# 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:** 977
**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:** [April 15, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19525 "2014-04-15T14:59:09Z")
In WWII the “Hell’s Angels” B-17 of the 303rd Bomb Group completed 25 combat missions on 13 May 1943, becoming the first B-17 to complete the feat, six days before the Memphis Belle did on 19 May. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19526 "2014-04-15T15:05:22Z")
The leader of the Canadian Green Party, Elizabeth May, is an American who emigrated to Canada. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19527 "2014-04-15T15:14:39Z")
Actor Bronson Alcott Pinchot was named after Bronson Alcott, father of author Louisa May Alcott. Louisa was born on her father’s 33rd birthday and died two days after he did. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19528 "2014-04-15T15:56:02Z")
Pitcher Bronson Arroyo, now with the Arizona Diamondbacks after previous stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, and Cincinnati Reds, is in his 15th major league season but has never spent even a day on the disabled list. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19529 "2014-04-16T01:35:22Z")
There are four types of venomous snakes indigenous to the United States – the rattlesnake (including two species of Diamondback Rattlesnake) which is widespread across America; plus the coral snake, copperhead, and cottonmouth, which are only found in the Southeast. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19530 "2014-04-16T03:21:48Z")
Canada does not have any general region with “south” in its description, such as “southeast”, “south” or “southwest.” Canada’s regions are normally described as variants of eastern, central, western, and of course, northern. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19531 "2014-04-16T04:08:49Z")
Before finding acclaim with _The Sopranos_, David Chase worked as a producer on _Northern Exposure_. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19532 "2014-04-16T05:32:19Z")
St David is the patron saint of Wales. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19533 "2014-04-16T08:15:28Z")
Around the world, St. Barbara is recognized as the patron saint of field artillerymen. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19534 "2014-04-16T10:20:47Z")
Barbara Billingsley, best known as June Cleaver on the 50’s TV show _Leave it to Beaver_, is also famous for her cameo role in _Airplane!_, in which she helps interpret a conversation between the stewardess and two young men who speak only in Jive. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2014, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19535 "2014-04-16T12:21:40Z")
Barbara Billingsley passed away on 16 Oct 2010 at the age of 94. She grew up in Los Angeles but as a young teen moved to New York City where her acting career took off. For all of the _Leave It To Beaver_ reruns, she had one regret about the show’s lasting success: the residual payments for its actors ended after just six reruns in standard 1950s actors’ contracts. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19536 "2014-04-16T12:46:37Z")
Members of Parliament who have served at least six years in the Canadian House of Commons are entitled to a pension for life upon turning 55. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19537 "2014-04-16T14:14:30Z")
In 1974, in response to the energy crisis, the National Maximum Speed Law set a federally mandated speed limit of 55 mph on America’s roads. It was repealed in 1995. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19538 "2014-04-16T14:25:16Z")
The common nickname for the 55 mph speed limit was “double nickels.” ---
**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:** [April 16, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19539 "2014-04-16T15:06:29Z")
The word “asshole” was first broadcast on network TV during a showing of **Annie Hall**. Woody Allen insisted on no cuts, so the scene where Alvy meets Joey Nichols (Joey: “Just remember Joey Nickels – Joey Five cents” Alvy: “What an asshole.”) was aired. ABC, which ran the movie, had extra operators standing by to field complaints. Oddly most of the complaints were that the movie was being shown out of order; but the movie was _designed_ out of order (the first line was “I broke up with Annie today.”) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19540 "2014-04-16T15:09:28Z")
When Woody Allen filed his court papers seeking custody of his three children with Mia Farrow, he made the following false claims: 1. Satchel was born in September–wrong, he was born in December. 2. Mia had filed for adoption of two more children–wrong, she had no adoptions pending at the time. 3. Mia accused Woody of molesting Satchel–She vehemently denied this, and the idea was soon dropped. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19541 "2014-04-16T15:31:35Z")
Satchel has since taken the name Ronan Farrow. His mother, Mia Farrow, has acknowledged that he “may” be the son of her former husband, Frank Sinatra, but one look at his eyesare sufficient to answer any doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19542 "2014-04-16T16:19:56Z")
A _ronin_ is a samurai warrior without a lord. Many _ronin_ became mercenaries or criminals. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19543 "2014-04-17T00:30:59Z")
The anime “Samurai 7” is based on the film “Seven Samurai”. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2014, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-dominoes-play-off-the-last-bit-of-trivia/527657/19544 "2014-04-17T06:53:30Z")
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