# Trivia Dominoes: Play Off the Last Bit of Trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 4, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657 "2010-02-04T08:12:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1538
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/30747 "2016-07-20T12:17:32Z")
The townspeople hate air shows like the Thunderbirds. They come to local festivals and spend all week, flying low over populated places, terrifying pets and breaking windows. Local residents try to get rid of them but the tourism industry shouts them down. ---
**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 20, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/30748 "2016-07-20T12:32:47Z")
The top tourism attraction in England is considered to be the British Museum, followed by the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Tower of London (per tripadvisor ratings) ---
**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 20, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/30749 "2016-07-20T13:16:08Z")
The Tower of London has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England. When not in use, the Crown Jewels are on public display, mainly in the Jewel House, a vault at the Tower of London, where they are seen by over two million visitors from across the world every year. Although they are part of the Royal Collection and owned by the king or queen for the duration of his or her reign, the Crown Jewels do not belong to the monarch personally. ---
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The Tower of London also had a long history of being used as a prison (1100-1952), inmates including many out of favor royals, some of whom were murdered during their incarcerations. At one time 600 Jews were held there, accused of “coin clipping”. ---
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Fisher’s Island is a small island just off the coast of Connecticut and can only be reached by car by using a ferry out of New London. Despite its location, it’s part of New York State. It is part of Southold Town on the north fork of Long Island, though you have to use two ferries to drive there. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/30752 "2016-07-20T15:02:51Z")
Oliver Cromwell actively sought Jewish merchants and tradesmen for England. The once substantial English Jewish community had endured pogroms and other indignities before being ordered to leave by Edward I in 1290; by the time Cromwell was in power many of the intellectual elites and financially most powerful men in Amsterdam were Jews who traded with the Spanish crown and Spanish companies and Cromwell offered many incentives for those who would move to or open businesses in London to help him compete economically with Spain. Among other considerations, Jews were granted freedom to worship without having to take religious oaths or pay taxes to the church. When the monarchy was restored upon Cromwell’s death Charles II ignored requests to evict the Jews, apparently finding this one thing on which he agreed with Cromwell. ---
**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 20, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/30753 "2016-07-20T16:28:06Z")
After posting this play at post #30735, > [@Bullitt](#): > > The USAF Thunderbirds, throughout their history since 1953, have flown the following airplanes: > > 1953: [**F-84G Thunderjet**](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=usaf+thunderbirds+F-84+Thunderjet&view=detailv2&&id=F06A84188036BA256DE10AB65306D1236C4947B1&selectedIndex=3&ccid=WjV%2fsu6f&simid=608048103246136329&thid=OIP.M5a357fb2ee9fc193d164e19124ba1a02o0&ajaxhist=0) > 1955: [**F-84F Thunderstreak**](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=usaf+thunderbirds+F-84F+Thunderstreak&view=detailv2&&id=9B4D877533CE11B24B8CC5E7076E13DDABD08795&selectedIndex=14&ccid=U%2bj9rOzq&simid=608046140433435733&thid=OIP.M53e8fdacecea2a3f4683989e0a49276co0&ajaxhist=0) > 1956: [**F-100 Super Sabre**](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=usaf+thunderbirds+F-100+Super+Sabre&view=detailv2&&id=8205CC7C0660E3C03FE013E0D42E3C5EA561C534&selectedIndex=10&ccid=rkncd1Nb&simid=607996043961044316&thid=OIP.Mae49dc77535b2d8518b82b4f3274a823o0&ajaxhist=0) > 1969: [**F-4 Phantom**](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=usaf+thunderbirds+F-4+Phantom&view=detailv2&&id=80E8813604D03B7E64EE503735F4FDAEC31C1011&selectedIndex=10&ccid=2CmjmpoM&simid=608027208232011684&thid=OIP.Md829a39a9a0c59c716297461f5dea072o0&ajaxhist=0) > 1974: [**T-38 Talon**](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=usaf+thunderbirds+T-38+Talon&view=detailv2&&id=6CC34EBFCB17CA99FDC9E6FB427BB69AC9B15777&selectedIndex=1&ccid=AjcKSA9l&simid=608049679496449544&thid=OIP.M02370a480f65b77d36708cfd3ffab4feo0&ajaxhist=0) > 1983: **[F-16 Fighting Falcon](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=usaf+thunderbirds+F-16+Fighting+Falcon&view=detailv2&&id=A892829C9A464C278DC3DF5B0B8BAD9E94D72749&selectedIndex=11&ccid=MePtRSty&simid=608003856498888286&thid=OIP.M31e3ed452b727485086f9ed6023b96a0o0&ajaxhist=0)** > > Comment: they put on a beautiful show. I just _ **had to** _ post this play! (and this is my play, and it works here - compete) The US Navy Blue Angels, throughout their history since 1946, have flown the following airplanes: 1946: **[F6F Hellcat](https://www.google.com/search?q=us+navy+blue+angels&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyiaOlo4LOAhUMx2MKHYOnDcQQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=us+navy+blue+angels+F6F+Hellcat&imgrc=Hxn7jsXqslOSLM%3A)** 1946: [**F8F Bearcat**](https://www.google.com/search?q=us+navy+blue+angels&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyiaOlo4LOAhUMx2MKHYOnDcQQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=us+navy+blue+angels+F8F-1+Bearcat&imgrc=0oGkfthGUFn_4M%3A) 1949: [**F9F-2 Panther**](https://www.google.com/search?q=us+navy+blue+angels&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyiaOlo4LOAhUMx2MKHYOnDcQQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=us+navy+blue+angels+F9F-2+Panther&imgrc=fylI6jzjIRUrNM%3A) 1955: [**F9F-6 Cougar**](https://www.google.com/search?q=us+navy+blue+angels&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiamLH2rILOAhVGxWMKHdMOBLEQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=us+navy+blue+angels+F9F-6+Cougar&imgrc=YOc0f4BhgAtV8M%3A) 1957: [**F11F Tiger**](https://www.google.com/search?q=us+navy+blue+angels&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyiaOlo4LOAhUMx2MKHYOnDcQQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=us+navy+blue+angels+F11F+Tiger&imgrc=fGZtSaYQvYkLtM%3A) 1969: [**F-4 Phantom**](https://www.google.com/search?q=us+navy+blue+angels&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyiaOlo4LOAhUMx2MKHYOnDcQQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=us+navy+blue+angels+F-4+Phantom&imgrc=o6IlKo0kJqksBM%3A) 1974: [**A-4 Skyhawk**](https://www.google.com/search?q=us+navy+blue+angels&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyiaOlo4LOAhUMx2MKHYOnDcQQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=us+navy+blue+angels+A-4+Skyhawk&imgrc=pfbBCaLpERHWBM%3A) 1986: [**F/A-18 Hornet**](https://www.google.com/search?q=us+navy+blue+angels&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyiaOlo4LOAhUMx2MKHYOnDcQQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=us+navy+blue+angels+F%2FA-18+Hornet&imgrc=pC_sY89c-Vx_TM%3A) Therefore, to date the only plane that both teams flew was the F-4 Phantom, and they flew them at the same time from 1969 to 1973. This was when I first saw either aerobatic team perform, and I saw them both perform in Phantoms. Potential pilots for both teams compete for the honor to perform with the aerobatic teams. Comment: and they also put on a beautiful show! ---
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15 Wing Moose Jaw is the homebase of the RCAF acrobatic team, the Snowbirds. Due to their proximity to Regina, we often get Snowbird fly-overs at Rider games. ---
**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 20, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/30755 "2016-07-20T16:52:48Z")
The aerobatic team RCAF Golden Hawks were founded in 1959. They flew the [F-86 Sabre](https://www.google.com/search?q=rcaf+snowbirds&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=nvi&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlwMmov4LOAhUX1mMKHam7B0UQ_AUICSgD&biw=1024&bih=672#hl=en-us&tbm=isch&q=rcaf+golden+hawks+F-86+Sabre&imgrc=iu9ugWIyNnKxLM%3A). Added: The Golden Hawks pioneered a two-aircraft head-on coordinated solo program which virtually every military team since has adopted in various ways. They created the Coordinated Two Aircraft 360, where two aircraft fly in opposite directions at low level at about 350 miles an hour, at about seven gravities, in a horizontal circle and pass each other on both sides of the circle. The legacy of the Golden Hawks lives on with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the Hawk One demonstration team established at Vintage Wings of Canada in 2009 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada. ---
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The dark-eyed junco is one of the most varied birds in the world. In North America, it occurs in six different plumage forms, which are easily distinguishable in the field, and occupy different geographical ranges and niches… They were previously thought to be different species, bur are now considered subspecies of one. The most common one, the slate-colored form, is widely called “snowbird”, owing to it annual winter appearance at town feeders in the temperate zones, but it spends the summers in the boreal and arctic climes. ---
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Slate is a fine-grained metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The word “slate” is also used for certain types of object made from slate rock, such as a writing slate. This was traditionally a small smooth piece of the rock, often framed in wood, used with chalk as a notepad or noticeboard, and especially for recording charges in pubs and inns. ---
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SLATE, a pioneer organization of the New Left and precursor of the Free Speech Movement and formative counterculture era, was a campus political party at the University of California, Berkeley from 1958 to 1966. ---
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Mr. Rockhead Sylvester Nate Oscar George Slate runs the Bedrock Quarrel and Gravel Company, where Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble work. ---
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The 72 stone steps before the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have become known as the “Rocky Steps” as a result of their appearance in the Sylvester Stallone films Rocky and five of its sequels, Rocky II, III, V, Rocky Balboa and Creed, in which the eponymous character runs up the steps to the song “Gonna Fly Now”. Tourists often mimic Rocky’s famous climb, and a bronze statue of Rocky, briefly situated at the top of the steps for the filming of Rocky III, is now located at the bottom right of the steps and is a popular photo opportunity for visitors. The top of the steps offers a commanding view of Eakins Oval, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and Philadelphia City Hall. ---
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“Cold Fever” is a 1995 Icelandic road movie, depicting the travels of a Japanese man across Iceland in a _ **’72** _ Citroen DS-21. It was jokingly promoted as the best Icelandic-Japanese road movie of 1995. ---
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The Citroën DS was manufactured and sold from 1955 to 1975. It is a Bertoni-designed car. It was the first mass-produced car with disc brakes. ---
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The pre-DS Citroen Traction-Avant came out in 1934, also available in diesel. It pioneered mass production of three revolutionary features that are still in use today: a unitary body with no separate frame, four-wheel independent suspension, and front-wheel drive. The beautiful suicide-door body style is de rigeur in European detective and spy thrillers of the era. ---
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The modern Diesel engine incorporates the features of direct (airless) injection and compression-ignition. Both ideas were patented by Akroyd Stuart and Charles Richard Binney in May 1890. Rudolf Diesel was, however, subsequently credited with the compression ignition engine innovation, despite Akroyd-Stuart’s engine being patented two years earlier. Diesel went on to improve his engine further, whereas Akroyd Stuart stopped development on his engine in 1893. ---
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Comedy writer Rosie Shuster is the daughter Frank Shuster, a comedian of Wayne and Shuster fame, a cousin of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, the ex-wife of Saturday Night Live’s creator, Lorne Michaels, and a former partner of Dan Akroyd. ---
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The “Bonanza” patriarch Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan “Chaim” Greene on February 12, 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He began his career in radio broadcasting and worked his way up to doing newscasts on the progress of World War two on the Canadian Broadcasting Company. With his deep voice and frequent announcements of dire war news, he acquired the nickname “The voice of doom.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1537) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1539)