Trivia Question

[sinton66]

Yep, that's him. Your turn, kaorder.

[kaorder1999]

Since 1990, there has been one team in the NBA Draft Lottery that won the lottery as the team with the least probability of winning. What team was team and what year was it?

[pirate4state]

San Antonio in 1997?

[District303aPastPlayer]

i think this is one of the questions that no one is lookin for

[kaorder1999]

come on guys...not that hard....

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by pirate4state
San Antonio in 1997?

incorrect...but it was in the 90s though

[kaorder1999]

in 1997 Cleveland only had 5 chances at getting the top pick...San Antonio had 157...

[District303aPastPlayer]

The T-wolves when they got Garnett?

[kaorder1999]

nah......need a hint?

[District303aPastPlayer]

yessah

[kaorder1999]

ill make it easy for you...MICHIGAN

[District303aPastPlayer]

Pistons... in 95?

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
Pistons... in 95?

this is going to be an easy one to look up because of this hint but try not to give in and look it up...hehe

This team won the Lottery in back to back years....drafted two guys who are now superstars in the West

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
Pistons... in 95?

nope

[District303aPastPlayer]

orlando magic...92

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
orlando magic...

"What team was team and what year was it?"

[kaorder1999]

awwww..screw it...it WS Orlando when they had 1 ball in the lottery and won and eventually drafted Chris Webber....the Magic then traded away Webber for Penny Hardaway...this happened in 1993. In 1992 the Magic drafted Shaq...

district303apastplayer you are up

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
awwww..screw it...it WS Orlando when they had 1 ball in the lottery and won and eventually drafted Chris Webber....the Magic then traded away Webber for Penny Hardaway...this happened in 1993. In 1992 the Magic drafted Shaq...

district303apastplayer you are up
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jeez...that was hard!

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by SintonFan
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jeez...that was hard!

hehe...sorry. I thought it was going to be easy since Oralndo just won the lottery....

[SintonFan]

;)
My bad...

[District303aPastPlayer]

The Draft Lottery started in 1986 in its present format...
Who were the first players from Rivals Duke and North Carolina to ever be selected in the lottery?

[turbostud]

brad daugherty
danny ferry

[District303aPastPlayer]

Correct, Turbo stud, you are now on the clock.

[turbostud]

Memorial Day (first known as Decoration Day) was first observed on what date?

[sinton66]

General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic officially proclaimed Memorial Day on May 5, 1868 , by his General Order No. 11, and it was first observed on May 30, 1868, by placing flowers on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

[turbostud]

correct

[Old Tiger]

your up '66

[sinton66]

What was the very first toy ever advertised on TV?

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by sinton66
What was the very first toy ever advertised on TV?
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I saw something about this on Discovery or TLC. Wasn't that Mr. Potato Head or the Hula Hoop?

[sinton66]

Dang Discovery Channel, I thought this was gonna be a TOUGH question. It was indeed Mr. Potato Head. You're up, SintonFan.;)

[SintonFan]

Hehe, razel frazit discovery channel...
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Ok, since I'm getting hungry let's try a food question(pretty simple).
What dessert has a thick, pastry crust on top?

[sinton66]

Originally posted by SintonFan
Hehe, razel frazit discovery channel...
.
Ok, since I'm getting hungry let's try a food question(pretty simple).
What dessert has a thick, pastry crust on top?

PEACH COBBLER!!!!!(made with Fredricksburg peaches, no less!)

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by sinton66
PEACH COBBLER!!!!!(made with Fredricksburg peaches, no less!)
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ROFL!
Cobbler would have worked but the peach was extra credit.;)
You're turn 66. Now we have to get a bite to eat.

[sinton66]

Still haven't discovered the webcam I installed on your computer station, huh? j/k.:D

What is the most populus state capitol in the United States?

[SintonFan]

I'm gonna take a stab at it and guess Phoenix?
My daughter just put together a puzzle of the US... *snicker*

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by sinton66
Still haven't discovered the webcam I installed on your computer station, huh? j/k.:D

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Whhhhat? :eek:

[sinton66]

Phoenix is correct, your turn.

[SintonFan]

Really? I was kinda worried because Atlanta and Boston are capitals too but haven't seen the recent explosive growth Phoenix has.
.

This next question I looked up but here it goes:
In wine vocabulary, what are "legs"?

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by SintonFan
Really? I was kinda worried because Atlanta and Boston are capitals too but haven't seen the recent explosive growth Phoenix has.
.

This next question I looked up but here it goes:
In wine vocabulary, what are "legs"?

I know this one. The legs are how well the wine sticks to the side of the glass when you swirl it around.

[SintonFan]

That is correct Sans.:clap:
Your turn. I'll be back on later...

[Sans Couth]

OK,

Here is a military question in honor of memorial day.

The unit insignia of the 82nd airborne has two A's side by side. What do the two A's stand for, and why?
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6078/82nd.jpg

[Old Dog]

all-american............good football term if my memory is correct!

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Old Dog
all-american............good football term if my memory is correct!

LOL, you are half right, but I like your thinking.

[Sans Couth]

Old Dog I am going to give you the question because it was a two parter. But in honor of this weekend, I am including a little history.

You can find more at this link..... http://www.grunts.net/army/82abn.html


The 82nd Airborne Division has had its share of famous soldiers from Sergeant Alvin C. York to General James M. Gavin. But that's not what the 82nd is really about. The real story of the 82nd is the thousands of unnamed paratroopers in jump boots, baggy pants and maroon berets, who have always been ready and willing to jump into danger and then drive on until the mission was accomplished.

The 82nd has become so well known for its airborne accomplishments, that its proud World War I heritage is almost forgotten.

The 82nd Infantry Division was formed August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Since members of the Division came from all 48 states, the unit was given the nickname "All-Americans," hence its famed "AA" shoulder patch. In the spring of 1918, the Division deployed to France. In nearly five months of combat the 82nd fought in three major campaigns and helped to break the fighting spirit of the German Imperial Army.

The 82nd was demobilized after World War I. For more than 20 years the "All-American Division" would live only in the memories of men who served in its ranks during the Great War.

With the outbreak of World War II, the 82nd was reactivated on March 25, 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana under the command of Major General Omar N. Bradley.

On August 15, 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division became the first airborne division in the U.S. Army. On that date, the All-American Division was redesignated the 82nd Airborne Division.

In April 1943, paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division set sail for North Africa under the command of Major General Matthew B. Ridgway to participate in the campaign to puncture the soft underbelly of the Third Reich.

The Division's first two combat operations were parachute and glider assaults into Sicily and Salerno, Italy on July 9 and September 13, 1943.

In January 1944, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which was temporarily detached from the Division to fight at Anzio, earned the nickname "Devils in Baggy Pants." The nickname was taken from an entry made in a German officer's diary.

While the 504th was detached, the remainder of the 82nd was pulled out of Italy in November 1943 and moved to the United Kingdom to prepare for the liberation of Europe.

With two combat jumps under its belt, the 82nd Airborne Division was now ready for the most ambitious airborne operation of the war, Operation NEPTUNE-the airborne invasion of Normandy. The operation was part of Operation OVERLORD, the amphibious assault on the northern coast of Nazi-occupied France.

In preparation for the operation, the division was reorganized. Two new parachute infantry regiments, the 507th and the 508th, joined the division, Due to its depleted state following the fighting in Italy, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment did not take part in the invasion.

On June 5-6, 1944, the paratroopers of the 82nd's three parachute infantry regiments and reinforced glider infantry regiment boarded hundreds of transport planes and gliders and,began the largest airborne assault in history. They were among the first soldiers to fight in Normandy, France.

By the time the All-American Division was pulled back to England, it had seen 33 days of bloody combat and suffered 5,245 paratroopers killed, wounded or missing. The Division's post battle report read, "...33 days of action without relief, without replacements. Every mission accomplished. No ground gained was ever relinquished."

Following the Normandy invasion, the 82nd became part of the newly organized XVIII Airborne Corps, which consisted of the U.S. 17th, 82nd, and 101st Airborne Divisions.

In September, the 82nd began planning for Operation MARKET-GARDEN in Holland. The operation called for three-plus airborne divisions to seize and hold key bridges and roads deep behind German lines. The 504th now back at full strength rejoined the 82nd, while the 507th went to the 17th Airborne Division.

On September 17, the 82nd Airborne Division conducted its fourth combat jump of World War II into Holland. Fighting off ferocious German counterattacks, the 82nd captured its objectives between Grave and Nijmegen. Its success, however, was short-lived because the defeat of other Allied units at Arnhem.

The gateway to Germany would not open in September 1944, and the 82nd was ordered back to France.

Suddenly, on December 16, 1944, the Germans launched a surprise offensive through the Ardennes Forest which caught the Allies completely by surprise. Two days later the 82nd joined the fighting and blunted General Von Runstedt's northern penetration in the American lines.

Following the surrender of Germany, the 82nd was ordered to Berlin for occupation duty. In Berlin General George Patton was so impressed with the 82nd's honor guard he said, "In all my years in the Army and all the honor guards I have ever seen, the 82nd's honor guard is undoubtedly the best." Hence the "All-Americans" became known as "America's Guard of Honor."

The 82nd returned to the United States January 3, 1946. Instead of being demobilized, the 82nd made its permanent home at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was designated a regular Army division on November 15, 1948.

Life in the 82nd during the 1950s and 1960s consisted of intensive training exercises in all environments and locations to include Alaska, Panama, the Far East and the continental United States.

In April 1965, the "All-Americans" were alerted for action in response to the civil war raging in th Dominican Republic. Spearheaded by the 3rd Brigade, the 82nd deployed to the Caribbean in Operation POWER PACK. Peace and stability was restored by June 17, when the rebel guns were silenced.

But three years later, the 82nd Airborne Division was again called to action. During the Tet Offensive, which swept across the Republic of Vietnam in January 1968, the 3rd Brigade was alerted and within 24 hours, the brigade was enroute to Chu Lai. The 3rd Brigade performed combat duties in the Hue-Phu Bai area of the I Corps sector. Later the brigade was moved south to Saigon, and fought battles in the Mekong Delta, the Iron Triangle and along the Cambodian border. After serving nearly 22 months in Vietnam, the 3rd Brigade troopers returned to Fort Bragg on December 12, 1969.

[Sans Couth]

Continured.........

During the 1970s, Division units deployed to the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Greece for exercises in potential future battlegrounds.

The Division was also alerted three times. War in the Middle East in the fall of 1973 brought the 82nd to full alert. Then in May 1978, the Division was alerted for a possible drop into Zaire, and again in November 1979, the Division was alerted for a possible operation to rescue the American hostages in Iran.

On October 25, 1983 elements of the 82nd were called back to the Caribbean to the tiny island of Grenada. The first 82nd unit to deploy in Operation URGENT FURY was a task force of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment.

On October 26 and 27, the 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry and the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry, with support units deployed to Grenada. Military operations in Grenada ended in early November.

Operation URGENT FURY tested the Division's ability to deploy as a rapid deployment force. The first aircraft carrying division troopers touched down at Point Salinas 17 hours after notification.

In March 1988, a brigade task force made up of two battalions from the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment conducted a parachute insertion and airland operation into Honduras as part of Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT. The deployment was billed a joint training exercise, but the paratroopers were ready to fight. The deployment of armed and willing paratroopers to the Honduran countryside caused the Sandinistas to withdraw back to Nicaragua. Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT prepared the paratroopers for future combat in the increasingly unstable world.

On December 20, 1989, the "All-Americans," as part of Operation JUST CAUSE, conducted their first combat jump since World War II onto Torrijos International Airport, Panama. The paratroopers' goal was to oust a ruthless dictator and restore the duly-elected government to power in Panama. The 1st Brigade task force made up of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, parachuted into combat for the first time since World War II. In Panama, the paratroopers were joined on the ground by 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment which was already in Panama. After the night combat jump and seizure of the airport, the 82nd conducted follow-on combat air assault missions in Panama City and the surrounding areas.

The victorious paratroopers returned to Fort Bragg on January 12, 1990.

But seven months later the paratroopers were again called to war. Six days after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the 82nd became the vanguard of the largest deployment of American troops since Vietnam.

The first unit to deploy to Saudi Arabia was a task force comprising the Division's 2nd Brigade. Soon after, the rest of the Division followed. There, intensive training began in anticipation of fighting in the desert with the heavily armored Iraqi Army.

The adage, or battle cry picked up by the paratroopers was, "The road home...is through Baghdad."

On January 16, 1991, Operation DESERT STORM began when an armada of Allied war planes pounded Iraqi targets. The ground war began almost six weeks later. On February 23, the vehicle mounted 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers protected the XVIII Airborne Corps flank as fast-moving armor and mechanized units moved deep inside Iraq. A 2nd Brigade task force was attached to the 6th French Light Armored Division becoming the far left flank of the Corps.

In the short 100-hour ground war, the vehicle mounted 82nd drove deep into Iraq and captured thousands of Iraqi soldiers and tons of equipment, weapons and ammunition.

After the liberation of Kuwait, the 82nd began its redeployment back to Fort Bragg with most of the Division returning by the end of April.

Following the Division's return and subsequent victory parades, the troopers began to re-establish some of the systems that had become dormant during their eight months in the desert. On top of the list was the regaining of individual and unit airborne proficiency and the continuation of tough and realistic training.

In August 1992, the Division was alerted to deploy a task force to the hurricane-ravaged area of South Florida and provide humanitarian assistance following Hurricane Andrew. For more than 30 days, Division troopers provided food, shelter and medical attention to a grateful Florida population, instilling a sense of hope and renewed confidence in the military.

On the 50th anniversary of the Operation MARKET-GARDEN, the 82nd prepared to conduct a parachute assault in the Caribbean nation of Haiti to help restore democracy. With the troopers aboard aircraft heading towards the island, the defacto regime capitulated, and the Division was turned back to Fort Bragg.

Today, as they have for 50 years, the troopers who wear the red, white and blue patch of the 82nd Airborne Division continue to form the cutting edge of the United States' strategic combat force.

[Old Dog]

Thanks Sans, so in a like vein, what is the 101st Airborne Division's moniker, nickname or whatever it is called? Should be pretty easy for some of you....it's quite well known!

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Old Dog
Thanks Sans, so in a like vein, what is the 101st Airborne Division's moniker, nickname or whatever it is called? Should be pretty easy for some of you....it's quite well known!

The Screamin Eagles:D

[Old Dog]

Yes, thought you might have that stored pretty close to the top of your memory bank.

[sinton66]

Who's up? Did Sans answer his own question?

[Sans Couth]

OK, Here is an easy one.

From the movie Saving Private Ryan....

Toward the end of the movie Private Ryan tells the soldiers who came to save him that the last time he and his brothers were together was before they went off to boot camp.

But in the pan shot of the interior of the farmhouse, you see a picture of all four brothers.

How can you tell by looking at this picture that this cannot be true.

HINT: It has something to do with a discussion on another thread.:)

[slpybear the bullfan]

Okay,

I haven't watched the movie in a long time.... But... the photo shows the brothers all in uniform together, indicating they had all completed basic together. The pentagon scene mentions that after the USS Juneau went down and the Sullivan boys went down, the army split up the Ryans.

I think the goof would be that in the Movie Matt Damon mentions an anecdote about one of his older brothers going off to Boot... and the assumption is that if he went off to boot camp first, how could they all be photoed out of boot and how could the film mention them all being split up after boot.

I think it isn't really a goof, but just an unclear portion of the movie... i.e. they could have explained things a little better. Techinically, they could have all went off to boot camp weeks apart, etc.

I think the most glaring goof is when Cpl. Upham is carrying 30 cal belts around his neck and you can see the primers missing... BUT the movie is greatness and did a lot to getting us as a country to remember our WWII veterans before they are gone... (4MM left and dying at a rate of 1000+ a day.)

Thanks VETs...

[Sans Couth]

Slpybear,

That was a fantastic answer. You are on the clock.

[Old Tiger]

For the 1st selection in the 2004 Triva Question Order Slpybear the bullfan selects......:D

[sinton66]

Ok, I guess we owe Slpy one. He disappeared after answering the question. Somebody else go.

[Sans Couth]

Give us one 66

[sinton66]

What was the name of the young Indian maiden, loved by Running Bear, who joined him to drown together in the river in the 1960 song, "Running Bear"?

[Sans Couth]

Little White Dove

[Sans Couth]

Guess I just showed my age some more.:doh:

[sinton66]

That was quick, your turn.

[Sans Couth]

OK, how about another movie question.

In the movie 'Titanic'.....The lake that Jack told Rose he went ice fishing on when she was threatening to jump is Lake Wissota, a man-made lake in Wisconsin near Chippewa Falls (where Jack grew up).

Was he telling the truth? How can you be sure?

[sinton66]

I don't remember that scene, but since the lake is "man-made", and from the way you phrased the question, I'm guessing it's false because the lake was made after the ship sank?

[Sans Couth]

You are correct.

The lake was only filled with water in 1918 when a Power company built a dam on the Chippewa River, 6 years after the Titanic sank.

[sinton66]

Let's do a football trivia. In the history of the NFL, only one player has earned three consecutive super bowl rings. Name him.

[Old Tiger]

Terry Bradshaw?

Emmit Smith?

Troy Aikmen

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by sinton66
Let's do a football trivia. In the history of the NFL, only one player has earned three consecutive super bowl rings. Name him.

That would have to be the guy that Dallas got from San Franciso. The greatest DE ever, and I can't think of his dang name. LOL.

Gimme a minute.

[Sans Couth]

Charles Haley

[sinton66]

nope, close, but no cigar.:D

[Old Tiger]

Steve Young?

[sinton66]

right team, wrong player. Remember, I said CONSECUTIVE.

[Sans Couth]

Then it must have been the CB that went to San Fran after leaving dallas. What was his name. Geez I am getting CRS disease.

[sinton66]

wasn't a CB, but did play on defense, and that's a hint.

[Old Tiger]

Joe Montana?


Ken Norton JR?


Jerry Rice?

[Old Tiger]

Deion Sanders?

[sinton66]

It is one of those four, which one?

[Old Tiger]

ken norton jr

[sinton66]

correct, your turn.

[Old Tiger]

Keeping it football.....



What Milam County Resident played for the 1st super bowl champion Greenbaby Packers?

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by sinton66
correct, your turn.

GRRRRR. Junior guessed it right, and he was probably 7 years old when it happened. I had the teams, but couldn't remember the players.:rolleyes:

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Old Tiger
Keeping it football.....



What Milam County Resident played for the 1st super bowl champion Greenbaby Packers?

Where the heck is MILAM County?:D

[Old Tiger]

somewwhere in centex...lol...

[Sans Couth]

OK I am just gonna guess.

Max McGee?

[Old Tiger]

nope..


he is from Thorndale

[Sans Couth]

Whoa,

Too much hint.

Lee Roy Caffey

[Old Tiger]

crap your turn

[sinton66]

Well, now Sans Couth has disappeared after answering a question, so I'll start another one. In the cartoons, what does the E stand for in Wile E. Coyote?

[Old Tiger]

erotic?

[Sans Couth]

Edward?

[Sans Couth]

Einstein?

[Sans Couth]

Engineer?

[Sans Couth]

Expert?

[Sans Couth]

Eatemus Everythingamus?

[sinton66]

no, no, no, no, no, and no.:D

[jason]

Ezekiel

[sinton66]

no

[jason]

oops

[jason]

ETHELBERT

[Sans Couth]

Ebay?

[sinton66]

yup, that's it, your turn.

[Sans Couth]

Elastic?

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by sinton66
yup, that's it, your turn.

His middle name is eBay?

[sinton66]

It's Ethelbert, jason got it.

[Old Tiger]

i think jason got it right

[jason]

In Major Leage Baseball only 3 second basemen in history have had a streak of four straight seasons with 60 extra base hits or more...name the 3 players, the years of their streaks and the # of years their streaks lasted...GOOD LUCK :D

[Sans Couth]

Geez that is not a three part question. That is Three questions.

[jason]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
Geez that is not a three part question. That is Three questions. hey, you shouldve got the last one right and you could make up the next one :D :D :D :D

im goin to grandmas to eat...ill be back later...happy hunting...

[Old Tiger]

I QUIT MAN I JUST CAN'T DO THIS ONE :(

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by jason
In Major Leage Baseball only 3 second basemen in history have had a streak of four straight seasons with 60 extra base hits or more...name the 3 players, the years of their streaks and the # of years their streaks lasted...GOOD LUCK :D

Jeff Kent, 1997-02, (6)
Juan Samuel, 1984-87, (4)
Ryne Sandberg, 1989-92, (4)

:hand: :hand: :hand: :hand: :hand:

Bite me Grandma Boy

[Old Tiger]

^^^^^^^^somebody has to much time on his hands :p

[jason]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
Jeff Kent, 1997-02, (6)
Juan Samuel, 1984-87, (4)
Ryne Sandberg, 1989-92, (4)

:hand: :hand: :hand: :hand: :hand:

Bite me Grandma Boy

:clap: :clap: :clap:

[sinton66]

Dang, Sans Couth must be dreaming up a doozy!

[Sans Couth]

There have only been two instances where the same two baseball teams met in three straight postseasons?

Who were the teams, and when did it happen?

[sinton66]

Cubs and the Giants? No idea of the years.

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by sinton66
Cubs and the Giants? No idea of the years.

You also have no idea of the teams:D

[sinton66]

Yankees and Red sox?

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by sinton66
Yankees and Red sox?

Yankees is right. They were one of the teams in both instances, but it was with two different teams and the Red Sox is not one of them.

[Sans Couth]

P.S.

Your first answer had one of the other two teams correct.

[sinton66]

Ahhhh, I misunderstood the question. I though you meant they met each other in three straight.

[sinton66]

Then the other would have to be the Cubs.

[Sans Couth]

They did meet each other in three straight post seasons. But it has been done Twice, and the Yankees were involved both times.

[sinton66]

Maybe the third team is the California Angels?

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by sinton66
Maybe the third team is the California Angels? NOPE

[Sans Couth]

Where did GradmaBoy go? Maybe he can answer this one.:D

[sinton66]

Baltimore Orioles?

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by sinton66
Baltimore Orioles?

NOPE

I am leaving for the weight room. If nobody has it by the time I get back, I will reveal the answer.

[Old Tiger]

Braves and Astros 98-00

[Sans Couth]

OK,

I am back home.

Here is the answer.

1921-23: Yankees vs. Giants in the World Series
1976-78: Yankees vs. Royals in the ALCS


I defer to OLD TIGER

[SintonFan]

Old Tiger is AWOL

[Old Tiger]

Who host the tonight show w/ Jay Leno? lmao

[Old Tiger]

dang no one has got my question yet




**HINT**the answer is within the question ;):p

[3afan2K3]

kevin eubanks?

[Old Tiger]

wrong....

[3afan2K3]

Jay Letterman?

[sinton66]

How about Jay Leno?

[Old Tiger]

close

[Old Tiger]

your up 66

[sinton66]

Measured from end to end, how long is the wire in a standard sized Slinky?

[Old Tiger]

66 feet?

[sinton66]

Originally posted by Old Tiger
66 feet?
nope.

[Old Tiger]

was i close?


100 feet

[Sans Couth]

80 feet

[sinton66]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
80 feet

correct, you must visit the same trivia site I do.:D

[Sans Couth]

Actually I just guessed. I have not even had time to crank up my search engines. I just walked in the door.:D

[Sans Couth]

What team drafted Chris Weinke, Rodney Peete and Kerry Collins?

[Old Tiger]

Carolina Panthers

[Sans Couth]

NOPE

[Old Tiger]

ahh crap, they played for carolina

[Sans Couth]

Not even close.:D

[Old Tiger]

the browns

[Ranger Mom]

The Toronto Blue Jays

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
The Toronto Blue Jays

WTG Ranger Mom for thinking outside the box. I never said it was an NFL team that drafted all three.

The Blue Jays is correct.

[Old Tiger]

baseball? who cares about baseball:p

[Ranger Mom]

How many cows does it take to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs???

[sinton66]

none.

[Ranger Mom]

Well the trivia site I found says differently.....is there something you know that I don't know??

[Sans Couth]

Three Thousand Cows.

[Ranger Mom]

That's what I thought too, Sans Couth....what in the heck is 66 talking about...none??

Anyway...that was the answer I was looking for!!

[3afan2K3]

Why even bother?? Sans looks all his answers up before anyone else has a time to read the question

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by 3afan2K3
Why even bother?? Sans looks all his answers up before anyone else has a time to read the question

Somebody call the WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMBULANCE.

[Ranger Mom]

Isn't that kinda the point of the game??

[Sans Couth]

Maybe 66 thought they really do use Pig Skin.:D

[Sans Couth]

The game has evolved from trivia into stump the search engine.

Some times it happens. Other times it does not.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
Maybe 66 thought they really do use Pig Skin.:D

ROFLMAO!!! That was the funniest thing I have heard today!!

[Old Tiger]

back when 66 played they really did use pig skin :p j/k ol pal

[Sans Couth]

How many spikes are on Bart Simpson’s head?

[Ranger Mom]

Nine??

[sinton66]

I thought they used chicken lips.

[sinton66]

six.

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Nine??

NINE is correct
http://www.synergizedsolutions.com/simpsons/images/bart_mirror.gif

[sinton66]

What the heck, I'm either off by three or 3,000. :D :D :D

[Ranger Mom]

How many times in Superbowl history has a punt return resulted in a touchdown?

[Sans Couth]

ONCE?

[sinton66]

three?

[Ranger Mom]

Not according to my sources!!:D

(Gee...that made me sound smart!!);)

[Sans Couth]

How about never?

[sinton66]

six?

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
How about never?


That was what I found....Never!

[Old Tiger]

4?

[Sans Couth]

I AM THE SMARTEST PERSON ALIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!:D

[sinton66]

I know never isn't correct. Desmond Howard returned one of them for a score (99 yards) in super bowl XXXI.

http://www.superbowl.com/history/mvps/game/sbxxxi

[Sans Couth]

What is the difference between minus forty degrees Celsius and minus forty degrees Fahrenheit?

[Old Tiger]

one's celsius and the other is farenheit, i got it right!

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by sinton66
I know never isn't correct. Desmond Howard returned three of them for scores in super bowl XXXI alone.

Well heck.....I quit then!! I don't know enough to just bounce one off the top of my head...I have to rely on the trivia sources and have no way of knowing if they are true or not.

You can Sans Couth can battle this one out!!:(

[kaorder1999]

32 degrees

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
What is the difference between minus forty degrees Celsius and minus forty degrees Fahrenheit?
one is 40 degrees below freezing (Celcius)
Fahrenheit is like... 72 degrees below freezing.

[kaorder1999]

yeah...like i said...32 degrees

[sinton66]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Well heck.....I quit then!! I don't know enough to just bounce one off the top of my head...I have to rely on the trivia sources and have no way of knowing if they are true or not.

You can Sans Couth can battle this one out!!:(

Doesn't matter RM.;)

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Old Tiger
one's celsius and the other is farenheit, i got it right!

That is correct. 40 degrees below zero is exactly the same when measured on either scale. This is the only instance when the two are the same.

[Sans Couth]

Please don't leave RM. :(

[Old Tiger]

If a guy rides in on Friday stays 5 days and rides out on friday, how is this possible?




a oldie

[Ranger Mom]

I'm not going anywhere, just not answering any more questions. That means I will have to ask one, and my brain is just plumb tuckered out!!:doh:

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Old Tiger
If a guy rides in on Friday stays 5 days and rides out on friday, how is this possible?




a oldie


His horse is named Friday?

[Old Tiger]

yes

[sinton66]

Originally posted by Old Tiger
If a guy rides in on Friday stays 5 days and rides out on friday, how is this possible?




a oldie

Friday is the name of his motorcycle?

[Old Tiger]

sans your up

[Sans Couth]

What is the first prime number after one million?

[Old Tiger]

1,000,001?

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Old Tiger
1,000,001?

NOPE, 1,000,001 is not prime.

[Hupernikomen]

1,000,003

[Old Tiger]

1,000,003?

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by Hupernikomen
1,000,003

Correct

[Sans Couth]

I went to bed and started tossing and turning in my sleep. It occured to me that some of you may have been wondering why 1,000,001 is not prime. Well I decided to prove it to you, so I woke up and came in here to give you the answer.

101 times 9,901 is 1,000,001 and therfore one million and one is NOT PRIME.

Whew, now I can go back to bed.

[SintonFan]

Well, since noone will be on for awhile. I'll ask a question...
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How many babies are delivered in motor vehicles in a year's time?
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I'll pm Sans the answer if nobody gets it right early...
(Believe it or not I just wondered into town a little over an hour ago)

[CHS_Grad '85]

Saw this on the commercial... 13,000...

[3afan2K3]

Originally posted by CHS_Grad '85
Saw this on the commercial... 13,000...
LOL I saw that same commercial over the weekend to.

[Sans Couth]

Since we are waiting on a question.

Where is the world's first tubular steel roller coaster located? And what is the name of the ride?

[Ranger Mom]

The Matterhorn in Disneyland??

[CHS_Grad '85]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
Since we are waiting on a question.

Where is the world's first tubular steel roller coaster located? And what is the name of the ride? I thought we were waiting to see if I was right??? :D

I believe Ranger Mom is right...

[Sans Couth]

RM is not correct. But if you want to take a turn then ask away. I was just trying to keep the thread alive.

[Phil C]

Here's another question to ponder that only Sans probably knows the answer. In the movie Dawn at Socorro (which will be showing on TCM on June 24 at 8:30 A.M.) there was a big shootout between Rory Calhoun and Alex Nicol's adopted family in the first part of the movie. Why did Alex Nicol fail to help his adopted family in this shootout?

[CHS_Grad '85]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
RM is not correct. But if you want to take a turn then ask away. I was just trying to keep the thread alive. There was a tubular coaster before 1959??? I don't know then... would it be in Ohio...

[CHS_Grad '85]

Originally posted by Phil C
Here's another question to ponder that only Sans probably knows the answer. In the movie Dawn at Socorro (which will be showing on TCM on June 24 at 8:30 A.M.) there was a big shootout between Rory Calhoun and Alex Nicol's adopted family in the first part of the movie. Why did Alex Nicol fail to help his adopted family in this shootout? He found out he really wasn't part of the family and thought life as a gun fighter/gambler would be cool...

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Sans Couth
RM is not correct. But if you want to take a turn then ask away. I was just trying to keep the thread alive.

Then what is it???

This is the information I found on more than one website:

* In 1955, the nation's first theme park opened in Anaheim, Calif. Disneyland was the result of founder Walt Disney's plans for a park that would be appealing to families. In 1959, Disney introduced the Matterhorn, the world's first tubular steel coaster. The steel coaster made greater stability possible, and introduced a corkscrew track for more exciting twists and turns.

COPYRIGHT 2000 Weekly Reader Corp.
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group

[Sans Couth]

Well shoot, my sources say that the Mine Train at 6 flags over texas was the first.

Six Flags owns several theme park "firsts" including the first log flume ride - El Aserradero in 1963, the first tubular steel coaster - The Mine Train in 1966, and the first (and largest) Halloween-themed celebration - Fright Fest in the early 1980s.

[Ranger Mom]

The mine train...I wonder if that is the mini mine train, or the runaway mine train??

I know the runaway mine train get's my vote for the roller coaster most likely to beat you to death!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[kaorder1999]

judge roy scream

[sinton66]

RM, is the Matterhorn a TUBULAR steel coaster? I don't know, just asking. Doesn't seem likely since it was made in the 50's.

[Sans Couth]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
judge roy scream

I think Judge Roy is a flat track. Regardless Judge Roy was built way later than the mine train.

I am pretty sure that Six Flags Runaway Mine Train is the correct answer. I am going to give it to RM in either case.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by sinton66
RM, is the Matterhorn a TUBULAR steel coaster? I don't know, just asking. Doesn't seem likely since it was made in the 50's.

Heck, I don't know....I just like to ride em!!

That website I found said it was a TUBULAR steel one, so I don't know.

I think the question oughta be in CHS_grad's corner anyway....I think the roller coaster question was just a filler until we got SintonFan's answer to the REAL question!!

[3afan2K3]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
judge roy scream
thats a wooden flat roller coster

[Ranger Mom]

Now I am all confused...........WHO'S UP???

[Phil C]

Nice try CHS but wrong answer. :(

[SintonFan]

It was Hupernikomen's turn. I was trying to fill some dead time. 13,000 was the correct answer. That trivia was plastered on discovery all weekend.

[CHS_Grad '85]

It was Hupernikomen's turn.

Does he know it's his turn...

[District303aPastPlayer]

doubt it

[CHS_Grad '85]

Originally posted by Phil C
Why did Alex Nicol fail to help his adopted family in this shootout? Was it for the girl???

[Ranger Mom]

CHS_grad.....I say you take it!!

Huper was on yesterday afternoon and most likely doesn't know that he is up....there have been several "filler" questions asked since then, so he might of think we just skipped him.

Anyway, go ahead and ask away.....I will drop him a PM and let him know that he has "free spin" on the Trivia Thread!!

[CHS_Grad '85]

Okay... in honor of the heat...

Which two states have record highs no greater than 100 degrees?

[Cat22]

How about Alaska and Maine?

[CHS_Grad '85]

Cat22 - you're half right...

[Cat22]

Alaska and North Dakota

[Ranger Mom]

I would think Alaska and Hawaii

[CHS_Grad '85]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
I would think Alaska and Hawaii Correct!!!!

[Ranger Mom]

During WWI, the British introduced the "land battleships" we now refer today as "Tanks".......how did the name TANK originate in reference to these armed vehicles??

[slpybear the bullfan]

During the development of the "Tank" the project was kept secret.

To maintain the secret, the shipping containers for the componenets of the tanks and the tanks themselves was labeled "Tank". This was a measure of deception by the English.

PS - My favorite? M60A3... (although an Eazy8 Sherman runs a close second! ;) )

[Ranger Mom]

I'm gonna give that to you Slpy!! Your answer was pretty darn close to what I had read when helping my son do a research paper.

According the the World Bookl Encyclopedia, in order to keep it a secret, the developers told the workers in the factory that they were assembling large water tanks.....the workers therefore started referring to them as "tanks"!!

[sinton66]

heh heh. World Book, huh? You'd think the workers would guess something was strange when they mounted cannons on "water tanks".:D

[Old Tiger]

they told them it was to purify the water :p

[slpybear the bullfan]

Yay! Slpybear gets to ask a question...

In keeping with the thread...

"The D-Day invasion of Normandy was a huge success, thanks in part to a man name Hobart. What was his contribution?"

[Old Tiger]

he helped transport Private Ryan?

[Sans Couth]

Did Hobart invent the boats that were used?

[Old Tiger]

invention of grenade?

[slpybear the bullfan]

No.

[Old Tiger]

he was the first to advance past the first line of defence? and helped break open a hole for the rest of the american soldiers?

[slpybear the bullfan]

Private Ryan is a fictional movie based upon the Niland brothers...

Andrew Higgins was the man behind the Higgins boat Factory that built the boats for a lot of invasions... not just Normandy...

Still waiting...

[Sans Couth]

Did he invent the tanks that were used?

[Old Tiger]

he pulled a Rambo and killed all of them?

[Sans Couth]

Did he invent the modifications to the tanks that made them amphibious?

[Sans Couth]

Did he bring the wine?

[slpybear the bullfan]

You are getting very close Sans....

[Sans Couth]

HMMM,

Did he invent the modifications that were used on the tanks that made them swim the ocean, climb the walls, and throw flames, and shoot nine irons at the Germans?:D