Ok I know there is already a Trivia thread, but this is one is not just about useless knowledge…Its useless knowledge which is endless… :: Here’s how it works: There is a factoid in the earlier post: The LIVE*STRONG *wrist…
Ok I know there is already a Trivia thread, but this is one is not just about useless knowledge...Its useless knowledge which is endless..
Here's how it works:
There is a factoid in the earlier post:
The LIVESTRONG wristbands, manufactured by Nike, were popularised by Lance Armstrong..
Now the next guy picks up a word from the above factoid, and gives us something on that, like this:
Sheryl Crow recently broke up with Lance Armstong
Then the next guy:
Sheryl Crow was once a dancer with Michael Jackson's troupe.
And the next guy:
Jackson heights in New York is known as Jaikishen Heights due to its high Indian population...
And so on and so forth...
I know its a bit like the Once Upon A Time, but OUAT can't hold a candle to the sheer senselessness of Trivial Pursuit...
Oh, I almost forgot the RULES:
1. Thou shalt not make up thy own trivia
2. Only one factoid per post.
3. If thou art really so passionate, post a link after thy piece of trivia, but keep the post short...
Hmm..That's about it...Let Trivial Pursuit begin.......
Here's how it works:
There is a factoid in the earlier post:
The LIVESTRONG wristbands, manufactured by Nike, were popularised by Lance Armstrong..
Now the next guy picks up a word from the above factoid, and gives us something on that, like this:
Sheryl Crow recently broke up with Lance Armstong
Then the next guy:
Sheryl Crow was once a dancer with Michael Jackson's troupe.
And the next guy:
Jackson heights in New York is known as Jaikishen Heights due to its high Indian population...
And so on and so forth...
I know its a bit like the Once Upon A Time, but OUAT can't hold a candle to the sheer senselessness of Trivial Pursuit...
Oh, I almost forgot the RULES:
1. Thou shalt not make up thy own trivia
2. Only one factoid per post.
3. If thou art really so passionate, post a link after thy piece of trivia, but keep the post short...
Hmm..That's about it...Let Trivial Pursuit begin.......
Ok...To start it off:
In Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He did this more than one hundred years before either moon was discovered.
interesting thread..i only hope we get some REAL trivia & not spam
..me continues. using Phobos & Deimos as keywords
In the computer game Doom (id software) you play a space marine (who is "one of Earth's toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action", who has been deported to Mars for assaulting a senior officer when ordered to kill unarmed civilians. you work for Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC), a which is performing secret experiments with teleportation between the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos
Ok...To start it off:
In Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He did this more than one hundred years before either moon was discovered.
Bertie dear,
u have given a very different exampl... how do u intend to play this trivia game? I supposed that u would have to give another fact.... related to a word in the previous fact..... but that's not how u are playing..... the example u have given is quite different.......
do clarify 😃
Bertie dear,
u have given a very different exampl... how do u intend to play this trivia game? I supposed that u would have to give another fact.... related to a word in the previous fact..... but that's not how u are playing..... the example u have given is quite different.......
do clarify :)
Hey Gaurav...
I think i have given quite a clear example dude...QuintE has done it right...Just take up a word from the earlier factoid and spout some trivia regarding THAT...It doesn't have to be names, if thats what you are wondering about....
interesting thread..i only hope we get some REAL trivia & not spam
..me continues. using Phobos & Deimos as keywords
In the computer game Doom (id software) you play a space marine (who is "one of Earth's toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action", who has been deported to Mars for assaulting a senior officer when ordered to kill unarmed civilians. you work for Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC), a which is performing secret experiments with teleportation between the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos
Earth was, in fact, named after the Roman goddess of the land, Terra. Many languages today still use her name for Earth (for example, the French word for our home planet is 'La Terre').
Bertie Wooster SaysEarth was, in fact, named after the Roman goddess of the land, Terra. Many languages today still use her name for Earth (for example, the French word for our home planet is 'La Terre').
"Trivia" in Roman mythology was the equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis, "goddess of the hunt"..
p.s :nice thread:thumbsup:
"Trivia" in Roman mythology was the equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis, "goddess of the hunt"..
p.s :nice thread:thumbsup:
Jennifer Aniston, the star of the television show "Friends" and wife of Brad Pitt, is a Greek American who spent her childhood summers in Greece.
Bertie Wooster SaysJennifer Aniston, the star of the television show "Friends" and wife of Brad Pitt, is a Greek American who spent her childhood summers in Greece.
Jennifer's dad John Aniston is quite popular as the star of the real life show "Days of our lives" the inspiration for the "Friends" soap with Joey as Dr. Drake Ramoray
PS. Great thread
Jennifer's dad John Aniston is quite popular as the star of the real life show "Days of our lives" the inspiration for the "Friends" soap with Joey as Dr. Drake Ramoray
PS. Great thread
real name of Nicholas Cage is Nicholas Coppola...and he is nephew of ace director Fracis Ford Coppola who has movies like The GodFather, Apoclypse now, Rainmaker etc to hs credit....
raka_21 Saysreal name of Nicholas Cage is Nicholas Coppola...and he is nephew of ace director Fracis Ford Coppola who has movies like The GodFather, Apoclypse now, Rainmaker etc to hs credit....
"The End" is a song by The Doors which is played at the opening & closing scenes of Apocalypse Now. The spoken-word section of the song includes the lines "Father/ Yes son?/ I want to kill you/ Mother, I want to...**** you," (with the last two words screamed unintelligibly). This is often considered an homage to Sophocles' Oedipus the King, a production of which Jim Morrison worked on while at Florida State University.
cheers
psst..personal trivia..i had an offer of admission from Florida State..darn! why dint i know this Jim Morrison connection before
"Trivia" in Roman mythology was the equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis, "goddess of the hunt"..
p.s :nice thread:thumbsup:
in greek mythology ELYSIUM was the region of the lower world , spirit of the ppl who hd led an upright life on earth spent a happy existence .... hence it 's come to mean the state of extreme happiness i.e. paradise
CHEERS 😃
QuintEssence Says"The End" is a song by The Doors which is played at the opening & closing scenes of Apocalypse Now
The movie The Doors was directed by oliver stone who made three vietnam based movies Platoon, Born on the 4th of july , Heaven and Earth.
The average infantryman in the South Pacific during World War II saw about 40 days of combat in four years. The average infantryman in Vietnam saw about 240 days of combat in one year thanks to the mobility of the helicopter.Tommy deVitto SaysThe movie The Doors was directed by oliver stone who made three vietnam based movies Platoon, Born on the 4th of july , Heaven and Earth.
gaurav200x SaysThe average infantryman in the South Pacific during World War II saw about 40 days of combat in four years. The average infantryman in Vietnam saw about 240 days of combat in one year thanks to the mobility of the helicopter.
Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President of the United States. It usually denotes one of 19 helicopters operated by the HMX-1 "Nighthawks" squadron, either the large H-3 Sea King or the newer, smaller UH-60 Black Hawk.
PS: @ TerminatorIV: Please pick up words from the last post before yours, to avoid confusion....:)
Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President of the United States. It usually denotes one of 19 helicopters operated by the HMX-1 "Nighthawks" squadron, either the large H-3 Sea King or the newer, smaller UH-60 Black Hawk.The Marine Corps is the second smallest of the five branches (Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard) of the U.S. military, with 176,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2005. The US Marine Corps is nonetheless larger than the armed forces of many major nations; for example, it is larger than the British Army.
PS: @ TerminatorIV: Please pick up words from the last post before yours, to avoid confusion....:)
gaurav200x SaysThe Marine Corps is the second smallest of the five branches (Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard) of the U.S. military, with 176,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2005. The US Marine Corps is nonetheless larger than the armed forces of many major nations; for example, it is larger than the British Army.
One of the earliest references we have to British 'chips' (French Fries in the U.S.) is in Charles Dicken's'Tale of Two Cities' (1859): "husky chips of potatoes, fried with some reluctant drops of oil."
The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948 ), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is heir apparent to the thrones of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth Realms.Bertie Wooster SaysOne of the earliest references we have to British 'chips' (French Fries in the U.S.) is in Charles Dicken's'Tale of Two Cities' (1859): "husky chips of potatoes, fried with some reluctant drops of oil."
P.S. Excellent Thread
Will try and take the level of trivia higher as this thread progress:smile:
Bertie Wooster SaysChristopher Columbus departed from Spain on August 3, 1492, on a fleet of three ships: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Nina and Pinta were both smaller, sleeker ships, called caravels. Santa Maria was a larger, round-hulled ship, called a nao. Columbus himself sailed on, and piloted, the Santa Maria. Together, the three ships carried about 120 men, equipment and supplies
Julinisse, Befana, Basbouschka, Kriss Kringle, Black Pete are well known names of Santa Claus:satisfie: