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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 25, 2019 20:08:50 GMT -5
Basketball trivia Who were the first three basketball players to go directly from high school to the pros (American). (Hint: #1 went to ABA; #2 and #3 went to NBA) (Another hint: the first two names are well known, but the third is not.) Spencer Haywood? Hmm. Looked it up. Nope, he went to the ABA after one year of junior college. |
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 1, 2019 14:11:47 GMT -5
Jeez...another trivia entry that I thought would be more popular than it turned out to be. I'm losing touch with the pulse of America. ANSWERSFamous Photos Trivia Name the location where these famous photos were taken: (I gave you one easy, two medium difficulty, and two hard.) 1. One of the most famous UFO sightings, 1952 Passaic, NJ 2. Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston, 1965 Lewiston, Maine 3. Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 Manchester Township, NJ 4. Campus unrest, 1970 Kent State University, Kent, OH 5. The famous footage of Bigfoot by Patterson-Gimlin, 1967 Northern California, 25 miles northwest of Orleans, CA |
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 1, 2019 14:13:54 GMT -5
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Basketball trivia
Who were the first three basketball players to go directly from high school to the pros (American)?
Moses Malone, Daryl Dawkins, Bill Willoughby
I was going to ask for only two but Dawkins and Willoughby were the same year. It seemed unfair to exclude Willoughby, whoever he was.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 6, 2019 20:48:28 GMT -5
Bands and Names Trivia
Provide the full names (first, last) of all members of these bands whose respective name makes up part of the band name:
(#1, #2, and #3 are easy.)
1. Crosby Stills Nash & Young
2. Simon & Garfunkel
3. Hall & Oates
4. Emerson Lake and Palmer
5. Peter Paul & Mary
6. The Allman Brothers (just the names of the brothers)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 21:50:10 GMT -5
The University of Oregon football team has an in-state rivalry with Oregon State University. What animal is depicted on the trophy that these two teams fight over?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 21:53:11 GMT -5
Bands and Names Trivia Provide the full names (first, last) of all members of these bands whose respective name makes up part of the band name: (#1, #2, and #3 are easy.) 1. Crosby Stills Nash & Young 2. Simon & Garfunkel 3. Hall & Oates 4. Emerson Lake and Palmer 5. Peter Paul & Mary 6. The Allman Brothers (just the names of the brothers) David, Stephen, Graham and Neil Paul and Art Darryl and John? Who cares I know this, but I need some time. Duane and Greg |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 6, 2019 21:53:58 GMT -5
The University of Oregon football team has an in-state rivalry with Oregon State University. What animal is depicted on the trophy that these two teams fight over? A duck-beaver? I guess a platypus would look like a duck-beaver. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 21:56:26 GMT -5
Yarrow and Travers. I don't know Paul's (looked it up and it's a tricky question, too).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 21:57:06 GMT -5
The University of Oregon football team has an in-state rivalry with Oregon State University. What animal is depicted on the trophy that these two teams fight over? A duck-beaver? I guess a platypus would look like a duck-beaver. Platypus is correct. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 6, 2019 21:57:36 GMT -5
Mary Travers, I think.
I never really noticed this before, but I suppose Peter, Paul, and Mary could also be a list of the most significant people in the Christian church.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 21:58:12 GMT -5
What is the only whole number that, when spelled out, has all of its letters in reverse-alphabetical order?
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 6, 2019 22:10:09 GMT -5
What is the only whole number that, when spelled out, has all of its letters in reverse-alphabetical order? It's also the loneliest number. |
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 6, 2019 22:12:52 GMT -5
I used to think "Jethro Tull" was the actual name of the lead member of the rock band, named after him.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 7, 2019 0:55:45 GMT -5
I used to think "Jethro Tull" was the actual name of the lead member of the rock band, named after him. Wikipedia: Band names were often supplied by their booking agents' staff, one of whom, a history enthusiast, eventually christened them "Jethro Tull" after the 18th-century agriculturist. The name stuck because they happened to be using it the first time a club manager liked their show enough to invite them to return. ================== This reminds me of how the Presidents Of The USA got their name. Early on, they didn't really have a band name and they had a habit of starting off each set by announcing themselves as a random joke name. But when they tried "Presidents Of The United States Of America", they got a big crowd reaction. After a few times when they realized people liked the name, they decided that would be their band name. (At least, that's the story I heard.) |
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 7, 2019 18:29:53 GMT -5
Name that rock band
For each entry, I've listed the key band members EXCEPT one or two of the most famous ones. Please identify the rock band. The first three are easy and illustrate what I've done.
(HINT: These are very famous rock bands. They're not the obscure bands that only some rock nerd heard about.)
1. Chrstine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood
2. Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
3. Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Ian Stewart
4. Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, Doug Clifford
5. Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland
6. Steve Fossen, Roger Fisher, David Belzer, Jeff Johnson
7. Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Richard Wright
8. Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Gregg Rolie, Ross Valory, Aynsley Dunbar, Steve Smith
9. Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore
10. Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Larry Junstrom, Bob Burns
11. Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John McFee, (Bill Payne, John Cowan, Marc Russo, Ed Toth --> touring musicians)
12. Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson
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