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Can any one answere these 7 Trivia Questions?
1. From 1990 to 1999, this nighttime TV show won 5 Emmy’s for best comedy?
2. This sports giant retired from the NBA to play minor league baseball. Then he returned to the NBA 17 years later?
3.What Broadway production closed on June 25, 2000, after an almost 20 year run?
4.Paper particles that are created when holes are made in a computer punched tape or card were part of the heated debate regarding the outcome of the Bush/Gore election in 2000. What are these paper particles called?
5.Who died on February 27, 2003 after hosting one of the most renowned children’s shows from 1968 to 2001?
6.Author J.K Rowling sent young readers to the book stores in droves with her series of books in the early 2000′s. Who is the main character in her stories?
7.In what year was the Nike yellow LiveStrong wrist band developed?
I would have to guess
1, seinfeild
2, mike
3, cats
4,tickets
5, fred rogers
6,harry potter
7,2005
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Rules of the Game $0.96 Attention all armchair quarterbacks, would-be refs, second-guessers, and all-around sports know-it-alls. The game for real sports fans is Rules of the Game. Step up to the plate, get into a three-point stance, and grab your putter, because Rules of the Game features questions covering six familiar sports categories (pro and college basketball, pro and college football, pro baseball, and pro golf) … |
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The Book of Baseball Literacy: 3rd Edition $3.99 SELECTED FOR THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME BOOKSTORE IN 2012″A cross-referenced collection of facts, folklore and untold tales about key figures, events and institutions. Easy-to-find answers to the most common (and obscure but fascinating) baseball questions.” – USA Today”Surprisingly, there is no other book so comprehensive, concise or readable.” – St. Paul Pioneer-Press”Instructive and fun… |
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Baseball Bits: Little-Known Stories Facts And Trivia From The Dugout To The Outfield $11.99 A book that covers all the bases! Everything fans want to know about the Great American Pastime Written and compiled by baseball expert Dan Schlossberg this book is chock-full of the best trivia information and fun facts about the game. Featuring interviews with players managers and other baseball professionals as well as never-before-told stories Baseball Bits is sure to hit a home run with just about anyone who"s interested in the game. But that"s not all because beyond the stories and trivia the die-hard fan also wants the most recent information that affects this season. Inside each book is a password that lets readers log onto a website for up-to-the-minute information only available there. The site is guaranteed to be updated at least once a month-more frequently during the season-to provide readers with everything they need to know about the current season including: * The latest trades and how they"ll affect particular Teams * The best players" current stats * Who is about to break major recordsA book that covers all the bases! Everything fans want to know about the Great American Pastime Written and compiled by baseball expert Dan Schlossberg this book is chock-full of the best trivia information and fun facts about the game. Featuring interviews with players managers and other baseball professionals as well as never-before-told stories Baseball Bits is sure to hit a home run with just about anyone who"s interested in the game. But that"s not all because beyond the stories and trivia the die-hard fan also wants the most recent information that affects this season. Inside each book is a password that lets readers log onto a website for up-to-the-minute information only available there. The site is guaranteed to be updated at least once a month-more frequently during the season-to provide readers with everything they need to know about the current season including: * The latest trades and how they"ll affect particular Teams * The best players" current stats * Who is about to break major records |
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The Biggest Book Of Hockey Trivia $10.49 It’s not only the biggest book on NHL trivia it’s also the best!Following the successful The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, here’s The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia. Weekes has cherry-picked more than eight hundred of the most compelling trivia questions and records.Irreverent, captivating, and even bizarre, these entertaining stories, historic milestones, and informative stats capture the essence of the game today. |
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The Big Book of Canadian Trivia $8.39 Here in one big book is all the trivia and facts about Canada anyone needs to know. The Big Book is jam-packed with facts and stories. There are stories of important Canadian artifacts and history including what became of Canada’s World War II spy camp. All regions and provinces are covered as well as important Canadian figures like John Molson Elizabeth Arden and Russ Jackson. If that isn’t enough there will also be pieces explaining whatever happened to such Canadian icons as the last spike the first skidoo and the first Tim Hortons donut shop. Some of the items are "classics." Others are little known facts. Approximately 25% of the material has never before appeared in print. This fascinating Big Book brings together for the first time in one package the most notable facts and trivia from the archives of the trivia guys’ collection. Here in one big book is all the trivia and facts about Canada anyone needs to know. All regions are covered as well as important Canadian figures such as John Molson Elizabeth Arden and Russ Jackson. This fascinating compendium brings together the most notable facts and trivia from the archives of the trivia guys" collection. |
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Indiana Trivia $6.49 Test your Indiana smarts! Indiana Trivia is the who what when where and how book of the great state of Indiana. Filled with interesting questions and answers regarding well-known and not so well-known facts about this dynamic state Indiana Trivia focuses on the history culture people and places of the Hoosier State. |
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Nebraska Trivia $6.49 Test your Nebraska knowledge with this fun-filled trivia book! Nebraska Trivia is the who what when where and how book of this colorful historic state. Filled with interesting questions and answers regarding well-known and not so well-known facts about Nebraska this engaging book focuses on the history culture people and places of the Cornhusker State. |
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The Big Book Of Women’s Trivia $8.89 The Big Book of Women’s Trivia spans history, crosses cultures, ranges from the silly to the salacious to the truly useful and back again. Organized into ten chapters: Women and Their Wardrobes, The Body Beautiful and Not So, Ladies’ Matters of Love, In the Ladies’ Room, Ladies Look at the Animal Kingdom, Women Doing It for Themselves, Saintly Manifestations and Royal Subjects, Women’s Sporting Life, Celebrity Sightings of the Female Variety, and finally, Final Feminine Facts You Absolutely Can’t Live Without. The Big Book of Women’s Trivia will teach ladies little known facts about the history, fame, fortunes, fashions, and fictions of the female species – enough to impress their mother and their boss, to win arguments with their boyfriends and husbands, and to generally know more about their fabulous female selves. "Women's matters are anything but trivial." (Anon (who was a woman)) |
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101 Comic Book Trivia Questions $1.91 Another foray into comic book trivia, here are 101 questions from Marvel, DC, Charlton, Dell, Harvey, Gold Key and nearly every other publisher. |
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The Essential Book Of Presidential Trivia $10.09 I want everyone to know about the history of the United States and about important political events and issues and how they work." -Noah McCullough, age ten, 2032 presidential hopeful Noah McCullough may just be this country’s youngest presidential historian ever-and in this delightful volume he gives us hours of entertainment with an illustrated tour of America’s forty-three presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush. The political whiz kid famed for his appearances on "The Tonight Show" offers up brief bios and fun facts about our nation’s leaders, as well as trivia questions such as Which president could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time? What do the first president born in Connecticut and the last president born in Massachusetts have in common? Which president was a Pulitzer Prize winner? Confident about your prez-smarts? Take Noah’s Ultimate Presidential Trivia Quiz and see where you stand. Forget your p’s and q’s; know your stars and stripes. If you love your country, you will love The Essential Book of Presidential Trivia. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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Connecticut Trivia $6.49 One of the thirteen original colonies Connecticut is a fascinating state and Connecticut Trivia is full of facts to prove it. You will learn "What 1639 document written in Hartford is considered to be the first written constitution for a democracy?" and "What famed nineteenth-century showman was once the Mayor of Bridgeport?" (answers: The Fundamental Orders of 1639 and P.T. Barnum). This book is the who what when where why and how of the Constitution State. |
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Bibleology: The Little Book Of Bible Trivia $7.99 People who love trivia games won’t be able to put down BIBLEOLOGY which contains dozens of test-your-knowledge questions. Whether you consider yourself a novice or an expert BIBLEOLOGY is an engaging way to get more familiar with this fascinating collection of people’s interactions with the God of the universe. |
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New York State Trivia $6.49 New York Trivia is the who what when where and how book of the great state of New York. Filled with interesting questions and answers about well-known and not-so-well-known facts about upstate New York from the towering cascades of Niagara Falls to Westchester County North Carolina Trivia will provide hours of entertainment and education. Ideal for use at home the office school or parties-it focuses on the history culture people and places of the fascinating Empire State. New York State Trivia is readily adaptable for use with trivia-format games. |
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The Original Six Hockey Trivia Book $9.29 Remember when it was just Montreal Toronto New York Detroit Boston and Chicago? Veteran hockey writer Mike Leonetti certainly does and hes got a brand new trivia book to prove it! The Original Six Hockey Trivia Book challenges fans knowledge of the NHLs most storied and glorious franchises. With more than 800 questions and answerscategorized by team and covering memorable games records and awards trades and outstanding playersthe book also features more than 150 photos. And its not just for those old enough to remember when the NHL only included six teams: The Original Six Hockey Trivia Book skates right into the 20062007 season with fascinating lore on the six teams that will stump even the most avid of fans. Heres what you can expect: Detroit Red Wings: Gordie Howe broke Maurice Richards all-time goal-scoring record when he scored his 545th career goal on November 10 1963 versus which opponent and what netminder? Montreal Canadiens: Named head coach of the Canadiens for the 20062007 season this former Hab was a three-time Stanley Cup winner (twice with Montreal once with Dallas). Name him. Toronto Maple Leafs: When Darryl Sittler had his 10-point night against Boston on February 7 1976 one other Leaf player scored two goals and added two assists in the Leafs 114 victory. Who was this other high-scoring Leaf? |
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The Definitive Star Trek Trivia Book $6.29 SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW STAR TREK®? WELL, FIRE UP THOSE NEURONS, BECAUSE HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO PROVE IT! 1. How many tribbles did Spock calculate had bred aboard Deep Space Station K-7? 2. What type of life-form was the Caretaker? A. Sporocystian B. Solanagen C. Silicon D. Unidentifiable 3. In which episode is a deaf mediator the key to ending a war that has persisted for fifteen centuries? 4. Match the ship with its appropriate registry number: A. U.S.S. Voyager i. NX-74205 B. U.S.S. Defiant ii. NX-2000 C. U.S.S. Pegasus iii. NCC-74656 D. U.S.S. Excelsior iv. NCC-53847 5. Name: A. Sulu’s daughter C. Kira’s father B. Troi’s older sister D. Tuvok’s wife The answers to those questions and many others are just pages away in The Definitive Star Trek Trivia Book, the ultimate collection of memory testers, brainteasers, and mind-bending minutiae from thirty-four years of movies and TV series. More than two thousand fill-in-the-blanks, multiple-choice questions, and matching questions are organized into themed chapters such as "Galactic History," "About the Crews," "Alien Species," "Star Trek Science," and "Command Questions." This jam-packed, fun-filled illustrated trivia book is just what devoted Star Trek fans have always wanted: the means to test themselves and one another on one of the richest and most complex fictional universes ever created. |
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Country Music Trivia $10.19 Who named Roy Acuff "The King of Country Music"?What country singers are former employees of Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum?Which Elvis Presley hit was written by Eddie Rabbit and featured piano and background singing by Ronnie Milsap? More than 1 000 questions and answers and 50 photos will keep Country Music fans entertained for hours with some obscure and fascinating and some better-known facts about stars songs history and traditions. Country Music Trivia is published in cooperation with the Country Music Hall of Fame a world-class museum that highlights the history of country music from its birth to present day. The Hall of Fame and Museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation. In addition to the wealth of information available in the book Country Music Trivia includes a CD-ROM with an interactive trivia game that can be played by one or more participants. Questions in the game come up at random so you will never play the same game twice. And by the way the answers to the questions above are: Dizzy Dean; Lisa Angelle sold admission tickets Kathy Mattea served as a tour guide and Restless Heart’s Larry Steward worked in the museum’s gift shop; "Kentucky Rain. |
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The Definitive Star Trek Trivia Book, Volume II $16.99 By popular demand…a second book of Star Trek® trivia questions from the greatest science fiction phenomenon of all time! The Definitive Star Trek Trivia Book, Volume II contains more than two thousand new questions, quizzes, and brainteasers on topics ranging from "Personnel" to "Strategies and Tactics" to Star Trek Romances," Test yourself and your friends — Who among you is the ultimate Star Trek expert? 1) Which episode begins with a giant hand grabbing the U.S.S. Enterprise? 2) What was Q’s gift to Data in "Deja Q"? 3) Where did Benjamin Siska first meet Dax? a) Starfleet Academy b) Utopia Planitia c) Pelios Station d) U.S.S. Livingston 4) What do the following officers have in common? 5) The Klingon who steers the mythological Barge of the Dead is named 6) Match each shuttlecraft to its "parent" ship: A. Chaffee B. Cochrane C. Columbus D. Copernicus E. Curie i. U.S.S. Enterprise ii. U.S.S. Enterprise-A iii. U.S.S. Enterprise-D iv. U.S.S. Defiant v. U.S.S. Voyager |
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The Ultimate World Wrestling Entertainment Trivia Book $19.99 Are you a real fan of World Wrestling Entertainment ®? Do you have ruthless aggression? Do you have to know it all — and beyond? Now you can step up and prove it! Here for the first time, test just how much you really know in The Ultimate World Wrestling Entertainment Trivia Book. Not for the fan who just knows it all, but for the fan who lives it all! 1. Vince McMahon™’s first role in the WWE™was as a TV announcer. What Hall of Famer was his first broadcast partner? a) Pat Patterson b) Jesse "the Body" Ventura c) Antonino Rocca 2. What was the outcome of the Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan™ match at WrestleMania™ IV? a) Andre won by pinfall b) Double disqualification c) Time-limit draw d) Hogan won by pinfall 3. After losing his Hardcore Championship — on February 7, 2002 — Undertaker™ took out his frustration on The Rock®, giving him a Tombstone™ on top of what type of vehicle? a) Corvette b) Truck c) Zamboni d) Limousine 4. Match the superstar with his/her hometown: a) Maven b) Brock Lesnar c) Trish Stratus d) Hardcore Holly e) Eddie Guerrero f) William Regal 1) El Paso, Texas 2) Charlottesville, Virginia 3) Minneapolis, Minnesota 4) Toronto, Ontario 5) Mobile, Alabama 6) Blackpool, England Answers 1. c) Antonino Rocca 2. b) Double disqualification 3. d) Limousine 4. Match the superstar with his/her hometown: a-2) Maven ­Charlottesville, Virginia b-3) Brock Lesnar ­Minneapolis, Minnesota c-4) Trish Stratus ­Toronto, Ontario d-5) Hardcore Holly ­Mobile, Alabama e-1) Eddie Guerrero ­El Paso, Texas f-6) William Regal ­Blackpool, England |
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Who Wrote The Book Of Love – Music Trivia (Beatles, Elvis & More) $4.09 Music Trivia Questions and Answers of the ’50′s, ’60′s and ’70′s. Interesting facts about your favorite pop rock artists, songs and record men including The Beatles and manager Brian Epstein, Lou Christie, Four Tops, Elvis, Sam Phillips and Sun Studio, Herman’s Hermits, Sly and Family Stone and more. Take a trip down memory lane with photos, lyrics and more to stimulate the gray matter. |
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Game Of Love – Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men) $5.79 Music Trivia from the beginnings of early Rock & Roll and Pop music. The book covers the pioneer record companies and the people behind the scene that made it all happen: Motown Records, Chess Records, Atlantic Records, and Sun Records. It also covers the Artists for these labels and how they created the genre of these early formative years on the music scene. |
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Ladies’ Room Reader: The Ultimate Women’s Trivia Book $10.19 Fifty-seven percent of women would rather shop than have sex. Jodie Foster was born Ariane Munker, and Lauren Bacall, Betty Joan Perske. Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery, both nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscars for The Color Purple, were the first two African-American women nominated in the same year for the same category. At the height of her popularity, screen star Betty Grable had her legs insured for ,000 – a modest sum compared to the 0,000 policy Fred Astaire took out on his feet! These nuggets, along with everything else you've ever wanted to know about women, are to be found within this easy-to-browse resource. Here are women's views on shopping, clothing and cosmetics, marriage and children, food, sex, and pets, along with the lowdown on women celebrities and the feats of history's heroines and female adventurers. |
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The TV Tidbits Classic Television Trivia Quiz Book $14.58 No Synopsis Available |
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Brainiac: Adventures In The Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World Of Trivia Buffs $6.39 One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had done before: they auditioned for Jeopardy! Two years, 75 games, 2,642 correct answers, and over $2.5 million in winnings later, Ken Jennings emerged as trivia’s undisputed king. Brainiac traces his rise from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon. But along the way, it also explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself. Jennings had always been minutiae-mad, poring over almanacs and TV Guide listings at an age when most kids are still watching Elmo and putting beans up their nose. But trivia, he has found, is centuries older than his childhood obsession with it. Whisking us from the coffeehouses of seventeenth-century London to the Internet age, Jennings chronicles the ups and downs of the trivia fad: the quiz book explosion of the Jazz Age; the rise, fall, and rise again of TV quiz shows; the nostalgic campus trivia of the 1960s; and the 1980s, when Trivial Pursuit® again made it fashionable to be a know-it-all. Jennings also investigates the shadowy demimonde of today’s trivia subculture, guiding us on a tour of trivia hotspots across America. He goes head-to-head with the blowhards and diehards of the college quiz-bowl circuit, the slightly soused faithful of the Boston pub trivia scene, and the raucous participants in the annual Q&A marathon in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, "The World’s Largest Trivia Contest." And, of course, he takes us behind the scenes of his improbable 75-game run on Jeopardy! But above all, Brainiac is a love letter to the useless fact. What marsupial has fingerprints that are indistinguishable from human ones?* What planet has a crater on it named after Laura Ingalls Wilder?** What comedian had the misfortune to be born with the name "Albert Einstein"?*** Jennings also ponders questions that are a little more philosophical: What separates trivia from meaningless facts? Is being good at trivia a mark of intelligence? And is trivia just a waste of time, or does it serve some not-so-trivial purpose after all? Uproarious, silly, engaging, and erudite, this book is an irresistible celebration of nostalgia, curiosity, and nerdy obsession-in a word, trivia. * The koala ** Venus *** Albert Brooks From the Hardcover edition. |
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Killer Book Of True Crime: Incredible Stories Facts And Trivia From The World Of Murder And Mayhem $8.69 You’ve read all the stories…but can you match the mobster with the way he met his end? Do you know how they caught the Boston Strangler? Can you define chickens a Shotaro complex or Colombian neckties? The Killer Book of True Crime is the ultimate collection of in-depth stories trivia quizzes quotes and photos gruesome and interesting enough to make any crime buff shudder in horrified delight. Discover all the odd and intriguing facts and tidbits you’ve never heard The Killer Book of True Crime is the ultimate collection of in-depth stories trivia quizzes quotes and photos gruesome and interesting enough to make any crime buff shudder in horrified delight. |
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Buckeyeology Trivia Challenge: Ohio State Football $4.79 Buckeyeology Trivia Challenge Ohio State Buckeyes Football offers Buckeye fans the opportunity to relive the Buckeyes' greatest moments including: national championships awards and honors conference championships team records player records traditions key player stats coaching records stadium facts key rivalries and much more. In addition most answers include in-depth supportive background offering the book's players even greater knowledge about correct responses. The book also includes the publisher’s unique COOL FACTS placed at the end of each of the first four sections. Cool Facts allow the book’s researcher more freedom to highlight and expand on particularly interesting or thought-provoking facts about the team and its history. |
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Killer Book Of Serial Killers: Incredible Stories Facts And Trivia From The World Of Serial Killers $13.19 The Killer Book of Serial Killers is the ultimate resource (and gift) for any true crime fan and student of the bizarre world of serial killers. Filled with stories trivia quizzes quotes photos and odd facts about the world’s most notorious murderers this is the perfect bathroom reader for anyone fascinated with serial killers. The stories and trivia cover such killers as: John Wayne Gacy Ted Bundy The BTK Killer Jack the Ripper The Green River Killer Serial killers around the world And many more Bathroom readers have enjoyed considerable success as a format selling millions of copies. The Killer Book series brings this format to the rabid true crime audience. Including more than 40 black & white photos this is a must for true crime fans. The Killer Book of Serial Killers is the ultimate resource (and gift) for any true crime fan and student of the bizarre world of serial killers. |