# 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:** 87
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1721 "2010-03-06T15:13:26Z")
James MacArthur, the guy who was told “Book him, Dan-o” every week on \*\*\*Hawaii \*\*\*_ **Five-O** _, was the adopted son of Oscar winning actress Helen Hayes and playwright Charles (_ **The Front Page** _) MacArthur. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1722 "2010-03-06T16:41:34Z")
James T. Kirk will be born either in Riverside, Iowa or in space after the destruction of his father’s ship, depending on which _Star Trek_ timeline you believe. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1723 "2010-03-06T18:57:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > James T. Kirk will be born either in Riverside, Iowa or in space after the destruction of his father’s ship, depending on which _Star Trek_ timeline you believe. Herbert Hoover was born in West Branch, Iowa- making him the first U.S. President born West of the Mississippi River. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1724 "2010-03-06T19:03:56Z")
[del]In the movie _Timeline_, a group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.[/del] The Mississippi River is the largest river system in the United States and the largest of North America. About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and terminates 95 river miles below New Orleans, Louisiana where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1725 "2010-03-06T20:03:18Z")
The Republic of Panama (where Scotland attempted to establish a “New Caledonia” colony in 1690), has 3730 km of paved roads. Nit: The longest U.S.A. river is _not_ The Mississippi, but rather a river which begins in the Beaverhead Mountains of Western Montana, proceeds to New Orleans, and _part_ of which is called the Mississippi. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1726 "2010-03-06T20:27:23Z")
Panama hats originated in Ecuador. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1727 "2010-03-06T20:49:18Z")
The Galapagos Islands, made famous by Darwin and by Kurt Vonnegut, are an archipelago with a human population of around 40,000 people and belonging to Ecuador. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1728 "2010-03-07T01:13:05Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > The Galapagos Islands, made famous by Darwin and by Kurt Vonnegut, are an archipelago with a human population of around 40,000 people and belonging to Ecuador. Though he knew nothing about sports, young Kurt Vonnegut was hired as a staff writer by the newly formed Sports Illustrated magazine, in 1954. His first assignment: assigning witty captions to sports-related photographs. The first photo: a thoroughbred race horse that had thrown its rider, jumped over the racetrack fence, and taken off running. Vonnegut stared at the photo for half an hour, typed one sentence, turned it in, and walked out forever. The one sentence? “The horse jumped over the fucking fence.” ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1729 "2010-03-07T01:47:28Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Though he knew nothing about sports, young Kurt Vonnegut was hired as a staff writer by the newly formed Sports Illustrated magazine, in 1954. His first assignment: assigning witty captions to sports-related photographs. The first photo: a thoroughbred race horse that had thrown its rider, jumped over the racetrack fence, and taken off running. > > Vonnegut stared at the photo for half an hour, typed one sentence, turned it in, and walked out forever. > > The one sentence? “The horse jumped over the fucking fence.” The road signs for the town of [Fucking, Austria](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria) are a popular attraction for visitors, and they were often stolen by souvenir-hunting tourists until 2005, when they were modified to be theft-resistant. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1730 "2010-03-07T02:29:57Z")
Though set in Cicely, Alaska, the series _Northern Exposure_ was filmed in Roslyn, Washington; because the name Roslyn was used on some visible backgrounds in the area they worked in an early 20th century town founder by that name who named the town Cicely for her lover. NOT FOR PLAY but > [@astorian](#): > > Vonnegut stared at the photo for half an hour, typed one sentence, turned it in, and walked out forever. > > The one sentence? “The horse jumped over the fucking fence.” I think it was pretty witty. Certainly better than most of the Beat 360 winners.😃 ---
**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:** [March 7, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1731 "2010-03-07T02:50:38Z")
The actress Cicely Tyson has received three Emmy awards for television performances and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1732 "2010-03-07T02:54:22Z")
The first names of the Pigeon sisters in the play **The Odd Couple** were Cecily and Gwendolyn. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1733 "2010-03-07T04:04:46Z")
Despite many scenes of playing poker in the TV Series **The Odd Couple** , Felix is never seen playing poker. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1734 "2010-03-07T04:52:45Z")
Pope Saint Felix I led the Roman Catholic Church for just five years, from 269-274 AD. Most of the details of his life and pontificate remain unknown. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1735 "2010-03-07T05:06:31Z")
Adrian IV, also pope for 5 years (1154-1159), was born Nicholas Breakspear in Hertfordshire and is to date the only English pope. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1736 "2010-03-07T05:33:53Z")
In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1737 "2010-03-07T05:41:24Z")
> [@AppallingGael](#): > > In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen. The New Hampshire rock formation known as “The Old Man of the Mountain” collapsed in 2003, not long after appearing on the state’s commemorative quarter. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1738 "2010-03-07T05:55:50Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > The New Hampshire rock formation known as “The Old Man of the Mountain” collapsed in 2003, not long after appearing on the state’s commemorative quarter. After seeing _The Old Man and the Sea_ (1958), Ernest Hemingway expressed his disappointment and said Spencer Tracy looked less the Cuban peasant fisherman and more the rich old actor that he was. (Tracy won an Oscar nomination for the role.) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1739 "2010-03-07T06:55:46Z")
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn were lovers for decades, though neither of them would publically acknowledge their relationship, in part because Tracy (who was Catholic) refused to divorce his wife. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/1740 "2010-03-07T09:43:42Z")
When Katharine Hepburn portrayed the title role in the 1936 film _Mary of Scotland_ (who she referred to as “a total ninny”) the character’s real life lover and third husband (played by Fredric March) was referred to only by his first name- James- or his title- Earl of Bothwell- because his surname was Hepburn and he was a relative of Katharine’s ancestors. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=88)