The Ultimate Trivia Thread

Solitaire1 · 02-24-2014, 03:05 PM

The purpose of this thread is simple: To eventually compile a massive collection of trivia. The rules for this thread are as follows:

- Each poster provides exactly one piece of trivia in a post.

- The trivia may concern any topic except for those that are appropriate for the Politics and Religion Forum.

- After someone has made a post, he/she must wait until someone else has posted before he/she can post again. This is to encourage more people to post.

I hope you find this thread interesting.

I'll start with the following:

Mel Blanc was the original voice of Woody Woodpecker.

Addition to original rules:

Since many people, myself included, enjoy responding to previous trivia posts to add even more related information, I'm adding the following to the thread rules:

- You can add to the trivia of a previous post by quoting the original and adding information as long as you also include a new piece of unrelated trivia.

kacir · 02-24-2014, 03:15 PM

Brooklyn bridge in NY, NY is older than the Tower bridge in London

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge

74Cuda · 02-24-2014, 03:37 PM

Allan *Rocky* Lane, a well known star of Westerns was the voice of Mister Ed the talking horse.

Maggie May · 02-25-2014, 04:35 AM

The dot over the letter (i) is called a tittle.

Solitaire1 · 02-25-2014, 07:46 AM

Shemp was an original member of The Three Stooges.

Maggie May · 02-25-2014, 09:30 AM

"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

kindlekitten · 02-25-2014, 03:54 PM

all Newfoundland Dogs that have a black spot on their tongues have a recessive Landseer color gene, but not all Newfoundland Dogs that have that gene have a spot on their tongue

Solitaire1 · 02-25-2014, 06:46 PM

James Bond was played by Woody Allen in the movie "Casino Royale."

5thWiggleWife · 02-25-2014, 07:14 PM

January 4th is National Trivia Day.

Maggie May · 02-26-2014, 04:16 AM

Elephants are the only land mammals that can't jump.

Bilbo1967 · 02-26-2014, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

James Bond was played by Woody Allen in the movie "Casino Royale."

Is that true? David Niven was James Bond in that film as I recall (and a quick Google confirms).

cromag · 02-26-2014, 05:02 AM

I'm relying on my memory (and it was a long time ago (but those were fun times)) but didn't Woody Allen play James Bond's son -- also named James Bond?

Solitaire1 · 02-26-2014, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Is that true? David Niven was James Bond in that film as I recall (and a quick Google confirms).

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

I'm relying on my memory (and it was a long time ago (but those were fun times)) but didn't Woody Allen play James Bond's son -- also named James Bond?

Yes, Woody Allen played James Bond (called Jimmy Bond), an incompetent agent who was (per IMDB) James Bond's nephew. Of course, due to an order of Sir James Bond (the original James Bond played by David Niven), every agent in the movie was named "James Bond 007" including the women (to confuse the enemy).

The maximum playing time of a Compact Disc that conforms to the Red Book Standard is 79.8 minutes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Boo...CD_standard%29).

Bilbo1967 · 02-26-2014, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Yes, Woody Allen played James Bond (called Jimmy Bond), an incompetent agent who was (per IMDB) James Bond's nephew.

So, no, then. Woody Allen played a character called Jimmy, not James, Bond.

The jersey that the leader of the Tour de France wears is yellow because that was the colour paper that its first sponsor, L'Auto magazine, was printed on.

Maggie May · 02-26-2014, 09:49 AM

All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck at 4.20

02-24-2014, 03:05 PM	#1
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 15,012 Karma: 70029956 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	The Ultimate Trivia Thread The purpose of this thread is simple: To eventually compile a massive collection of trivia. The rules for this thread are as follows: - Each poster provides exactly one piece of trivia in a post. - The trivia may concern any topic except for those that are appropriate for the Politics and Religion Forum. - After someone has made a post, he/she must wait until someone else has posted before he/she can post again. This is to encourage more people to post. I hope you find this thread interesting. I'll start with the following: Mel Blanc was the original voice of Woody Woodpecker. Addition to original rules: Since many people, myself included, enjoy responding to previous trivia posts to add even more related information, I'm adding the following to the thread rules: - You can add to the trivia of a previous post by quoting the original and adding information as long as you also include a new piece of unrelated trivia. Last edited by Solitaire1; 12-04-2014 at 12:06 PM. Reason: An addition the rules.

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