I can stump you!!!

[Ludovic]

zen_steinhardt wrote:

OK, here’s my contribution:

                     What do the following biblical personalities have in common?

                     Moses
                     Samuel
                     Ichabod
                     Esther

dimbert started off with a computer question.

I was all ready to jump in with the answer that taken first to last, the names stand for MSIE, Microsoft Internet Exploder

[exchicagoan]

*Originally posted by ThisYearsGirl *
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*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance *
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*Originally posted by AlbertRose *
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originally posted by Jonathan Chance
At the beginning of “Who Wrote The Book of Love?” by The Moonglows there’s an a capella beginning followed by a thump. What is that thump?

I think it’s a tennis ball hitting a drum.
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Close! Not quite but close!
Still looking for a winner here! **

Basketball
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LOL–I just played it—
You mean–it’s NOT one of those BIG two headed bass drums? Then SOMETHING’S being splatted against one. SLIGHT resonance.

Is it ANY kind of ball?

[zev_steinhardt]

*Originally posted by jcgmoi *
**OK Zev, come clean on the Al Benton question. **

OK (since it doesn’t look like anyone’s going to try it.)

Al Benton is the only pitcher to face both Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.

Zev Steinhardt

[Fern_Forest]

*Originally posted by jcgmoi *
**I’ll take a shot at the Al Benton question.

The only pitcher to face in his career both Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.

Backup response: the only pitcher to give up homers to Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.**

um zev, you missed jcgmoi’s response on the first page.
just didn’t want him to lose his points

[Fern_Forest]

What recording company recorded the albums “Let’s Dance the Hawaiian Hula,” “Enchanting Hawaiian Holiday,” and “On the beach at Waikiki” and why is it so funny?

[UncleBill]

49th State Record Company. Alaska is the 49th state, Hawaii is the 50th.

UncleBill <==== Hawaiian native

[zev_steinhardt]

*Originally posted by brother rat *
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*Originally posted by jcgmoi *
**I’ll take a shot at the Al Benton question.

The only pitcher to face in his career both Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.

Backup response: the only pitcher to give up homers to Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.**

um zev, you missed jcgmoi’s response on the first page.
just didn’t want him to lose his points **

You’re right, brother rat, I did miss his answer. :o My apologies jcgmoi, you were correct. And thanks for correcting me brother rat.

Zev Steinhardt

[Jonathan_Chance]

*Originally posted by ThisYearsGirl *
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*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance *
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*Originally posted by AlbertRose *
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originally posted by Jonathan Chance
At the beginning of “Who Wrote The Book of Love?” by The Moonglows there’s an a capella beginning followed by a thump. What is that thump?

I think it’s a tennis ball hitting a drum.
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Close! Not quite but close!
Still looking for a winner here! **

Basketball

So–what’s the answer to the Network, Gone with the Wind, Streetcar question? Anyone? Bueller? **

She’s right! It’s a basketball hitting a backboard!

Congratulations to ThisYearsGirl! She’s one of the cool kids!

[sdimbert]

*Originally posted by beagledave *
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*Originally posted by sdimbert *
**sdimbert:

What little-known Boston Celtic was asked to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter?

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according to this http://www.tc.umn.edu/~thorn017/mplslakers_trotters.html

Abe Saperstein was the first white player…while Bob Karstens was the first contracted… **

Interesting facts… but irrelevant. The answer to this question is a man who played for the Boston Celtics. Neither Saperstein or Karstens did.

And, wrong things don’t become “righter” just because you repeat them.

[Fretful_Porpentine]

*Originally posted by John Corrado *
**(This’ll be either real easy or real tough. I’m never good at gauging the difficulty of my trivia questions.)

If:

John is to Ronald as Lynette is to Leslie,

then

John is to Abraham as Charles is to ?**

James.

Ooh, does this mean I get to post a question? Hmm…

What do William Shakespeare, Margaret Thatcher, and Darth Vader have in common?

[Starbury]

*Originally posted by sdimbert *
**The answer to this question is a man who played for the Boston Celtics. Neither Saperstein or Karstens did.
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Pete Maravich?

[jcgmoi]

No apology necessary Zev. It’s easy to miss a post in the scrum.

Thanks brother rat for the general heads-up.

[Fern_Forest]

*Originally posted by UncleBill *
**49th State Record Company. Alaska is the 49th state, Hawaii is the 50th.

UncleBill <==== Hawaiian native **

quite right, but i enjoyed my 53 minute power trip

[eunoia]

I’m really enjoying my powertrip, as well as the props from hardygrrl.

[sdimbert]

*Originally posted by Starbury *
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*Originally posted by sdimbert *
**The answer to this question is a man who played for the Boston Celtics. Neither Saperstein or Karstens did.
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Pete Maravich? **

DING! DING! DING!

Congrats, Starbury. I’ve never met anyone who got that question. Most people don’t know that the Pistol played for Boston… for the first half of the last season of his career. He retired at mid-season and the Celts went on to win a Championship.

[beagledave]

*Originally posted by sdimbert *
Congrats, Starbury. I’ve never met anyone who got that question. Most people don’t know that the Pistol played for Boston… for the first half of the last season of his career. He retired at mid-season and the Celts went on to win a Championship. **

Except that your question was phrased

"What little-known Boston Celtic was asked to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter? "

Pistol Pete was NOT asked to be the first white Globetrotter…because there there already HAD been a white Globetrotter long before Pete ever shot his first bakset. (Actually, I couldn’t even find a cite saying that Maravich HAD been invited to join the Globetrotters, but I’ll take your word on it…)

http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/noflash/legend_karstens.html

Bob Karstens (from Davenport, Iowa…my hometown btw), joined the Globetrotters in 1942.

Maravich was not even BORN until 1947
http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Maravich.htm

Me thinks you have your facts wrong.

[sdimbert]

You know, beagledave (you mister-smarty-pants, you), I am not going to even dignify that last post of yours with a response.
Why?

For the perfectly sound reason that I can’t think of a single thing to say that would sufficiently cloud the issue enough to hide the fact that you are right and I am wrong.

That’s why.

Putz.

[beagledave]

*Originally posted by sdimbert *

Putz.

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Hey…I’ve been called worse by mrs beagledave on a regular basis

Nice thread though…thanks !

[hardygrrl]

Another music one:

In the song "Pride(In the Name of Love) by U2,there is a factual mistake in the lyrics.

The song is about Martin Luther King Jr…what’s the mistake?
eunola…know this one? More props if you do…

[eunoia]

M.L. King wasn’t shot in the morning (shots ring out in the morning sky) but around supper time. (I love Google.)