# 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:** 40
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/781 "2010-02-14T13:18:53Z")
Entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr. converted to Judaism following his recovery from a car accident in 1954 in which he lost one of his eyes. Davis’s interest in the faith was spurred by stories of Jewish history that entertainer Eddie Cantor shared during convalescence visits. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/782 "2010-02-14T13:23:45Z")
Sammy Davis Jr. and Caroll O’Connor had the first inter-racial same-sex kiss on television. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/783 "2010-02-14T13:27:34Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Sammy Davis Jr. and Caroll O’Connor had the first inter-racial same-sex kiss on television. Charles Carroll of Carrollton (Maryland) was the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/784 "2010-02-14T15:30:34Z")
Independence Rock in Wyoming is so named because travelers on the Emigrant Trail tried reach it by the 4th of July. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/785 "2010-02-14T15:43:19Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Independence Rock in Wyoming is so named because travelers on the Emigrant Trail tried reach it by the 4th of July. Several countries’ national days are not their independence days, like France, Libya, and Ireland (whose national day is the feast day of its patron saint) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/786 "2010-02-14T16:45:12Z")
Cinco de Mayo is also not Mexico’s independence day, but is advertised as such in ads for Corona Beer. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/787 "2010-02-14T18:33:13Z")
Mexican beers like Corona are typically served with limes because originally the bottle caps were steel and would leave a ring of rust around the mouth. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/788 "2010-02-14T18:35:10Z")
Englishmen, especially sailors, got the nickname “Limeys” because of the Royal Navy’s practice of serving them fresh limes to stave off scurvy. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/789 "2010-02-14T19:05:39Z")
Englishmen would add limes and gin to their tonic water to kill the taste of quinine, a bitter chemical used to cure malaria. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/790 "2010-02-14T19:35:17Z")
“Mad Dogs and Englishmen” was a signature tune of English entertainer and bon vivant Noel Coward. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/791 "2010-02-14T19:50:20Z")
_Mad Dogs and Englishmen_ is Joe Cocker’s 1970 live album. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/792 "2010-02-14T20:13:33Z")
Rabies is also known as hydrophobia, as one of its symptoms is an aversion to water. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/793 "2010-02-14T20:31:44Z")
Though the reason is unknown, a craving for ice to chew can be a symptom of iron-deficiency anemia. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/794 "2010-02-14T20:50:55Z")
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum.” is a quote from the movie _They Live_ starring Rowdy Roddy Piper, a pro wrestler. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/795 "2010-02-14T21:00:49Z")
The _Piper at the Gates of Dawn_ was Pink Floyd’s first album. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/796 "2010-02-14T21:03:36Z")
Floyd Pepper, the guitarist for the Muppet Show band, was named for Pink Floyd and the Beatles Sgt Pepper album. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/797 "2010-02-14T21:11:40Z")
_The Great Waldo Pepper_ was a film starring Robert Redford as a barnstorming pilot. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/798 "2010-02-14T21:35:22Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > _The Great Waldo Pepper_ was a film starring Robert Redford as a barnstorming pilot. James Cagney came out of a 20 year retirement to play police commissioner Waldo in Milos Forman’s “Ragtime.” ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/799 "2010-02-14T21:39:52Z")
Actress Lea Michele, now being acclaimed for her work in the TV series _Glee_ appeared on Broadway at the tender age of 11, playing Tateh’s daughter in the original Broadway cast of the musical version of “Ragtime.” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/800 "2010-02-14T21:41:53Z")
E.L. Doctorow named the character of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in _Ragtime_, played by Howard Rollins in the film and Brian Stokes Mitchell in the Broadway musical, after the character Kohlhaas in _Tales of Hoffmann_; he much later introduced the character of Coalhouse Walker, Sr., in his novel about Sherman’s _MARCH_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=41)