# I need to lead a trivia quiz game for my coworkers/team tomorrow, please give me your best interesting facts? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 15, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077 "2025-08-15T03:49:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/21 "2025-08-15T19:02:18Z")
Good way to ask it, as the most people these days would not know the pitcher (Ken Johnson) or even his team (the Houston Colt 45’s). ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/22 "2025-08-15T19:03:33Z")
From west to east (left to right) on a map, put these US cities in order: Pittsburgh PA, Los Angeles CA, Jacksonville FL, Reno NV What US state has both an NBA and NHL team with the same team name: New York, Texas, California, Florida ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/23 "2025-08-15T19:04:44Z")
Who was the first person to refuse an Academy Award? Wallace Beery **Dudley Nichols** Michael Wilson George C. Scott ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/24 "2025-08-15T19:11:05Z")
> [@rsat3acr](#): > > Who was the youngest president at his inauguration? Most people will think Kennedy, who was the youngest elected. T. Roosevelt was the youngest at his first inauguration due to assassination of McKinley. I guess just add any other two names for choices after JFK and TR. On a similar note. Which President survived his term of office but lived the shortest amount of time after leaving office? 1. George Washington 2. James Polk 3. Andrew Johnson 4. Calvin Coolidge The correct answer is Polk, who died only 103 days after leaving office. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/25 "2025-08-15T19:21:34Z")
The EGOT is winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. Which of the following people is not an EGOT winner? 1. Mel Brooks 2. Cher 3. Whoopi Goldberg 4. Elton John The answer is Cher, who hasn’t won a Tony. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/26 "2025-08-15T20:16:44Z")
Ooh! I put together a musical pop culture trivia challenge at work a while back. In case there was a tie, I came up with five really challenging tie-breaker questions. The Powerpoint deck is located at [9.23 MB file on MEGA](https://mega.nz/file/zRJmnBrL#Of_Vmk3cpTnt1ycsD64AyPnKKrZagr3JAr0r06tFCaE) Do your best to answer without cheating. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/27 "2025-08-15T20:26:53Z")
The answers are: 1). B. “Baba Yetu” means “Our Father” in Swahili. 2). D. Wiggles guitarist Murray Cook had been a panelist on the show. 3). B. My company changed the name of our department to “BTS” right as they were taking off over here. 4). B. Sid and Marty Krofft paired Pink Lady and Jeff without realizing that Mei and Keiko only spoke Japanese. NBC’s execs insisted they sing in English anyway. 5). A. After The Buggles, MTV played Pat Benatar’s cover of the Young Rascals 1967 hit “You Better Run”. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/28 "2025-08-16T01:58:31Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > What US state has both an NBA and NHL team with the same team name: New York, Texas, California, Florida So what’s the answer? Because none of these states have an NBA and NHL team with the same name. EDIT: Oh, you’re probably talking about the Kings. But those teams play in different cities and only the nicknames are the same. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/29 "2025-08-17T00:43:50Z")
Q. James Bowman is better known by what name? a. Tom Cruise b. JD Vance c. George Clooney d. Ted Cruz ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077/30 "2025-08-17T01:43:38Z")
Which astronaut hit a golf ball on the moon? A. Buzz Aldrin B. John Glenn C. Alan Shepard D. Neil Armstrong Answer: > **Summary** > > C, Alan Shepard on Apollo 14 How many people have walked on the moon? A. 12 B. 6 C. 2 D. 8 Answer: > **Summary** > > A, 12 (all Americans) Which major league Hall of Famer was also a Marine Corps fighter pilot? A. Joe DiMaggio B. Ted Williams C. Bob Gibson D. Wade Boggs Answer: > **Summary** > > B, Ted Williams [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-lead-a-trivia-quiz-game-for-my-coworkers-team-tomorrow-please-give-me-your-best-interesting-facts/1022077.md?page=1)