The new trivia thread.

[bobistheowl]

Ramones?

No, Joey was much taller than the other Ramones, so it couldn't have been them.

 

[TheDr]

What actress is credited with being the co inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary to wireless communication from the pre-computer age to the present day?

Hedy Lamarr

 

[nondescriptive]

Hedy Lamarr

correct!

 

[nondescriptive]

What is a Brannock device used for?

 

[nondescriptive]

When Carrier invented the first air conditioner, it's function was not to cool human beings. What was it used for?

 

[Tangwhich]

What colour was the sky in ancient Greece?

I believe it was bronze.

 

[nondescriptive]

Food storage?

not for food.

 

[TheDr]

With what or whom would you associate the phrase "Whither Canada?"?

 

[TheDr]

When Carrier invented the first air conditioner, it's function was not to cool human beings. What was it used for?

As a/c regulates humidity as well as temperature I would hazard a guess at some sort of mechanical manufacturuing process.

 

[Ben Hogan]

measuring feet.

 

[bobistheowl]

What did Moe Howard and Curly Howard spend most of their money on, (two different things)?

Moe: Real Estate
Curly: Liquor and Prostitutes.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

What was the name of the national airline of Canada before it was called Air Canada?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Name the first wrapped candies to appear in the United States.

Answer :

The first wrapped candies available to the public are Tootsie Rolls, before that all canadies came in a jar and was dispensed by the store keeper with his dirty hands.

 

[nondescriptive]

What was the name of the national airline of Canada before it was called Air Canada?

Trans Canada Airlines

 

[nondescriptive]

As a/c regulates humidity as well as temperature I would hazard a guess at some sort of mechanical manufacturuing process.

Yes, it was first put in use in the printing industry.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

French fries, how did it get its name?

 

[nondescriptive]

What are those plastic thingymabobs at the tip of shoe laces called?

 

[anon1]

What are those plastic thingymabobs at the tip of shoe laces called?

aglets
frequent crossword puzzle clue.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

What got Dr. Johnny Fever canned before he went to WKRP?

 

[nondescriptive]

What got Dr. Johnny Fever canned before he went to WKRP?

"Booger!"