I always thought Ponce de Leon discovered TRIVIA QUIZzes!

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Joan of Arc, the "Maid of Orleans" who was burned at the stake for heresy at age 19 in 1431 but declared innocent 25 years later.

Today is My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It Day, a day for older country music fans to dig out their Hank Williams 78s and try to find something to play them on.

Today is National Lemon Bisque Day. Do you suppose that's sweet or not?

On this day in 1539, Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with nine ships, 632 men, 223 horses, and 13 pigs.

On this day in 1967, daredevil Evel Knievel jumped 16 automobiles in a row in a motorcycle stunt at Ascot Speedway in Gardena, California.

On this day in 2003, TV news anchor Peter Jennings took the U.S. citizenship test and was sworn in, along with 50 other new citizens, at a ceremony in Manhattan. He retained his Canadian citizenship. After working 40 years for ABC News, Jennings died of lung cancer in 2005 at age 67.


Ok, trivia quizzers: You’re a mama rabbit about to deliver. Will you line your new baby’s nest by: (a) gathering feathers in the woods; (b) pulling out your own fur; or (c) pulling out your husband’s fur?

Good luck :)

My favorite sandwich? Why, that would have to be the ice cream TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Squoosh an Ice Cream Sandwich Day. No, don't squish it, squoosh it!


Today is Lazy Bones Day in Belgium.

Today is Presidential Flag Day. The official flag of the President of the U.S. was adopted on this date in 1916.

On this day in 1856, during a speech in Bloomington, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln said, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time."

On this day in 1959, Herndon Stadium in Atlanta hosted one of rock's first outdoor festivals, featuring Ray Charles, B.B. King, Jimmy Reed, and others. Some 9,000 attended.

On this day in 2003, a father in Guangming, China, underwent successful marrow transplant surgery after his 12-year-old daughter gained 33 pounds in two months to be able to safely donate the marrow. Zhang Wanqing was the only suitable blood match for her father, who was suffering from leukemia.

Random trivia: how many weeks does the average American keep old magazines lying around?

Good luck :)

Things go better with Coca-TRIVIA QUIZ

Today is National Contemplate Your Vicissitudes Day. Yeah, so get right on that...

Today is National Butterfly Day.

Today is Sierra Club Day. The environmental group was founded on this date in 1892.

On this day in 1985, Seattle retiree Gay Mullins founded The Old Cola Drinkers of America, a group determined to bring back the original Coca-Cola. Within two months Coke announced Classic Coke, to be sold in addition to it’s New Coke.


On this day in 1996, New York created a new crime, "pre-meditated arbicide," the willful mistreatment or destruction of trees. Offenders could face a fine of up to $15,000 or a year in prison.

On this day in 2002, John and Margaret Majerczyk of Floyd, Iowa, revealed they had a pet buzzard. Buzz sat on a window box each morning waiting for them to come out, then followed them everywhere. Buzz really liked hamburger.

So, trivia buffs, on this day in 1954, what words did President Eisenhower add to the US Pledge of Allegiance?

Good luck :)

This isn't a game of whiffle TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Bloomer Day, marking the birth of Amelia Bloomer on May 27, 1818. She crusaded for sensible clothes for women. The first athletic pants for women, "Bloomers," were named for her.

Today is National Grape Popsicle Day.

Today is National Clean Sneakers Appreciation Day. Actually, that's "tennis shoes."

On this day in 1945, history's goofiest traffic jam occurred when 76 Allied ships were in convoy off the Newfoundland coast and one ship struck an iceberg. Within ten minutes 22 ships collided. No one hurt, no vessels sank, but damage was in the millions.

On this day in 1981, when Kansas City’s Amos Otis sent a slow trickler down the third base line, Seattle’s comic infielder Lenny Randle dropped to all-fours and blew the ball foul. The plate umpire wouldn’t have it, and awarded Otis an infield hit.

On this day in 1995, actor Christopher Reeve was left paralyzed after he was thrown from his horse during a jumping event in Charlottesville, Virginia. A leading advocate for spinal cord research, Reeve died at age 52 on October 11, 2004.

And now for some trivia! To make a tablespoon of honey, must your bees collect nectar from: (a) two flowers; (b) 200 flowers; or (c) 2,000 flowers?


Good luck :)

I always though Casio made the first TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is World Turtle Day, a time to celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their habitats.

Today is Mounties Day. The Northwest Mounted Police force was established in Canada on this date in 1873.

Today is Moog Day, marking the birth on this date in 1934 of Robert Moog. He built the first successful music synthesizer. The first Moog album, Switched On Bach, became a best-seller in 1968.

On this day in 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English.

On this day in 1877, Grace Ingalls was born in Burr Oak, Iowa. Six months later, the Ingalls family returned to Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Grace’s sister, Laura, made the Ingalls famous with her "Little House" book series.


On this day in 1984, the Surgeon General reported that smokers can inflict lung damage on non-smokers who inhale second-hand smoke.

On this day in 1995, in Clermont, Florida, a 33-year-old woman who had a baby in state prison tried to swap the child two days after her release for a 1985 Honda Accord. Police charged mom with arranging to sell a child, a third-degree felony. Sure, the Accord's a great car, but really...

And for the hard-core trivia fans among us...what's the only bird that can fly backwards?

Good luck :)

It's a neighborly day in the beauty-TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Immigrants Day in Canada, a day to recognize and celebrate the contributions immigrants make in Canada.

Today is Bifocals Day.

Today is National Vanilla Pudding Day. Get me a bowl of that!

On this day in 1782, responding to a suggestion from military leaders that Congress was inept and that the U.S. should become a monarchy, General George Washington refused the title of King George the First of the United States and insisted the schemers banish such thoughts from their minds.

On this day in 1967, "Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood" premiered on PBS, featuring Rev. Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister from Pittsburgh. It’s public television’s longest running children’s program.


On this day in 1987, Rick Hansen arrived back home in Vancouver after traveling 24,901 miles across four continents and 34 countries in 26 months in his wheelchair. He had been paralyzed from the waist down since 1973.

On this day in 2004, Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," a scathing documentary about White House actions after the September 11th terrorist attacks, won first prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

And now, the trivia! To improve her memory, Eleanor Roosevelt ate three chocolate-covered whats every day of her adult life?

Good luck :)

I got this letter delivered by a bike TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Hummel Day, marking the birth in 1909 of Sister Maria Hummel, the German kindergarten art teacher whose watercolor drawings were transformed into the world’s finest figurines.

Today is I Need a Patch for That Day, sponsored by Wellcat Holidays, who suggest since there are patches for nicotine and heart patients, maybe someone could also come up with patches for runny noses or bad hair.

Today is National Strawberries and Cream Day. Yum, sure, but it's too early in the
summer for that!

On this day in 1819, the first bicycles, imported from England, appeared on the streets of New York City. Within a month, the city banned the new-fangled machines as being hazardous to public safety.

On this day in 1998, a Fullerton, California, man finally paid off his 1958 divorce with a check for $180 to his attorney. The 70-year-old client said he always intended to pay the bill, but with six kids and health problems, it took him 40 years to get caught up.

On this day in 2001, the Club of Idiots was founded in Saint-Gilles, France. Eighty members had to solemnly swear to be idiots and always carry their idiot I.D. card. At its first annual meeting the club set a new world record of 11.78 meters in olive-stone spitting.

OK, trivia fans, on this day in 1990, in a classic final episode of the Newhart TV series, Bob Newhart woke up in bed with his wife on a previous series, The Bob Newhart Show. He had been dreaming since 1978. What actress played that wife?


Good luck :)

It says here you've had fleas for ten TRIVIA QUIZzes!

A quick programming note: I'll be starting a new job on Monday, so I'm not sure what the publication schedule for the blog will be. Either way, I'm taking tomorrow off!

Today is True Confessions Day.

Today is National Chocolate Chip Day. All hail the Nestle Toll House Morsel!

Today is Relive Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What It Was No Excuses Day. Hm, I'm thinking for me that'd be the Beach Boys...

On this day in 1888, the swinging washing machine was patented. The machine was attached to a large swing, which children could swing in and power the machine.

On this day in 1940, nylon stockings appeared on sale for the first time in the U.S. Competing brands went on sale simultaneously under an agreement between manufacturers.

On this day in 1972, 21-year-old Arthur Bremer shot Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace four times in Laurel, Maryland. The wounds left Wallace paralyzed for life. A month earlier, Bremer had planned to assassinate President Richard Nixon in Ottawa, but changed his mind at the last minute. He wrote in a diary he wanted "to do something bold and dramatic, forceful & dynamic, a statement of my manhood for the world to see." Bremer was sentenced to 53 years in prison. with good behavior, he could be released in 2015.

On this day in 1990, a Pittsburgh man sued his insurance company for canceling his health insurance after confusing his medical history with that of his dog.

Fun Fact: When astronauts first shaved in space, their weightless whiskers floated up to the ceiling. A special razor was developed to draw the whiskers in like a vacuum cleaner.


Ok, trivia fans...At which university do art school graduates get their diplomas then leap into a fountain?

Good luck :)

What costs zillions of dollars and takes years to complete? The big TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is National Receptionist's Day and National Night Shift Workers Day.

Today is Lewis & Clark Day. Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark left St. Louis to find a route to the Pacific Ocean 201 years ago today. They arrived at the Pacific Coast of Oregon in November 1805.

Today is Underground America Day. Malcolm Wells of Brewster, Massachusetts, want everyone to think about designing and building stuff underground. Like, say, a tunnel under downtown Boston...


Today is National Buttermilk Biscuit Day.

On this day in 1856, U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis brought the first camels to America to test as military pack animals. The project was abandoned because the camels wouldn’t follow orders and they stunk.

On this day in 1874, Harvard became the first to charge admission to a football game at Cambridge, Massachusetts, beating Canada’s McGill 3-0. In the same game, goalposts were used for the first time.

On this day in 1998, NBC-TV aired the final episode of Seinfeld, the same day singer Frank Sinatra died in Los Angeles at age 82.

On this day in 2003, golfer Vinenzo Frascella in Peterborough, England, finished his round despite being hit by lightening twice within 30 minutes. Lightening struck the 50-year-old golfer's umbrella tip as he waited during a storm on 14th and 17th holes at Orton Meadows Golf Course. He said he felt tingles down his shoulder and arm both times, but wanted to finish the round. He would not divulge his score, but said it was a "stinker" of a day.

So here's an interesting one: on this day in 1904, the first Olympic games to be held in the US opened. In what city were they played?

Good luck :)

What is the deal with TRIVIA QUIZzes!

Today is Worminator Day, marking the birth of Dennis Rodman in Trenton, New Jersey, on this date in 1961. He was 5-feet-9 in high school, too short to make the basketball team.

Today is National Apple Pie Day. How Amurican!

Today is Table Knife Appreciation Day. Cardinal Richelieu invented the utensil on this date in 1639.

On this day in 1918, the first U.S. airmail stamps, featuring a picture of an airplane, were introduced. On some of the stamps, the airplane was printed upside-down, making them collector's items.

On this day in 1950, the Diner’s Club issued its first credit cards.

On this day in 1982, comedian Jerry Seinfeld made his first appearance with TV's David Letterman.


On this day in 2003, a thousand-pound bear wandered out of the woods near a police station in Belarus while officers were outside. When police took cover in their car, the bear sat on top of the car for an hour before ambling into the police station and eating their lunch. The offices escaped unharmed after the bear finally went back into the woods.

And for the trivia fans in the audience, singer-guitarist Darius Rucker turns 42 today. By what name is he better known?

Good luck :)

There once was a TRIVIA QUIZ from Nantucket...

Tasmanian Devil Week begins today. More Tasmanian devils are born this week than any other week of the year.

Today is National Nutty Fudge Day. Oh, so only in the US then :)

Today is Limerick Day, marking the birthday of limerick champ Edward Lear. There's a limerick champ? How is that determined, exactly?


And from SNL:


Today is National Windmill Day. Oh man, we went to the Netherlands too early!

Children's Book Week, National Police Week, and National Stuttering Awareness Week begin today.

On this day in 1932, a new character, Dippy Dawg, appeared in the cartoon "Mickey’s Revue" by Walt Disney. Later, Disney changed Dippy’s name to Goofy.

On this day in 1970, Chicago Cub Ernie Banks hit his 500th home run. He retired the following year with 512.

On this day in 1978, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it would alternate using men’s and women’s names for hurricanes. Previously, only women’s names had been used, and some complained it wasn’t fair that women got all the attention for causing damage and destruction.

On this day in 1989, Joe Valdez Caballero died at age 81. He invented the hard taco shell.

And now for le trivia: On this day in 1820, the founder of modern nursing was born. She carried a pet owl everywhere she went. Who was she?

Good luck :)

Thar's silver in them thar TRIVIA QUIZzes!

Today is Root Canal Appreciation Day.

Today is National Butterscotch Brownie Day.

Today is Vast Wasteland Day, the day in 1961 when Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton Minow challenged network TV executives to sit through an entire day of their own programming. Minow suggested they would observe a "vast wasteland."


On this day in 1903, blacksmith Fred LaRose of Cobalt, Ontario, threw his hammer at a fox and struck the world's largest silver vein.

On this day in 1913, the 17th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, providing for the election of senators by popular vote rather than selection by state legislatures.

On this day in 1984, in Chicago the White Sox beat Milwaukee 7-6 in the 25th inning of history's longest baseball game: 8 hours 6 minutes. The game had begun the night before but was suspended because of a 1:00 a.m. curfew.

On this day in 1999, a truck carrying 20 million bees in 450 hives overturned in Falmouth, Maine. Firefighters quickly sprayed the dumped hives with water to make the bees think it was raining, so they’d stay home. Five firefighters were stung, but none seriously hurt.

OK, trivia fans: on this day in 1990, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor refused to appear on SNL after Andrew Dice Clay was named as the host. When she did finally appear, whose picture did she destroy after singing?

Good luck :)

Which do you prefer? Pepsi or TRIVIA QUIZ!?

Today is World Red Cross Day.

Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day. I have got to find out who the dessert freak is who keeps giving desserts their own days!

Today is V-E Day, marking Germany's surrender in World War II.

On this day in 1847, Robert W. Thompson patented rubber tires, which he called "air wheels."

On this day in 1886, at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, John Pemberton made the first batch of a new health tonic flavored with coca leaves. The mixture flopped as a tonic, but did pretty well as a soft drink called Coca-Cola.


On this day in 1968, Catfish Hunter pitched a perfect game in Oakland against Minnesota. Won the game 4-0. Only the ninth perfect game in major-league baseball history.

On this day in 1977, county Commissioners in Parker County voted Buck Naked, Texas, out of existence. They decided that Buck Naked’s road signs caused too many misunderstandings. Residents had chosen the name as a joke.

On this day in 1990, the U.S. issued patent #4,922,921 for the Self Breath Tester, a plastic mask that allows you to smell your own exhaled breath.

On this day in 1999, Tesco, Britain’s largest supermarket chain, began testing its lemon meringue pies, fruit tarts, and egg custards to make sure they were safe to throw at people. A new pie-flinging craze prompted the chain’s concern.

Trivia time! On this day in 1956, Alfred E. Neuman first appeared on the cover of Mad Magazine. What was his slogan?

Good luck :)

Just call me mint jelly, because I'm on the TRIVIA QUIZ!

The Great American Grump Out is today. Smilemania asks America to go 24 hours without being grumpy, crabby, or rude.

Today is National Roast Leg of Lamb Day.

Today is Experience the Awesome Stomach-Churning Wonder of a Thrill Ride Day.

On this day in 1927, deejay Jim Lowe was born in Springfield, Ohio. At New York’s WNEW he was the "King of Trivia." He had one hit record, "The Green Door," which hit #1 in 1956. He played piano and recorded the song at his apartment. (Not to be confused with Dallas morning radio great "Ole" Jim Lowe, the voice of Big Tex, who died in 2002 at age 73.)

On this day in 1969, the Canadian Broadcasting Company stopped advertising tobacco products.


On this day in 1991, a bandit tried to hold up a Jacksonville, Florida, supermarket wearing a paper bag over his head with eyeholes cut so he could see. But when he moved, the bag shifted and he couldn’t see. While he adjusted the bag it tore, exposing his face. Which a checker recognized as one of the store’s regular customers.

On this day in 2003, a man wanted for trafficking and possession of cocaine was arrested when his parole officer spotted him kissing his girlfriend in a live crowd shot displayed on the scoreboard at a Cincinnati Reds game. The suspect and his parole officer attended the same game when the smooching couple were caught by the "Kiss Cam" at Great American Ball Park. The parole officer and a police officer arrested the 24-year-old man in his front row seat.

Sports trivia time: what major-league pitcher once struck out five batters in one inning?

Good luck :)

I can't get no TRIVIA QUIZzes!

Today is National Nurses Day and the beginning of Nurses Week, sponsored by the American Nurses Association.

Today is National Teacher Day, part of Teacher Appreciation Week.

Today is No Diet Day, a day to stop dieting and stop dangerous weight-loss attempts, sponsored by the Healthy Weight Network.

Today is National Crepe Suzette Day...just in time for No Diet Day!


On this day in 1946, the New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.

On this day in 1950, Elizabeth Taylor married Nicky Hilton. Liz said, "There is no doubt that Nicky is the man I want to spend my life with."

On this day in 1965, Keith Richards fell asleep while improvising with a new guitar. The next morning he couldn’t remember the riffs, but "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction" had been preserved on a tape recorder.

On this day in 1990, Dominic Cuzzacrea ran the 26.2-mile Buffalo, New York, marathon in 3 hours and 6 minutes while flipping a pancake. Well, sure but was it a pancake from a spray can?

On this day in 1994, the flight crew of an Aeroflot jetliner with no hydraulic fluid landed their 55 passengers safely in Arkhangelsk, Russia, by pouring all the lemonade on board into the jet’s hydraulic system.

OK, here's a random one: Did Sigmund Freud, who was born on this date in 1856, have a morbid fear of: (a) chiggers; (b) short women; or (c) ferns?

Good luck :)

I feel like Mexican food...how about a nice trip to TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Cinco de Mayo in the U.S. and Mexico. At work, we're having Pizza De Mayo. Why? I could not tell you...

Today is Totally Chipotle Day, a day to herald a popular new flavor in the U.S. A Chipotle, which most Americans mispronounce, is a smoked jalapeno pepper.

Today is National Boo Boo Day, a day to call someone "Boo Boo."


Today is National Chocolate Custard Day.

On this day in 1923, Syracuse University refused to let Phi Beta Kappa Bernice Goldstein graduate because she could not learn to swim.

On this day in 1925, John Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

On this day in 1978, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds registered his 3,000th major league hit.

On this day in 1999, A man who admitted making thousands of obscene phone calls over a 3-year-period was arrested in Vienna, Austria, after one of the women told him she was busy and would return his call. So he gave her his phone number.

OK, trivia fans: on this day in 1961, the US sent its first American into space. What was his name?

Good luck :)

How do you tell the difference between a frog and a TRIVIA QUIZ?!?!

Today is National Rowdy Friends Day, a time to check up on your old rowdy friends to see if they’re okay.

Today is No Pants Day. It's okay to wear something, just not pants (nopantsday.com), a way of telling world, "Hey, saggy pants aren't so bad."


The 2-day annual Barbed Wire Swap begins today in LaCrosse, Kansas, and Toad Suck Daze begin in Conway, Arkansas. Oh, man, and I'm stuck in Seattle!

On this day in 1939, not hitting well and feeling bad, Ironman Lou Gehrig took himself out of the Yankee line-up after playing 2,130 consecutive games. The Yankees destroyed Detroit 22-2, and Gehrig never played baseball again.

On this day in 1960, Billboard magazine reported that, in the wake of the payola scandal, many radio stations were switching to a "better music" format and banning rock & roll.

On this day in 1991, Mike Lehtonen and Juhani Saramies left Nokia, Finland, in history’s longest taxicab ride. They took a 15-day, 14,414-mile trip to Spain and back with the meter running. It cost $16,000. No word on the tip.

On this day in 2007, Iowa spent $6,000 to change the locks at one of its state prisons after someone paid $12 on e-Bay for a set of keys belonging to a guard who retired in the 1970s. The warden said he did not know if any of the old keys actually opened any of the locks in the 135-year-old prison -- but he was not sure they didn't. The prison housed a number of violent criminals.

Here's an odd trivia question: In Auburn, Washington, is it illegal to pretend your parents are: (a) rich; (b) smart; or (c) dead?

Good luck :)

Let's dance around the May TRIVIA QUIZ!

May is National Barbecue Month, Clean Air Month, Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month, Arthritis Month, Family Wellness Month, Heal the Children Month, Get Caught Reading Month, National Mental Health Month, National Hamburger Month, Egg Month, Hamburger Month, Fitness and Sports Month, Moving Month, National Bike Month, Motorcycle Safety Month, Women’s Health Care Month, Victorious Woman Month, Older Americans Month, Teen Self-Esteem Month, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Vinegar Month, Salad Month, Salsa Month, and Smile Month.

Today is May Day, originally a festival in honor of Flora, the Roman goddess of spring, May Day has traditionally been a time to gather flowers and welcome warm weather. In the late 1800s, May Day also became a day to honor workers.


Today is Experience Spokane Day. I have, and there's no need :)

Today is also Law Day, Loyalty Day, Lei Day, School Principals' Day, Mother Goose Day, Day of Prayer, Day of Reasoning, and Save the Rhino Day.

On this day in 1786, in Vienna, the hothead composer Mozart threatened to burn "The Marriage of Figaro" unless it was performed ahead of another composer's latest opera. Mozart won.

On this day in 1967, Elvis married Priscilla Beaulieu, daughter of a U.S. Army colonel, at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. They divorced in 1973.

On this day in 1991, Charles Osborne of Anthon, Iowa, died at age 97. Though living a normal life, he had hiccuped continuously every few seconds for 69 years.

On this day in 2002, a Christchurch, New Zealand, man received a phone call from police saying there were armed officers surrounding his house. The 33-year-old was told to walk out with his arms in the air and no weapons. When he got outside there was no one there and he went back in. A police negotiator still on the phone then realized he had the wrong telephone number.

OK, super trivia fans: on this day in 2003, President Bush spoke to the nation from the deck of an aircraft carrier off the coast of Southern California. For which president was that aircraft carrier named?

Good luck :)