# 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:** 44
**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:** [April 9, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/861 "2020-04-09T05:59:56Z")
William Daniel Leahy (1875-1959) from Iowa graduated from Annapolis in 1897. He is buried at Arlington. Ernest Joseph King (1878-1956) from Ohio graduated from Annapolis in 1901. He is buried at Annapolis. Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (1885-1966) from Texas graduated from Annapolis in 1905. _His funeral was at **the chapel at Naval Station Treasure Island.** _ He is buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno CA. William _ **Frederick** _ Halsey Jr. (1882-1959) from New Jersey graduated from Annapolis in 1904. He is buried at Arlington. ETA, note — I was married at _ **the chapel at Naval Station Treasure Island** _. In 1985. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/862 "2020-04-09T15:34:21Z")
William Daniel Leahy graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1897. He then embarked on a Naval career, culminating in being appointed Chief of Naval Operations in 1937. He served in that capacity for two years before being placed on the retired list. He then served as Governor of Puerto Rico and US Ambassador to France before being appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief in 1942, a new position created by FDR. This position is now known as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The man he succeeded as US Ambassador to France was William Christian **Bullitt** Jr. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/863 "2020-04-09T16:26:40Z")
The city of Annapolis, Maryland, home to the U.S. Naval Academy, had several different names during the colonial era, including “Town at Proctor’s,” “Town at the Severn,” and “Anne Arundel’s Towne.” In 1694, the Royal Governor of the Maryland colony moved its captial to Anne Arundel’s Towne, and renamed the city Annapolis, after Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway, who would later become Queen Anne of Great Britain. Though the city is no longer named after Anne Arundel (who was the wife of Lord Baltimore, founder of the Maryland colony), the county in which Annapolis is located is still named Anne Arundel County. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/864 "2020-04-09T17:16:39Z")
The U.S. Naval Academy is also for potential Marine Corps officers. Although the Marine Corps is considered it’s own armed force, it has been part of the Department of the Navy since 1834. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/865 "2020-04-09T17:59:25Z")
The governors of New Jersey and Maryland are usually considered two of the most powerful under their respective states’ constitutions and laws; the governor of Texas is considered one of the weakest. ETA: The Maryland state capital is Annapolis, which is also home to the U.S. Naval Academy. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/866 "2020-04-09T18:15:37Z")
The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site is regularly used for filming television programs, television advertisements, and feature films. Productions have included _Patriot Games_, where an attack on a fictional royal family member, Lord Holmes, was filmed. Other films include\* Four Weddings and a Funeral\*, _The Madness of King George, The Avengers_ (1998) and _Lara Croft: Tomb Raider_ (2001). Scenes were shot at the grounds for _The King’s Speech_, where the site doubled for Buckingham Palace. In April 2012 the site was used for the barricade scenes in the film adaption of _Les Miserables_. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/867 "2020-04-09T20:58:33Z")
Jack Ryan, the hero of many novels by Tom Clancy, was portrayed by Harrison Ford in the movie _Patriot Games_. Other actors who have played Jack Ryan include Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine, and John Krasinski. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/868 "2020-04-09T21:04:43Z")
Over the course of Tom Clancy’s many novels, Jack Ryan rises from a CIA analyst to White House national security advisor to Vice President and then President of the United States. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/869 "2020-04-10T01:53:58Z")
Throughout the history of American comics, Clancy has been the staple name for an inept police officer, arising from the caricature that New York policemen were Irish. Clancy Wiggum continues to carry the torch on “The Simpsons” ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/870 "2020-04-10T03:11:59Z")
Actor Clancy Brown, who is known for his distinctive, deep voice, has played such roles as The Kurgan in _Highlander_, Byron Hadley in _The Shawshank Redemption_, Brother Justin Crowe in _Carnivale_, Mr. Krabs in _SpongeBob SquarePants_, and Lex Luthor in numerous DC Universe animated TV series and video games. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/871 "2020-04-10T09:50:27Z")
MV Highlanders (ex-MV Stena Traveller) is a Russian-built passenger/vehicle ferry operated by the Canadian Crown corporation Marine Atlantic. She operates between the islands of Newfoundland and Cape Breton in eastern Canada and is named after several Nova Scotian infantry regiments which fought in the first and second world wars. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/872 "2020-04-10T14:01:57Z")
With a length of 5,772 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok, the TSR, the Trans-Siberian Railway, is the longest railway line in the world. Some of the first parts of it was built between 1891 and 1916. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/873 "2020-04-10T15:16:13Z")
If you sue someone for an injury, can they force you to get a medical examination before the trial? No according to the SCOTUS ruling _Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Botsford_, 141 U.S. 250 ( **1891** ) ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/874 "2020-04-10T15:42:02Z")
The first case decided by the US Supreme Court was _West v. Barnes_, in 1791. The case concerned mortgage payments that were made using paper currency rather than gold or silver. The court ultimately ruled against the petitioner (West) on procedural grounds. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/875 "2020-04-10T15:51:13Z")
In 1964, a pilot episode was filmed for a proposed television series about Alexander the Great. The series wasn’t picked up for production, but soon after, two of the stars of the pilot would go on to what became their signature acting roles: William Shatner, who played Alexander, was cast as Captain James T. Kirk on _Star Trek_, while Adam West, who played Cleander, was cast as Bruce Wayne on _Batman_. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/876 "2020-04-10T16:43:18Z")
William Shatner played Capt. James T. Kirk, commanding officer of the USS _Enterprise_, NCC-1701, who usually did not get along well with the alien race known as the Klingons. Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) was a Klingon and served as chief of security aboard the later USS _Enterprise_, NCC-1701-D. His only son’s name was Alexander. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/877 "2020-04-10T23:22:13Z")
William Shatner was born in Montreal, Canada. Many people think of his first role as being in a Twilight Zone episode, “Nick of Time” in 1960, but in fact his first _feature roll_ was as the youngest brother in “The Brothers Karamazov” in 1958. He had appeared in earlier works, but not as a featured actor. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/878 "2020-04-11T03:00:16Z")
It was probably a feature role, too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/879 "2020-04-11T05:02:59Z")
The 1958 film version of “The Brothers Karamazov” starred Lee J. Cobb as Fyodor Karamazov, the family patriarch, and Yul Brynner as Dmitri, the eldest brother. William Shatner was featured as Alexey, the youngest brother, and Claire Bloom played Katya, Dmitri’s fiancee. All four of these actors had connections to Russia; Brynner was born in Vladivostock and had Swiss-German, Russian and Buryat (Mongol) ancestry, while the other 3 all had a Russian Jewish parent or grandparent. ---
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Red October, also known as the October Uprising, or also the Great October Socialist Revolution, or also the Bolshevik Revolution, or also the October Revolution, was the uprising beginning on October 25, 1917 in Petrograd, Russia. Named Petrograd in 1914–1924, the city was renamed Leningrad in 1924-1991, and then renamed to Saint Petersburg after that. The city was named after Peter the Great (1672-1725). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950.md?page=43) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950.md?page=45)