The 2015 Trivia Calendar

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:03 am

Okay so as we learned last year louthegiantrat and I have our exchange of page a day trivia calendars. Last year I apparently pickedthe celebrity jeopardy calendar. Tried to keep entering them here, but the questions were not worth the effort. I think I stepped up the effort this year.

What percentage of New Year's celebrants who make resolutions are successful at achieving their goals?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:17 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:Okay so as we learned last year louthegiantrat and I have our exchange of page a day trivia calendars. Last year I apparently pickedthe celebrity jeopardy calendar. Tried to keep entering them here, but the questions were not worth the effort. I think I stepped up the effort this year.

What percentage of New Year's celebrants who make resolutions are successful at achieving their goals?

20%?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:38 pm

lower

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:52 pm

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:42 am

Answer was 8%

Next question
What Dolly Parton hit song that later became Whitney Houston’s signature ballad was used by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in his 2002 election campaign?

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:19 am

I Will Always Love You

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:52 am

BFJ for the win. It was a cover by some Syrian person that he played over and over in the uncontested election.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:56 am

Had that, but I was trying to come up with a joke answer that somehow tied together OD'ing in your bathtub and being executed. "Islands in the Stream" wasn't good enough, gave up.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:11 am

In what color order are Chuckles sugar-coated jelly candies arranged in their standard five-piece packages?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:20 pm

yesterday's answer
red, yellow, black, orange, green. Theorder never varies, according to a company spokeswoman.

Today's question
What famous movie character’s name was inspired by filmmaker George Lucas’s dog? What movie character’s looks did the same dog inspire?

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:56 pm

Indiana Jones/Chewbacca

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:00 pm

So they really did name the dog Indiana?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:04 pm

Yup an Alaskan malamute

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 6:44 am

At what temperature does the average popcorn kernel pop?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:02 pm

374 f

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:18 am

How was the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond delivered to the Smithsonian Institution when jeweler Harry Winston donated it in 1958?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:19 am

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:52 am

AB_skin_test wrote:USPS

Yup, plain brwon wrapper and sent by registered first-class mail for $145.29 of which $2.44 was for postage and the rest for $1 million in insurance.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:53 am

I saw that somewhere. Not sure. Pretty crazy to think they had no qualms about it other than some insurance.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:30 am

Why did Great Britain's King George I (1714-27) issue a decree declaring all pigeon droppings the property of the Crown?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:01 am

Guano can be used as a fertilizer, so it may have something to do with that.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:03 am

AB_skin_test wrote:Guano can be used as a fertilizer, so it may have something to do with that.

Not exactly but your thought process is solid

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:14 am

I could think about this one for a week and would have no clue.

Anything to do with the fact that pigeon racing was a popular sport?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:21 am

Pruitt wrote:I could think about this one for a week and would have no clue.

Anything to do with the fact that pigeon racing was a popular sport?

no

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:00 am

Is this trivia or bizarre random tidbits?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:06 am

I looked it up. Pretty good question.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:05 am

He was torturing Bert in a dungeon?

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:14 am

Ryan wrote:He was torturing Bert in a dungeon?

Nah. That would be his great-great grandson.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:47 am

AB_skin_test wrote:I looked it up. Pretty good question.

I just did as well. Fascinating.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:16 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:Guano can be used as a fertilizer, so it may have something to do with that.
Not exactly but your thought process is solid

Gunpowder?

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:23 pm

gunpowder.

eta: shirley beat me to the punch.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:19 pm

Yup.
at the time, the droppings were teh only known source of saltpeter, which was essential in making gunpowder. Dependence on pigeon poop in the manufacture of gunpowder ended in the late 18th century with the discovery and mining of naturally occurring saltpeter in South America.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:13 am

How much horesepower does a real horse have?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:21 am

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:30 am

"And whaaaats the deal with horse power?"

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:05 pm

Only 0.7 hp, based on the definition of horsepower, which is the power needed to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute. In short bursts, a horse can reach between 2 and 3 hp, but working continuously, it drops to 0.7

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:30 pm

The Sybian wrote:"And whaaaats the deal with horse power?"

Really? Horse power? Really?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:23 am

What social pursuit did lifestyle guru Martha Stewart describe as “Very tiem-consuming,” considering that she has “gardens to plan and horses to ride and all kinds of stuff to do”?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:42 am

Playing the Stock Market

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:38 am

Boning