# 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:** 1805
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36088 "2017-09-20T01:11:29Z")
Indigo dye is an inexpensive product for bluing clothes. It is called anil in Mexico, which with Guatemala is a leading exporter. Wikipedia: > [@](#): > > The French Army adopted dark blue indigo at the time of the French Revolution, as a replacement for the white uniforms previously worn by the Royal infantry regiments. In 1806, Napoleon decided to restore the white coats because of shortages of indigo dye imposed by the British continental blockade. However, the greater practicability of the blue color led to its retention, and indigo remained the dominant color of French military coats until 1914. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36089 "2017-09-20T01:24:40Z")
The national anthem of Guatemala was not written by a Guatemalan, but by a Cuban – José Joaquín Palma. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36090 "2017-09-20T03:46:49Z")
“The Star-Spangled Banner” did not become the national anthem of the United States until March 4, 1931, when President Herbert Hoover signed the bill into law, exactly halfway through his one and only term. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36091 "2017-09-20T05:17:23Z")
Hoover Dam was begun under the administration of President Herbert Hoover, but was formally opened by President F D Roosevelt. Hoover was not invited to the cerfemony, and it was named Boulder Dam. Fourteen years later, after the death of Roosevelt, Congress changed the name of the structure to Hoover Dam. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36092 "2017-09-20T10:34:44Z")
Herbert Hoover’s wife, Lou Henry Hoover, is the only First Lady to have spoken an Asian language. She was proficient in Chinese. President Hoover also spoke Chinese, and in the White House, at times, they would converse in Chinese to foil eavesdroppers. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36093 "2017-09-20T13:08:15Z")
The White House Historical Association offers a different Christmas tree ornament each year, tied to particular Presidents. The most recent chief executive thus honored was Herbert Hoover, who served from 1929-33: [2016 White House Historical Association Hoover Christmas Ornament](http://www.whitehouseholidays.com/productv2.aspx?id=6312&gclid=CjwKCAjwo4jOBRBmEiwABWNaMbLfOLtfHL_jdsaWB_tRSkdA9lkW0jjW8108InlJQ_oFvzdF3xtsAhoCj7cQAvD_BwE) ---
**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:** [September 20, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36094 "2017-09-20T13:48:57Z")
In 1998, the Broadway cast of the Sound of Music got together and recorded a CD of holiday music for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The idea was so well received that starring in 1999 and every year since, the Broadway casts of every musical have recorded a CD (starting in 2003, two CD sets) of holiday music called Carols For a Cure. Shameless plug: Carols for a Cure are the best holiday music CDS ever put out. ---
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Cadmium is a soft, bluish-white metal chemically similar to two other metals, zinc and mercury. It is represented on the Periodic Table of Elements by the symbol **CD** and has an atomic weight of 48. Cadmium is considered a toxic substance and has limited industrial use today. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36096 "2017-09-20T14:33:29Z")
Dental amalgam is a liquid mercury and metal alloy mixture used to fill cavities caused by tooth decay. Low-copper amalgam commonly consists of mercury (50%), silver (~22–32%), tin (~14%), copper (~8%) and other trace metals. Dental amalgams were first documented in a Tang Dynasty medical text written by Su Kung in 659, and appeared in Germany in 1528. In the 1800s, amalgam became the dental restorative material of choice due to its low cost, ease of application, strength, and durability. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36097 "2017-09-20T23:14:04Z")
In the 1960, the ancient monuments at Abu Simbel were moved 67 meters higher in elevation, to save them from flooding of the Aswan high dam on Egypt’s upper Nile. A set of cymbels operated by a foot-pedal is known as a hi-hat. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36098 "2017-09-21T03:19:14Z")
I can’t really see the connection between #36085 and #36084? Anyway, playing off both of them: Several dental bridges were found in ancient Egyptian mummies, who had one or more lost teeth reattached by means of a gold or silver wire to the surrounding teeth. In some cases, a bridge was made using donor teeth. However, it’s unclear whether this dental work was performed during the life of the patient or after death, to improve their looks before their burial. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36099 "2017-09-21T04:07:51Z")
The dedication plaque on the Bridge of Capt. James T. Kirk’s famous ship describes the USS _Enterprise_, NCC-1701, as being “Starship Class,” although later reference books and one episode of _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ established that the ship was of the _Constitution_ class. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36100 "2017-09-21T05:22:05Z")
Tiberias, Israel, a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, is named after Emperor Tiberius. In the New Testament, Tiberias is mentioned in John 6:23 as the location from which boats had sailed to the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee. The crowd seeking Jesus after the miraculous feeding of the 5000 used these boats to travel back to Capernaum on the north-western part of the sea. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36101 "2017-09-21T12:09:44Z")
At levels between 705 and 686 feet below sea level, the Sea of Galilee is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world (after the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake). ---
**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:** [September 21, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36102 "2017-09-21T13:45:03Z")
The Jordan River,which runs from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, has provided inspiration for countless songs, hymns, and stories, including the traditional African-American spiritual/folk songs “Michael Row the Boat Ashore”, “Deep River”, and “Roll, Jordan, Roll”. It is mentioned in the songs “Eve of Destruction”, “Will You Be There”, and “The Wayfaring Stranger” and in “Ol’ Man River” from the musical Show Boat. “The Far Side Banks Of Jordan” by Johnny and June Carter Cash on June’s Grammy Award-winning studio album, Press On, mentions the Jordan River as well as The Promised Land. Jordan River is also the subject of roots reggae artist Burning Spear’s song of the same title. ---
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Johnny Cash has been inducted into the Halls of Fame for Country Music, in Nashville TN, for Rock and Roll, in Cleveland OH, and for Gospel Music, also in Nashville TN. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36104 "2017-09-21T14:12:01Z")
In the country music vehicle _O Brother, Where Art Thou?_, George Clooney’s character, Everett McGill, adopts the pseudonym Jordan Rivers, lead singer of the Soggy Bottom Boys, for the broadcast session for “Man of Constant Sorrow” at the radio station with the blind producer, played by Stephen Root. ---
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> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > In the country music vehicle _O Brother, Where Art Thou?_, George Clooney’s character, Everett McGill, adopts the pseudonym Jordan Rivers, lead singer of the Soggy Bottom Boys, for the broadcast session for “Man of Constant Sorrow” at the radio station with the blind producer, played by Stephen Root. _O Brother, Where Art Thou?_ (2000) was the fourth Coen Brothers film in which John Turturro starred. One other was _The Big Lebowski_ (1998). An early film of Turturro was an uncredited role in _Raging Bull_ (1980), a film about the recently departed boxer, Jake LaMotta. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/36106 "2017-09-21T15:56:20Z")
The 2016 US presidential election and subsequent events lent new currency to [video clips](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS8X2Qp_6aA) from _The Big Lebowski_ of John Goodman’s character repeatedly telling Steve Buscemi’s “Shut the fuck up, Donny! You’re out of your element.” ---
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Harun al-Rashid (763-809) was the fifth Abbasid Caliph. Al-Rashid ruled from 786 to 809, during the peak of the Islamic Golden Age. Under his rule, Euclid’s _The **Element** s_ was translated from the original Greek to Arabic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1804) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1806)