Did Someone Say Trivia?
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Topic: Did Someone Say Trivia?
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Subject: Did Someone Say Trivia?
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 10:00
Here's some interesting stuff. Bonus points if you know some of the Georgia related answers and aren't from around here.  http://www.bratoganibe.com/Zambie.htm - http://www.bratoganibe.com/Zambie.htm What materials make up a regulation baseball? A cork nucleus is machine-wound with three layers of wool yarn, then 150 yards of fine white polyester-cotton blend yarn. This "center" is coated with rubber cement before the cover is put on. The cover is two pieces of elongated figure-eight-shaped white cowhide. Then hand-stitched together with exactly 216 raised stitches, using 88 inches of red cotton thread. What is the average MPG of 2008 American cars sold in the U.S.? Japanese cars? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/07/fleet-economy.html - For 2007 model years , US passenger cars averaged 29.0 mpg and Japanese passenger cars averaged 35.8 mpg. Light trucks were worse. The US trucks averaged 22.5 mpg and Japanese averaged 24.4. Honda's cars have the best overall mpg. 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How many words are there for "rice" in the Chinese language? Two. How many miles of train tracks are there in the U.S.? 233,000. Where was the first Presidential debate held? In Chicago on September 26, 1960 John Kennedy and Richard Nixon held the first general election Presidential debate. Obama and McCain held their first debate exactly 48 years later. Which MLB player had the nickname 'I-285?' Pascual Gross Perez was a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees. He earned his nickname after missing a start on August 19, 1982 while circling Atlanta's Interstate 285 looking for Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. What is the population of Alaska? According to the U.S. Census website, Alaska's population is 600,000 and the median income is $54,600. Which word in the English language has the most definitions? 'Set' - According to the Oxford English Dictionary, 'set' has over 430 definitions. Which Major League baseball catcher worked for the U.S. Government as a spy? Boston Red Sox's Moe Berg Who invented YouTube? It was invented by three former PayPal employees in 2005. The three co-founders are Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. It took them six months to build the site. The bandwidth costs are estimated to be more than $1,000,000 a day. Which Major League Baseball manager also has a law degree? Tony Larussa Which Apollo astronaut was recently in the news for saying aliens have been visiting the Earth for decades? According to news reports, On July 22, 2008 Kerrang Radio was interviewing astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell about moon landings. Mitchell is a retired Apollo astronaut and the sixth person to walk on the moon: "Jokingly the host asked him about aliens (the hosted later confessed he had been a skeptic about such issues). Mitchell stated quite matter-of-fact that aliens existed, that they have been visiting the earth for 60 years and governments had covered up these facts all along. He stated Roswell was a genuine ET craft crash. That some UFOs that were seen were terrestrial in origin being reversed engineered craft of inferior technology." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhNdxdveK7c - Click here to listen to the interview! Where is the atomic clock housed? http://tf.nist.gov/cesium/fountain.htm - NIST-F1 , the nation's primary time and frequency standard, is a cesium fountain atomic clock developed at the NIST laboratories in Boulder, Colorado. What was legendary producer Tom Dowd's first job? The Manhattan Project. At age 18, Dowd was drafted into the military. Having studied physics at Columbia University, he was assigned to the Manhattan Project and contributed to the development of the atomic bomb. One of his last jobs before he passed away was producing the Susan Tedeschi song "Hampmotised." 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On March 5, 1916 a 4.5 Magnitude earthquake hit what is now metro Atlanta. The nearest major earthquake was the 7.3 Charleston, SC quake of September 1, 1886. What monkey is also known as the Jimmy Durante monkey? The probosus monkey. What was Humphrey Bogart's real name? Humphrey Bogart! What is the origin of the word 'trivia?' The etymology of the word trivia starts with Latin tri- = "three", and via = "way", "road", thus trivium. Who was the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican Party in 1964? Bill Miller. What is the last day of the Mayan calendar? 12/21/2012. What city lies on two different continents? Istanbul/Constantinople. What is the highest city in the United States? Leadville, Colorado with an elevation of 10,430 feet What is the capital or Uruguay? Montevideo Paraguay? Asuncion What is the scientific name for someone with an abnormally high number of taste buds? A Supertaster. What city, in one year, won all three major sporting championships? Baltimore. Name two #1 hits where the singer also whistles. Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and Otis Redding "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay." What percent of people are left-handed? From Wikipedia: In 1977, a study suggested that approximately 15 to 25% of the adult population was left-handed. Men are more likely to be left-handed than women. What is the 2nd closest sea to Raleigh, N.C.? Labrador Sea (Caribbean is 1st). What are the three largest cities by land area in the U.S.? Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Jacksonville, Florida. Who invented Coca-Cola and in what city? John Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia. In baseball, who are the top 5 base stealers of all time? Ricky Henderson, Lou Brock, Billy Hamilton, Ty Cobb, Tim Raines. What prehistoric tree is found in both the fossil record and most yards in Atlanta? The Magnolia. What musician has an album titled "Boogaloo Down Broadway?" Grant Green. What was Atlanta's first name? Marthasville. What are the two most humid cities in the U.S. between June and September? Virginia Beach and Orlando. BB King's 2nd cousin is what blues legend? Bukka White . What's the only sport where you don't know who's winning until the end? Boxing. What fruit has it's seeds on the outside? Strawberries. What is the banjo player's name from "Deliverance?" Billy Redden (born 1956 in Rabun County, Georgia) is best known for his role as Lonnie—the "banjo kid"—in the 1972 movie Deliverance. What name for one of the basic constituents of matter is a word that first appeared in James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake?" Quark. The other basic constituent of matter is called a Lepton. Of all the integers through 576, which comes last alphabetically? Zero. Which baseball player led the Southern Association in 1925 with 30 home runs? The Atlanta Crackers Nick Cullop .. career .312 batting average, 420 HR, and 2670 hits. Of all the currently proposed skyscrapers in the world, where is the tallest one to be built? The 2000' Chicago Spire in Chicago, Illinois What's the capital of Ecuador? Washington State? Oregon? Quito, Olympia, Salem Who was the Vice President when the Japanese surrendered ending WWII? No one. Truman was president when Japan surrendered on 9/2/45. The position of Vice President was vacant from 4/12/45 - 1/20/49. Where does the painting "Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh hang? The Museum of Modern Art in New York City Who invented the use of ether? Crawford Long Where was Johnny Cash born? Arkansas What is the origin of the name "Wieuca Road" in Atlanta? The first two letters of the three Stevens sisters: Wilma, Eugenia, and Catherine. Which pro baseball players had career 300 HR's and 300 steals? Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays, Andre Dawson, Steve Finley, Reggie Sanders What was Al Sharpton's first job? James Brown's roadie From what state can you cross southwardly into six different states? Arkansas Who was the last switch-hitting MVP in the National League? Joey Ducky Medwick in 1937 Of the 48 contiguous states, which has the most shoreline? Michigan What are the two countries with the most people per square mile? Vatican City and Singapore Who was the last switch hitter to win MVP in the American League? Vida Blue Which city is further West, Los Angeles or Carson City, NV? Carson City by 36 miles. Which city is further East, Atlanta or Detroit? Detroit, by 67 miles. What record label was the 1st to sign Little Richard? Specialty Records Who was the Vice President 30 years ago today? Nelson Rockefeller What is the largest state East of the Mississippi? Georgia How many states have any part north of the Southernmost tip of Canada? 24, including California ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 18:02
Not entirely accurate. http://barelybad.com/north_of_canada_map.htm - Its apparently 27. That is, until we invade and liberate Middle Island from its oppressors.  ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
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