# Trick Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851 "2005-01-21T02:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/21 "2005-01-21T08:42:17Z")
> [@iampunha](#): > > 1. What is the answer to the -gry riddle as it is originally posed? [Bonus points: what three -gry words does Cecil give?] I’m not sure what the “original” is, but the answer to the version I remember is “language.” > [@danceswithcats](#): > > 1. (I think) With what words was MTV launched? The first video was “Video Killed the Radio Star”…is that what you’re aiming at? I guess this would be… 11. Twice, Pulitzer Prizes were awarded to John Kennedy. What books were they for? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/22 "2005-01-21T09:22:59Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > I’m not sure what the “original” is, but the answer to the version I remember is “language.” I’m going with “original” as in “originally appearing in The Straight Dope Column”. Your answer matches what I remember, FWIW. > [@](#): > > 1. Twice, Pulitzer Prizes were awarded to John Kennedy. What books were they for? One of 'em is Profiles in Courage (without Google). Unless there’s a book written about Kennedy, and it earned a Pulitzer, I have to say Google is completely stumped;) ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/23 "2005-01-21T09:30:44Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > The first video was “Video Killed the Radio Star”…is that what you’re aiming at? Nope. Before the Buggles video (incidentally-from the ‘Age of Plastic’ album) there was a brief intro. What was it? ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/24 "2005-01-21T17:40:43Z")
> [@iampunha](#): > > One of 'em is Profiles in Courage (without Google). Unless there’s a book written about Kennedy, and it earned a Pulitzer, I have to say Google is completely stumped;) 😃 Maybe you should add an indefinite article before the name “John Kennedy” in my original question. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/25 "2005-01-21T17:54:20Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > 😃 Maybe you should add an indefinite article before the name “John Kennedy” in my original question. “A Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole What state contains the US’s easternmost point? (I actually don’t like the answer to this question, but it’s the only trick question I could think of.) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/26 "2005-01-21T18:12:13Z")
Alaska Traveling south from Detroit, what’s the first foreign country you come to? ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/27 "2005-01-21T18:35:13Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > Alaska > > Traveling south from Detroit, what’s the first foreign country you come to? Canada. **We still have open:** Where did Panama hats come from originally? (Answered but not confirmed.) With what words was MTV launched? What was Buffalo, New York named after? ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/28 "2005-01-21T19:05:36Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > What was Buffalo, New York named after? A river or stream (not sure which). ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/29 "2005-01-21T19:08:53Z")
Ooops…forgot the question… Who played slide guitar for Derek and the Dominos _Layla_? ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/30 "2005-01-21T19:22:41Z")
Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll! I saw it. Mmm, okay, okay. Who was the first Marvel comics Mutant? Who was the first Comic Book Mutant? Hm… no, all too easy and also focused. Aha! Who invented the hydroplane? ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/31 "2005-01-21T20:10:53Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > Where did Panama hats come from originally? (Answered but not confirmed.) I’ll confirm, it’s Ecuador. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/32 "2005-01-21T20:14:22Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > Canada. > > Where did Panama hats come from originally? (Answered but not confirmed.) The previously given answer “Ecuador” is correct. (I should know.) > [@](#): > > What was Buffalo, New York named after? \*_vetbridge_ seems to be correct: It was named after Buffalo Creek. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/33 "2005-01-21T20:55:01Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > Ooops…forgot the question… > > Who played slide guitar for Derek and the Dominos _Layla_? Duane Allman. My question: What sport has the University of Kentucky won the most national championships in? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/34 "2005-01-21T20:57:05Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > \*_vetbridge_ seems to be correct: It was named after Buffalo Creek. Confirmed. I believe it’s still debatable whether or not it’s true that Buffalo Creek (AKA Buffalo River) as a placename had its origins in a _voyageur_ describing it as a _beau (or bon) fleuve_. ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/35 "2005-01-21T21:10:14Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > The previously given answer “Ecuador” is correct. (I should know.) > > \*_vetbridge_ seems to be correct: It was named after Buffalo Creek. I’m still looking for a cite, but I was given to believe that the word “buffalo” (and therefore the name of the town) came from the French, “_beau fleuve_”, meaning beautiful river. I’ll get back to you on that, though. ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/36 "2005-01-21T21:13:33Z")
D’oh! That’s what I get for previewing, answering the phone, _then_ posting. Drat. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/37 "2005-01-21T21:28:58Z")
To clarify, “Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock and Roll!” was how MTV was introduced. Martha Quinn was from my home town, so we had this big watching party at a rich kid’s house. It was a big thing back then. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/38 "2005-01-21T21:51:31Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Mmm, okay, okay. Who was the first Marvel comics Mutant? By appearance or origin? I’m guessing Namor for the first and Apocalypse for the other. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/39 "2005-01-21T21:57:47Z")
This is more visual, but still a trick question: Lay a penny, a nickel, and a quarter down (then tell the story). Bobs Mom has three kids. The penny is named ‘penny’, and the nickel is named ‘nickel’. What is the name of the last coin? ---
**Author:** ![caphis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@caphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caphis)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851/40 "2005-01-21T22:29:28Z")
> [@ParentalAdvisory](#): > > This is more visual, but still a trick question: > > Lay a penny, a nickel, and a quarter down (then tell the story). > > Bobs Mom has three kids. The penny is named ‘penny’, and the nickel is named ‘nickel’. What is the name of the last coin? Did you type that right? The last coin is called a “quarter,” regardless. Perhaps you meant: > [@](#): > > Lay a penny, a nickel, and a quarter down (then tell the story). > > Bobs Mom has three kids. The first child is named ‘penny’, and the second child is named ‘nickel’. What is the name of the last child? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851.md?page=3)