The new trivia thread.

[Ceiling Cat]

A "jiffy" is equal to the time it takes light to travel one centimeter (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds).

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Name a species that still exist today that is older than dinosaurs and sharks.

Answer :

Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

What is
a
DORK?​

 

[Ben Hogan]

What is the connection between Peter Asher and Paul McCartney other than the above song?

In addition to the fact that Paul was emgaged to Jane Asher, Peter was also an early exec at Apple, produced some acts and left with James Taylor (as producer) when Apple crumled as an entity.

 

[Ben Hogan]

Paul was engaged to Peter Asher's sister Jane in the mid 60's. I think he dumped her for Linda. Jane was also the subject of the Rolling Stones' song Lady Jane.

I think she dumped him for cheating on her.

 

[Ben Hogan]

Why did Frank Baum, the writer of the Wizard of Oz choose Oz as the wizards name?

From a file cabinet, from O to Z

 

[jost]

what is the connection between the band Poco and Saturday Night Live?

 

[jost]

who are the only mother and son to both have a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart?

 

[bobistheowl]

The current medical consensus is that life does survive, for a period of roughly thirteen seconds, varying slightly depending on the victim's build, health and the immediate circumstances of the decapitation. The simple act of removing a head from a body is not what kills the brain, rather, it is the lack of oxygen and other important chemicals provided in the bloodstream. To quote Dr. Ron Wright "The 13 seconds is the amount of high energy phosphates that the cytochromes in the brain have to keep going without new oxygen and glucose" (Cited from urbanlegends.com, no longer extant). The precise post-execution lifespan will depend on how much oxygen, and other chemicals, were in the brain at the point of decapitation; however, eyes could certainly move and blink.

Do You Remain Aware?:
This solely technical survival forms only part of the answer; the second question is 'how long does the victim remain aware?' While the brain remains chemically alive, consciousness can cease immediately, caused by the loss of blood pressure or if the victim is knocked unconscious by the force of the decapitating blow. If that weren't to happen immediately, an individual could in theory remain self-aware for part of the thirteen-second period. There is no consistency in this answer, as the precise length of both actual, and practical, survival will vary depending on the victim. Of course, this applies to many forms of swift decapitation, and not just to the victims of the guillotine.

Why not just ask GG2?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Name the state that produce the most astronauts in the NASA space program.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Who is this kid and who babysat him when he was young.

Keanu Reeves



Answer :

During the shock rocker’s heyday, he was recording at a studio in Toronto, Canada. Since producing an album requires a great deal of time spent at the studio, Alice found it convenient to stay temporarily at a house across the street. Mrs. Reeves worked long hours and therefore had to leave her son “Kee” unattended at home for up to three hours each day. Despite his recent proclamation of “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, Alice offered to look after him across the street at the studio. Celebrity apparently breeds celebrity, because little did the rocker know that the little kid who spent his afternoons 'hangin’ with Mr. Cooper' would later go on to be a major movie star!

 

[Ceiling Cat]

What was the original product of Shell oil?

 

[nondescriptive]

What was the original product of Shell oil?

something to do with sea shells?

 

[nondescriptive]

With this being the 31st anniversay of John Lennon's murder, most of us were watching Monday Night Football when Howard Cosell announced that Lennon had died.

What 2 teams were playing that monday night?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Who invented the charcoal briquette?

 

[jost]

What group connects Mott the Hoople, Humble Pie, Foreigner and Gary Wright?

Ringo Starr's All-Star Band?

 

[jost]

what is the connection between the band Poco and Saturday Night Live?

Phil Hartman designed the "horse" logo which appeared on most of Poco's albums

 

[jost]

who are the only mother and son to both have a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart?

Shirley Jones (Partridge Family) - I Think I Love You
Shaun Cassidy - Da Doo Ron Ron

 

[nondescriptive]

What star of "Married With Children" has sisters that are twins, and what show did they star in?

Jean and Liz Sagal are Katie's younger twin sisters. They starred in a sitcom called "Double Trouble" in 1984 with Donelly Rhodes as their father:

 

[nondescriptive]

Shirley Jones (Partridge Family) - I Think I Love You
Shaun Cassidy - Da Doo Ron Ron

Damn!, I was close I was thinking of David Cassidy and Shirley as a possible answer