You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, TRIVIA QUIZzing all the time!

A quick programming note: I'll be on vacation until the 4th!

Today is Elvis Presley Boulevard Day. The City of Memphis voted to name a 12-mile portion of the street that passes Graceland in honor of Elvis. Street signs disappeared immediately.

Today is also Remote Control Day, a favorite observance of couch potatoes everywhere.

On this day in 1956, dressed in a tux and tails on Steve Allen’s TV variety show, Elvis Presley sang "Hound Dog" to a basset hound sitting on a stool.

On this day in 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky a man arrested for drunk driving claimed to be legally blind and that the car was actually being driven by his dog, Sir Anheuser Busch II. He served 30 days in jail.

Ready for some trivia? The founders of Portland, OR chose the name by flipping a coin. What would the name of the new settlement have been if the coin toss had gone the other way?

Good luck :)

Are you happy with your current long-distance TRIVIA QUIZ!!??!!

Today is National Try to Find A Pear Sherbet Recipe Day. Hmm, not sure why you'd want to...

Today is National Handshake Day, a day to get a grip and perfect your handshake. Ah, now that's a much better day theme!

On this day in 1981, Americans spent over $56 million in one weekend on movies, including "Superman II" with Christopher Reeves, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" with Harrison Ford, and "The Great Muppet Caper" with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. Great, now I'm going to have to go rent The Great Muppet Caper! Thanks, trivia!

On this day in 2003, Eager to block telemarketing calls, 735,000 Americans registered the first day with the Federal Trade Commission's new National Do Not Call Registry. Hm, did it work??

The great trivia quiz! What state has a town named Ding Dong? Bonus points if you can name what county it's in.

Good luck :)

Remember, only you can prevent TRIVIA QUIZzes!

Today is National Lemonade Day. Also a great day for lemonade cake and lemonade pie, not to mention lemonade sherbet. Hm, I'll just have to have one at the M's game today!

Today is also PG-13 Day. The PG-13 movie rating as introduced on this date in 1984.

On this day in 1950, an 8-pound bear cub that had been seriously burned three weeks earlier in a New Mexico forest fire left for the National Zoo in Washington where he lived to the ripe old bear age of 26. Originally named Hot Foot Teddy by the firemen who saved his life, he became better known as Smokey the Bear.

On this day in 1988, at age 35, singer Cyndi Lauper received her high school diploma from Richmond High in New York City. Well, I guess she just wanted to have fun the first time around...

And now...TRIVIA! How many death sentences did Texas courts uphold in the 1990s for defendants whose lawyers slept during their trials? I'll give you a hint: it's more than zero ;)

Good luck :)

Price check! I need a price check on aisle TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Guiding Light Day, marking the show's move from radio to television on this date in 1952, making it the longest lasting daytime show and the longest lasting series on TV.

Today is also National Chocolate Pudding Day. Hooray, we're back to desserts!!

On this day in 1981, Virginia Campbell of Mountain Home, Idaho, took her coupons and rebates and bought $26,460 worth of groceries. She paid only 67 cents. She would have received a refund of $12.97, but she decided to get film and flashbulbs after the bill was totaled.

On this day in 1999, A 2-year-old rooster named Henry crowed 42 times in 30 minutes to win 46th annual Rooster Crow in Rogue River, Oregon. The record 112 crows was 7set by a rooster named White Lightning in 1978. Anybody want to go with me to this event next year??

How's about some trivia? Today is Bar Code Day, because back in 1974, the first bar code was scanned at a grocery store. What product was scanned? Bonus points if you can name the Ohio town where this took place.

Good luck :)

If you want to see the most boring national historical site, I recommend the Battle of Little Big TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is National Fried Okra Day. YUCK!

Today is also Little Bighorn Day. The Sioux army, led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, wiped out Lt. Col. George Custer’s U.S. forces on this date in 1876 at the Little Bighorn River in Montana.

On this day in 1949, Billboard magazine renamed its "Hillbilly Music Chart" as "Country & Western."

On this day in 1991, Francis Johnson’s world record 8.7-ton ball of twine, which he had been building since 1950, was moved to a prominent place in downtown Darwin, Minnesota, where more people could see it. Believe it or not, there's a Weird Al song about this very ball of twine!

Here's some trivia for ya: A year ago today, how much money did Warren Buffett commit to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

Good luck :)

The milk chocolate melts in your mouth, not in your TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Take Your Dog to Work Day. Sure, that sounds like fun, but it looks like the run of dessert days has finally come to an end :(

On this day in 1984, The movie "The Karate Kid," starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, opened in American theaters.

On this day in 1990, Billy Joel became the first rock artist to perform at New York City’s Yankee Stadium.

Here's a little dessert trivia: We've all heard of M&Ms...that's an American version of a candy created in Great Britain. What's the name of the original British candy?

Good luck :)

Snap, crackle, pop....rice TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is the first day of summer or winter, depending on which hemisphere you're in. In the northern hemisphere summer begins today at 2:06 p.m. (EDT); winter begins in the southern hemisphere.

Today is also National Peaches and Cream Day. Hm, that dessert theme is starting to drift towards healthy things with all this fruit....

On this day in 1964, Philadelphia Philly Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game, beating the New York Mets 6-0. It was the first perfect game in the National League since 1880.

On this day in 1977, an article in the Wall Street Journal revealed that Kellogg had reduced the iron content of its Frosted Rice after consumers discovered they could move flakes of the cereal around with magnets.

Oh, trivia you say? Ok, what is an animal that's half poodle and half wolf called?

Good luck :)

Come on down!!! You're the next contestant on the TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Jaws Day, marking release of the popular film on this date in 1975. Don't go in the water! Yipes!

It’s also National Vanilla Milkshake Day, sometimes called Ice Cream Soda Day. Am I the only one who's starting to think the sugar producers of America are secretly sponsoring this blog?

On this day in 1986 in Rochester, New York, eating champ Peter Dowdeswell ate 144 prunes in 32 seconds.

Also, on this day in 1988, Price Is Right model Janice Pennington was knocked out cold by a TV camera.

A little northern trivia: what's Canada's official animal?

Good luck :)

Those unsink-able O's, the great taste of TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is World Sauntering Day, a day to discourage jogging, lollygagging, sashaying, fast walking, and trotting.

What's that? You fear the end of the dessert streak? Nope, b/c it's also National Marshmallow Munching Day!

On this day in 1941, General Mills in Minneapolis created a new dry breakfast cereal called Cheerie Oats. The name was later shortened to Cheerios.

On this day in 2002, A district judge called a mistrial in a first-degree murder trail because of interruptions by a juror's loud snoring. An alternate juror had already been seated. The snoring juror claimed she had a medical condition and could not stay awake.

And now for some trivia: what sport did President Warren G. Harding play almost every day?

Good luck :)

Mmm, tastes like TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is National Cherry Tart Day...I'm still riding high on this dessert theme that's going on over here!

Today is also Go Fishing Day...I'm not so much on board with that one!

On this day in 1975, Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox hit three home runs, a triple and a single in a game as Boston massacred the Detroit Tigers 15-1. Lynn would go on to become the only player in sports history to be named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season.

Also, on this day in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

Le trivia question: What meat has half the fat of chicken, one-eighth the fat of beef, and is high in protein?

Good luck :)

Get your motor runnin', head out on the TRIVIA QUIZ!

The 3-day Heritage Duct Tape Festival begins today in Avon, Ohio, celebrating the wacky and fun uses of duct tape. They will name the Duct Tape Dad of the Year.

Today is also Arkansas Day. Arkansas became the 25th U.S. state on this date in 1836.

On this day in 1928, during a triple steal, 41-year-old Ty Cobb stole home the 50th and final time in his 24-year major-league career. Cobb’s Tigers beat the Indians 12-5.

On this day in 1992, U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle advised a Trenton, New Jersey, elementary school student to spell "potato" p-o-t-a-t-o-e.

Some automotive trivia today: According to USA Today, what is the favorite luxury car of more U.S. corporate financial officers?

Good luck :)

One fish, two fish, red fish, TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Flag Day in the U.S., marking adoption of the Stars & Stripes on June 14, 1777. At 7:00 p.m., all Americans are invited to "Pause for the Pledge" as those who attend national ceremonies at Fort McHenry National Monument pledge allegiance to the flag.

Today is also National Strawberry Shortcake Day. I'm liking the dessert theme this week!

On this day in 1986, The Mississippi Army National Guard placed a new Goddess of Liberty statue atop the Texas State Capitol building in Austin after the Texas National Guard failed 26 times to position the statue correctly. So I guess that means it's now officially OK to mess with Texas ;)

Here's a little trivia for ya: How many of the top ten best-selling hardcover children’s books of all-time were written by Dr. Seuss?

Good luck :)

Good evening, sir, would you like a glass of TRIVIA QUIZ before takeoff?

Today is Roller Coaster Day, marking the operation of history's first roller coaster on this date in 1884 at Brooklyn's Coney Island in New York. Builder LaMarcus Thompson called his coaster the "Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway." The 5-cent, 6-mile-an-hour ride was a sensation.

Also, Ice Cream Days begin today in Le Mars, Iowa, the "Ice Cream Capital of the World," and home of Wells's Blue Bunny. In other news, I'm totally moving to Le Mars, Iowa ;)

On this day in 1966, in a case involving 23-year-old Ernesto Miranda, the U.S. Supreme Court granted criminal suspects the right to remain silent and to have an attorney present during questioning. Miranda was retried, convicted, sent back to prison, paroled, and stabbed to death during a 1976 card game in Phoenix.

And now some airline trivia: How much money did American Airlines save in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served first class?

Good luck :)

She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you buy in a TRIVIA QUIZ!

Programming note: I'll be in Alaska until next Wednesday, so that's when the next update will happen!

Today is Chief Seattle Day. The Lutheran Church commemorates Chief Seattle of the Duwamish, who was famous for his environmental statement that said the land belongs to no one and everyone. Hooray!!

Today is also Betamax Day, marking Sony’s introduction of the first videocassette recorder on this date in 1975. It sold for $995 and eventually disappeared as consumers preferred VHS-format VCRs, introduced later. This is interesting since we're currently in the middle of the blu-ray/HD-DVD war...

On this day in 1993, the artist once upon a time known as Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol, thus creating the acronym "TAFKAP."

And some trivia...what animal is responsible for the most human deaths?

Good luck :)

Check it out: I can do Walk the Dog, Around the TRIVIA QUIZ...

Today is National Yo-Yo Day, marking the birthdate of businessman Donald F. Duncan Sr., who manufactured the popular "Duncan Yo-Yo" in the early 1900s

On this day in 1933, Richard Hollingshead opened the world’s first drive-in movie on 10 acres off Wilson Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. The screen was 40 by 30 feet. Admission was 25 cents per car plus another quarter for each passenger. This must have been back in the day when Camden, NJ was safe enough for you to roll down your window ;)

What's a frog's favorite color? Hint: it's not green, as we knew b/c Kermit kept singing how it wasn't easy being green...

Good luck :)

As SNL's Penelope would say, "um, yeah, I'm made of..." TRIVIA QUIZzes, "...so..."

Today is National Gingerbread Day. Now that is a made-up holiday I can totally get behind!

Today is also National Shut Up Day, a day to give quiet people a chance to talk.

On this day in 1993, a New Jersey court ruled that a father had to pay for the legal defense of his two teenage sons, who were charged with trying to hire a hit man to kill him. Hmm...

On this day in 1997, the 280 residents of Nash, Oklahoma, got the word that their policeman had been stolen. To discourage speeders, a mannequin, dressed like a cop, had sat in an old black Chevy Nova with a white star painted on the doors parked on the highway shoulder outside the town for two years. Then, somebody broke the car window and kidnapped him.

Today's tq is a two-parter:
True or false: a giraffe and a mouse have the same number of neck bones
How many neck bones does a giraffe have?

Good luck :)

Shoot! I got the one shopping cart with the bum TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, sponsored by the United Nations, and Children's Awareness Memorial Day, a day to remember America's children who have died from violence.

Today is also Frost Your Hair Day, a day for people who have never frosted their hair either to do it or to proclaim yourself a hair chicken!

On this day in 1937, grocery chain owner Sylvan Goldman introduced the shopping cart at his Humpty Dumpty store in Oklahoma City. Goldman's first cart involved merely installing wheels and a basket on a folding chair.

On this day in 2003, Amazon.com announced it had received more than 1 million orders for the book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," which wouldn't be released until June 21st.

Hows about some trivia? In a long-running TV commercial, who did Scott Wolf play tennis against?

Good luck :)

As James Earl Jones would say: "This is..." a TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is CNN Day. TV's first all news service debuted on this date in 1980, the Cable News Network. Ah, remember back when there was only one 24 hour news source? Those were the days...

On this day in 1938, Superman first appeared in Action Comics. His creator, Toronto artist Joe Shuster, sold his rights to the character for $130. Superman’s origin was inspired by the biblical story of Moses, whose parents abandoned him as a baby to save his life. I'm guessing the guy who sold the rights was also the first guy to say "D'oh!!!"

On this day in 1991, students in Almelo, Netherlands, completed the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle: 204,484 pieces. They finished the 1,036-square-foot puzzle in eight days.

Eight years ago today, Ricky Martin's song held the number 1 spot on the pop charts. Which song was it?

Good luck :)