# 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:** 71
**Author:** ![cucuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@cucuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cucuy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1401 "2010-02-25T08:18:46Z")
_The Jazz Singer_ was Hollywood’s first feature-length movie that included talking and singing. Al Jolson starred in this version, which was based upon a play of the same name. Later remakes featured Danny Thomas (1952) and Neil Diamond (1980). ---
**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 25, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1402 "2010-02-25T12:24:54Z")
The Moon of Baroda Diamond was worn by Maria Theresa (only female Holy Roman Empress in her own right) and by Marilyn Monroe. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1403 "2010-02-25T13:13:14Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > The Moon of Baroda Diamond was worn by Maria Theresa (only female Holy Roman Empress in her own right) and by Marilyn Monroe. Robbie Robertson produced Neil Diamond’s “Beautiful Noise” album, and invited him to appear in “The Last Waltz.” ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1404 "2010-02-25T13:31:36Z")
_Waltzing Mathilda_ is sometimes referred to as the unofficial Australian national anthem. ---
**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 25, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1405 "2010-02-25T15:20:55Z")
Harry “Breaker” Morant and Peter Handcock, Australian soldiers serving under British command during the Boer War, were executed for war crimes on Feb. 27, 1902. Many of their countrymen consider them to have been railroaded; the movie _Breaker Morant_ presents a fictionalized portrayal of their wartime service, trial and execution. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1406 "2010-02-25T15:29:55Z")
A low-budget kung fu/trucker flick called “Breaker, Breaker” gave Chuck Norris his first lead role in an American movie. ---
**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 25, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1407 "2010-02-25T15:50:22Z")
George W. Norris (R-Nebr.) was one of only six U.S. senators to vote against the declaration of war on Germany in 1917. Never afraid to do what he felt to be in the national interest despite the opposition of many of his constituents, he was one of the eight senators featured in John F. Kennedy’s _Profiles in Courage_. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1408 "2010-02-25T16:13:26Z")
Jeannette Rankin of Wyoming, the first woman to serve in the House, cast votes against US entry into both World Wars. In 1941, hers was the only such vote. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1409 "2010-02-25T16:18:39Z")
Dr. Gregory House, an American, is played by British actor Hugh Laurie, who is primarily known over there for silly comedy roles. ---
**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 25, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1410 "2010-02-25T16:19:27Z")
Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass began a film production company specializing in stop-motion animation in 1960. Later known as Rankin/Bass Productions, the team would go on to produce such holiday specials as _Frosty the Snowman, Little Drummer Boy,_ and, of course, _Rudolph._ ---
**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 25, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1411 "2010-02-25T16:39:11Z")
The eight tiny reindeer in Clement Moore’s [A Visit from St Nicholas\* are: Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Donder Blitzen ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1412 "2010-02-25T16:50:26Z")
(And Olive, the other reindeer …) The airliner Jimmy Stewart saved from crashing in “No Highway in the Sky” was a Reindeer. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1413 "2010-02-25T17:00:29Z")
Jimmy Stewart was a bomber pilot in WWII. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1414 "2010-02-25T17:10:56Z")
Jon Stewart was born Jonathan Stewart Leibowitz in New York City, and grew up in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1415 "2010-02-25T17:15:56Z")
In “Animal House,” Otter got a group of Dickinson College sorority girls to join him and his friends on a road trip by pretending to be the grieving fiance of recently deceased Dickinson student Fawn Leibowitz. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1416 "2010-02-25T17:16:34Z")
Lawrenceville is the home of Rider University, originally named Trenton Business College, and a very important place in my family. It includes the former Westminster Choir College. By which I mean: The motto of Faber College in _Animal House_, based on the U. of Oregon, was “Knowledge is Good”. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1417 "2010-02-25T17:34:13Z")
Countless bands have recorded “Louie, Louie,” but the most popular version was by the Kingsmen, a garage rock band from Portland, Oregon. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1418 "2010-02-25T17:39:16Z")
Although a 1985 effort to make “Louie, Louie” the official state song of Washington failed, the legislature nonetheless declared an official “Louie Louie Day”. ---
**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 25, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1419 "2010-02-25T17:46:32Z")
There is a movement afoot to change Missouri’s official state motto from _The Show Me State_ to _The Great Rivers State_. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1420 "2010-02-25T17:48:56Z")
Although “The game is afoot” is a quote usually associated with Sherlock Holmes, in fact Arthur Conan Doyle borrowed it from Shakespeare’s “Henry V”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=72)