# 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:** 1907
**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:** [March 18, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38129 "2018-03-18T05:12:28Z")
“Benoist” is an archaic spelling of the French version of the name “Benedict”. Over time, the “s” gradually stopped being pronounced. Eventually, it was dropped from the spelling of the name, with a circumflex added to show that there once had been an “s”: “Benoît”. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38130 "2018-03-18T06:09:15Z")
The name Benedict was sometimes spelled “Benedick”, as in Shakespeare’s _Much Ado About Nothing_, where Benedick and Beatrice are a comically unlikely pair or lovers. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38131 "2018-03-18T06:15:55Z")
The circumflex occurfs in a very large numberf of languages, with a variety of indications. In Chichewa, ŵ (present for example in the name of their own country Malaŵi) used to denote the voiced bilabial fricative /β/; nowadays, however, most Chichewa-speakers pronounce it as a regular [w]. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38132 "2018-03-18T07:40:38Z")
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**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:** [March 18, 2018, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38133 "2018-03-18T07:53:08Z")
{ Hey wait a minute. 38117 does not tie to 38116. } ---
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I’ll tie them together. “_The Parting Glass_” is the **name** of a Scottish and Irish traditional song, often sung at the end of a gathering of friends. It was purportedly the **most** popular parting song sung in Scotland before Robert Burns wrote “Auld Lang Syne”. Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2018! "The Parting Glass” — Peter Hollens (Lyrics) \*Of all the money that e’er I had I’ve spent it in good company And all the harm that e’er I’ve done Alas it was to none but me And all I’ve done for want of wit To mem’ry now I can’t recall So fill to me the parting glass Goodnight and joy be with you all So fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whate’er befalls And gently rise and softly call Goodnight and joy be to you all _[— humming —]_ Of all the comrades that e’er I had Are sorry for my going away And all the sweethearts that e’er I had Would wish me one more day to stay But since it falls unto my lot That I should rise and you should not I’ll gently rise and I’ll softly call Goodnight and joy be to you all Fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whate’er befalls And gently rise and softly call Goodnight and joy be to you all Fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whate’er befalls And gently rise and softly call Goodnight and joy be to you all Goodnight and joy be to you all\* YouTube, Peter Hollens: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3hMdoGet2A8/maxresdefault.jpg "The Parting Glass - Peter Hollens - Vocals Only") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hMdoGet2A8) Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2018! ---
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In a somewhat related vein, the Dubliners and some other Irish bands conclude their concerts with [“Bugger Off, You Bastards”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrXP5zoFxss), which goes somewhat like this: \*Chorus: So bugger off, you bastards bugger off! (Fuck You!) Bugger off, you bastards bugger off! (Fuck You!) Like a herd of bloody swine that refuse to leave the trough You’ll get no more this evening so you bastards bugger off Well you’ve been a lovely audience, but oh the time does pass. So don’t you all be lettin’ the door hit you in the ass. You’ve been a splendid audience, but enough is enough. We’d take it very kindly if you’d all just bugger off!\* Begorrah, y’all. ---
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NM ---
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> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Begorrah, y’all. And Póg mo thón. 😃 “_The Load-Out / Stay_” is a song co-written and performed live by Jackson Browne from his 1977 album _Running on Empty_. It is a tribute to his roadies and fans, as Jackson Browne sings that he never wants his concerts to end — we want to play just a little bit longer; please, please stay. The song was recorded live at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on August 27, 1977, as part of the tour in support of the album _The Pretender_. David Lindley played steel guitar and sang a famous falsetto verse. Lyrics: \*Now the seats are all empty Let the roadies take the stage Pack it up and tear it down They’re the first to come and last to leave Working for that minimum wage They’ll set it up in another town Tonight the people were so fine They waited there in line And when they got up on their feet they made the show And that was sweet… But I can hear the sound Of slamming doors and folding chairs And that’s a sound they’ll never know Now roll them cases out and lift them amps Haul them trusses down and get’em up them ramps 'Cause when it comes to moving me You guys are the champs But when that last guitar’s been packed away You know that I still want to play So just make sure you got it all set to go Before you come for my piano But the band’s on the bus And they’re waiting to go We’ve got to drive all night and do a show in Chicago or Detroit, I don’t know We do so many shows in a row And these towns all look the same We just pass the time in our hotel rooms And wander 'round backstage Till those lights come up and we hear that crowd And we remember why we came Now we got country and western on the bus R and B, we got disco in eight tracks and cassettes in stereo We’ve got rural scenes & magazines We’ve got truckers on the CB We’ve got Richard Pryor on the video We got time to think of the ones we love While the miles roll away But the only time that seems too short Is the time that we get to play People you’ve got the power over what we do You can sit there and wait Or you can pull us through Come along, sing the song You know you can’t go wrong 'Cause when that morning sun comes beating down You’re going to wake up in your town But we’ll be scheduled to appear A thousand miles away from here\* YouTube: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JzUEZx5XmwA](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JzUEZx5XmwA) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38138 "2018-03-18T14:15:33Z")
“ **Jackson** ” is a song written in 1963 by Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Leiber and first recorded by Wheeler. It is best known as a country hit single by Johnny Cash and June Carter, which reached number two on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1967. ---
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Andrew \*\*Jackson \*\*served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected President, he served as both a Representative and Senator from Tennessee, and was a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court. While still a justice, he was appointed commander of the Tennessee militia. He later volunteered to serve in the United States army during the War of 1812, and he and his troops won a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans. ---
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Andrew Jackson’s parents were born in present-day Northern Ireland. Exactly where Andrew Jackson was born is disputed. Both North Carolina and South Carolina claim to be his birth place. The Waxhaws wilderness where Jackson was born was so remote that the precise border between North and South Carolina had yet to be surveyed. In an 1824 letter, Jackson wrote that he had been told that he had been born in his uncle’s South Carolina home, but dueling historic markers in both states still claim to be the true locations of Jackson’s birthplace. North Carolina: ([ncPedia.org](https://www.ncpedia.org/andrew-jackson-birthplace)) > [@](#): > > North Carolina did not claim to be his birthplace until 15 years after his death South Carolina: ([roadSideAmerica.com](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/32283)) > [@](#): > > Andrew Jackson’s South Carolina birthplace monument: “I was born in South Carolina.” ---
**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:** [March 19, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38141 "2018-03-19T14:05:51Z")
President Donald Trump is an admirer of his Democratic predecessor Andrew Jackson. He moved Jackson’s portrait into the Oval Office, and visited the late President’s home and tomb at The Hermitage near Nashville, Tenn. [http://static2.politico.com/dims4/default/0ba4705/2147483647/resize/1160x\>/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F6c%2F39%2Ff352a4714971b9db1c71eb1a88ed%2Fmag-brands-andrew-jackson-trump.jpg](http://static2.politico.com/dims4/default/0ba4705/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F6c%2F39%2Ff352a4714971b9db1c71eb1a88ed%2Fmag-brands-andrew-jackson-trump.jpg) > **[Trump pays 'inspirational' visit to his hero Andrew Jackson's Hermitage...](https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-donald-trump-andrew-jackson-20170315-story.html)** > > Others may think of history as a lens. Donald Trump regards it as a mirror. ---
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The State Hermitage Museum is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of paintings from a Berlin merchant. The museum celebrates the anniversary of its founding each year on December 7th, Saint Catherine’s Day. The collections of the museum comprise over three million items, including the largest collection of paintings in the world. The collections occupy a large complex of six historic buildings, including the Winter Palace, which is a former residence of Russian emperors. ---
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The single longest railway in the world is the Trans-Siberian Railway. The 9200 kilometer (or 5700 mile) railway departs in Moscow (located in European Russia) and crosses into Asia. It then makes its way to the Pacific Ocean port of Vladivostok at its eastern end. The entire journey non-stop will take you 152 hours and 27 minutes to complete. ---
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In 2007, the Washington Post referred to the [Trans-Siberian Orchestra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Siberian_Orchestra) as “an arena-rock juggernaut” and described their music as “Pink Floyd meets Yes and The Who at Radio City Music Hall.” ---
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A juggernaut in current English usage is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as mercilessly destructive and unstoppable. This usage originated in the mid-nineteenth century as an allegorical reference to the Hindu temple cars of Jagannath Temple in Puri, which were reputed to crush devotees under their wheels. ---
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_Juggernaut_, a 1974 movie starring Richard Harris, Omar Shariff, and Anthony Hopkins, is about a terrorist who places several bombs aboard a cruise ship. The movie was inspired by real events aboard QE2 in May 1972 when Royal Marines from the Special Boat Service were parachuted on to the ship because of a bomb hoax. ---
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In January 2012, the cruise ship _Costa Concordia_ ran aground on a reef off the coast of Italy and tipped over. Thirty-two passengers died, 64 were injured, and one was missing and never found. It took a year and eight months to get the ship upright again, and another ten months to get it back to the port to be dismantled. ---
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(The last body, that of a waiter from India, was recovered when the ship was raised) [The Concordia University System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_University_System) (CUS) is an organization of ten colleges and universities in the United States that are operated by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). All ten institutions are named “Concordia”–a reference to the Latin title of The Book of Concord, the collection of Lutheran confessions–and all include professional church work programs as part of their curricula. The ten colleges and universities in the Concordia University System are: ``` Concordia College–New York in Bronxville, New York Concordia College Alabama in Selma, Alabama Concordia University Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor, Michigan Concordia University Texas in Austin, Texas Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, Illinois Concordia University Irvine in Irvine, California Concordia University in Portland, Oregon Concordia University, Saint Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota Concordia University, Nebraska in Seward, Nebraska Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wisconsin ``` [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1906) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1908)