# 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:** 8
**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, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/141 "2010-02-05T17:15:09Z")
Bing Crosby first sang “White Christmas” in the movie “Holiday Inn”. ---
**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, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/142 "2010-02-05T17:26:36Z")
The original Holiday Inn was named after the Bing Crosby movie as a joke by the architect. ---
**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, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/143 "2010-02-05T17:28:07Z")
The name Holiday Inn was coined by the architect that designed a hotel for Kemmons Wilson, who founded the chain when he was disappointed in the quality and consistency of accommodation available along the roads during a trip to DC. It was intended as a joke, but the name stuck. A bit late, that’s what I get for wordsmithing. The main character in How I Met Your Mother is Ted Mosby, who turned to teaching Architecture after failing as an Architect. ---
**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, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/144 "2010-02-05T17:30:34Z")
Washington D.C’s Union Station is the second busiest train station in the United States, after Penn Station in New York. ---
**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, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/145 "2010-02-05T17:38:50Z")
Union Station in St Louis is where the famous “Dewey Defeats Truman” photo was taken. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/146 "2010-02-05T17:47:10Z")
After leaving office, US President Harry Truman refused any corporate positions or paid endorsements on the grounds that they would devalue the presidency. ---
**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, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/147 "2010-02-05T17:57:39Z")
_The Truman Show_ was a movie starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris. ---
**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, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/148 "2010-02-05T18:02:08Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > _The Truman Show_ was a movie starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris. The character of Dill in “To Kill a Mockingbird” was based on Harper Lee’s childhood friend Truman Capote. ---
**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 5, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/149 "2010-02-05T18:04:15Z")
Truman Capote wrote _In Cold Blood_. In 1967, Robert Blake had the leading role in the movie. ---
**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, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/150 "2010-02-05T18:08:07Z")
Rob Blake, hockey defenceman for the San Jose Sharks, is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won a World Championship, a Stanley Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal during his career. ---
**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, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/151 "2010-02-05T18:12:35Z")
The Doors took their name from poet William Blake, who metaphorically referred to our eyes as “the doors of perception.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/152 "2010-02-05T18:27:25Z")
ETA: Oops, didn’t see there was another page. William Blake is a character in the Orson Scott Card Novel “Seventh Son.” ---
**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 5, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/153 "2010-02-05T18:33:24Z")
Orson Scott Card won Hugo and Nebula awards in consecutive years for the novels **Ender’s Game** and **Speaker for the Dead.** ---
**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 5, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/154 "2010-02-05T18:52:52Z")
The Crab Nebula was first observed in 1731 by John Bevis. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/155 "2010-02-05T18:56:43Z")
Crab Louis Salad is also called the King of Salads. ---
**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, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/156 "2010-02-05T19:01:10Z")
The movie “Attack of the Crab Monsters” co-starred Russell Johnson, who played The Professor on Gilligan’s Island. ---
**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 5, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/157 "2010-02-05T19:13:47Z")
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island is a movie about the Harlem Globetrotters visiting Gilligan’s Island. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/158 "2010-02-05T19:20:01Z")
The Harlem Globetrotters have been beaten by teams including Michigan State, UTEP, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All Stars. They were even beaten once by the New Jersey Reds (aka Washington Generals). ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/159 "2010-02-05T19:23:36Z")
The Globetrotters played their first game in Harlem in 1968, almost 40 years after the team was formed. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/160 "2010-02-05T19:24:10Z")
The first number ever retired by the Harlem Globetrotters was 13, Wilt Chamberlain’s number. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=9)