trivia tuesday

hi there. happy tuesday! welcome to trivia tuesday. i know you know the rules, but here they are anyway: no cheating. no googling. just answer using your own brain power. i know. scary. come on! you can do it. you have until i go to bed to answer the questions. i'll post the answers wednesday morning.



the theme: the eighties

1.who was the leader of the good transformers?
optimus prime

2. what was the name of punky brewster's dog?
brandon

3. what was angela's son's name in who's the boss?
jonathon

4. what was michael jackson advertising when he was nearly killed?
pepsi

5. what was ALF's girlfriend from melmac's name?
rhonda

6. what was the name of arnold's fish on different strokes?
abraham

7. on three's company, what was the name of jack's restaurant that he opened and was head chef at?
jack's bistro

8. The jeffersons was a spin-off from what show?
all in the family

9. what star of the breakfast club was also part of the original cast of the facts of life?
molly ringwald

10. what actor was famous for the line "nanoo nanoo"?
robin williams for his character mork from oirk

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you guys rock! miss sara is the winner again this week. good job sis!

have a good week. see you next tuesday.

trivia tuesday

welcome to trivia tuesday. you know the rules, but here is a quick reminder: no cheating or googling...you have until i go to bed tonight to answer the questions...i will post the correct answers along with the name of the brain of the week on wednesday morning.

the theme: seventies trivia



1. who was the first musical guest on saturday night live? janis ian

2. what group won the "best new artist" grammy in 1972? america

3. barry manilow was a producer/arranger for what famous vocalist? bette midler

4. what was cher's given first name? cherilyn

5. rod stewart's 1977 hit "the first cut is the deepest" was written by who?
cat stevens

6. what year did casey kasem's american top 40 debut? 1970 (and yes, crista, he is OLD)

7. what group won grammys for record, song, and album of the year in 1970?
simon and garfunkel

8. what was elvis' last movie? elvis on tour

9. what chuck berry classic did the beach boys use to help with a comeback in 1976? rock & roll music

10. what was the jackson 5's first smash hit? i want you back

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good grief! i thought this would be easier for you music buffs. (i mean, i couldn't have answered any of them, but i had faith in you!)

the big brain award goes to crista! good for you! you got 3 right.

joel, you got a big goose egg. good job for trying. A for effort.

coming up next week...80's trivia. thanks for playing!

trivia tuesday

happy tuesday. you know the drill. answer them to the best of your ability. don't cheat. you have until 11:00 pm tuesday (my time) to answer the questions. i will post the correct answers along with the highest scorer on wednesday.

this week's theme: presidential trivia

1. Which president purchased the Louisiana territory? (Thomas Jefferson from napoleon in 1803)

2. Who was the first president to live in the white house? (President John Adams.)

3. which president purchased alaska? (Andrew Johnson from Russia in 1867)

4. name the first president who was the son of a president? (the sixth president john quincy adams – son of the second president john adams)

5. name the second president who was the son of a president. (George w bush, son of George bush)

6. who was the youngest elected president? (john f. kennedy 43 y, 236d when taking office)

7. who was the youngest president? (Theodore Roosevelt, 42y, 322 d succeeding to the office upon assassination of president William mckinley)

8. which president ordered the combat use of nuclear weapons? (harry s Truman ordered the atom bomb to Hiroshima and Nagasaki )

9. name the president who served 2 non-consecutive terms: (grover Cleveland 22nd 1855-1889 & 24th 1893-1897)

10. who was the only president to be married while in office? (grover cleveland. on 6/2/1886 he married frances folsom)

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ok seriously. participate!

i would like to award this week's gold medal to

the author of my blog she is the only one who really put forth any sort of effort this week.

you whiney whiney people

you win. here it is. "trivia thursday".


in honor of the upcoming olympic games, the theme is the olympics. (creative, i know.) you know the rules. the whole point is to see what you know...not what you can google and find on the internet. i'll turn on comment moderation and i will post the answers with the person who had the most correct answers by friday morning. sher.

1. according to an ESPN poll, 59% of american viewers rooted against who in the 1996 olympic games?

THE DREAM TEAM

2.what olympic champion played an HIV-infected chorus boy in the play "Jeffery" in 1993?
GREG LOUGANIS
3. name the olympic aquatic event includes the following positions: the Flamingo, crane, and fishtail?
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
4. what year were the olympics first televised? 1960

5. women were first allowed to participate in the olympics in what year? 1900

6. what sports did those women compete in? (3) TENNIS, GOLF, CROQUET

7. what five colors are make up the olympic rings and what is the significance of those specific colors?

RED, BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW...EVERY COUNTRY'S FLAG HAS AT LEAST ONE OF THESE COLORS IN IT

8. wrestling fencing soccer swimming gymnastics archery
badminton handball taekwondo judo rowing cycling
weight-lifting athletics basketball sailing handball hockey

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there are 9 more events. name 3 of them.
OLYMPIC TABLE TENNIS, TENNIS, TRIATHALON, PENTATHALON, EQUESTRIAN, SHOOTING, CANOE-KAYAK
9. what years (3) were the olympic games cancelled and why?

1916 - WWI
1940, 1944- WWII

10. what is the olympic motto? (in latin or english)

CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS
SWIFTER, HIGHER, STRONGER
*11. what's your favorite olympic sport to watch?

*12. who is your favorite olympic athlete?

**IN HONOR OF THE OLYMPICS, I AWARD YOU 3 GIRLS GOLD MEDALS. ( I GOT TIRED OF COUNTING WRONG ANSWERS. JUST KIDDING...I KNOW THIS WAS A HARD ONE...IT WAS MORE OF A LEARNING QUIZ.)

THANKS FOR PLAYING. SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY.