# 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:** 1571
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31407 "2016-08-27T03:26:56Z")
Thomas Sean Connery, who dropped his first name when he went into showbiz, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 25, 1930. He just turned 86. He was referred to as “Tommy” in his youth, and his first job was as a milkman. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31408 "2016-08-27T03:57:25Z")
The original Broadway cast of _The Who’s Tommy_ performed a one-night-only reunion benefit concert at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City on December 15, 2008. Produced by The Path Fund/Rockers on Broadway, the concert was a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Broadway Dreams Foundation and the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation. ---
**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 27, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31409 "2016-08-27T14:04:33Z")
During her career, actress Ann-Margret has been nominated twice for an Academy Award. In _Carnal Knowledge_ (1971) she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and lost to Cloris Leachman (_The Last Picture Show_). In _Tommy_ (1975) she was nominated for Best Actress and lost to Louise Fletcher (_One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest_). A motorcyclist in her day, Ann-Margret was featured in Triumph motorcycles’ official ads in the 1960s. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31410 "2016-08-27T14:12:55Z")
Although romantically linked to Elvis Presley early on, Ann-Margret has been married to actor Roger Smith since 1967. ---
**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 27, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31411 "2016-08-27T14:35:25Z")
Ann-Margret met Elvis in 1964, when she was 23 and he was 29. When Ann-Margret started performing in Las Vegas three years later, Elvis came to see her. For every one of her Vegas openings, until his death in 1977, he sent her a guitar-shaped arrangement of flowers. ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31412 "2016-08-27T15:38:04Z")
A keen motorcyclist, Ann-Margret was featured in Triumph Motorcycles’ official advertisements in the 1960s. She suffered three broken ribs and a fractured shoulder when she was thrown off a motorcycle she was riding in rural Minnesota in 2000. ---
**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 27, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31413 "2016-08-27T15:40:40Z")
Billy Joel has no bone in his left thumb, since his 1982 motorcycle accident. Joel is right-handed, though believes left-handed people have an advantage when playing the piano. ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31414 "2016-08-27T16:27:11Z")
Most primate males have a bone in their penis. Human males are the exception, references to “boners” notwithstanding. ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31415 "2016-08-27T16:58:06Z")
Men need to have erections regularly to keep their penis in shape. “It has to be essentially exercised,” says Tobias Kohler, MD, assistant professor of urology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31416 "2016-08-27T19:40:03Z")
Contrary to what most people think, it’s entirely possible to have orgasms, with full ejaculation, without having erections. ---
**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 27, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31417 "2016-08-27T19:53:09Z")
Lesbian women orgasm 13.1% more often than straight women. And… In the time it takes you to read this sentence, about 250,000 people worldwide will have an orgasm. :dubious: ---
**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 27, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31418 "2016-08-27T20:10:40Z")
250,000 Japanese Yen equals approximately $2,455.80 in United States currency as of this date. ---
**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 27, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31419 "2016-08-27T20:33:35Z")
The highest valued currencies in the world are, approximately and in $ USD: KWD = $3.28: **دينار** ; Kuwaiti Dinar BHD = $2.65: **دينار** ; Bahraini Dinar OMR = $2.60: **ريال** ; Omani Rial GBP = $1.42: **£** ; British Pound EUR = $1.09: **€** ; Euro USD = 1.00; \*\***; US Dollar CHF = $0.99; ₣; Swiss Franc LYD = $0.74; دينار; Libyan Dinar BND = 0.70; \*\*B**; Bruneian Dollar SGD = 0.70; \*\*S**; Singapore Dollar AUD = 0.69; \*\*A, AU$**; Australian Dollar ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31420 "2016-08-27T23:43:53Z")
The West African CFA franc is the currency of eight independent states in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Sénégal and Togo. ---
**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 28, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31421 "2016-08-28T02:35:30Z")
The British guinea was a gold coin, originally nominally one pound, but the value fluctuated with changes to the price of gold and silver. It was eventually fixed at the value of 21 shillings. Services offered to the upper class were often priced in guineas, as were professional services, such as solicitors’ fees. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31422 "2016-08-28T04:30:14Z")
Salaries for qualified solicitors range from £25,000 to £75,000. Experience, type of cases and specialist area, location and employer can all affect levels of pay. Partners in large firms or heads of in-house legal departments can earn in excess of £100,000. ---
**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 28, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31423 "2016-08-28T04:31:04Z")
You can buy one ounce gold proof coins, 2016s, today from the US Mint - only $1,660 for the American Eagle coin, and $1,690 for the American Buffalo coin. Click now, our operators are standing by: [http://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/gold-coins/](http://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/gold-coins/) ETA: ninja’d by **panache45** , but my play still works because we’re talking money. ---
**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 28, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31424 "2016-08-28T04:59:57Z")
A belated thank you to **The Stainless Steel Rat** for rescuing the direction we’d been going, by making this play: > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > 250,000 Japanese Yen equals approximately $2,455.80 in United States currency as of this date. Still in play:. > [@Bullitt](#): > > You can buy one ounce gold proof coins, 2016s, today from the US Mint - only $1,660 for the American Eagle coin, and $1,690 for the American Buffalo coin. > > Click now, our operators are standing by: [http://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/gold-coins/](http://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/gold-coins/) > > ETA: ninja’d by **panache45** , but my play still works because we’re talking money. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31425 "2016-08-28T11:32:13Z")
Known in the numismatic world as a “Moby Dick Coin”, the Ecuadorian 8 Escudos doubloon, minted in Quito, Ecuador, between 1838 and 1843, is the one ounce of gold “sixteen dollar piece” Captain Ahab nails to the mast of the Pequod, promising it to the first man who “raises” Moby-Dick. Herman Melville described it in detail: > [@](#): > > Now those noble golden coins of South America are as medals of the sun and tropic token-pieces. Here palms, alpacas, and volcanoes; sun’s disks and stars, ecliptics, horns-of-plenty, and rich banners waving, are in luxuriant profusion stamped; so that the precious gold seems almost to derive an added preciousness and enhancing glories, by passing through those fancy mints, so Spanishly poetic. > > It so chanced that the doubloon of the Pequod was a most wealthy example of these things. On its round border it bore the letters, Republica del Ecuador: Quito. So this bright coin came from a country planted in the middle of the world, and beneath the great equator, and named after it; and it had been cast midway up the Andes, in the unwaning clime that knows no autumn. Zoned by those letters you saw the likeness of three Andes’ summits; from one a flame; a tower on another; on the third a crowing cock; while arching over all was a segment of the partitioned zodiac, the signs all marked with their usual cabalistics, and the keystone sun entering the equinoctial point at Libra. ---
**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 28, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/31426 "2016-08-28T12:21:49Z")
Quito, Ecuador, is the highest capital city in the world. Quito sits at 9,350’ ASL. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1570) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1572)