# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/381 "2010-02-09T18:11:15Z")
Maryland’s College Park Airport claims to be the world’s oldest continuously operating airport, having been established in August 1909 as a site for Wilbur Wright to train military officers to fly the U.S. government’s first plane. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/382 "2010-02-09T18:11:59Z")
The movie Airport was based on the novel by Arthur Hailly, who also wrote _The Moneychangers_. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/383 "2010-02-09T18:12:31Z")
The Albany County Airport in New York is the oldest municipally owned airport in the US\> ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/384 "2010-02-09T18:25:07Z")
In the movie “Kate & Leopold,” the time traveling title character played by Hugh Jackman is the Duke of Albany. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/385 "2010-02-09T18:40:36Z")
The HG Wells novella, “The Time Machine” is frequently credited with popularizing the concept of time travel. ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/386 "2010-02-09T18:43:31Z")
The flux capacitor, which was an integral part of Doc Brown’s time traveling DeLorean in the Back To The Future movie enterprise, operated at 1.21 gigawatts. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/387 "2010-02-09T19:17:58Z")
Christopher Lloyd, who played Doc Brown, is the son of a Texaco heiress (her [childhood home](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveny_Park)) and the uncle of Sam Lloyd, best known as Ted Buckland, the nervous hospital lawyer on _Scrubs_. ---
**Author:** ![Woozy\_Pin\_Bin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Woozy\_Pin\_Bin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woozy_Pin_Bin)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/388 "2010-02-09T19:18:03Z")
1.21 Church meets in a brewery in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. As for their name – “1 stands for the first century, and the truth and values that drove the early church: the first century was when the church was started. 21 refers to the 21st century, and living the truth, the mission, and the message of Jesus in the context of our time…” ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/389 "2010-02-09T20:13:52Z")
Among the companies founded in Winston-Salem are Krispy Kreme, Wachovia, and R. J. Reynolds. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/390 "2010-02-09T20:14:22Z")
> [@Woozy\_Pin\_Bin](#): > > 1.21 Church meets in a brewery in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. > > As for their name – “1 stands for the first century, and the truth and values that drove the early church: the first century was when the church was started. 21 refers to the 21st century, and living the truth, the mission, and the message of Jesus in the context of our time…” Francis Church wrote the famous Christmas editorial, “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/391 "2010-02-09T20:16:24Z")
Frank Church was also the name of a Democratic Senator from Idaho who was best known for opposing the Vietnam War. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/392 "2010-02-09T20:20:57Z")
Idaho’s state motto is Esto Perpetua, Latin for “Let it be forever.” ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/393 "2010-02-09T20:26:12Z")
_Let It Be_ was the Beatles’ final studio album. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/394 "2010-02-09T20:27:53Z")
The studio sessions for _Let it Be_ were filmed and released as a documentary to fulfill a contractual obligation, but the film has never been officially released onto DVD. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/395 "2010-02-09T20:44:58Z")
The Rolling Stones released the album “Let it Bleed”- featuring what many consider to be their best song: “Gimme Shelter.” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/396 "2010-02-09T20:55:13Z")
Stephen King considered the Rolling Stones’ _Paint it Black_ one of his favorites and has referenced it in his works and used it in the soundtrack of movies/miniseries based on his works; covers of the song were used in the soundtracks of _Devil’s Advocate_, _Talladega Nights_, and _The Sopranos_. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/397 "2010-02-09T21:01:45Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Stephen King considered the Rolling Stones’ _Paint it Black_ one of his favorites and has referenced it in his works and used it in the soundtrack of movies/miniseries based on his works; covers of the song were used in the soundtracks of _Devil’s Advocate_, _Talladega Nights_, and _The Sopranos_. Stephen King made his debut as an actor in “Knightriders,” one of the few non-horror films George Romero ever directed. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/398 "2010-02-09T21:01:57Z")
Steven Van Zandt played the Michael Corleone-quoting Silvio Dante in _The Sopranos_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/399 "2010-02-09T22:07:04Z")
New-Zealand born operatic soprano Kiri Te Kanawa has been singing professionally for more than 40 years (her debut was in 1968). ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/400 "2010-02-09T22:12:52Z")
Nnew Zealand has two major islands called the North Island and the South Island. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=21)