# 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:** 1921
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38409 "2018-04-11T17:17:14Z")
Toll roads are often called turnpikes. The term _turnpike_ originated from pikes, which were long sticks that blocked passage until the fare was paid and the pike turned, whereupon the traveler was allowed to pass the toll house. > **[Toll roads in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toll_roads_in_the_United_States)** > > There are many toll roads in the United States; as of 2006\[update\], toll roads exist in 35 states, with the majority of states without any toll roads being in the West and South. In 2015, there were 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of toll roads in the country. > Most tolled facilities in the US today use an electronic toll collection system as an alternative to paying cash. Examples of this are the E-ZPass system used on most toll bridges, toll tunnels, and toll roads in the eastern U.S., as far south as V... ---
**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:** [April 11, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38410 "2018-04-11T17:51:15Z")
Ernest Hemingway‘s novel, _For Whom the Bell Tolls_ (1940), is set during the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War. It is widely regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38411 "2018-04-11T18:11:50Z")
[The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia_Duck_Tolling_Retriever) is a medium-sized gundog bred primarily for hunting. It is often referred to as a “toller”. It is the smallest of the retrievers, and is often mistaken for a small Golden Retriever. Tollers are known to be intelligent, easy to please, alert, and high-energy dogs. The name “toller” is derived from their ability to lure waterfowl within gunshot range. The breed originated in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38412 "2018-04-11T18:29:34Z")
The NSDTR breed, another name for the toller, was developed in the early 1800s. I seriously considered this breed but instead chose a Chessie, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, for my dog. The CBR, or Chessie or Chesapeake Bay Retriever, is a breed developed also in the early 1800s, but in Maryland instead of Nova Scotia. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38413 "2018-04-11T19:00:44Z")
[Chessie the sleeping kitten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessie_(mascot)) was the mascot and logo of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, the “Chessie System”. When “grown”, she and her husband, Peake, had 2 kittens named Nip and Tuck. Peake had a bandaged paw to represent his status as a wounded veteran. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38414 "2018-04-11T22:55:12Z")
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is the state dog of Maryland. It is also the mascot of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, which is better known as UMBC. The basketball team of UMBC recently made history by becoming the first #16 seed in the NCAA tournament to defeat a #1 seed. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38415 "2018-04-12T00:59:48Z")
Maryland was the first state to designate an official state dog. It did so in 1964, with the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Then, in 1964 and 1965, Pennsylvania and Virginia designated the Great Dane and the American foxhound, respectively. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38416 "2018-04-12T01:20:22Z")
If you try to google Labrador, the area in Canada, you have to use the search term /labrador -retriever/ (using the minus sign). Otherwise, the first million hits will be about a dog. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38417 "2018-04-12T01:55:33Z")
The island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador province, is the 16th largest island in the world. It is slightly smaller than the #15 island of Luzon in the Philippines, and bigger than #17 Cuba. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38418 "2018-04-12T02:21:51Z")
The total number of islands for the Philippines was long thought to be 7,107 islands. But thanks to a new mapping technology called Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR), over 500 new islands were discovered. Thus, in February 2016, the total number of islands in the Philippines increased to 7,641. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38419 "2018-04-12T02:56:38Z")
According to [atlasObscura.com](http://atlasObscura.com), among the smallest inhabited islands in the world is “Just Enough Room Island”, which has one house and one tree. The small island is part of the nearly 2,000-isle-strong Thousand Islands chain in the St. Lawrence Seaway. > **[Just Room Enough Island](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/just-room-enough-island)** > > This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38420 "2018-04-12T03:13:18Z")
Saint Lawrence, who got a number of things named after him (a River, two Universities, and a mountain range, to name a few), was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome, Italy, under Pope Saint Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman Emperor Valerian ordered in CE 258. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38421 "2018-04-12T03:40:37Z")
The Pillars of Rome, or Rome Cliffs, in the southeastern corner of Oregon USA, are cliffs about 100’ tall and about 5 miles long. Scenic Images: [https://goo.gl/images/rXajdu](https://goo.gl/images/rXajdu) Article: [When in Rome (Oregon) - 1859 Oregon's Magazine](https://1859oregonmagazine.com/explore-oregon/travel/when-in-rome-oregon/?amp) gMaps, only 530 miles from San Francisco: [https://goo.gl/M88mzE](https://goo.gl/M88mzE) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38422 "2018-04-12T12:32:39Z")
[Ottorino Respighi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottorino_Respighi) (Italian: [ottoˈriːno resˈpiːɡi]; 9 July 1879 – 18 April 1936) was an Italian violinist, composer and musicologist, best known for his three orchestral tone poems _Fountains of Rome_ (1916), _Pines of Rome_ (1924), and _Roman Festivals_ (1928). His musicological interest in 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century music led him to compose pieces based on the music of these periods. He also wrote several operas, the most famous being _La fiamma._ ---
**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:** [April 12, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38423 "2018-04-12T14:09:20Z")
“_ci vediamo dopo_” is Italian for “see ya later.” According to Google Translate. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38424 "2018-04-12T14:46:11Z")
If you attend sittings of the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada, and various other federal bodies, there will be simultaneous translation of all the proceedings, into English and French. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms requires the federal government to translate in many circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38425 "2018-04-12T14:59:10Z")
The English word _parliament_ is believed to have been derived from the Old French word _parlement_, from _parler_, meaning ‘to talk’. The meaning evolved over time, referring to any discussion, conversation, or negotiation through various kinds of deliberative or judicial groups, often summoned by a monarch. By the 15th century, in Britain, it had come to specifically mean the legislature. ---
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In France, French fries are called pomme frites. In some stores around the world, you can find bags next to each other saying “French Fries”, “Pomme Frities”, and “Chips” (which is the British term for fries) all selling the same product\*. - I know this for a fact, having lived in the United Arab Emirates and seen it in various stores there. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/38427 "2018-04-12T17:18:05Z")
One version of the invention of [potato chips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_chip#Saratoga_Springs) attributed the dish to George Crum, a half-black, half-Native American cook at Moon’s Lake House in Saratoga Springs, NY, who was trying to appease an unhappy customer on 24 August 1853. The customer kept sending his French-fried potatoes back, complaining that they were too thick, too “soggy,” and/or not salted well enough. Frustrated, Crum personally sliced several potatoes extremely thin, fried the potato slices to a crisp, and seasoned them with extra salt. To Crum’s surprise, the customer loved them. They soon came to be called “Saratoga Chips,” a name that persisted into at least the mid-twentieth century. A version of this story popularized in a 1973 national advertising campaign by St. Regis Paper Company, which manufactured packaging for chips, said that Crum’s customer was Cornelius Vanderbilt. ---
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The Maryland state flag, displaying the coat of arms of George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, was adopted by law in 1904. It is typically found on lists of both the most attractive and the most ugly American state flags (I like it): [Flag of Maryland - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Maryland) ETA: New page! Saratoga is in New York, not Maryland. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1920) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=1922)