Extreme Trivia #86

November 10, 2007 at 11:53 am

First, our last trivia answer: The current U.S. Senator who studied contracts with Michael Mukasey at Yale.

And the correct question: Who is Joe Lieberman?

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer: The first African American to govern a major U.S. city.

What’s the question?

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Extreme Trivia #85

November 4, 2007 at 12:54 am

First, our last trivia answer:  The last U.S. signer of the UN Charter to die.

The correct question: Who was Harold Stassen?

Harold Stassen for president button

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer:  The current U.S. Senator who studied contracts with Michael Mukasey at Yale.

What’s the question?

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Extreme Trivia #84

October 27, 2007 at 7:25 pm

First, our last trivia answer: President Theodore Roosevelt’s Nobel Peace Prize, which he won in 1907 for helping to end the Russo-Japanese War.

We got some outstanding suggestions.  Among them:

  • AlexC: When was the last time the Peace Prize has been awarded for actually causing Peace?
  • Lee Annis: Which is the first Nobel Peace Prize to go to a President of the United States, and the only to go to a Republican President, and the only to go to a President who negotiated a peace that lasted that the Congress did not repudiate? That should cover everything.
  • MikeTheLibrarian: When was the last time before this year that a former US VP won a Nobel Peace Prize.

But none is the question we were looking for.  That question: Which is the only Nobel Peace Prize that is housed permanently in the White House.

Roosevelt White House Nobel Prize Peace

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer: The last U.S. signer of the UN Charter to die.

What’s the question?

UN Charter signing ceremony

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Extreme Trivia #83

October 17, 2007 at 4:56 pm

First, our last trivia answer:

trivia answer bethany voice of america

And the correct responses include:

  • Capt. Jeffrey T. Spaudling (Ret.) asked: “Where was the site for which the United States government contracted with the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation to build a radio station capable of broadcasting its message around the world - which utlimately became the Voice of America?”
  • Our brilliant and sensational former colleague Brian K. Mabry asked: “Where is the location of the former Voice of America transmission station that still has a boiler dating from the Eisenhower Administration?”
  • And DADvocate asked: “where is 700 WLW radio’s tower located. WLW is the home of two fine conservative talk show hosts, Mike McConnell and Bill Cunningham. Cunningham is the originator of Sean Hannity’s “You’re a great American.” phrase.”

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer: President Theodore Roosevelt’s Nobel Peace Prize, which he won in 1907 for helping to end the Russo-Japanese War.

What’s the question?

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Extreme Trivia #82

October 4, 2007 at 12:46 pm

First, our last trivia answer: John Foster Dulles’ October 25, 1954 report to the President and the Cabinet on the Paris Conference.

Some good suggestions for the question, but none were what we were looking for.  The correct question: What was the first televised Cabinet meeting?

JohnFosterDullesGravestone.jpg

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer:

trivia answer bethany

What’s the question?

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Extreme Trivia #81

September 28, 2007 at 11:26 pm

First, our last trivia answer: A member of Congress who died when the Titanic went down.

Ricarda correctly asked: Who was Isador Straus - a former member (1894-95) from NY. Founder of Macy’s Department Store?

 

Isador Straus

 

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer: John Foster Dulles’ October 25, 1954 report to the President and the Cabinet on the Paris Conference.

Eisenhower Cabinet

 

What’s the question?

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Extreme Trivia #80

September 20, 2007 at 5:20 pm

First, our last trivia answer: The current occupant of buildings that were built in the 1950’s as a Nike missile-tracking site.

No one submitted the correct answer: What is the Consumer Product Safety Commission testing laboratory?

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer: A member of Congress who died when the Titanic went down.

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Extreme Trivia #79

September 13, 2007 at 9:36 pm

First, our last trivia question:

trivia answer marie

Robust debate ensued. But the winning question was first posed by James Young: “What was Fred Dalton Thompson’s first movie, in which he played himself?”

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer: The current occupant of buildings that were built in the 1950’s as a Nike missile-tracking site.

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Extreme Trivia #78

September 6, 2007 at 3:09 pm

First, our last trivia question:

trivia answer moses alexander

“Millard Fillmore” (glad he’s reading) got the question correct: Who was the first Jewish governor of a U.S. State?

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer:

trivia answer marie

What’s the question?

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Extreme Trivia #77

August 30, 2007 at 1:30 pm

First, our last trivia answer:

trivia answer choice woodward

Lee Annis sorta kinda got it right by asking which book did Bob Woodward publish in 1996?  But we were hoping for something more specific, namely, Which is the only Bob Woodward book that never went to number one?

Now, the next Extreme Trivia answer:

trivia answer moses alexander

What’s the question?

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