# 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:** 2202
**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:** [July 19, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44029 "2019-07-19T13:19:50Z")
From my favorite internet nutjob’s website, Steven Lightfoot’s [Steven King killed John Lennon](http://lennonmurdertruth.com/footnotes-and-new-developments/) > [@](#): > > Now, 50 years later, I have an opinion on our 1969 moon landing. Normally I would shy away from making such an unprovable and controversial remark. It could cause me to lose credibility in some eyes. On the other hand, I know what a farce our media can perpetrate on you all, already, that it just might wake you up to hear what I think. > > I first had my doubts a long time ago. The number one reason I doubted the veracity of the man landing on the moon script was the fact that Richard Nixon was president at the time and both R.F.K. and Martin Luther King had both just been assassinated. I think Nixon had long planned for this exact diversion to keep the public confused about those murders that he was busy covering up. (I can prove that Nixon was behind J.F.K.’s murder via the same Time and Newsweek codes they left behind then. No doubt he also killed R.F.K. to lock up the 1968 election as well as Martin Luther King, another social activist.) > > I recently learned that the daytime temperature on the lunar surface is over 250 degrees hot. Strange how only now have I ever heard of that fact. > > If these famous astronauts DID land on the moon and walk around they would be the biggest heroes of the twentieth century, practically, and would have capitalized on this feat more than they did. In fact, they ALL shunned the media light of day ever after. The exact opposite behavior one would have expected. > > Fifty years later no nation has landed a man on the moon, since. You’d think that Russia would at least go for the silver medal on this one and duplicate our supposed feat. > > As I recall, the divot Neil Armstrong made with his golf shot on the moon flew much like a divot (sand) would fly if it was made on earth. It didn’t float off endlessly outwards from it’s impact like you’d expect it to. > > Watching a KQED documentary last night (7-2-’19) about that landing I spotted three new clues; One was a photo of a laughing out loud hysterically Richard Nixon in the same shot with those astronauts smiling phony smiles behind a window of a mock up capsule they were in, supposedly after the mission. I interpreted this bug eyed hysterical smile / laugh by Nixon to mean he was privately thinking; “God, this is SO MUCH FUN!!! The stupid public is BUYING all this bullshit!!! So long as I got elected and not R.F.K…” > > The other clue was the photography of the machine’s camera that did, indeed, land on the moon’s surface and the next shot of the emerging astronaut walking on the surface. Suddenly the lighting was MUCH dimmer and more shadowy, as if it were not in the same place or time as the shot seconds before from the spacecraft. As if THAT portion of the footage was filmed on earth, perhaps in Idaho, golf shot included. Suddenly there WAS no brilliant lighting that you can only get from the stark lunar surface. If these three astronauts were in on a secret, and about a hundred other NASA / media mucky mucks, there would be no way for anyone on earth to know for sure if all that footage we were watching was all live or edited. Spliced together or not. > > Then there was the fact that the entire Cape Canaveral complex and the space program was all but shut down immediately after this supposed landing of a man on the moon. All personnel who might have ever learned through any grapevine of any stories were scattered like the wind to find jobs elsewhere, first. > > That’s my take on the moon landing, people. That you were all taken. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44030 "2019-07-19T15:23:08Z")
Cape Canaveral (Spanish for _reedy marsh_), named by Juan Ponce de Leon, is locally claimed to have been the second geographical feature in North America to be given a European name. The first was _La Florida_ itself, because it was the season of\* Pascua Florida\* (“Flowery Easter”) and because much of the vegetation was in bloom when Ponce’s expedition arrived. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44031 "2019-07-19T15:28:24Z")
The moon rotates on its axis in about 27 days. Daytime on one side of the moon lasts about 13 and a half days, followed by 13 and a half nights of darkness. When sunlight hits the moon’s surface, the temperature can reach 260 degrees Fahrenheit; when the sun goes down, temperatures can dip to minus 280 degrees Fahrenheit. All of the US space missions launched from Cape Canaveral. It was known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 through 1973. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44032 "2019-07-19T19:11:24Z")
Physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit is known for being the inventor of the mercury-in-glass thermometer (the first practical, accurate thermometer), as well as for developing the temperature scale which bears his name. Though there are some conflicting stories about how Fahrenheit chose the reference points for his scale, his original reference points are generally believed to be the temperature of a mixture of water, ice, and ammonium chloride (which originally defined 0 degrees F), and the normal body temperature of a human (which originally defined 96 degrees F). ---
**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:** [July 19, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44033 "2019-07-19T20:04:21Z")
The planet Mercury, closest of all to the Sun, has no moon, unlike Earth. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44034 "2019-07-20T13:32:34Z")
A research team undertook a study in 2016 to understand the appeal behind Freddie Mercury’s voice.Led by Professor Christian Herbst, the team identified his notably faster vibrato and use of subharmonics as unique characteristics of Mercury’s voice, particularly in comparison to opera singers. They confirmed a vocal range from F#2 to G5 (just over 3 octaves) but were unable to confirm claims of a 4-octave range. The research team studied vocal samples from 23 commercially available Queen recordings, his solo work, and a series of interviews of the late artist. They also used an endoscopic video camera to study a rock singer brought in to imitate Mercury’s singing voice. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44035 "2019-07-20T15:11:48Z")
As I learned in the movie _Bohemian Rhapsody_, Freddie Mercury was born with four extra teeth in the back of his mouth, pushing the front ones forward and causing a large overbite. Mercury never fixed his teeth, fearing that the procedure would cause more health issues, and might affect his unique voice. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44036 "2019-07-20T15:35:53Z")
According to the site “Jesus is Savior,” Freddie Mercury was [The Spirit of Sodomy](https://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Rock-n-Roll/freddie_mercury.htm). Warning: That whole site is a hoot, but be prepared to spend some time on it. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44037 "2019-07-20T15:47:25Z")
Per Wiki, Mercury’s surface appears heavily cratered and is similar in appearance to the Moon’s, indicating that it has been geologically inactive for billions of years. Having almost no atmosphere to retain heat, it has surface temperatures that vary diurnally more than on any other planet in the Solar System, ranging from 100 K (−173 °C; −280 °F) at night to 700 K (427 °C; 800 °F) during the day across the equatorial regions. The polar regions are constantly below 180 K (−93 °C; −136 °F). ---
**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:** [July 21, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44038 "2019-07-21T00:15:52Z")
At its warmest, when it is closest to the sun, the dwarf planet Pluto can reach temperatures of -369 °F (-223 °C). At its coolest, temperatures can fall to -387 °F (-233 °C). A ‘day’ on Pluto is 6.4 Earth days or 153.3 hours long. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44039 "2019-07-21T01:09:11Z")
The maiden voyage of the USS _Enterprise_, NCC-1701-B, was planned as a “quick run around the block,” taking the ship out beyond Pluto and then returning to spacedock, in the movie _Star Trek Generations_. However, the flight plan was abandoned when the _Enterprise_ received a distress call from an alien starship. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44040 "2019-07-21T16:52:46Z")
In Edgar Allen Poe’s 1843 short story “The Black Cat,” the cat’s name is Pluto. And this was long before Mickey Mouse’s dog took the name. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44041 "2019-07-21T18:16:04Z")
Edgar Allan Poe, who was born in 1809, was just 40 years old when he died in 1849. According to [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe), the cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, “brain congestion”, cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other causes. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44042 "2019-07-21T19:39:04Z")
Allan Blakeney was the Premier of Saskatchewan in the 1970s. Although he was a socialist, he got along well with Premier Lougheed of Alberta, who was a conservative. They were united in their determination to keep natural resources under provincial control, rebuffing efforts by then Prime Minister Trudeau to assume control under the “National Energy Policy”. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44043 "2019-07-21T19:51:53Z")
The British Prime Minister is ex officio also First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. During World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill also held the portfolio of the Minister of Defence. He did so again for less than a year during his second stint as PM. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44044 "2019-07-21T21:01:29Z")
When PM Chamberlain finally took Churchill into Cabinet on the outbreak of WWII, he appointed Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty, a post Churchill had previously held in WWI. The Admiralty laconically announced it in a message to the Royal Navy: " Winston is back." _Off-play_ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The British Prime Minister is ex officio also First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. It’s the other way around: you’re appointed First Lord of the Treasury, thereby ex officio becoming Prime Minister. The British Constitution contains odd little quirks, like a head of government position that is not defined by statute anywhere. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44045 "2019-07-21T22:37:29Z")
The long-running television jingle for Winston cigarettes, [“Winston tastes good like a cigarette should”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_tastes_good_like_a_cigarette_should), drew criticism from pedants for an incorrect word choice. Advertising agency William Esty Co. deliberately, and ungrammatically, used “like” rather than “as” in the slogan and jingle, just to gain attention. In the fall of 1961, a small furor enveloped the literary and journalistic communities in the United States when Merriam-Webster published its Third New International Dictionary. In the dictionary, the editors refused to condemn the use of “like” as a conjunction, and cited “Winston tastes good like a cigarette should” as an example of popular colloquial use. After publication of Webster’s Third, The New York Times called the edition “bolshevik,” and the Chicago Daily News wrote that the transgression signified “a general decay in values.” ---
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Dental caries are the most common chronic disease of children aged 6 to 11 years and adolescents aged 12 to 19 years. Tooth **decay** is four times more common than asthma among adolescents aged 14 to 17 years. Dental caries also affects adults, with 9 out of 10 over the age of 20 having some degree of tooth decay. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44047 "2019-07-22T14:21:47Z")
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 13 people in the US have asthma. More than 25 million Americans have asthma; this is 7.7 percent of adults and 8.4 percent of children. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/44048 "2019-07-22T14:55:49Z")
In William Golding’s _Lord of the Flies_, the fat, glasses-wearing Piggy regularly begs out of activities, telling Ralph about his asthma. Ralph’s regular reply is “Sucks to your ass-mar”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=2201) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=2203)