# 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:** 1551
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31007 "2016-08-02T21:41:46Z")
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in 1930s pulp novels, and then in a wide variety of media.One of the most famous adventure heroes of the 20th century United States, The Shadow has been featured on the radio, in a long-running pulp magazine series, in comic books, comic strips, television, serials, video games, and at least five films. The radio drama of The Shadow, which debuted on July 31, 1930 included episodes voiced by Orson Welles. ---
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Orson Welles made a film version of _Macbeth_ in 1948, in collaboration with Republic Studios, better known for its Roy Rogers films. It was shot on leftover sets for the westerns that were normally made at Republic Studios. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31009 "2016-08-02T22:21:08Z")
H. G. Wells and Orson Welles met for the first and only time in late October 1940, shortly before the second anniversary of the Mercury Theatre broadcast of the latter’s reading of the former’s work of fiction "The War of the Worlds, “when they both happened to be lecturing in San Antonio, Texas. On October 28, 1940, the two men visited the studios of KTSA radio for an interview by Charles C. Shaw, who introduced them by characterizing the panic generated by the broadcast”: “The country at large was frightened almost out of its wits”. H. G. Wells expressed good-natured skepticism about the actual extent of the panic caused by “this sensational Halloween spree. Are you sure there was such a panic in America or wasn’t it your Halloween fun?” ---
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Ralph James, the voice and character actor who did the voice for the Mr. Turtle character in the 1970s commercials for Tootsie Pops lolly pops (Q: “How many licks does it take to get to the middle of a Tootsie Pop?” A: “The world may never know.”), also did the voice for the never-seen character Orson in _Mork and Mindy_. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31011 "2016-08-02T22:23:39Z")
The character of Mork on Mork & Mindy was played by a then-unknown Robin Williams, who impressed producer Garry Marshall with his quirky comedic ability as soon as they met. When asked to take a seat at the audition, Williams immediately sat on his head on the chair and Marshall cast him on the spot, and later wryly commented that Williams was the only alien who auditioned for the role. ---
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Garry Marshall (R.I.P., 13 November 1934 - 19 July 2016) was a writer for Jack Paar’s _The Tonight Show_ before writing for _The Danny Thomas Show_, _The Dick Van Dyke Show_, and _The Lucy Show_. Afterward, he adapted Neil Simon’s _The Odd Couple_ for television. He was the sole creator for _Happy Days_ which was based on a segment of _Love, American Style_ titled _Love and the Happy Days_. That segment starred future _Happy Days_ stars Ron Howard, Marion Ross, and Anson Williams. Marshall also solely created the _Happy Days_ spinoffs _Laverne and Shirley_ and Mork & Mindy. Garry Marshall’s acting credits include roles in the movies _Goldfinger_, and _A League of Their Own_. ---
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Charles Brewster “Charley” Ross was the first high-profile kidnapping victim in the US in 1874. Ross and his brother were lured into a carriage. His brother was released, but Charley was never heard from again despite extensive press coverage. ---
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The common admonition “don’t take candy from strangers” is said to have come from Charley Ross’ abduction in 1874. The Ross brothers, ages 4 and 5 when abducted, were playing in their front yard in Philadelphia. Two strange men pulled up in a horse-drawn carriage and offered candy to go for a ride with them. The boys were lured by candy from the strangers. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31015 "2016-08-03T02:06:39Z")
Candy Crush Saga is a mobile match-three puzzle video game released by King on April 12, 2012, for Facebook. Other versions for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Microsoft Windows followed. It is a variation on their browser game Candy Crush. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31016 "2016-08-03T02:09:27Z")
[del]“Strangers in the Night” was the title song for Sinatra’s 1966 album, which became his most commercially successful album. It was his first number 1 song since 1955. Sinatra’s recording won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. However, he despised the song, calling it the worst song he ever heard.[/del] Nvm, ninja’d ---
**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:** [August 3, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31017 "2016-08-03T02:10:33Z")
[del]Mark Zuckerberg designed Facebook in blue because he is color blind, and the shade of blue he used was easier for him to see.[/del] Ninja’d. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31018 "2016-08-03T02:16:04Z")
OK then I’ll un-ninja mine! Mark Zuckerberg designed Facebook in blue because he is color blind, and the shade of blue he used was easier for him to see. ---
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The team colors of Shady Side Academy, prep school _alma mater_ of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, are blue and gold. The school is now in Fox Chapel, just northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31020 "2016-08-03T03:06:58Z")
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The Los Angeles Rams, who are returning to Los Angeles from St. Louis for the 2016 season, have uniforms of blue and gold. They first adopted blue and gold in 1938. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31022 "2016-08-03T05:17:31Z")
The Ancient Ram Inn, in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England, was built in 1145 on an ancient burial ground, and because of knives and bones found on the site is believed to be the scene of child sacrifice. According to paranormal observers it is one of the most haunted buildings in Britain. ---
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Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia was located in the former Gloucester Shire government area. Gloucester Shire was disolved earlier this year and absorbed into the Mid-Coast Council that was formed in May 2016 through a merger of the Gloucester Shire, Great Lakes and City of Greater Taree councils. ---
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_The Tailor of Gloucester_ was the only one of the 24 Beatrix Potter “tales” published by Frederick Warne to feature a human protagonist. Like the other tales, starting with _The Tale of Peter Rabbit_ in 1902, animals play a prominent role; the tailor’s housekeeper is a cat and when he falls ill, mice to whom he has been kind finish his work. Potter was an innovator in her time, one of the first children’s writers to use illustrations to carefully complement the text; she insisted that her publishers print “small books for small hands” in contrast to the large, heavy collections then in vogue. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31025 "2016-08-03T13:11:45Z")
Susan Witting Albert writes the China Bayles mystery series, the Darling Dahlias series, the Robin Paige Victoria mysteries (co-written with her husband, Bill and The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, a series of mysteries featuring author Beatrix Potter. ---
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In her career, Susan Wittig Albert has been the vice president for academic affairs at Southwest Texas State University. In 2003, that university’s name was changed to Texas State University-San Marcos. In 2013, the name was changed to Texas State University. The Texas State University System has four comprehensive universities: Lamar University in Beaumont, Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Sul Ross State University in Alpine, and Texas State University in San Marcos. Sul Ross State University in Alpine is named for former Texas governor and Civil War Confederate general Lawrence Sullivan Ross. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1550) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1552)