A Little Trivia (not too hard, I'm just bored)

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Not skateboarding, but you’re close.

And I guess nobody wants to guess who Robert Parker and Henry Longabough are better known as?

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Surfing then. No idea on the bonus.

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All ten orignal questions have been answered.

#9 means I’ve just wiped out surfing.

If nobody knows who Robert Parker and Henry Longabough are by the end of the day, I’ll post their aliases before I leave work.

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Got it.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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Ok, that’s all the trivia for today.

I was just about to post a correction, the Sundance Kid’s real name was Harry Longabaugh, not Henry.

Trion seems to have figured it out anyway.

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Off the top of my head.

  1. In 1916, had a 23-12 record and a league leading ERA of 1.75, and pitched 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in 1915 and 1916 World Series which at the end of his career he would call his proudest accomplishment.

No clue. Babe Ruth? Walter Johnson?

  1. Who has received more Oscars than anyone else?

Meryl Streep?

  1. What is the special significance of July 4, 1826?

50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence; John Adams passed away that day, his final words being “Thomas Jefferson still lives!”- but, unfortunately, Jefferson had passed away only a few hours before.

  1. What do the following names have in common: Parker, Richards, Murdock, Summers, and Wilson?

  2. Connery, Costner, and Elwes?

Sean Connery, Kevin Coster, and Cary Elwes all played Robin Hood at some point (respectively, Robin and Marion; Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves; and Robin Hood: Men in Tights).

  1. “Nuts” (not talking about a movie here)

General MacAuliffe’s response to German demands that his surrounded troops surrender.

  1. What happened January 28, 1986?

Was that the Challenger disaster?

  1. Who was Leon Czolgosz?

From the Stephen Sondheim musical “Assassins”:
"Czolgosz, working man, born in the middle of Michigan,
woke with a thought and away he ran
to the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo, in Buffalo.

Saw of a sudden how things were run
Said “Time’s a wastin’, it’s 1901
Some men have everything and some have none
But that’s just fine-
In the USA you can work your way to the head of the line.”

[Off-stage]: “Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! Line forms here to shake hands with the president. Line forms here to meet President William McKinley!”

"Czolgoz, quiet man, formed up a quiet and deperate plan
between the Fountain of Music and the Temple of Light
at the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo, in Buffalo.

Saw Bill McKinley there in the sun
Heard Bill McKinley say, ‘Folks, have fun
Some men have everything and some have none
But that’s just fine-
In the USA you can work your way to the head of the line.’

[All]:Big Bill!
Gave 'em a thrill.
[All]:Big Bill!
Sole 'em a bill.
[All]:Big Bill!
Who’d want to kill a man of good will like Big Bill?

"Czolgoz, angry man, said "I will do what a poor man can
Yes, and there’s nowhere more fitting than
In the Temple of Light near the Fountain of Music
between the Garden of Lillies and the Court of Abundance
at the great Pan-American exposition in Buffalo, in Buffalo.

Wrapped him a handkerchief 'round his gun;
said, “Nothing wrong about what I’ve done.
Some men have everything and some have none
And that’s just fine.
In the USA you can have your say to make your day
You’re given the freedom to make your way
to the head of the line… to the head of the line!” [shoots McKinley]
9) If I say “That lip really axed me,” what just happened to me?

No clue.

  1. The number 4 is the first

No clue.

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  1. Name the northern-most state.

  2. Name the southern-most state.

  3. Name the eastern-most state.

  4. Name the western-most state.

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Well, at least John’s honest enough not to read the answers in the rest of the thread and put them off as his own.

And John, for #8, you could’ve just said, He assassinated President McKinley :wink:

Here’s all the answers in one post, instead of spread out all over the place:

  1. Babe Ruth is the pitcher mentioned
  2. Walt Disney, as producer of all those animated shorts
  3. Adams and Jefferson both died that day
  4. These are the surnames of Marvel Superheroes - Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Matt Murdock (Daredevil), Scott Summers (Cyclops), Sam Wilson (Falcon)
    (Although for that last one, I was thinking Wade Wilson (Deadpool), but the answer given was still a Marvel Superhero with the right last name.)
  5. They all played Robin Hood (Sean Connery in Robin and Marian, Kevin Costner in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, and Cary Elwes in Robin Hood, Men in Tights)
  6. The 101st Airborne commander, General MacAuliffe’s, said that in response to the Germans asking for their surrender.
  7. That was the day the Challenger exploded.
  8. He assassinated President McKinley
  9. I wiped out while surfing
  10. Lou Gehrig’s #4 is the first baseball jersey number to ever be retired.

The Bonus question, which you wouldn’t know unless you read the whole thread was Who are Robert Parker and Harry Longabaugh better known as: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid