It's all falling down like a house of TRIVIA QUIZzes!
Today is Big Word Day, a day to use huge words on purpose just to impress yourself. Go on, you can do it.
International TV Turnoff Week begins today. Everyone's invited to turn off TVs for seven days to promote richer, healthier, and more connected lives, families, and communities. I wonder if this was more effective back before all those TV shows were available online...
Today is National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day. Yum!
The 6-day World's Biggest Fish Fry begins today in Paris, Tennessee.
On this day in 1789, John Adams was sworn in as the first vice president of the U.S.
On this day in 1940, the quiz show "Take It or Leave It" premiered on CBS Radio. It asked the "$64 question."
On this day in 1986, after massive hoopla, reporter Geraldo Rivera hosted a live TV special to open a sealed vault linked to Al Capone in Chicago's Lexington Hotel. Except for a few bottles, the vault was empty.
On this day in 1993, Bryan Berg of Spirit Lake, Iowa, used 208 decks of playing cards to build a 75-story, 14-foot 6-inch "house of cards." He devoted 30 hours of meticulous work to setting the Guinness world record.
On this day in 1998, while Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates presented his new Windows 98 computer operating system to a Chicago convention group, it crashed.
OK, trivia buffs, try this one: on this day in 1996, the world's highest roller coaster opened in Las Vegas. What hotel and casino has this attraction?
Good luck :)
3 Comments:
I'm going to have to go with the Stratosphere.
Also, I think that Jerry Springer should have to pay Geraldo royalties.
Yep, the Stratosphere it is. I haven't been up there, but I think I'd get dizzy enough just riding up in the elevator!
Good thing International TV Turnoff Week coincides with our vacation! Does that mean we can't use the DVR either? ;)
The Stratosphere it is!
Laine, nice work! I would agree with you on the Jerry Springer thing, except the Geraldo thing didn't contain nearly enough cussing and "you don't know me!"s to qualify.
JD, bravo! And speaking of Bravo, the ban may include dvr...but not watching episodes online later :)
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