The Ultimate Trivia Thread - Page 8

Solitaire1 · 11-25-2014, 11:49 AM

A character is a victim of "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome" when he/she completely disappears from a television show without an explanation within the show.

doubleshuffle · 11-26-2014, 01:26 AM

.......

Moved this post to a new thread, where I think it fits better.

Maggie May · 11-26-2014, 04:07 AM

Seals have been known to swim for as long as eight months, and as far as six thousand miles without touching land.

crich70 · 11-26-2014, 08:11 AM

Movie director Alan Smithee never existed despite having made a good number of movies. He was a pseudonym coined in 1968 that directors who wanted to disown a project would use in place of their own names.

Solitaire1 · 11-26-2014, 11:06 AM

The cartoon character Dick Dastardly is based on Professor Fate from the movie "The Great Race."

HomeInMyShoes · 11-26-2014, 12:45 PM

Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!

trichobezoar · 11-26-2014, 12:46 PM

This one's a bit funny. According to The Word Museum,

Antipodes are people who live on the other side of the earth to us, going with their feet directly against ours.

So I guess we're all each other's antipodes. lol

trichobezoar · 11-26-2014, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!

OMG, that's awful! *thinking of left handed niece* What kinds of products are these, I wonder?

Luffy · 11-27-2014, 02:24 AM

The Roman Empire's total surface area at its pomp was 2.51 million square miles. Pretty impressive right? It was actually the 23rd largest empire in history.
Source.

Maggie May · 11-27-2014, 04:14 AM

earthworms have five hearts.

Luffy · 11-28-2014, 01:38 AM

France takes a lot of stick for surrendering. Actually, since 387 BC, France has fought 168 major wars. They have won 109, lost 49, and the remaining 10 were draws.

Maggie May · 11-28-2014, 04:13 AM

San Francisco's Cable Cars are the only mobile U.S. National Monument.

Luffy · 11-28-2014, 10:38 AM

Thomas Edison’s last breath is held in a vial at the Henry Ford museum in Detroit.

crich70 · 11-28-2014, 06:52 PM

Clyde Barrow wrote a letter to the Ford motor company praising their product. (He liked to use Ford's in his getaways).

trichobezoar · 11-28-2014, 09:17 PM

Long, long before Harry Potter was conceived, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was the most widely read English-language work for children.

11-26-2014, 01:26 AM	#107
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11-25-2014, 11:49 AM	#106
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,926 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	A character is a victim of "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome" when he/she completely disappears from a television show without an explanation within the show.

11-26-2014, 04:07 AM	#108
Maggie May Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,907 Karma: 87755439 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ireland Device: CYbook Gen3 and Sony PRS 3505 Kindle 3 G Nexus 7 iPad	Seals have been known to swim for as long as eight months, and as far as six thousand miles without touching land.

11-26-2014, 08:11 AM	#109
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Movie director Alan Smithee never existed despite having made a good number of movies. He was a pseudonym coined in 1968 that directors who wanted to disown a project would use in place of their own names.

11-26-2014, 11:06 AM	#110
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,926 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	The cartoon character Dick Dastardly is based on Professor Fate from the movie "The Great Race."

11-26-2014, 12:45 PM	#111
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!

11-26-2014, 12:46 PM	#112
trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	This one's a bit funny. According to *The Word Museum, Antipodes* are people who live on the other side of the earth to us, going with their feet directly against ours. So I guess we're all each other's antipodes. lol

11-27-2014, 02:24 AM	#114
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,464 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	The Roman Empire's total surface area at its pomp was 2.51 million square miles. Pretty impressive right? It was actually the 23rd largest empire in history. Source.

11-27-2014, 04:14 AM	#115
Maggie May Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,907 Karma: 87755439 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ireland Device: CYbook Gen3 and Sony PRS 3505 Kindle 3 G Nexus 7 iPad	earthworms have five hearts.

11-28-2014, 01:38 AM	#116
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,464 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	France takes a lot of stick for surrendering. Actually, since 387 BC, France has fought 168 major wars. They have won 109, lost 49, and the remaining 10 were draws.

11-28-2014, 04:13 AM	#117
Maggie May Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,907 Karma: 87755439 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ireland Device: CYbook Gen3 and Sony PRS 3505 Kindle 3 G Nexus 7 iPad	San Francisco's Cable Cars are the only mobile U.S. National Monument.

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11-28-2014, 10:38 AM	#118
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,464 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Thomas Edison’s last breath is held in a vial at the Henry Ford museum in Detroit.

11-28-2014, 06:52 PM	#119
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Clyde Barrow wrote a letter to the Ford motor company praising their product. (He liked to use Ford's in his getaways).

11-28-2014, 09:17 PM	#120
trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	Long, long before Harry Potter was conceived, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was the most widely read English-language work for children.