# 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:** 46
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/901 "2010-02-16T15:33:40Z")
The novel “Red Dragon” by Thomas Harris introduces Dr. Hannibal Lecter as a character. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/902 "2010-02-16T16:07:11Z")
The original movie of _Red Dragon_, which featured Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecter, changed the title to _Manhunter_ over concern audiences would expect a martial arts movie. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/903 "2010-02-16T16:09:52Z")
Hannibal, while passing the Alps, informed Gulliver that he had not a Drop of Vinegar in his Camp ---
**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 16, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/904 "2010-02-16T16:17:00Z")
Several mountain ranges in the US are nicknamed “_The American Alps_”, including North Cascades in Washington and the San Juan Range in Colorado. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/905 "2010-02-16T16:20:49Z")
[The Montes Alpes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes_Alpes) range, however, is on the Moon, forming the northeastern border of the Mare Imbrium. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/906 "2010-02-16T16:25:07Z")
Gene Cernan was the last human being to set foot on the moon. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/907 "2010-02-16T16:27:20Z")
Gene Cernan, like Neil Armstrong, was a graduate of Purdue University, which has produced more astronauts than any other school except MIT. Purdue also sponsored Amelia Earhart’s around-the-world attempt, and incidentally owned her airplane. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/908 "2010-02-16T16:43:37Z")
Purdue University’s mascot is the Boilermaker, which also refers to a beer with a shot of another alcohol, such as whiskey. ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/909 "2010-02-16T16:54:21Z")
The word “whiskey” represents the letter “W” in the NATO phonetic alphabet. Many other radio alphabets use the name “William” or a local variant. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/910 "2010-02-16T16:59:03Z")
The word “Whiskey” (or “whisky,” depending on which part of the English speaking world you live in) comes from the Gaelic phrase "uisce beatha,"which means “the water of life.” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/911 "2010-02-16T17:07:07Z")
Fifty seconds of Sammy Davis, Jr.'s [RHYTHM OF LIFE scene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmKxgRzc3f0)from the musical SWEET CHARITY (in which he played Reverend Johanne Sebastian “Big Daddy” Brubeck) was used in an extremely [popular commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OjkEOdZj3A) for Guinness Ale featuring evolution in reverse. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/912 "2010-02-16T17:26:42Z")
The 80’s group Devo, formed in Akron, Ohio, got their name from their allegedly being the products of devolution, evolution in reverse. (BTW, “Brazilian jiu-jitsu” is _capoeira_). ---
**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:** [February 16, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/913 "2010-02-16T17:34:38Z")
Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh has gone on to composing soundtracks for movies, TV shows, and video games, including _Rugrats_, _Beakman’s World_, and _Rushmore_. ---
**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 16, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/914 "2010-02-16T17:38:09Z")
Mt. Rushhmore was originally known as _The Six Grandfathers_ by the Lakota Sioux. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/915 "2010-02-16T17:46:12Z")
Gutzon Borglund, who designed and supervised the creation of Mout Rushmore, also sculpted a memorial to Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants whose controversial murder conviction may have been caused by prejudice more than the weight of evidence. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/916 "2010-02-16T18:06:19Z")
The highest point in Virginia Beach, VA is Mount Trashmore, a covered-over landfill. ---
**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 16, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/917 "2010-02-16T18:29:44Z")
The highest point in the state of Missouri is Tom Sauk Mountain in the Southeast corner of the state. It is near Elephant Rock State Park and Johnson Shut-Ins, which are full of granite features. ---
**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 16, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/918 "2010-02-16T18:33:09Z")
Elephant Butte Lake State Park in New Mexico is located just outside of Truth or Consequences. ---
**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 16, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/919 "2010-02-16T18:33:19Z")
Philmont Scout Ranch, an enormous hiking and camping area, is in northern New Mexico, in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Scouts who attend Philmont are entitled to sew a distinctive black bull patch on their red jackets. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/920 "2010-02-16T18:33:23Z")
> [@Rafe\_Hollister](#): > > The highest point in the state of Missouri is Tom Sauk Mountain in the Southeast corner of the state. It is near Elephant Rock State Park and Johnson Shut-Ins, which are full of granite features. The lowest point in the world is the Marianas Trench. While we’ve been to the moon many times, we’ve only been to this deep point once. For 20 minutes. In 1960. 🙂 you have no idea how badly I wanted to fit this in when it was my turn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=47)