# Trivia Dominoes II — Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia — continued! (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950 "2020-01-25T08:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 205
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4087 "2021-07-05T05:42:06Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Milwaukee won the flip and chose Lew Alcindor from UCLA. Phoenix, with the #2 pick, selected center Neal Walk of Florida. Q — Neal who? A — Exactly. That’s the point. As for the Socratea Exorrhiza walking tree,very interesting! I tried to find a time lapse video of one moving, but was not able to. No play. Just the comments. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4088 "2021-07-05T14:24:12Z")
There are more than 121 volcanic formations in Costa Rica, and seven of them are active. Poas Volcano has the second widest crater in the world and Arenal is one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4089 "2021-07-05T15:39:13Z")
The Poas Volcano is located within Poas Volcano National Park in Central Costa Rica. It has erupted 40 times since 1828, including April 2017 when visitors and residents were evacuated; the park was closed for 17 months. The park has now reopened with limited access and reservations are required. The volcano erupted twice in September 2019. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4090 "2021-07-05T16:14:18Z")
Ashley Hurley of Laurel County, KY was arrested after calling 911 **40 times** in two days. One of the charges when she was arrested was public intoxication. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4091 "2021-07-05T20:43:18Z")
9-1-1 is one of the eight N-1-1 codes. There can only be eight N-1-1 codes, because within the NANP, the North American Numbering Plan, a leading digit of 0 or 1 indicates special dialing arrangements. 0-1-1 — is the prefix for international dialing 1-1-1 — a 1 followed by a ten-digit phone number indicates a long distance or toll charges: in a few states, some areas retain the ability to use seven-digit dialing for local calls; in these areas a leading digit of 1- must be followed by a ten-digit phone number. 2-1-1 — is for community services and information 3-1-1 — is for municipal government services, non-emergency number 4-1-1 — is for directory assistance 5-1-1 — is for traffic information or police non-emergency services 6-1-1 — is for telephone company (telco) customer service and repair 7-1-1 — is for TDD and Relay Services for the deaf and hard of hearing 8-1-1 — is for underground public utility location (USA); and for non-emergency health information and services (Canada) 9-1-1 — … well, here’s some history: the push for the development of a nationwide American emergency telephone number came in 1957 when the National Association of Fire Chiefs recommended that a single number be used for reporting fires ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4092 "2021-07-05T23:26:02Z")
The term “Sig Alert” (sometimes alternately spelled “Sigalert,” “SIG Alert,” or “Sig-Alert”) is a regionalism for a traffic jam or accident which ties up traffic, and is particularly used in southern California. The term originated in the 1950s, when Loyd C. “Sig” Sigmon, a radio executive who had served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II, developed an automated system which allowed the LAPD to notify the city’s radio stations about severe traffic jams and other important traffic and emergency information; the system which Sigmon developed came to have his nickname affixed to it, as the “Sigalert machine.” The term came to be more broadly applied to traffic jams, particularly those which close multiple lanes of traffic for an extended period of time. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4093 "2021-07-06T04:56:34Z")
“Lloyd” is a Welsh name, normally spelt with two l’s, not as “Loyd”. The two “Ll” sound in Welsh is particularly difficult for native English-speakers. One common approximation is the “thl” sound in “athlete”. The difficulty of that sound as an initial sound has led to “Lloyd” being pronounced as a single “L”, the second “l” being silent, and also as “Floyd”. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4094 "2021-07-06T08:06:45Z")
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, comprises four countries: Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales. In Welsh, Great Britain is Prydain Fawr. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4095 "2021-07-06T15:44:59Z")
In 2012, British historian Stuart Laycock was asked by his son how many countries have been invaded by Britain. His subsequent research revealed that, of the then-200 current member states of the United Nations, the British had invaded and established a military presence in 171 of them. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4096 "2021-07-07T13:15:36Z")
“The sun never sets on the British Empire”, or, “the empire on which the sun never sets” described the global conquests of the British in the 19th and early 20th centuries. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4097 "2021-07-07T13:38:30Z")
Harry “Breaker” Morant, Peter Handcock and George Witton were Australian officers charged with and convicted of war crimes during the Boer War. Morant and Handcock were executed by a British Army firing squad in February 1902; Witton, sentenced to prison, later wrote a book titled _Scapegoats of the Empire_ in 1907. Their story, somewhat fictionalized, was retold in the award-winning 1980 movie _Breaker Morant_. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4098 "2021-07-07T13:54:53Z")
In 1880-1881, the First Boer War was fought between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal Republic of southern Africa. In 1899-1902, the Second Boer War was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State (OVS, an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa), over the Empire’s influence in South Africa. That Second Boer War of 1899-1902 is commonly referred to as “the” Boer War. That was when the Harry “Breaker” Morant (1864-1902) sad, tragic events occurred. ETA — first, you are fucked by your own command when they have but don’t send the support you need. Then, you are fucked again by your own command when they blame you for the outcomes. That can be how it is sometimes in the military. You have to bend over and spread ‘em and say, Thank you sir may I please have another!? ---
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Posthumous pardons for the three defendants in the _R. v. Morant et al._ case have long been discussed. The most recent official action was by Nicola Roxon, Attorney General of Australia, who in May 2012 stated that the Australian Government would not pursue the issue further with the British, as there was no doubt that the three men had actually committed the wartime killings for which they were convicted, despite some irregularities with the court-martial and its aftermath. The Australian Government’s position is that pardons are appropriate only when an offender is both “morally and technically innocent” of the offence. The Attorney General also noted the seriousness of the offences involved, saying that “I consider that seeking a pardon for these men could be rightly perceived as ‘glossing over’ very grave criminal acts” (adapted from Wiki). ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4100 "2021-07-07T14:14:20Z")
Breaker Mountain, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, was given its name for the resemblance of a cornice on its summit to a breaking wave. It is not the same as the Mount Breaker of Antarctica, which was also named because of its resemblance to a breaking wave. (playing off of Morant, as in Breaker) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4101 "2021-07-07T14:18:27Z")
The Canadian province of Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of John Campbell, Governor General of Canada. Lake Louise and Mount Alberta were also named after the princess. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/4102 "2021-07-07T15:38:39Z")
Great Slave Lake, located in the Northwest Territories in Canada, is the fourth-largest lake in the country. It was named after the Slavey people, a name given to one of the tribes that inhabited its shores when the lake was first discovered by French explorers. Great Slave Lake is the deepest lake in North America and the tenth-largest lake in the world. ---
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Canada will soon have a new Governor General, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday. Mary Simon will be the first person of First Nations ancestry to hold the position. Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and head of state, has approved the appointment. > **[Mary Simon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Simon)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Mary Jeannie May Simon CC CMM COM OQ CD (in Inuktitut syllabics: ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ, Inuktitut: Ningiukudluk; born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26, 2021. Simon is Inuk, making her the first Indigenous person to hold the office.\[a\] > Simon was born in Fort Severight (now Kangiqsualujjuaq), Quebec. She briefly worked as a producer and announcer... ---
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Inuktitut is the official language in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. It is a recognized minority language in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and in the Yukon Territory. It is one of the aboriginal languages written with Canadian Aboriginal syllabic writing (ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, **inuktitut** ). [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Nagari-syllabics.png) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Nagari-syllabics.png) ---
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Newfoundland dogs were originally bred to assist fisherman in Newfoundland, Canada by the early 1880s. ---
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The Irish Language (also known as Gaelic) is the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. English, however, is the most commonly spoken language. English is the official language of Newfoundland. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950.md?page=204) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950.md?page=206)