# 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:** 2076
**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 17, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41509 "2018-12-17T14:41:21Z")
Under the alias of Don Sturdy, actor Howard Hesseman guest starred on an episode of Dragnet in 1968, portraying a hippie named Jesse Chaplin, the editor of an underground newspaper who was a panelist on a TV show opposite Sgt. Friday and Officer Gannon. ---
**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 17, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41510 "2018-12-17T14:44:02Z")
Dammit, I’m ninja’ed ---
**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 17, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41511 "2018-12-17T14:49:08Z")
Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete, specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He was a four-time Olympic gold medalist in 1936. In his honor a new Asteroid discovered in 1980 was named as 6758 Jesseowens. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41512 "2018-12-17T15:21:12Z")
The first sponsorship for a male African American athlete was at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics when Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas, visited Jesse Owens in the Olympic village and persuaded Owens to wear Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik shoes. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41513 "2018-12-17T15:33:02Z")
Both Adidas and Puma are headquartered in the Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach. The companies were founded by brothers Adolf “Adi” Dassler and Rudolf Dassler, after a bitter family argument in 1948. For years, Adidas and Puma workers would not associate and even when Adolf and Rudi died, they were buried in opposite ends of the town cemetery. ---
**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 17, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41514 "2018-12-17T15:38:25Z")
Bavarian cream is a classic dessert that was included in the repertoire of chef Marie-Antoine Carême, who is sometimes credited with it. It was named in the early 19th century for Bavaria or, perhaps more likely in the history of haute cuisine, for a particularly distinguished visiting Bavarian, such as a Wittelsbach. The dessert consists of i milk thickened with eggs and gelatin or isinglass, into which whipped cream is folded. The mixture sets up in a cold mold and is unmolded for serving. ---
**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 17, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41515 "2018-12-17T15:55:41Z")
The origin of the phrase “Revenge is a dish best served cold” is unknown. The French diplomat Talleyrand wrote something similar, and variations have more recently appeared in the films _Kind Hearts and Coronets, Death Rides a Horse, The Godfather, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Kill Bill: Volume 1_ and _Man on Fire_. ---
**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 17, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41516 "2018-12-17T16:04:48Z")
“You know what they say? Revenge is a dish best served nude” was said by Sheldon Cooper as he sat naked in Howard Wolowitz’s new car, which was parked in his parking space. Wolowitz retaliated by sitting naked in Sheldon’s spot on the couch. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41517 "2018-12-17T16:14:13Z")
A rule of thumb used by vegetable gardeners is “When it is warm enough to sit on the ground naked at midnight, it is warm enough to plant beans.” ---
**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:** [December 17, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41518 "2018-12-17T16:56:02Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > A rule of thumb used by vegetable gardeners is “When it is warm enough to sit on the ground naked at midnight, it is warm enough to plant beans.” That’s a rule of ‘thumb’?? LOL! In play: Depending on the variety, green beans are generally ready to harvest 50 to 60 days after the seedlings emerge from the soil. Bean plants tend to produce a crop over a two week period. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41519 "2018-12-17T17:12:44Z")
_Cloud Gate_ is a stainless steel sculpture that is 33’ x 66’ x 42’ big. It is made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together. Its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. _Cloud Gate_ has a 12’ high arch in the middle, and people can walk underneath it. _Cloud Gate_ is located in Chicago’s Millenium Park, and because of its shape it is nicknamed _The Bean_. ---
**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 17, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41520 "2018-12-17T17:19:37Z")
I’ve seen it twice! Very cool: [Cloud Gate - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Gate) A smaller metal sculpture by the Cloud Gate artist, Sir Anish Kapoor, placed temporarily on display outside and just north of the Cleveland Museum of Art, resulted in some viewers receiving minor burns from reflected sunlight. Museum staff erected a fence and put up signs to warn art lovers. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41521 "2018-12-17T17:31:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’ve seen it twice! Very cool: [Cloud Gate - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Gate) > > A smaller metal sculpture by the Cloud Gate artist, Sir Anish Kapoor, placed temporarily on display outside and just north of the Cleveland Museum of Art, resulted in some viewers receiving minor burns from reflected sunlight. Museum staff erected a fence and put up signs to warn art lovers. I’ve seen it once. It is very cool! ---
**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 17, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41522 "2018-12-17T17:40:57Z")
The Rosetta Stone, one of the most famous objects in the British Museum, is a broken part of a bigger stone slab. It has a decree carved into it, written in three scripts, Greek, Coptic and Egyptian hieroglyphs, which enabled French scholar Jean-François Champollion to decipher hieroglyphs in 1824. After the Stone was shipped to England in February 1802, it was presented to the British Museum by George III. The Rosetta Stone and other sculptures were placed in temporary structures in the Museum grounds because the floors were not strong enough to bear their weight, and a new gallery was built for them. The Stone has been in the British Museum since then except for 1917-1918, when the Museum was concerned about heavy bombing in London and stored it underground. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41523 "2018-12-17T17:42:49Z")
Actually, if it can burn people, it sounds very hot! 😃 In play: Kapoor is a very common name in India and Pakistan, from the Punjab regions. One notable individual named Kapoor was Aashish Kapoor, a world-class cricketer from India, who played in four tests and seventeen international matches. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41524 "2018-12-17T18:18:08Z")
_The Bean_’s design was inspired by liquid mercury, and its highly reflective mirror-like surface reflects the Chicago skyline but its elliptical shape distorts and twists the reflected image. As visitors walk around the structure, its surface acts like a fun-house mirror as it distorts their reflections. It is very cool, indeed! Its designer, Anish Kapoor (born 1954), is from Mumbai, India. Kapoor has lived and worked in London since the early 1970s when he moved there to study art, first at the Hornsey College of Art and later at the Chelsea School of Art and Design. _The Bean_ is Kapoor’s first public outdoor work in the US and is the work by which he is best known in the country according to the Financial Times. Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) of Oakland CA was chosen to fabricate it because of their ability to produce nearly invisible welds (check out their web site to see other interesting works of art they’ve manufactured, including other works of Anish Kapoor — [http://www.performanceStructures.com/](http://www.performanceStructures.com/); additionally, I took these pictures of Anish Kapoor’s ‘Sky Dish’ in Monte Carlo in June 2017; also manufactured by PSI — [‘Sky Dish’ by Anish Kapoor, Casino Monte-Carlo (Jun 2017); manufactured by PSI, Oakland CA USA [Performance Structures, Inc] - Album on Imgur](https://imgur.com/gallery/DZ47t1a)). _The Bean_ is made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together. Its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. About a third of the plates, along with the entire interior support structure, were fabricated in Oakland. The plates were polished to 98 percent of their final state and covered with protective white film before being sent to Chicago via trucks. Once in Chicago, the plates were welded together on-site, creating 2,442 linear feet of welded seams. The plates were fabricated so precisely that no on-site cutting or filing was necessary when lifting and fitting them into position. Construction of _The Bean_ began in June 2004 and was completed on August 28, 2005. It was officially unveiled on May 15, 2006. (Wikipedia’s page on _The Bean_: [Cloud Gate - Wikipedia](https://goo.gl/VaKus8)) ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41525 "2018-12-17T18:55:18Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > …(Wikipedia’s page on _The Bean_: [Cloud Gate - Wikipedia](https://goo.gl/VaKus8)) Or just check out my most recent post. Richard J. Daley was Mayor of Chicago for 21 years, and his son, Richard M., for 22. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41526 "2018-12-17T20:53:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Or just check out my most recent post. Yes. Daley Plaza in Chicago IL ([Richard J. Daley Center - Wikipedia](https://goo.gl/EExLJR)), not to be confused with Dealey Plaza in Dallas TX, was used extensively in the climactic scenes of _The Blues Brothers_ (1980). It was also featured in _The Fugitive_ (1993). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/41527 "2018-12-17T21:09:43Z")
A prominent feature of Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago is the “[Chicago Picasso](https://www.pablopicasso.org/images/paintings/chicago-picasso.jpg),” a 50-foot-tall steel sculpture created by Pablo Picasso (who never gave it a formal name). The sculpture has appeared in a number of films which were set in Chicago, including _The Blues Brothers_, _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_, and _The Fugitive_. Picasso never divulged what the piece represents. Viewers frequently compare it to an Afgan hound, a bird, the Egyptian god Anubis, or a baboon, though it’s also been theorized that it is a sculpture of a young woman named Sylvette David, who was modeling for Picasso at that time. ---
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The collective noun for baboons is ‘troop’. In the wild, a troop can consist of as few as five individuals or as many as 250. The most common size is about 50. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=2075) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=2077)