# Trivia anyone?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [July 1, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150 "2010-07-01T02:52:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3

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### Author: ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/41 "2010-07-02T15:21:38Z")

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So we have #6 left, huh?

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### Author: ![REF1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/42 "2010-07-02T15:25:03Z")

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#6 is all that’s left of this - and it’s nowhere near as tricky as #4.

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### Author: ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/43 "2010-07-02T15:25:28Z")

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> [@REF1972](#):
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> YES!!!
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> #4 is solved.

_Ahem_

Woot!

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### Author: ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/44 "2010-07-02T15:37:42Z")

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#6 is: Heather Armstrong and the verb is dooced

Don’t ask how I stumbled upon it.

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### Author: ![REF1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/45 "2010-07-02T15:43:00Z")

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> [@ministryman](#):
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> #6 is: Heather Armstrong and the verb is dooced
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> Don’t ask how I stumbled upon it.

And with that, all ten are solved. Well done, everyone! 🙂

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### Author: ![REF1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/46 "2010-07-02T16:38:32Z")

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If you’d like to try some more of these, there were 7 rounds before this one:

> **[Trivia Bliss - Over 100,000 Free Trivia Questions & Answers with...](https://triviabliss.com)**
>
> The largest collection of trivia questions & answers on the web. All categorized and with printable quizzes for your convenience. Random question and quiz generator features.

Just don’t click on the answer posts before you try the questions.

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### Author: ![REF1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/47 "2010-07-07T13:53:04Z")

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The next round is up, if anyone is interested:

> **[Trivia Bliss - Over 100,000 Free Trivia Questions & Answers with...](https://triviabliss.com)**
>
> The largest collection of trivia questions & answers on the web. All categorized and with printable quizzes for your convenience. Random question and quiz generator features.

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### Author: ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/48 "2010-07-07T15:11:14Z")

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#3, easy:

Kids in the Hall

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### Author: ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/49 "2010-07-07T15:17:49Z")

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#9 looks like:

Alcatraz

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### Author: ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/50 "2010-07-07T19:36:17Z")

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#2 is:

54 (number of hotdogs Joey Chestnut ate in winning this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest)

#7 is:

time zones.

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### Author: ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/51 "2010-07-07T21:20:13Z")

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#6 is

Danielle Spencer, who played Raj’s “lovable sister Dee” on _What’s Happening!!_. She became a veterinarian, and has played such a role in _As Good As It Gets_ and _Peter Rabbit and the Crucifix_. I recognized her picture, and _Wiki_ did the rest.

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### Author: ![REF1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/52 "2010-07-08T13:41:49Z")

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So 2, 3, and 7 are solved. Well done.

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### Author: ![REF1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/53 "2010-07-08T13:42:54Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> #6 is
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> Danielle Spencer, who played Raj’s “lovable sister Dee” on _What’s Happening!!_. She became a veterinarian, and has played such a role in _As Good As It Gets_ and _Peter Rabbit and the Crucifix_. I recognized her picture, and _Wiki_ did the rest.

6 is solved. Nice job.

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### Author: ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/54 "2010-07-08T14:17:25Z")

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#5

Alan Smithee who according to IMDB is:

…A common pseudonym for directors whose film was clearly taken away from her/him and recut heavily against her/his wishes in ways that completely altered the film.

The films/clues from left to right are:

Let’s Get Harry, The Shrimp on the Barbie, Death of a Gunfighter and Hellraiser (Bloodline)

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### Author: ![REF1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/55 "2010-07-08T14:23:42Z")

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> [@ministryman](#):
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> #5
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> Alan Smithee who according to IMDB is:
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> ..A common pseudonym for directors whose film was clearly taken away from her/him and recut heavily against her/his wishes in ways that completely altered the film.
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> The films/clues from left to right are:
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> Let’s Get Harry, The Shrimp on the Barbie, Death of a Gunfighter and Hellraiser (Bloodline)

Nice job! #5 is solved.

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### Author: ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/56 "2010-07-08T14:38:38Z")

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#1

Ambassador Magma] and the Cable Network than ran it was

WTCG/WTBS

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### Author: ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/57 "2010-07-08T22:02:52Z")

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#8 is

[spoiler]Abraham Lincoln

[More info here](http://inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventors/a/Abraham_Lincoln.htm)[/spoiler]

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### Author: ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/58 "2010-07-09T21:40:23Z")

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#10 is

Dick Fosbury, who created the “Fosbury Flop” method of high jumping

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### Author: ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/59 "2010-07-12T15:32:44Z")

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**OP! Are you there? Hello? We need confirmations!**

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### Author: ![REF1972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@REF1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/REF1972)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-anyone/545150/60 "2010-07-12T15:38:33Z")

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> [@ministryman](#):
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> **OP! Are you there? Hello? We need confirmations!**

Sorry about that…I didn’t get notifications on the last three posts, which provided correct answers for questions 1, 8, and 10.

The answers for that round were also posted this morning:

> **[Trivia Bliss - Over 100,000 Free Trivia Questions & Answers with...](https://triviabliss.com)**
>
> The largest collection of trivia questions & answers on the web. All categorized and with printable quizzes for your convenience. Random question and quiz generator features.

Well done, all.

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