# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/101 "2010-02-05T02:45:53Z")
Cat scratch fever is a usually benign infectious disease caused by the intracellular bacterium _Bartonella_. It is most commonly found in children 1–2 weeks following a cat scratch or bite. It was first discovered in 1889 by Henri Parinaud. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/102 "2010-02-05T02:57:32Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Cat scratch fever is a usually benign infectious disease caused by the intracellular bacterium _Bartonella_. It is most commonly found in children 1–2 weeks following a cat scratch or bite. It was first discovered in 1889 by Henri Parinaud. Built in 1889, La Moulin Rouge was best known (once upon a time) for popularizing the Can-Can. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/103 "2010-02-05T03:11:41Z")
Before the McGregor/Kidman musical, Moulin Rouge (which means “The Red Mill”) was the title of a film starring Jose Ferrer as Tolouse-Lautrec. ---
**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 5, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/104 "2010-02-05T03:11:55Z")
The tin-plated steel can was patented in 1810. The can opener was not patented until 1858. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/105 "2010-02-05T03:21:01Z")
One of the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates was held in Quincy, IL in 1858. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/106 "2010-02-05T04:09:38Z")
At the 1921 dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, a shrine to the issuer of the Emancipation Proclamation, seating was segregated. ---
**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 5, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/107 "2010-02-05T04:14:54Z")
In 1921, The RAF took over from the British Army in assuming policing duties in Iraq. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/108 "2010-02-05T04:18:30Z")
1921 is the product of two _Chen_ prime numbers, 17 and 113. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/109 "2010-02-05T04:37:21Z")
Benjamin Franklin, printer and postmaster and statesman and scientist, was the 15th of 17 children. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/110 "2010-02-05T04:39:29Z")
Tennessee was formed from land that was previously planned to be the State of Franklin. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/111 "2010-02-05T04:50:04Z")
The capital of Tennessee is Nashville, home of the Grand Ole Opry. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/112 "2010-02-05T04:55:40Z")
Jim Denny, the manager of the Grand Ole Opry, told Elvis after his one and only appearance on the Opry that he should go back to driving a truck. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/113 "2010-02-05T05:14:12Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Jim Denny, the manager of the Grand Ole Opry, told Elvis after his one and only appearance on the Opry that he should go back to driving a truck. Denny McLain was the last major league pitcher to win 30 games in a season. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/114 "2010-02-05T05:26:34Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Denny McLain was the last major league pitcher to win 30 games in a season. Lou Boudreau, Denny McLain’s twice-father-in-law, was the last player-manager to win the World Series, with the Cleveland Indians in 1948. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/115 "2010-02-05T05:32:03Z")
Cleveland, Ohio, was originally spelled Cle **a** veland (emphasis mine) in honor of General Moses Cleaveland. (Accounts vary as to why the a was dropped but some say it was because a newspaper printer had to take out a letter for space.) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/116 "2010-02-05T06:00:53Z")
During the Sack of Lawrence (Kansas) on May 21, 1856, a pro-slavery posse destroyed the presses and other equipment of the local newspaper printers. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/117 "2010-02-05T06:08:24Z")
Hardcore followers of Insane Clown Posse are known as Juggalos or Juggalettes. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/118 "2010-02-05T07:40:58Z")
Serial killer John Wayne Gacy was known for throwing block parties and entertaining children in his neighborhood while dressed as “Pogo” the clown. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/119 "2010-02-05T08:04:50Z")
In 1978, the United States Secret Service investigated and approved John Wayne Gacy to be photographed with Rosalynn Carter while she was visiting Chicago for its annual Polish Constitution Day parade. Gacy was directing the parade. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/120 "2010-02-05T09:56:14Z")
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