. Vatican City has no armed forces. It does, however, have within its territory the Pontifical Swiss Guard or Swiss Guard. The Swiss Guard is a small force maintained by the Holy See and is responsible for the safety of the Pope, including the security of the Apostolic Palace. It controls access to the entrances to the city-state together with the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City, a civilian force maintained by Vatican City. Ever since it was founded in 1929 Vatican City has never been at war and has seen anything close to military action only when it was bombed during World War II.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 682-599
The State of Vatican City is an enclave country which lies entirely within Rome, the capital of Italy. The responsibility for defending the state from an aggressor lies primarily with Italy's armed forces. Vatican City has no armed forces. It does, however, have within its territory the Pontifical Swiss Guard or Swiss Guard. The Swiss Guard is a small force maintained by the Holy See and is responsible for the safety of the Pope, including the security of the Apostolic Palace. It controls access to the entrances to the city-state together with the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City, a civilian force maintained by Vatican City. Ever since it was founded in 1929 Vatican City has never been at war and has seen anything close to military action only when it was bombed during World War II.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 682-599
Friday, November 7, 2014
QUESTION: Military
By law, all members of what nation's security force must be citizens of Switzerland?
Thursday, November 6, 2014
ANSWER: Toys
Pennsylvania
The toy was invented and developed by naval engineer Richard James in 1943 and demonstrated at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia in November 1945. Slinky was originally priced at $1, but many paid much more due to price increases of spring steel throughout the state of Pennsylvania, and has remained modestly priced throughout its history. Slinky was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 2000. In 2002, Slinky became Pennsylvania's official state toy, and, in 2003, was named to the Toy Industry Association's "Century of Toys List." In its first 60 years Slinky has sold 300 million units.
Matt: --
Record: 681-599
The toy was invented and developed by naval engineer Richard James in 1943 and demonstrated at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia in November 1945. Slinky was originally priced at $1, but many paid much more due to price increases of spring steel throughout the state of Pennsylvania, and has remained modestly priced throughout its history. Slinky was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 2000. In 2002, Slinky became Pennsylvania's official state toy, and, in 2003, was named to the Toy Industry Association's "Century of Toys List." In its first 60 years Slinky has sold 300 million units.
Matt: --
Record: 681-599
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
ANSWER: Libraries
Herbert Hoover
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and final resting place of Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933), located on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa. The library is one of thirteen presidential libraries run by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 681-599
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and final resting place of Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933), located on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa. The library is one of thirteen presidential libraries run by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 681-599
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
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