The new trivia thread.

[buttercup]

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

1. Who originated that? (easy.)

2. What was s/he referring to? (not so easy.)

 

[seth gecko]

Hint: Montreal, summer of '76

Nadia Comaneci

 

[nondescriptive]

Nadia Comaneci

Correct, new name for the theme from "Y and R" is "Nadia's Theme", although she never performed her routines to that song, it was because ABC sports put together a montage of her in action with that song as the music.

 

[jost]

who had the lead role in the 1958 horror/science fiction film "the Blob"?

 

[nondescriptive]

who had the lead role in the 1958 horror/science fiction film "the Blob"?

James Arness?

 

[jost]

James Arness?

nope..

 

[seth gecko]

who had the lead role in the 1958 horror/science fiction film "the Blob"?

Nadia Comaneci?

 

[jost]

I think it was Steve McQueen.

correct!

 

[jost]

other than Star Trek, what is Leonard Nimoy's biggest claim to fame in Hollywood?

 

[nondescriptive]

other than Star Trek, what is Leonard Nimoy's biggest claim to fame in Hollywood?

He hosted the show "In Search of",also on MIssion Impossible

 

[Tangwhich]

other than Star Trek, what is Leonard Nimoy's biggest claim to fame in Hollywood?

Mission Impossible.

 

[jost]

He hosted the show "In Search of",also on MIssion Impossible

it's a subjective question, but I'm looking for something that was bigger than those 2 shows

 

[Ceiling Cat]

One dessert is more popular than ice cream, what is this dessert.

Answer : Cookies.

Ice cream is America's second favorite dessert, according to a Nielsen survey of supermarket sales. In the 52 weeks ending March 11, 1997 this is how shoppers divided their dollars for sweets:

Cookies $3.6 billion

Ice cream $2.3 billion

Frozen novelties $1.4 billion

Frozen yogurt $631 million

Doughnuts $431 million

Ice milk/sherbet $328 million

Pie $178 million

Cheesecake $12 million

TOTAL:$8.88 billion

 

[bobistheowl]

Answer : Cookies.

Ice cream is America's second favorite dessert, according to a Nielsen survey of supermarket sales. In the 52 weeks ending March 11, 1997 this is how shoppers divided their dollars for sweets:

Cookies $3.6 billion

Ice cream $2.3 billion

Frozen novelties $1.4 billion

Frozen yogurt $631 million

Doughnuts $431 million

Ice milk/sherbet $328 million

Pie $178 million

Cheesecake $12 million

TOTAL:$8.88 billion

Doughnuts would move to #3 if cops paid for their fast food.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

....................later that night, there is a knock on the owls door.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Name the place in the United States that had the shortest name, but it had to be changed because it confused people.

Answer :

Y, Alaska. ( pronounced like the word war ) The name was changed in 2010 to Susitna North, Alaska. because "Y" confused people.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Name the country with the third largest military in the world.

1. China 2,285,000
2. United States 1,468,364
3. ( -----------------------------------)
4. North Korea 1,106,000
5. Russia 1,027,000
6. South Korea 687,000
7. Pakistan 617,000
8. Turkey 620,000
9. Iran 523,000
10. Egypt 468,500
11. Vietnam 455,000
12. Myanmar 406,000
13. France 352,771

India ?

Correct. The country with the third largest army in the world is India.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

What was the alternative name for the Beatles Help album?

Correct :

8 arms to hold you

 

[nondescriptive]

The theme from "The Young and the Restless" is the song/music "Cotton's Dream", but was later renamed , why?

Cotton's Dream/Nadia's theme was also used in a film, what film?

 

[nondescriptive]

Velcro was invented by Swiss engineer, Georges de Mestral, where did he get idea for this invention?