# 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:** 10\ **Page:** 2309
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46172 "2020-01-24T22:01:31Z")
The #1 tourist destination in the world by International Tourist arrivals is [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings). ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46173 "2020-01-24T23:35:32Z")
The tomb of Jules Verne (1828-1905) in the Cimetière de la Madeleine in Amiens, France, features a statue depicting Jules Verne breaking through his own tombstone and emerging from the grave. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46174 "2020-01-25T02:32:02Z")
Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) anf Pileas Fogg (Around the World in Eighty Days) are probably the two most well-known non-title protagonists of two different books by the same author, endowing Jules Verne with a special distinction… ---
**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:** [January 25, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46175 "2020-01-25T03:30:05Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The tomb of Jules Verne (1828-1905) in the Cimetière de la Madeleine in Amiens, France, features a statue depicting Jules Verne breaking through his own tombstone and emerging from the grave. Wow, I didn’t know that! Good trivia. In play: British actor James Mason played Capt. Nemo in the 1954 Disney production of _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea._ Among his many other roles, Mason played a man fixated on a teenage girl (_Lolita_), a Roman senator (_Julius Caesar_) an angel (_Heaven Can Wait_) and a vampire’s familiar (_'Salem’s Lot_). ---
**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:** [January 25, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46176 "2020-01-25T04:35:43Z")
The 1978 film _Heaven Can Wait_ was a remake of _Here Comes Mr. Jordan_ (1941). \* Heaven Can Wait\* was produced, and co-directed, by Warren Beatty. Beatty originally planned a more direct remake of the older film, which dealt with a boxer who comes back to life – to that end, Beatty wanted to cast Muhammad Ali in the starring role. However, as Ali was still dedicated to his boxing career, Beatty was unable to persuade him to take the role. Beatty then decided to cast himself, and changed the story to make his character (Joe Pendleton) a pro football quarterback with the Los Angeles Rams. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46177 "2020-01-25T06:03:39Z")
I loved that movie. Imagine back then — the LA Rams go to the Super Bowl!! _ **And they win it!!!** _ In the movie, the Rams beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, And of course, the beautiful Julie Christie (image, [https://is.gd/T8N9Tj](https://is.gd/T8N9Tj)). I was in love! ������ Okay, in play — the following year, 1979, the year after _Heaven Can Wait_ was released, the Rams and the Steelers did in fact get to the Super Bowl!! The same two teams in the movie. That was Super Bowl XIV, and at halftime the heavy underdog Rams actually had the lead, 13-10! Going into the 4th quarter the Rams (still!!) led, 19-17. Alas, in the 4th quarter the Steelers scored two touchdowns to take the lead and put the game away. They won, 31-19. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46178 "2020-01-25T06:04:47Z")
I loved that movie. Imagine back then — the LA Rams go to the Super Bowl!! _ **And they win it!!!** _ In the movie, the Rams beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, And of course, the beautiful Julie Christie (image, [https://is.gd/T8N9Tj](https://is.gd/T8N9Tj)). I was in love! 🥰 Okay, in play — the following year, 1979, the year after _Heaven Can Wait_ was released, the Rams and the Steelers did in fact get to the Super Bowl!! The same two teams in the movie. That was Super Bowl XIV, and at halftime the heavy underdog Rams actually had the lead, 13-10! Going into the 4th quarter the Rams (still!!) led, 19-17. Alas, in the 4th quarter the Steelers scored two touchdowns to take the lead and put the game away. They won, 31-19. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46179 "2020-01-25T06:05:30Z")
Darn those errors! ---
**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:** [January 25, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46180 "2020-01-25T08:22:30Z")
. {Note: all links are safe. I created them and shortened some using [https://is.gd](https://is.gd).} Folks, I’m asking the mods to close this thread game. It will be continued in a new thread, **Trivia Dominoes II**. **[https://is.gd/EafAAW](https://is.gd/EafAAW) \>\> here is the new thread. Full URL here \>\> [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22099596#post22099596](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22099596#post22099596)** Why, you may ask? Here’s why… - [https://is.gd/hugUIg](https://is.gd/hugUIg) \>\> The ATMB discussion thread of server errors. Full URL here \>\> [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22013759#post22013759](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22013759#post22013759). - [https://is.gd/gq5k48](https://is.gd/gq5k48) \>\> The last **Trivia Dominoes** post was actually a double-post caused by the server errors. There have been others. Full URL here \>\> [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22099513#post22099513](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22099513#post22099513). - [https://is.gd/jSYEXV](https://is.gd/jSYEXV) \>\> The **Bakers Dozen** discussion and decision to create a continuation thread, **Bakers Dozen II**. Full URL here \>\> [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22098421#post22098421](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22098421#post22098421). - [https://is.gd/rlV5nI](https://is.gd/rlV5nI) \>\> The continuation thread, **Bakers Dozen II**. Full URL here \>\> [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22099330#post22099330](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22099330#post22099330). Yeah, that’s why. See y’all over on the new thread! Regards, **Bullitt** ---
**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:** [January 26, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/46181 "2020-01-26T04:18:08Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The 1978 film _Heaven Can Wait_ was a remake of _Here Comes Mr. Jordan_ (1941). \* Heaven Can Wait\* was produced, and co-directed, by Warren Beatty… > [@Bullitt](#): > > I loved that movie. Imagine back then — the LA Rams go to the Super Bowl!! _ **And they win it!!!** _ In the movie, the Rams beat the Pittsburgh Steelers… An earlier thread that may be of interest: [I just rewatched Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=718738) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=2308)