# 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:** 1659
**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:** [December 3, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33167 "2016-12-03T13:13:16Z")
**Elephant** Island is an ice-covered mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean. Its name was given by early explorers sighting elephant seals on its shores. The island is situated 152 miles north-northeast of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula 550 miles southeast of Cape Horn. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33168 "2016-12-03T15:51:58Z")
Three warships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS _Elephant_. Two other ships were originally given that name, but subsequently renamed. The most recent commissioned warship of that name was a 74-gun third-rate vessel launched in 1786 and broken up in 1830. ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33169 "2016-12-03T16:00:42Z")
On August 1, 1801, the American schooner\* USS Enterprise\* captured the Tripolitan **vessel** \* Tripoli \*off the coast of modern-day Libya. Barbary pirates had seized American merchant ships and holding the crews for ransom. It was the first military action in foreign lands and seas authorized by Congress. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33170 "2016-12-03T18:27:45Z")
The line “the shores of Tripoli” in the Marine Hymn refers to the Barbary War of 1801-1805, specifically the Battle of Derne in 1805. The Hymn is the oldest official song in the United States Armed Forces. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33171 "2016-12-03T21:52:12Z")
Tripoli (_Tarabulus_ in Arabic) is a Greek word meaning ‘three cities’. Tripoli was originally founded by the Phoenicians, who named it Oea. There is also a Tripoli, Lebanon, also founded by the Phoenicians. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33172 "2016-12-03T23:04:34Z")
The Tri-cities of Pasco, Richland and Kennewick are located in central Washington state. By an odd quirk, Tri-Cities Regional Airport is located in Blountville, Tennessee. The Tri-cities of Davenport IA and Moline and Rock Island IL are called the Quad Cities, implying a fourth one, but there is no historical agreement about what the fourth one might be. There are several other towns in the vicinity, each of which calls itself the fourth one, and denies that there is a fifth one as well… ---
**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:** [December 4, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33173 "2016-12-04T00:25:43Z")
There are a number of areas in the 48 contiguous United States known informally as tri-state areas. Often, a tri-state area is an area associated with a town or metropolis that lies across three states. The New York metropolitan area, which covers parts of the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is one of the most commonly identified tri-state areas. It is frequently referenced in New York TV and radio. The Delaware Valley region, which includes eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware, is also referred to as a tri-state area in radio and TV advertising in the Philadelphia market. Four other prominent areas that have been labeled tri-state areas are the Cincinnati tri-state area, including Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; the Pittsburgh tri-state area, covering parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia; the Chicago tri-state area, also known as Chicagoland, which includes parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin; and the Greater Memphis area or Mid-South consisting of West Tennessee, North Mississippi, and the Arkansas delta. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33174 "2016-12-04T01:05:19Z")
I grew up in the Ohio-Penna.-W.Va. tri-state area! The USS _Ohio_ is the oldest Trident ballistic missile submarine in the U.S. Navy. In 2003-2006, she was converted to a conventional missile submarine, one of four _Ohio_-class subs thus adapted; the others are USS _Florida, Michigan_ and _Georgia_. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33175 "2016-12-04T01:24:15Z")
A trident is a three-pronged spear used for spear fishing. The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the god of the sea in classical mythology. In Hindu mythology it is the weapon of Shiva. ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33176 "2016-12-04T01:33:00Z")
On December 4, 1829, the **Hindu** funeral custom of widows immolating themselves (a practice known as “Sati”) was prohibited in part of British India, culminating years of campaigning by Ram Mohan Roy. Tomorrow marks the 187th anniversary of the abolition. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33177 "2016-12-04T14:24:42Z")
All of the Oompa-Loompas in the Johnny Depp film _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ were played by 4’4" Kenyan-English (of Indian descent) actor, stuntman, puppeteer and comedian Deep Roy, with massive CGI assistance. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33178 "2016-12-04T17:31:47Z")
The TV character “Alf” was performed by hand-operated puppets. There were some shots of him running or walking around. This was accomplished by the 2’ 9" actor Michu Meszaros wearing an ALF costume. Notably in the opening title scene, where Alf runs to the sofa for a family photo. ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33179 "2016-12-04T18:57:15Z")
On April 10, 1941, the Independent State of Croatia was established, with Ustaše leader Ante Pavelić as head of the **puppet** government of the Axis powers. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33180 "2016-12-04T22:24:13Z")
In his last speech before committing suicide, the title character in William Shakespeare’s _Othello_ says, “…I have done the state some service, and they know’t…” ---
**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:** [December 4, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33181 "2016-12-04T22:48:07Z")
Paul Robeson performed the title role in a London production of _ **Othello** _ in 1930, yet despite exceptional reviews, Robeson did not appear in a New York production until the summer of 1942. Among the factors that may have delayed the appearance of Robeson in this role in the United States until 1942 were his own fears of a negative reception. While he found most of the London audiences appreciative of his performance, there was enough questioning of the fact that a black actor was kissing a white actress to suggest a more hostile audience in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33182 "2016-12-05T00:10:20Z")
Some AM stations have a **reception** range of over 1000 miles at night. . ---
**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:** [December 5, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33183 "2016-12-05T01:44:01Z")
There are approximately 15,330 radio stations in the United states; 4,698 broadcast in the AM band, 6,666 are FM Commercial, and 4,091 are classified as FM Educational. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33184 "2016-12-05T02:42:02Z")
**Radio** frequencies occupy the range from a 3 kHz to 300 GHz, although commercially important uses of radio use only a small part of this spectrum. Other types of electromagnetic radiation, with frequencies above the RF range, are infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays. Since the energy of an individual photon of radio frequency is too low to remove an electron from an atom, radio waves are classified as non-ionizing radiation. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33185 "2016-12-05T13:52:50Z")
Spectrum, in its original Latin usage, meant a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature, such as a ghost, phantom, or apparition. That meaning is now occupied in the English vocabulary as"specter". ---
**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:** [December 5, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/33186 "2016-12-05T14:44:16Z")
Time-Warner Cable is now Spectrum. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1658) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1660)