# 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:** 931
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18604 "2014-01-24T14:07:48Z")
Henry Ford and his son, Edsel, invested in the Stout Metal Airplane Company, the company of William Bushnell Stout. The Stout 3-AT was the predecessor to the Ford Trimotor, and the Trimotor was produced from 1925 to 1933. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18605 "2014-01-24T16:44:56Z")
An editorial cartoonist drew President Benjamin Harrison wearing the much-too-large hat of his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, to suggest that the incumbent wasn’t up to the job. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18606 "2014-01-24T20:11:06Z")
Benjamin Harrison’s house can be toured in Indianapolis. In there, there’s an original document signed by Abraham Lincoln - quite rare and unique, although right now I don’t recall what makes it so. A few miles away from the house, one can visit Harrison’s grave site. It’s near the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts owner Robert Irsay’s grave which is easy to spot - it only says Irsay, and has the Colts logo on it, and that’s it [(image)](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2311/1508112996_78c5de6498_o.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18607 "2014-01-24T21:07:27Z")
George HArrison’s composition “Something” is the Beatles second most covered song (first is “Yesterday”). Frank Sinatra once called it “the most perfect love song.” ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18608 "2014-01-24T21:26:32Z")
Joe DiMaggio banned Sinatra and the other Rat Pack members from attending Marilyn Monroe’s funeral. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18609 "2014-01-25T00:38:12Z")
Legend has it that James Monroe lost his chance to be the only other unanimously elected president (in Electoral College votes) when one elector refused to vote for him to keep George Washington as the only one with that honor. In reality, the elector, William Plummer, just didn’t think Monroe was doing a good job, and preferred John Quincy Adams. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18610 "2014-01-25T00:59:36Z")
Currently only two states do not require a unanimous guilty verdict in a criminal case: Oregon and Louisiana. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18611 "2014-01-25T02:56:30Z")
Oregon’s got the only American state flag that is different on the front and back: [Flag of Oregon - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_oregon) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18612 "2014-01-25T02:56:41Z")
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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18613 "2014-01-25T03:02:51Z")
The first time the American flag flew over a foreign city was over Fort Derne, on the shores of Tripoli in Libya. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18614 "2014-01-25T05:01:37Z")
The city of Tripoli, Lebanon was the chief city of the Crusader County of Tripoli. Due to the large number of southern French Crusaders who settled in the area, the language of Langue D’Oc was a dominant language in the region for over 150 years. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18615 "2014-01-25T06:08:59Z")
The 1805 Battle of Dema in the First Barbary War is referenced in the “shores of Tripoli” line in the first stanza of the Marine Corps Hymn: \*From the Halls of Montezuma, to the Shores of Tripoli We fight our country’s battles, in the air, on land, and sea First to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor clean We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine \* ---
**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:** [January 25, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18616 "2014-01-25T15:53:06Z")
The song “Hymn for a Sunday Evening” from **Bye Bye Birdie** is better known as “[Ed Sullivan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJxeMxeu3F0).” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18617 "2014-01-25T17:47:24Z")
“St Patrick’s breastplate” is one of the oldest hymns in common use. (Attributed 4th century; more likely 8th century.) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18618 "2014-01-26T02:23:59Z")
The oldest known hymn for which we have a known author is “Shepherd of Tender Youth”, written by Clement of Alexandria ca. 200 AD ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18619 "2014-01-26T05:37:03Z")
The Battle Hymn of the Republic is often sung at Presidential inaugurations. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18620 "2014-01-26T14:46:46Z")
Beethoven’s “Battle Symphony”, aka “Wellington’s Victory”, is often played at the Proms in Britain, as popularly as Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” is at US Fourth of July concerts. Both feature extensive cannon fire, usually simulated by the percussion section but sometimes with actual cannons. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18621 "2014-01-26T15:09:02Z")
John Philip Sousa’s music is often played at Fourth of July concerts and fireworks shows. Sousa’s ancestry includes Portuguese from his father’s side, and Bavarian from his mother’s side. Among his best-known marches are “The Liberty Bell”, “The Thunderer”, “The Washington Post”, “Semper Fidelis” (Official March of the United States Marine Corps), and “The Stars and Stripes Forever” (National March of the United States of America). ---
**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:** [January 26, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18622 "2014-01-26T17:29:54Z")
Sousa’s “The Liberty Bell” is commonly recognized as the theme song from **Monty Python’s Flying Circus.** ---
**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:** [January 26, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/18623 "2014-01-26T19:49:42Z")
Sousa’s “The Liberty Bell” was played by the Marine Band, “the President’s Own,” at Bill Clinton’s first inauguration on Jan. 20, 1993. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=930) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657.md?page=932)