By Dan on Mar 8, 2009 in Blog, Family, Local, Movies, Music, News, Politics, Trivia | 15 Comments
I Am Complete
For some, it’s scaling a mountain summit; for others it’s kicking heroine. As for me, I conquered one of my life’s goals by completing a Sunday New York Times Crossword Puzzle. I’ve come close many times, even completing it once, only to discover an error. But this time, I was perfect. Granted, it [...]
By Dan on Feb 6, 2009 in Trivia | 11 Comments
Behind every great band is a great drummer. These aren’t necessarily great drummers or great bands, but some are and they should be recognizable to you. Guess who’s been hiding behind the kit for all these many years.
I want the name of the band, not the name of the drummer, although you can throw [...]
By Dan on Jan 26, 2009 in Trivia | 2 Comments
As I predicted, there was a perfect score this round, and from a likely participant. Professional movie reviewer Nick Rogers knew all of ten answers plus the bonus. Local trivia expert, Russ, came nipping at his heels with a 9+1.
Here’s how the rest of the field fared:
Brian – 8
Doug D. 7+1
Yellowdog – 7
Gish – 4+1
Looking [...]
By Dan on Jan 19, 2009 in Trivia | 11 Comments
In today’s edition, I name three characters, each portrayed by the same actor. You name that actor. What could be simpler? Well, it could be simpler if you Google for the answers, but then you’d be a chump. Plus, there’s no need as this should be the easiest [...]
By Dan on Jan 8, 2009 in Trivia | 4 Comments
Correction: Russ pointed out that the Goodfellas‘ quote was incomplete in that it lacked the requisite curse word. I was relying on a script I found online that I believed was a transcript from the film, and not a pre-production version. I guess I was wrong.
Russ still got the correct answer, but it’s possible that [...]