# 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:** 75
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1482 "2020-06-24T14:49:20Z")
The Kings are a Canadian rock band. They are best known for their pair of songs, “This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ To Glide,” which were released as a double A-side single in 1980, and which were a modest hit in both the U.S. (#43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart) and in Canada (#59). ---
**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:** [June 25, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1483 "2020-06-25T15:59:55Z")
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state of Canada as well as that of Great Britain and several other Commonwealth countries. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1484 "2020-06-25T17:11:20Z")
Queen Elizabeth I was the Queen of England from 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Despite being imprisoned for almost a year during the reign of her half-sister, Mary I, Elizabeth assumed the throne upon Mary’s death. She was succeeded by her first cousin twice removed, James VI of Scotland. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1485 "2020-06-25T17:11:43Z")
The U.S. Army Field Manual used to claim “40 to 45% of body heat is lost through the head”, but this is not true, according to the British Medical Journal. This heat-loss myth probably came from experiments in the 1950s, when military researchers exposed subjects to frigid temperatures. In 2006, scientists tested subjects in cold water with and without wetsuits, sometimes with their heads out of water and sometimes with their heads submerged. They found that the head accounts for about 7% of the body’s surface area, and heat loss is proportional to the amount of skin showing. At most, according to a [2008 report in BMJ](http://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/11/02/head-cover-cold), a person loses 7% to 10% of their body heat through their head. Ninja’d! ETA these experiments did not cause any subject’s death ---
**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:** [June 25, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1486 "2020-06-25T17:28:24Z")
After being convicted of plotting to murder her cousin, Elizabeth, Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed by beheading on February 8, 1587. The execution did not go smoothly; it took three blows from the executioner’s axe to fully behead her (the first blow hit the back of her head, the second blow failed to cut through completely). ---
**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:** [June 25, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1487 "2020-06-25T17:46:48Z")
The Queensborough Bridge is just under 1 km long and is located in New Westminster BC CAN. [Google Maps](https://is.gd/eBrKDF) \<\< map The Queensboro Bridge is just over 1 km long and is located in New York City NY USA. [Google Maps](https://is.gd/uSRLjE) \<\< map It is just under 3,000 miles from the Queensboro Bridge in NYC to the Queensborough Bridge in BC. [https://is.gd/0erbCH](https://is.gd/0erbCH) \<\< map ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1488 "2020-06-26T04:28:52Z")
Sydney, Canada, is a ferry port for travelers going to the easternmost provincial capital. Sidney, Canada, is a ferry port for travelers going to the westernmost provincial capital. They are 5,000 km apart. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1489 "2020-06-26T13:38:23Z")
Per Wiki, on 25 October 2009, turf was laid across the eight lanes of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia, and 6,000 people celebrated a picnic on the bridge accompanied by live music. The event was repeated in 2010. Although originally scheduled again in 2011, this event was moved to Bondi Beach due to traffic concerns about the prolonged closing of the bridge. > **[Sydney Harbour Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, spanning Sydney Harbour from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore. The view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is widely regarded as an iconic image of Sydney, and of Australia itself. Nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design, the bridge carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. > Under the direction of... ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1490 "2020-06-26T14:26:02Z")
The Golden Gate Bridge in California has been closed three times due to high winds: in 1951, 1982, and 1983. Each time the closure lasted between 3 and 4 hours. In 1987, the bridge was closed for six hours for the 50th Anniversary Bridge Walk. The Bridge was closed for three days—January 10 to 12, 2015—for the installation of a moveable median barrier. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1491 "2020-06-26T15:36:44Z")
The GGB, the Golden Gate Bridge, can support six lanes of traffic in total for both northbound and southbound traffic. Depending on traffic and commute patterns, a movable median typically changes the traffic configuration from the standard 3 NB and 3 SB lanes, to 4 lanes in one direction and 2 in the other. The GGB’s MMB, the Golden Gate Bridge’s Movable Median Barrier, was installed five years ago and replaced the previous median of 19” x 4” vertical plastic tubes spaced every 25 feet to separate opposing lanes of travel. The previous plastic median was pathetic, IMHO. The MMB is 32” high and 12” wide. It has concrete segments linked together, and “zipper trucks” move the segments over to change lane configurations. With the previous plastic median, and even with a reduced speed limit of 45 MPH there were about 3 head-on collisions per year on the GGB. Since the MMB was installed, there have been no head-on collisions on the GGB. More than ten other MMBs are also installed on other bridges. One of the first MMB systems was installed in 1990 on Auckland Harbour Bridge. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1492 "2020-06-26T15:55:24Z")
A “[Jersey barrier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_barrier)” (also known as a New Jersey Wall or K-rail) is a style of modular traffic barrier, typically made from steel-reinforced concrete or plastic. It consists of an upright wall with a flared bottom – the flared bottom helps to reduce damage caused to vehicles which come into contact with the wall, by causing the vehicle’s tires to ride up onto the flare. The Jersey barrier was originally developed in the 1950s, at the Stevens Institute of Technology, at the direction of the New Jersey State Highway Department. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1493 "2020-06-26T15:58:08Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > …The GGB’s MMB, the Golden Gate Bridge’s Movable Median Barrier, was installed five years ago and replaced the previous median of 19” x 4” vertical plastic tubes spaced every 25 feet to separate opposing lanes of travel. The previous plastic median was pathetic, IMHO. > > The MMB is 32” high and 12” wide. It has concrete segments linked together, and “zipper trucks” move the segments over to change lane configurations… Didn’t know that - thanks! Good trivia. An interesting video here of how it works: [Barrier transfer machine - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier_transfer_machine) In play: The state flags of New Jersey and New Mexico are the only ones with yellow or yellow-ish fields. > **[Coat of arms and flag of New Jersey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_and_flag_of_New_Jersey)** > > The coat of arms of the state of New Jersey includes: > It was originally designed by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere in 1777 and was modified slightly in 1928. > The seal is the central motif in the flag of New Jersey and the great seal of the state of New Jersey. > The coat of arms contains a horse's head; beneath that is a helmet, showing that New Jersey governs itself, and it has three plows on a shield to highlight the state's agriculture tradition, which shows why the state has the nickname “Garden... > **[Flag of New Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_New_Mexico)** > > The official flag of New Mexico, a subnational polity of the United States, consists of a red sun symbol of the Zia people on a field of gold (yellow). It was officially adopted in 1925 to highlight the state's Native American and Hispano heritage: It combines a symbol of the Puebloan people, who have ancient roots in the state, with the colors of the flag of Spain, which established and ruled Nuevo México for over two and a half centuries. > The New Mexico flag is among the most unique and iconic... ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1494 "2020-06-26T17:41:15Z")
Jèrriais, the Norman French language spoken by natives of Jersey in the Channel Islands, is currently classified as _threatened_ by the [Endangered Languages Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_Languages_Project). Jèrriais is now the first language of a very small minority. Until the 19th century it was the everyday language of the majority of the population, and even until the Second World War, up to half the population could communicate in the language. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1495 "2020-06-26T18:55:57Z")
The island of Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands between France and England. map \>\> [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/@49.241902,-2.6339256,9z) The island of Santa Cruz is the largest of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California, near Santa Barbara and Ventura. map \>\> [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/@34.089781,-119.8699004,10.16z) ---
**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:** [June 26, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1496 "2020-06-26T19:45:56Z")
Three actors who appeared in the 1987 science-fiction action film _Predator_ later pursued careers in politics: - Arnold Schwarzenegger served as Governor of California from 2003 to 2011 - Jesse Ventura served as mayor of Brooklyn Park, MN, from 1991 to 1995, then as Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003 - Sonny Landham ran unsuccessfully three times for political office in Kentucky (running for Governor in 2003, for the Kentucky state senate in 2004, and for the U.S. Senate in 2008) ---
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17 men who served as President of the USA also previously served as Governor of a state. The first of these was Thomas Jefferson, who was Governor of Virginia before being elected President. The last was George W. Bush, who was the Governor of Texas prior to being President. ---
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In 1989, George W. Bush purchased controlling interest in the MLB Texas Rangers, together with other investors. He initially invested $800,000. For five years he was the managing general partner for the Rangers. In 1998, he sold his shares of the Rangers for $15,000,000. Not a bad return of investment over about 10 years. ---
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Singer Bing Crosby was 25% owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Which in those days, made him no money. In the 50s, baseball club owners owned teams as civic donations, like art museums and symphony orchestras, so the city could be proud of having one. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1500 "2020-06-27T02:56:25Z")
Actor/singer Danny Kaye was a lifelong baseball fan, particularly of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. Kaye was a leader of the investor group which was awarded an expansion team in the American League in 1976; that expansion team began play in 1977, as the Seattle Mariners. Kaye remained a part-owner of the Mariners until 1985. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950/1501 "2020-06-27T04:26:33Z")
There have been two warships named the USS _Seattle_ to serve in the United States Navy, an armored cruiser struck from the Navy List in 1946 and a fast combat support ship struck in 2005. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-ii-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia-continued-part-1/846950.md?page=76)