Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:33 pm

Implying a knowledge of political culture and history that I thought would have been gained by the googling to find the answer.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:05 pm

Since we are on the topic, I think an important historic distinction (not important for purposes of the gunpowder jones contest) is that three women, Ross of Wyoming, Ferguson of Texas, and Wallace of Alabama, were married to governors. Ross was a widow of a former governor.

Ella Grasso was elected governor of Connecticut in 1974; she did not get there by gravy-training off her husband's political achievements.

I hate when women who have no qualification other than marriage to a prominent politician pretend to high office. (Well, I hate one instance of that.)

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:34 pm

Wallace got ol' Lurleen back by basically killing her by withholding a cancer diagnosis.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:39 pm

howard wrote:

I hate when women who have no qualification other than marriage to a prominent politician pretend to high office. (Well, I hate one instance of that.)

Just so you know, Madeleine Kunin was anything but a gravy trainer.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:20 pm

What current Eastern Hemisphere city was the first to be known as Philadelphia? (over 2,000 years ago)

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:44 pm

Gunpowder wrote:What current Eastern Hemisphere city was the first to be known as Philadelphia? (over 2,000 years ago)

Athens

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:48 pm

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:16 pm

Cairo

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:17 pm

Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:20 pm

Neither

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:23 pm

Looked it up. Would not have guessed that city in 100 tries.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:41 pm

That's why you get stars made of real gold for this shizz!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:54 pm

Baghdad

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:56 pm

I don't think yinz are gonna get this one.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:05 pm

brian wrote:I don't think yinz are gonna get this one.

Nope. I had to look it up due to piqued curiosity. Really surprised I never heard this before.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:10 pm

Kabul?

(I think Alex the Great got that far, right?)

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:37 pm

Nope.

Answer is AMMAN, JORDAN. That Q was on Quiz-up today, thought it was neat.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:56 am

A-Rod set the career grand slams record last year, at 24. Who holds the single-season grand slams record with 6?

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:14 am

John Kruk

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:18 am

Joe DiMaggio

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:21 am

Fernando Tatis

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:23 am

Lou Gehrig.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:15 am

None of the above.

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:17 am

Jim Thome

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:18 am

Gunpowder wrote:None of the above.

Look, I'm sure you've done your research but Tatis hit 2 in a fucking inning. It stands to reason that he had 4 more on the year. I'm taking this.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:22 am

Jerloma wrote:
Gunpowder wrote:None of the above.
Look, I'm sure you've done your research but Tatis hit 2 in a fucking inning. It stands to reason that he had 4 more on the year. I'm taking this.

Also stands to reason that he hit 71 more HRs in the other 1,457 innings. Move over, Barry Bonds. New home run champ in town.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:23 am

Not Thome.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:24 am

Johnny Carwash: 2
Howard: 1
Sabo: 1
AB: 1
Jerloma: 1

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:28 am

At least I don't have to go back and find the last score count. Thanks J-dog!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:40 am

Juan Gonzalez?

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:44 am

McCovey.

Gotta guess him, since he is so high on the all-time list. But I peaked and see he is not the answer. And I saw the answer--shit, I knew that.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:46 am

Robin Ventura? He had a bunch.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:18 am

Nope. None of the above.

I thought this one was a bit more well-known than it apparently is, as yinz guys are more savvy than the average cat. Howard's kicking himself over that lost gold star!

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:35 am

Yeah, I thought I knew it too.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:49 am

The answer is: DONNIE BASEBALL

Don Mattingly hit 6 in...(looking it up)....1987.

Those were the only grand slams he hit in his entire career.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:07 pm

ah, doesn't Mattingly also have the record of most consecutive games with 1 HR (8) ?

I thought of that for him and not grand slams.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:20 pm

degenerasian wrote:ah, doesn't Mattingly also have the record of most consecutive games with 1 HR (8) ?

I thought of that for him and not grand slams.

I think Griffey and Ralph Kiner share that one. Mattingly may also have it.

EDIT: You're right, Griffey, Mattingly and Dale Long are tied with 8. I knew there was a Pirate, just assumed it was Kiner and not Dale freakin' Long.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:25 pm

brian wrote:Yeah, I thought I knew it too.

Turns out you kinda did. I just read that Travis Hafner tied it in 2006, during the short stretch where he was like, far and away the most underrated player in MLB.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:39 pm

Gunpowder wrote:The answer is: DONNIE BASEBALL

Don Mattingly hit 6 in...(looking it up)....1987.

Those were the only grand slams he hit in his entire career.

Dammit, I knew that one. Even knew the year. Never going to know a Gold Star baseball question again.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:18 am

The longest lived U.S. First Lady was married to which President?