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(Science) This plant is the fastest growing plant in the world--growing up to 3 feet in one day!

Question of the Week / Holiday Trivia

We will be doing our annual holiday trivia this Tuesday!

Here is your first question. Should be pretty easy for most of you...

In the classic stop animation movie, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, what is the name of the elf who wants to be a dentist?

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In the board game Clue, the secret passage from the Kitchen connects to what other room?
a. Ballroom
b. Billard Room
c. Study
d. The bathroom
e. Living Room

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(World Travel) This airport is located on the Picadilly line--which airport?

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What nation joined the organization of world super powers known as the "Group of Seven" in 1997, to form the G8?

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(Number crunching) What is the next PRIME number after 37?

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(Nursery Rhymes) According to the nursery rhymes, how many fiddlers did Old King Cole have?

Question of the Week: SPOOKY QUIZ

It is time for our ANNUAL Spooky Quiz! It'll be a scary trivia night full of ghosts and goblins!

Here is your question of the week to get you started:
(Food and Drink) These candies were the first wrapped penny candy in America?

IMPORTANT UPDATE (& Question of the Week)

Hello there-

Jason tried again to use his swanky new list serve to send you all the question of the week and it sent out a bunch of gobbelty gook. So if you get an email from Jason about the question of the week and it's all weird looking... Yeah, that's him but the service isn't getting things straight. BLARGH!

Anyway... Here is your question of the week:

(TV) What was the non-superhero alter ego of He-Man?

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(MOVIES) What 1987 film marked the first joint venture for acting power team Corey Haim and Corey Feldman?

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(Music) Who was the first female recording artist in any musical genre to have two consecutive albums top the 10 million mark in copies sold, with 1995’s The Woman in Me and 1997’s Come on Over?

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(Corporate Mascots) Beginning in 1952, this flower has been the logo of the organization known as the Easter Seals? What flower is it?

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(Music) Dave Mathews of the Dave Mathews Band has inspired countless college students to wear khakis and sandals and take up the hackey-sack. His band is from Virginia, but in what country was Dave Mathews born and raised?

Happy Birthday, Sir Thomas Sean Connery!

Did you know Sir Connery is 80 today? For 80 great facts on our favorite knight, check out this article from The Independent.


Here are my personal top fifteen:

1. His first bed was the bottom drawer of the family wardrobe.
2. He writes poetry (but won't let anyone see it).
3. He left school at the age of 12 – three years after taking up smoking.
4. He once worked as a nude model for art students.
5. In 1953 he entered Mr Universe, coming third in the tall men category.
6. His first acting role was in the male chorus of South Pacific at the Drury Lane Theatre in London.
7. He passed on the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings allegedly because he had difficulty understanding the novels.
8. He turned down $5.5 M to play 007 in Live and Let Die.
9. After the Navy he trained as a French polisher, working on the finishes for pianos and coffins.
10. In 1993 he appeared on US TV to deny news agency reports that he was dead.
11. He grew up in a tenement in Edinburgh with no hot water or electricity.
12. As 007, his hair was always a wig.
13. Steven Seagal once broke Sean's wrist during a martial arts lesson.
14. Of the six actors to play the role of Bond, he is the only one to serve in the Navy like Bond himself.
15. He was considered for the part of Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965).

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(Food and Drink) Basic Aioli is a sauce of oil seasoned with what?

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(Movies) This was the first Pixar film to receive a rating higher than a G. (It received a — gasp — PG rating)?

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(Money Matters) Which country has Dong as its currency?

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(History) What was the ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917?

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(Movies) It was recently announced that this actor will play the Green Lantern in an upcoming movie?

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(MOVIES) Australian actor and “ Munich ” star Eric Bana survived a career-threatening turn as the title role in what 2003 summer box-office disaster?

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(US States) On which state’s specialty license plate may you find the slogan, “It’s like a whole other country”?

Week of July 4th

Reminder that there is NO TRIVIA this Tuesday (July 6th).

Also, please keep in mind that Rock Bottom is no longer taking reservations for trivia. It'll be first come, first served.

5 Obscure Facts About the Declaration of Independence

From a full article by Alex at Neatorama:

- There was no "United States" in the Declaration of Independence
- Jefferson was upset that slavery was edited out
- The youngest signer was 26-year-old Edward Rutledge and the oldest was 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin.
- Richard Stockton was the only one that ever recanted his oath (after he was captured by the British)
- Bargain hunter bought an old copy of the Declaration of Independence at a flea market for $4, and sold it for more than $8 millions.

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(TV) What famous Fox TV show first appeared on Friday, September 10th of 1993 following the popular lead-in "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr"?

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(Fun and Games) What is the name of the blond little boy on the Play-doh can? Pete, Paul, or Phil?

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(Animal Planet) What can be Africanized by the Mellifera Scutellata species?

Call for Volunteers

Volunteers are needed for next Sunday’s (the 13th), air force cycling classic: www.airforcecyclingclassic.com.

Volunteers will help with registration type in the morning and hospitality in the afternoon.

It’d be a great day to spend giving back to the community.

You can email Dana directly at danawilliams66@yahoo.com if you are able to help. Even a few hours would be very much appreciated!

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(TV) From 1999 to 2004, this television show creeped me out. It starred John Edwards and dealt with communicating with the dead

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(HISTORY) What is the longest continually occupied European founded settlement in the continental United States, founded in 1565? Name that city

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(Sports/Music) What song is the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters?

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(Literature) Best known for her series of well-loved children's books, she published her first book at the age of 65—the first of her series released in 1931.

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What city is located at the mouth of the River Liffey?

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(Sports) by what name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?

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(Sports) In 2003, he was the last American to win the Men's Singles in the US Open?

The Ig Nobel Prize

Betcha never heard of the Ig Nobel Prize before...

The Ig Nobel Prizes are an American parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think". The awards are organized by a scientific humor magazine called the Annals of Improbable Research or AIR. The group that selects the recipients are presented by a group that includes genuine Nobel Laureates.

The first Ig Nobels were awarded in 1991, at that time for discoveries "that cannot, or should not, be reproduced". Ten prizes are awarded each year in many categories, including the Nobel Prize categories of physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, and peace, but also other categories such as public health, engineering, biology, and interdisciplinary research. With the exception of three prizes in the first year (Administratium, Josiah Carberry, and Paul DeFanti), the Ig Nobel Prizes are for genuine achievements.

The prizes are awarded most often given to draw attention to scientific articles that have some humorous or unexpected aspect. Examples range from the discovery that the presence of humans tends to sexually arouse ostriches, to the statement that black holes fulfill all the technical requirements to be the location of Hell, to research on the "five-second rule," a tongue-in-cheek belief that food dropped on the floor won't become contaminated if it is picked up within five seconds.

Via Wikipedia.

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(Geography) What country is nicknamed "Land of the Rising Sun"?

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(Airports) BRU is the airport code found in what country?

Let Me Make It Up To You

My apologies, we'v been falling down on the job a little bit posting the all important Question of the Week. Please accept this trivia extra with our love:

Tonight's trivia mentioned Darkwing Duck, the best known of the two Duck Tales spin off. The other?


Quack Pack! This animated series debuted in September 1996 and, unlike other Disney Afternoon shows, was aimed at teens aged 13 to 18. This did not work and the show only lasted for one season that comprised 39 episodes.

Quack Pack centers on Donald Duck and his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. The boys are shown as teenagers who speak in conventional (aka non duck) voices and participate in typical teenage activities.



Thanks, as always, to wikipedia.

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(Name Game) What was the maiden name of Princess Diana?

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(Famous Figures) This singer, whose debut album was entitled Some Hearts, was named sexiest vegetarian 2005 by the animal rights group

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(TV) Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, and Richard Karn have all hosted this game show?

The Miracle on Ice

In honor of my hometown and the 30th anniversary of The Game, here are some little know facts about the Miracle on Ice:

- The game was not broadcast live except on Canadian TV. Most of the USA saw it on tape delay. According to polls, most of the people who watched the game on television did not know the outcome.

- There was one celebrity in the crowd: Jamie Farr (AKA Klinger on M*A*S*H). He was so famous at the time that the ABC cameras focused on him 10-20 seconds, but never said who he was or why the cameras were locked in on him.

- Many people assume that the US won the gold medal by beating the USSR. However, the medal round was a round-robin, not a single elimination format like it is today. Under those rules, it was mathematically possible for the US to finish anywhere from 1st to 4th.


- Of the 20 players on the US team, 13 eventually played in the NHL.[38] Five of them went on to play over 500 NHL games, and three would play over 1,000 NHL games:

- Eric Heiden won five gold medals at the 1980 Olympics but could not get a ticket for the U.S.-Soviet hockey game. ABC had him sit behind Michaels and Dryden on a little platform.

- People have said the US crowd went wild and it was one of the loudest buildings in the history of American sports, which it may have been at the end. Since the USSR was greatly favored, for most of the game the crowd was very quiet. There's a moment in the third period where the announcer says: "Tinally, the crowd comes alive." The second period was dominated by the Soviets and the score could easily have been 4-2 or 5-2 by the end of that period.

- In the 2004 move "Miracle", Michaels redid the hockey commentary for the game but when it came to that final, memorable line "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!!" they used the original recording. Michaels insisted he could never repeat that line.

Bonus:
The game was played in Lake Placid, NY in the Adirondack Mountains.

Melvil Dewey, who invented the Dewey Decimal System, designed what was then called "Placid Park Club" in 1895 and kept it open through the winter. By 1921, the area could boast a ski jump, speed skating venue and ski association, and in 1929, and was able to convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that Lake Placid had the best winter sports facilities in the nation.

Along with St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Innsbruck, Austria, Lake Placid is one of the three places to have twice hosted the Winter Olympic Games. Lake Placid was the first location in North America to host two Olympic games. Los Angeles became the other when it hosted the Summer Olympic Games for the second time in 1984.

More at Sports Illustrated and Wikipedia.

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(Lit) What is the name of the reclusive neighbor in the book, To Kill a Mocking Bird?

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(Lit) “The Living,” “The New English,” & “The Revised Standard” versions of this book were all at one time best sellers? What book is this?

Snow Update

Please call Rockbottom to see about trivia.

Jason does not have four wheel drive so if the weather is bad he will probably not be doing it.

If anyone has four wheel drive and would like to chaufer the trivia master please contact him directly .

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(Famous Lasts--TV) As opposed to famous firsts…the last episode of this TV show was broadcast on February 28, 1983, and was titled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen."?

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(Movies) What was the name of the field goal kicking dolphin featured in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective?

Happy Birthday Oprah

Enjoy some Oprah facts:

-When starting kindergarten, Oprah wrote a note to the teacher insisting she should be allowed to skip the grad. The kindergarten teacher agreed. After skipping kindergarten and finishing first grade, she was skipped ahead to third grade.

-At the young age of 14, Oprah gave birth to a baby boy who died two weeks later, due to complications.

-After receiving the 1998 Lifetime Achievement award at the Daytime Emmys, she withdrew herself and her show from further consideration.

-Oprah's name was originally listed as 'Orpah' after a character in the Book of Ruth but some had difficulty pronouncing the name so the spelling was eventually changed.

Via Associated Content.

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(Fun and Games) The name of what real person is printed on the rear end of every single Cabbage Patch doll?

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TV) What Eastern US State has served as the locale for a wide range of shows, including Mr. Belvidere, My So-Called Life, Queer as Folk, Thirtysomething, Boy Meets World, One Life to Live and All My Children?

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(Biz-nas!) Businessman Ty Warner, one of the wealthiest men in the world, made nearly all of his 4.4 billion dollars from sales of what?

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(TV) In a 1994 episode entitled “Father of the Bride,” Carl Winslow sleeps for 15 years and wakes up in the year 2009 to find his daughter Laura married to Steve. Name the show?


And don't forget, it's time to look back at 2009 with a trivia game in review!

Unusual Traditions for Celebrating the New Year

Romania
In Romania, some believe that tossing coins into the river, brings good luck. Some even use December 31st to predict the coming year’s weather by systematically peeling, salting and reading the skins of 12 onions.

Spain
In Spain, people eat twelve grapes as the clock strikes 1; one for each month of the year. The tradition, believed to bring good luck, can be traced back to the year 1909 when there was a bountiful harvest in the town of Alicante and Alfonso XIII, the Spanish King, gave grapes to his peeps on New Year’s Eve.

Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, they blast car horns and boat whistles, ring church bells and beat drums to make enough noise to drive away evil spirits and demons. In some parts of the country they also throw pails of water from their windows at midnight to chase away the evil eye.


Belgium
In Belgium, farmers wish their livestock happy new year to ensure 365 days of good health and well-being. Belgians are also known to exchange gifts on New Year’s, which they celebrate as Sint Sylvester Vooranvond (St. Sylvester Eve).

France
The French mix health and wealth and usher in the new beginning with a stack of pancakes. Another unique custom in France is kissing under the mistletoe as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, sorta like Christmas traditions elsewhere.

Armenia
In Armenia, a special kind of bread is baked with good luck and best wishes stamped on it. Traditionally, people conduct a ‘Ritual of Fire’ on New Year’s Eve where all troubles pertaining to the old year are symbolically burnt.

Read the full article by David K. Israel and found on MentalFloss.