Wednesday, February 28, 2007

But if I turn down my TRIVIA QUIZ, how will I hear it ring?

Today's quiz is brought to you by the Motorola Dynatac, which was the first "mobile" phone invented. Remember when Zach from Saved By The Bell used to lug one of these around?

What was the first mobile phone model to offer a vibrate feature? Bonus points if your phone is currently in vibrate mode ;)

Good luck!

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

My 6th grade field trip was to go see the TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today's quiz is brought to you by The Washington Monument. Here I move all the way out to Seattle just to be near this thing, only to find it's actually in Washington, DC! D'oh!

What are the only mobile national monuments?

Good luck!

Monday, February 26, 2007

"Dude, where are you?" "Keep your pants on, I'll be there in a TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today's trivia quiz is brought to you by Jif peanut butter. They'd like to remind you of their motto, which is... Jif: At least we're not Peter Pan!

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time...how long is one jiffy?

Good luck!

Friday, February 23, 2007

A rose by any other TRIVIA QUIZ...

Today's trivia quiz is brought to you by Shirley Ellis who would like to remind you wiseacres not to sing "The Name Game" with Chuck, Buck, Mitch, or Rich! Chuck chuck bo-buck, banana fana fo....wait!

Here's a little global awareness question: what's the most common name in the world? And no, before you even think about it, it's not "R-dogg," but good guess ;)

Good luck!

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Jack and Jill went up the TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today's trivia quiz is brought to you by The National Poetry Association. They'd like to remind you, as Grace once did on Will and Grace, that poetry has to rhyme!

So here's a question you might already know the answer to. If not, perhaps it'll get you thinking: what four words in the English language do not rhyme with any other word? The four words don't rhyme with each other.

Good luck!

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

That likeness of Abe Lincoln at his memorial is quite a TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today's trivia quiz is brought to you by The Statue of Liberty National Monument. Holler if you ever got to go up to the crown!

Here's today's question:
If there's a statue of a guy on horseback, what does it mean if both front legs are in the air? What about if all four legs are on the ground?

Bonus points if you can remember which configuration the horse guy in Monopoly was. Good luck!

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

You can dance, you can dance, having the TRIVIA QUIZ of your life...

So, today's post is brought to you by the TKTS booth in New York City which allows cheapskates like me to see shows I normally wouldn't pay to see :)

I've asked this trivia question before, but since I saw Mamma Mia on Broadway last weekend, I thought I'd ask it again. Where did the band ABBA get its name?

Good luck!

Friday, February 16, 2007

Please be careful when opening overhead bins, as TRIVIA QUIZzes may have shifted during flight...

Today's trivia quiz is brought to you by the FAA who would like to remind you to please keep all liquids under 3 oz when you fly!

What's the only airline in the world to have never had a fatal crash? Bonus points if you knew this from some source other than the movie Rain Main ;)

Good luck everybody!!

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Surf's up, dude! I'm headed to the TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today's quiz is brought to you by the winter storms currently brewing back on the east coast. Brrr! I can't wait to get there this weeeknd! Oh, and did I mention it's 49 dgrees here right now? ;)

So, which state has the longest coastline? This would be good to know if you wanted to head for a nice sunny beach.

For bonus points, which state has the only active diamond mine in the US?

Good luck!

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Cupid, draw back your bow...and let your TRIVIA QUIZ go....

Today's trivia quiz is brought to you by the legendary Mr. Sam Cooke. Hey, he was the only guy I could think of with a song named "Cupid"!

So, let's get right to the question...what's the only taste that humans are actually born craving?

Good luck!

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

You know, I once heard that Samuel Langhorne Clemens' pen name was TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today's quiz is brought to you by The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. That's not to be confused with Huckleberry Hound, of course! :)

As you may have figured out by now, today's trivia quiz has to do with the mighty Mississippi River. Name all states bordering the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico which are partially in the Mississippi river drainage area.

Good luck!

Monday, February 12, 2007

Somebody once told me that Neon is a noble TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today's trivia quiz is brought to you by period pieces , and specifically, by Dame Judy Dench who has made a career of starring in them!

So, it's time to dig back into those chemistry classes in high school and college and the dreaded periodic table. Anybody else out there have to memorize certain groups of elements and their atomic numbers? Who is the father of the periodic table? There are two possible answers to this one, depending on whether you're Russian or German.

Bonus points if you can give the proper orbital structure for Cl...good luck!

Friday, February 09, 2007

I was so sorry to hear you'd require open TRIVIA QUIZ surgery!

Today's quiz is brought to you by the American Heart Association. Did you know that the human heart has four chambers? Did you also know that that's pretty much the only thing I know about the human heart? ;)

What state calls itself "the heart of it all?" Despite that claim, which state actually holds the geographic center of the United States?

Good luck!

Thursday, February 08, 2007

My neighbor? Oh, I'm sure he's doing fine, although it's been a while since I've seen him: he lives about 3 TRIVIA QUIZzes away!

This fine Thursday trivia quiz is brought to you by the US Census Bureau who work really hard about one year out of every decade and then take 9 years off to recover ;) The only good census-related story I have is from the 2000 census on my college campus when one of my fellow classmates asked her RA for a "consensus" to fill out...d'oh!

So, what's the largest state in the union and what's its population (as of about 2005)? What about the smallest state?

Good luck!

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Sheesh, should we really be outside? I hear the air quality index on this TRIVIA QUIZ is not good!

So this trivia quiz is brought to you by the GM EV-1: an electric car that GM killed which would have been an ideal solution for most commuters while being emission-free.

As anybody who has been to LA knows, they have a bit of a smog problem from various forms of polution and weather patterns. In what year did new cars put out cleaner air than they took in in LA, due to the high concentration of Co2 in the air?

Hm, I wonder if I'm feeling guilty for driving in to work today :) Good luck!

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Hey, smell this TRIVIA QUIZ and tell me if it's still good!

Today's trivia quiz is brought to you by this fun sour cream themed recipe. I still, even at this stage in my life, have no clue how to tell when sour cream has gone bad...which may explain why I'm never the one to throw it away if it's in my fridge!

Some things, however, aren't such hard decisions. For example, it's pretty easy to tell that when milk turns into sour cream that its time is up. Name the expiration dates for these products:

Tabasco sauce
Lipton tea bags
Vinegar
Olive oil
Brown sugar

Good luck!

Monday, February 05, 2007

A little southern counting lesson: 1,2,3,4,5, Mark Martin, 7,8,9, TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today's question is brought to you by NASCAR who would like to remind you at the Daytona 500 is a mere 13 days away. Football? What football?

In honor of the Colts' Super Bowl win yesterday, I thought I'd honor them with some Indianapolis trivia. And what do we think of when we think of Indianapolis? Well, if you're me, you think of a city that's boring 364 days a year. What happens on that other day? Well, it's the Indianapolis 500!

How many laps make up the 500 miles in the race? What's the average speed of all those cars zooming around?

Good luck!

Friday, February 02, 2007

While I was in the stable, I fed a carrot to my TRIVIA QUIZ!

The countdown to the "BIG GAME" continues! Ready for a Colts-themed question? Today's question is brought to you by horse racing. Anybody else remember when Nick and Jessica attended the Kentucky Derby on Newlyweds? Hey, what do you mean I was the only one who watched that show!

So, here's some horse trivia for you...
What unit is a horse's height measured in?

For bonus points, what is one of those units equal to in inches?

Good luck! Don't worry, I won't NAG you for an answer :)

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Lions and Tigers and TRIVIA QUIZzes, oh my!

The Countdown to the Super Bowl continues!

Today's quiz is brought to you by John West Salmon, creators of this commercial. It's one of my favorite ads of all time!

So, as you mayve have guessed already, this question will be about bears (Chicago's mascot).

How many pounds does the average Alaskan bear gain between spring and fall?
Who is known as the Golden Bear in the golfing world?

Good luck!