# 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:** 1565
**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:** [August 20, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31287 "2016-08-20T14:28:49Z")
The Franklin’s Tale is a classic love triangle, with equality of the sexes in marriage an unusual theme for the times, and a wizard who can remove rocks from the coast of Brittany thrown in for good measure. ---
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An _ **Euler Triangle** _ is a spherical triangle formed on the surface of a sphere by three great circular arcs intersecting pairwise in three vertices. The spherical triangle is the spherical analog of the planar triangle. Whereas the sum of angles in a planar triangle add up to 180°, the sum of angles in an Euler triangle will add up to more than 180°. The sum of angles in an Euler triangle is strictly between π and 3π radians - between 180° and 540°. The amount by which one exceeds 180° is called the _ **excess** _ and is denoted _ **E** _. ---
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The Flatiron Building, a triangular 22-story steel-framed landmarked building located at 175 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper. Upon completion in 1902, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city at 20 floors high and one of only two skyscrapers north of 14th Street – the other being the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, one block east. The building sits on a triangular block formed by Fifth Avenue, Broadway, and East 22nd Street, with 23rd Street grazing the triangle’s northern (uptown) peak. As with numerous other wedge-shaped buildings, the name “Flatiron” derives from its resemblance to a cast-iron clothes iron. ---
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The Flatiron Building is adjacent to Madison Square. Madison Square is probably best known around the world for providing the name of Madison Square Garden, a sports arena and its successor which were located just northeast of the park for 47 years, until 1925. The current Madison Square Garden, the fourth such building, is not in the area. Notable buildings around Madison Square include the Flatiron Building, the Toy Center, the New York Life Building, the New York Merchandise Mart, the Appellate Division Courthouse, the Met Life Tower, and One Madison Park, a 50-story condominium tower. ---
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A Christmas Carol is a musical based on the Charles Dickens story, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens. The show was presented annually at New York City’s Paramount Theatre in Madison Square Garden from 1 December 1, 1994 to December 27, 2003. F. Murray Abraham, Tim Curry, Tony Randall, Roddy McDowall (in his final role), Frank Langella, Tony Roberts, Jim Dale, Kelsey Grammwer and Roger Daltrey have all played the iconic role of Ebenezer Scrooge ---
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At a young age, in 1942, actor Roddy McDowell became a household name when _How Green Was My Valley_ (1941) won the Academy Award for Best Picture. McDowell was 12 when he acted in that film. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31293 "2016-08-20T18:30:08Z")
Rowdy Roddy Piper, born in Saskatoon, was one of the all-time villains of the WWE. He usually appeared in the ring kilted and playing the pipes. ---
**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 20, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31294 "2016-08-20T18:32:48Z")
nm–Ninja’ed by the bloody Canadian…:p:D ---
**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 20, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31295 "2016-08-20T18:35:32Z")
Rowdy is the official mascot of the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys. He’s been the team’s mascot since 1996. ---
**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 20, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31296 "2016-08-20T18:47:01Z")
As Kinky Friedman (of Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys) has put it: Jewboys and Cowboys both like to wear hats indoors. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31297 "2016-08-20T19:49:31Z")
One of the ancient customs of the British House of Commons is that members can wear their hats in the chamber, provided they uncover when they rise to speak. ---
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In the U.S. Navy, it is required to remove one’s cover upon entering a building. It is also not required to salute indoors, unless at an official ceremony or captain’s mast. ---
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Traditionally, members of the nation’s veterans service organizations have rendered the hand-salute during the national anthem and at events involving the national flag only while wearing their organization’s official head-gear. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 contained an amendment to allow un-uniformed servicemembers, military retirees, and veterans to render a hand salute during the hoisting, lowering, or passing of the U.S. flag. A later amendment further authorized hand-salutes during the national anthem by veterans and out-of-uniform military personnel. This was included in the Defense Authorization Act of 2009, which President Bush signed on Oct. 14, 2008. ---
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Condoleezza Rice, at the time national security advisor to President George W. Bush, mistakenly referred to him once as “my husband” at a Washington dinner party. ---
**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 21, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31301 "2016-08-21T02:30:51Z")
Seems to be my day to be ninja’ed; and it was a _good_ response, too… ---
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RICE is a mnemonic for four elements of treatment for soft tissue injuries – Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. It is now considered a first-aid treatment, rather than a cure for soft tissue injuries. The aim is to manage discomfort and internal bleeding. ---
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Condoleezza Rice’s name is derived from the music term _con dolcezza,_ which means “with sweetness” in Italian. ---
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The International Rice Genebank, maintained by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters in the Philippines, holds more than 127,000 rice accessions and wild relatives. It is the biggest collection of rice genetic diversity in the world. Countries from all over the world send their rice to IRRI for safe keeping, to ensure the long-term preservation of rice biodiversity as a part of the global strategy for conservation of rice genetic resources. ---
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On May 18, 1891, Massachusetts-born businessman William Marsh Rice chartered the William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science, and Art as a gift to the city of Houston, where he made his fortune. The terms of the charter required that work on the new institute would begin only after Rice’s death. On September 23, 1900, Rice was chloroformed to death by his valet, Charlie Jones, who had conspired with an unscrupulous lawyer, Albert Patrick, to murder the aging millionaire and claim his estate using a forged will. When an autopsy ordered by Rice’s attorney, Captain James A. Baker, revealed evidence of poisoning, Jones agreed to provide state’s evidence in return for immunity from prosecution. Patrick was convicted of murder and sent to Sing Sing. He was pardoned in 1912, the same year that classes began at the Rice Institute. ---
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Massachusetts is one of only two states in the Union with its own naval ensign — the other is Maine, which was part of Massachusetts until 1820. > **[Flag of Massachusetts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Massachusetts)** > > The flag of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the flag of Massachusetts. It has been represented by official but limited-purpose flags since 1676, though until 1908 it had no state flag per se to represent its government. A variant of the white flag with blue seal was carried by each of the Massachusetts volunteer regiments during the American Civil War alongside the National Colors. An exception were the two "Irish regiments" (the 9th and 28th Volunteers), each of which was permitted to carr... > **[Flag of Maine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Maine)** > > The flag of the state of Maine features Maine's state coat of arms on a blue field. In the center of the shield, a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman represent the traditional reliance on agriculture and the sea by the state. The North Star represents the state motto: dirigo ("I Lead"). > The design commonly used omits the circular ring prescribed by Maine Law as a part of the Maine Arms and moves the "Sea and Forest Scene" from the outside of the shield to the inside of the s... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1564) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1566)