# Another Bloomin' Trivia Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 3, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874 "2008-09-03T14:37:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/1 "2008-09-03T14:37:16Z")
If you answer a question right you’re allowed post some questions yourself. Any topic is acceptable as long as it is probable that another SDMBer will know the answer, no googling allowed. I’ll begin with some easy ones to get the ball rolling. 1. What is the capital city of Madagascar? 2. For whom was America named? 3. What is Hulk Hogan’s real name? 4. Which country won the 1970 soccer World Cup? 5. Who was the fourth man to stand on the moon? ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/2 "2008-09-03T15:46:40Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > If you answer a question right you’re allowed post some questions yourself. Any topic is acceptable as long as it is probable that another SDMBer will know the answer, no googling allowed. I’ll begin with some easy ones to get the ball rolling. > > 1. What is the capital city of Madagascar? > 2. For whom was America named? > 3. What is Hulk Hogan’s real name? > 4. Which country won the 1970 soccer World Cup? > 5. Who was the fourth man to stand on the moon? 1. Amerigo Vespucci 2. Terry Bollea 3. Which of the original Mercury astronauts never went into space in the 60s? 4. Why are fried potatoes called _pommes frites_ in France? 5. Who said “The Vice Presidency isn’t worth a bucket of warm spit”? 6. By what name does the president of Turkmenistan prefer to be called? 7. What was Ed Sullivan’s job before he became a TV host? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/3 "2008-09-03T15:57:46Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > 1. Which country won the 1970 soccer World Cup? West Germany > [@](#): > > 1. Why are fried potatoes called pommes frites in France? Because the French word for potato is “pomme de terre”- literally, “apple of the earth”. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/4 "2008-09-03T16:16:05Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > 1. Amerigo Vespucci > > 2. Terry Bollea > > 3. Which of the original Mercury astronauts never went into space in the 60s? > > 4. Why are fried potatoes called _pommes frites_ in France? > > 5. Who said “The Vice Presidency isn’t worth a bucket of warm spit”? > > 6. By what name does the president of Turkmenistan prefer to be called? > > 7. What was Ed Sullivan’s job before he became a TV host? Correct and Correct 1. Are you talking about Turkmenbashi? I think he died. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/5 "2008-09-03T16:17:20Z")
1. John Garner, VP under FDR. Although I believe he may actually have said “piss”. 2. Name the three US Vice Presidents who received the Nobel Peace Prize. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/6 "2008-09-03T16:21:06Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > West Germany Nein! ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/7 "2008-09-03T16:22:20Z")
1. What is the capital city of Madagascar? Antanarivo Can’t think of a q right now, I might be back with one later. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/8 "2008-09-03T16:24:00Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > 1. What is the capital city of Madagascar? 1: Antananarivo (not completely sure on the spelling though) 12: What was the original name of the EU? (what’s the foundation organisation called) ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/9 "2008-09-03T16:24:11Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > > [@RNATB](#): > > > > West Germany > > Nein! Brazil Brazil & (West-)Germany combined won more than half the World Cups, I think, so statistics are on my side. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/10 "2008-09-03T16:47:47Z")
1. Newspaper columnist. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/11 "2008-09-03T17:33:28Z")
The answers to 7-10 are all correct. 1. Theodore Roosevelt, Al Gore, … Adlai Stevenson? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/12 "2008-09-03T17:37:34Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > The answers to 7-10 are all correct. > > 1. Theodore Roosevelt, Al Gore, … Adlai Stevenson? Nope. That third one is gonna be the bitch. (I only know it because I’ve been trying to study for Jeopardy.) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/13 "2008-09-03T18:28:39Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > 1. Which of the original Mercury astronauts never went into space in the 60s? 1. Deke Slayton 2. Which 70s space mission did Deke Slayton command? 3. What late in planning stages flight plan change for Voyager I saved the probe from destruction at Saturn? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/14 "2008-09-03T19:14:52Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Nope. That third one is gonna be the bitch. (I only know it because I’ve been trying to study for Jeopardy.) Woodrow Wilson? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/15 "2008-09-03T21:17:45Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > 1. Which 70s space mission did Deke Slayton command? None. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/16 "2008-09-03T23:12:52Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > None. Whoops. You’re right. :smack: Let me rephrase that: 13. What 70s space mission did Deke Slayton participate in? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/17 "2008-09-03T23:53:19Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > Whoops. You’re right. :smack: > Let me rephrase that: 13. What 70s space mission did Deke Slayton participate in? Apollo-Soyuz. Finally got medical clearance. 🙂 1. The stars Deneb, Altair, and Vega, currently overhead in the northern hemisphere, make up what asterism? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/18 "2008-09-04T00:56:07Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Nope. That third one is gonna be the bitch. (I only know it because I’ve been trying to study for Jeopardy.) Charles Dawes? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/19 "2008-09-04T01:05:39Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Charles Dawes? Correct! ---
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bloomin-trivia-thread/461874/20 "2008-09-04T01:10:57Z")
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