Have you read the latest Agatha Chrisitie TRIVIA QUIZ??!!??

Tonight is Go to Bed Early with a New Mystery Novel Night. Um, what? Who thought up this one?

It’s National Strawberry Cream Pie Day. Yum! I can't wait to curl up in bed early with a new mystery novel and a nice piece of pie...

On this day in 1941, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox finished the season with a batting average of .400. He was last major leaguer to hit .400.

On this day in 1991, a llama conference in Hagerstown, Maryland, included a seminar entitled "Till Death Us Do Part," offering tips on how to handle the loss of a beloved llama. More than 200 llama lovers attended the conference.


So let's see how good everybody's recent memory is: what redesigned bill did the US Treasury introduce on this day back in 2005?

Good luck :)

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's a TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day. Hey, without them, we wouldn't be here.

Today is National Chocolate Milk Day.


On this day in 1954, after 15 months on late-night local New York City TV, "Tonight" with Steve Allen debuted on NBC. Later hosts included Ernie Kovacs, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, and Jay Leno.

On this day in 2003, a Brazilian prisoner who tried to escape from Sao Paulo prison while dressed as a woman was caught because he couldn't walk in high heels. Guards said the man looked like a beautiful woman but waddled like a duck.

Some more showbiz trivia: Which famous actress is Blythe Danner's daughter?

Good luck :)

Here's the story, of a lovely TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Shamu Day. The first surviving killer whale born in captivity was born at Orlando’s Sea World on September 26, 1985. Shamu now lives at Sea World San Antonio.

Today is "Brady Bunch" Day, marking the show’s TV debut on this date in 1969. Stars included Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Barry Williams, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, and Susan Olsen.


On this day in 1975, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" premiered in Westwood, California. It’s probably still playing somewhere. The cult classic starred Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick.

On this day in 1986, Bobby Ewing returned from the dead to take a shower on "Dallas" in one of television’s more or less memorable episodes.

On this day in 1994, jury selection began in Los Angeles for the double murder trial of O.J. Simpson. One year later to the day, the prosecution began closing arguments. He was acquitted of both charges.

Ok, here's some TV trivia to go along with the new fall season: Who played Gilligan and the skipper on Gilligan's Island? It premiered on this day in 1964.

Good luck :)

The "One"ders are my favorite TRIVIA QUZI!

Today is National One-Hit Wonder Day, honoring all those rock singers and groups that had just one hit record.


Today is Live ER Day. On this day in 1997 the TV drama "ER" was telecast live using four cameras.

On this day in 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first known European to see the Pacific Ocean.

On this day in 1946, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 when the game had to be called after 5 innings because of gnats, swarms of gnats in Ebbets Field, so many gnats fans couldn't see the field and players couldn't play.

On this day in 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, the 102nd justice to take the oath.

A little animal triva: how much better than the average human is the average dog's sense of smell?

Good luck :)

Bock, bock, bock, bock, TRIVIA QUIZ!

Quick programming note: the next blog update will be next Tuesday. So tomorrow can be "don't check R-dogg's blog" day :)

Today is Make Your Own Junk Food at Home Day. Of course, this would occur on a day I'm not going to be at home!

Today is Treat Yourself to a New Toothbrush Day. Well, I guess those two would go hand in hand...

On this day in 1945, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Tommy Brown became the youngest player to hit a home run in a major-league game. Tommy was 17 years, 8 months, 14 days old.

On this day in 1991, a fast-acting poultry judge saved a prize-winning chicken’s life at the Western Washington Fair at Puyallup. The hen almost drowned while being given a bath, but Judge Sherry Milligan gave it mouth-to-beak resuscitation.

On this day in 1998, after playing in 2,632 consecutive games, Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles sat out a game against the New York Yankees, ending a 16-year run.


So here's one for ya: what book is the most shoplifted book in the world?

Good luck :)

You're Gonna Make It After TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Slimey's birthday. Slimey, Oscar the Grouch's pet worm on Sesame Street, was the first worm on the moon. Slimey's baby sister is Sloppy.

Gar! Shiver me timbers!! Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day!

On this day in 1970, "The Mary Tyler Moore" Show debuted on CBS. The series also starred Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, and Ted Knight. It lasted for 168 episodes through March 1977.


On this day in 1976, President Gerald Ford signed a bill posthumously making George Washington a 6-star general, the highest ever U.S. military rank.

Trivia time! Back in 1988 at the Seoul Olympics, which American diver took the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard after hitting his head on the board during prelims?

Good luck :)

And these are my nephews: Huey, Dewey, and TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is National Play-Dough Day, marking its invention on this date in 1956. At last report, over 900 million pounds had been sold. My sister and I made our own play-dough once...what a mess!


Today is Times Day. The New York Times was first published on this date in 1851.

On this day in 1927, the Columbia Broadcasting System, a network created by 26-year-old William Paley, began programming with 16 stations. Paley was president or board chairman of CBS for 55 years. Hm, looks like TV shows and networks debut in the fall :)

On this day in 1965, the first episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired on NBC-TV. The series ran through September 1, 1970. Captain Tony Nelson and Jeannie’s prime-time relationship lasted through September 1970.

On this day in 1985, "Late Night with David Letterman" presented its first "Top Ten List," Things That Almost Rhyme With Peas.

A little bit 'o trivia: Why were Donald Duck comics once banned in Finland?

Good luck :)

Suicide is TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is M*A*S*H Day, marking the TV shows premier on this date in 1972. It lasted 11 years, but I know it will live on in Kim's DVD collection for years to come :)


Today is Dog Diaper Day. On this day in 1996 the U.S. issued a patent (#5,555,847) to Wanda M. Kelly for her Disposable Dog Diaper.

Today is National Apple Dumpling Day. Yum!

On this day in 1920, meeting at a Canton, Ohio, car dealership, 11 teams paid $100 each to join the new American Professional Football League: Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Rock Island Independents, Racine Cardinals, Hammond Pros, Muncie Flyers, Rochester Jeffersons, and Decatur Staleys.

On this day in 1988, research results were released indicating that Americans did not want talking cars, cameras, or appliances that told them what to do or how to do it.

OK, trivia quiz time! Which weighs more: an elephant or the tongue of a blue whale?

Good luck :)

Thank you for being a TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Hug a Crabby Stranger Day. Um, not sure I would recommend that one...

Today is National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day. Hm, I wonder if this includes the "Kreme"-filled ones at Dunkin' Donuts.

On this day in 1985, "The Golden Girls" premiered on NBC. The comedy starred Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty.


On this day in 1987, police finally decided a bullhorn was useless during a 90-minute riot at a convention for the deaf in Blackpool, England. Four policemen were injured by flying beer cans; seven rioters were arrested.

On this day in 1990, in an unprecedented father-son feat, Seattle’s Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back-to-back home runs off California’s Kirk McCaskill. California won the game anyway.

In other Washington state sports trivia: what did Brandi Carbee and Natalie Svenvold of Bellingham do for 75 hours straight to set a new world record on this day in 2003?

Good luck :)

It's time to get this TRIVIA QUIZ started!

Today is Muppet Day, marking the TV premier of "The Muppet Show" on this date in 1976. Hosted by Kermit the Frog of "Sesame Street," Jim Henson puppet characters included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and The Great Gonzo. The show lasted five seasons in 100 countries. "Muppet Babies," a Saturday morning cartoon show followed for eight years.


Today is USA Today Day, marking the first issue of the "Nation's Newspaper" on this date in 1982.

Today is Fortune Cookie Day in San Francisco, birthplace of the fortune cookie.

On this day in 1788, New York City became the capital of the United States.

On this day in 1989, a national study revealed that on an average day in the U.S. 169 women and 56 men got nose jobs. Ah, the 80s....

On this day in 1993, Conan O’Brien became the host of NBC’s Late Night, the show previously hosted by David Letterman.

Here's some geographic trivia: Which of these fine California academic institutions is farthest west?
Stanford University
UCLA
San Diego State
Cal Berkeley

Good luck :)

What's that? Timmy's stuck in a TRIVIA QUIZ??!!??

Today is Lassie Day, marking the debut of the TV show on this date in 1954. Through the years, the cast included six different Lassies, Tommy Rettig, Cloris Leachman, and June Lockhart. I'm pretty sure those last three didn't play the part of Lassie :)

Today is Fraggle Rock Day, marking the TV premier of the cartoon version of the children's show that featured the Fraggles, the Doozers, and the Gorgs. Now I'll have that theme song in my head all day!


On this day in 1970, singer James Taylor released "Fire and Rain." It would peak at #3 in November behind the Jackson 5's "I’ll Be There" and the Carpenters’ "We’ve Only Just Begun."

On this day in 1983, Albert Rizzo of Malta set the world water treading record with 108 hours 9 minutes in the ocean. That's four and a half days.

On this day in 1995, the Harlem Globetrotters’ 8,829-game, 24-year winning streak ended when they lost 91-85 in Zurich, Switzerland, to a team led by retired pro Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It was the Trotters first loss since the New Jersey Generals won 100-99 on January 15, 1971.

A little trivia quiz action: What US company prints more money every day than the US Treasury?

Good luck :)

But Pa, I was just going out to the TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is National Neighborhood Day and Make Your Bed Day.

Today is also National Tricky Handshake Day.

On this day in 1954, California’s 19-year-old Lee Ann Meriwether was crowned Miss America in the first televised pageant. John Daly hosted the show on ABC. Lee Ann became a regular on "The Clear Horizon," "The Time Tunnel," "The New Andy Griffith Show," "Barnaby Jones," "The New Masquerade Party," "The New Munsters," and "All My Children."

On this day in 1974, "Little House on the Prairie" premiered on NBC-TV, starring Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, and twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush. I'm pretty sure my sister has seen every episode!


A little more baseball trivia as we get closer to the world series...Whose hit record did Pete Rose beat on this day in 1985?

Good luck :)

Block That TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Gunsmoke Day, marking the TV debut of Marshall Matt Dillon, Chester Goode, Doc, and Miss Kitty on CBS. James Arness starred for 20 years. In 1964 Festus Haggen replaced Chester.


National Line Dance Week begins today. Hmm, where can I find a good line dancing club around here...

On this day in 1953, the Swanson company sold its first frozen "TV dinner." I wonder how many Salisbury Steak meals have been sold since then...

On this day in 1992, police in Cedarbury, Wisconsin, arrested a 24-year-old man for robbing a Hardee’s restaurant after the bandit had parked his getaway car the wrong direction at the drive-in window, used the restroom at the service station next door, and left his car keys in the restroom.

Sports trivia for the beginning of football season: Who intercepted a pass and scored a touchdown for the Atlanta Falcons the same week that he hit a home run for the Yankees?

Good luck :)

You've been a good friend to me, TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Wyatt Earp Day, marking the debut on this date in 1955 of "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" on ABC-TV. The series lasted 6 seasons and starred Hugh O'Brien.


Today is Iguana Awareness Day.

Today is National Coffee Ice Cream Day. All right! We're back to the desserts!

On this day in 1988, the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel, 11-year-old Thomas Gregory, swam from France to Dover, England, in 12 hours.

On this day in 1991, an electric light glowed for the first time on the Greek island of Delos, the mythical birthplace of Apollo, the god of light. Power arrived on the island via underwater cable from the island of Mykonos.

Some tennis trivia for you: While in New York to compete in the US Open, what Czech tennis star asked for political asylum?

Good luck :)

I think he's got water on the TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Be Late For Something Day, sponsored by the Procrastinators' Club of America. Hm, I think that's the worst idea for a day EVER!

Today is Jury Rights Day, marking the day in 1670 when William Penn's jurors refused to convict him of preaching an illegal religion (Quakerism) to an unlawful assembly, his congregation. The action provided the bases for the U.S. Constitution's first amendment rights of freedom of speech, religion, and peaceable assembly. Ahh, that's more like it!

On this day in 1970, Christine McLaughlin was born at exactly 3:30 a.m. in New Bern, North Carolina. Her daughter, Patricia Ann, was born 21 years later, same date, same exact minute.

On this day in 1989, the world's longest zipper was completed by the Yoshida company in Sneek, the Netherlands. It was 9,353 feet long and had 2,565,900 teeth.

On this day in 1996, research reported in The London Times showed 46% of dogs began watching up to an hour before their owners returned home each day, even when the owners worked irregular hours.


So, a little trivia for your noggin: assuming you're average, how much of your brain is water?

Good luck :)

A three-hour TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Edsel Day, commemorating September 4, 1957, when Ford Motor Company introduced its infamous $350-million disaster car, the 1958 Edsel. It was the first car with a wrap-around windshield, electric door locks, cruise control, and four headlights.

Today is also National Macadamia Nut Day.

On this day in 1964, "Gilligan’s Island" premiered on CBS-TV. The cast was stranded for three full seasons and 98 episodes. Bob Denver was Gilligan, Alan Hale Jr. played the Skipper. A Saturday cartoon version lasted three more seasons on ABC.


On this day in 1982, 8,659 British dancers formed history's longest conga line near London.

Sports trivia time: back in 1993, New York Yankee pitcher Jim Abbott pitched a no-hitter against Cleveland. What's so special about Abbott that would make that a surprising accomplishment?

Good luck :)