Tuesday, August 30, 2011

US History Trivia: What US President had the Secret Service codename of Lancer?

The U.S. Secret Service has been protecting Presidents since 1902, first protecting Theodore Roosevelt in the aftermath of three Presidential assassinations in a forty year span.  The service has given President's code names by which they are referred to, and these names can be subject to much interest from the general public.  So, off of Pocket Trivia: US History - What US President had the Secret Service codename of Lancer?  Was it Theodore Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy or Franklin Roosevelt?


Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Music Trivia: Which of these bands has had the same lineup of musicians for over forty years?

Bands break-up and change lineups with the same speed that most of us change underwear - its such a common thing that its almost impossible to keep track of.  However, that being said, the rare band has been able to stay together without any changes - in some cases, for decades.  So, off of Pocket Trivia: Music Trivia - Which of these bands has had the same lineup of musicians for over forty years?  Was it Dire Straits, ZZ Top, The Rolling Stones or Aerosmith?

Monday, August 22, 2011

US History Trivia: Which of these President's was rumored to have had a homosexual relationship with another man?

Our US History games have been flying like hot-cakes lately...so let's keep going with that, shall we?

Sex scandals and President's seem to go hand-in-hand (though our last two Presidents, W and Obama, haven't even had a hint of a sex scandal).  If power is truly an aphrodisiac, then that makes sense; power can make the President the most attractive man on the planet!

However, only once in history have substantial rumors circulated that a particular President was, in fact, having a sexual relationship with another man.   So, off of Pocket Trivia: US History - Which of these President's was rumored to have had a homosexual relationship with another man?  Was it Millard Fillmore, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson or James Buchanan?

Friday, August 19, 2011

US History Trivia: Who was the first President to be known as "His Accidency"?

43 men have been President of the United States.  Depressingly, eight of those men have died in office, meaning that 18.6% of all men to serve as President have died while doing so.  Of course, when the President dies, the Vice President assumes the office.  While this is something that most of us consider to be relatively standard now, it was not always the case.  So, off of Pocket Trivia: US History - Who was the first President to be known as "His Accidency"?  Was it Andrew Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Chester Arthur or John Tyler?

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Celebrity Trivia: What celebrity's real name is Gordon Sumner?

Doesn't it seem like barely any celebrities actually use their given name?  Most go by nicknames or change their name to sound more acceptable to the American people.  It's actually pretty depressing when you think about it.

Anyway, it is these name changes that are the subject of today's question.  Off of Pocket Trivia: Celebrity Trivia  - What celebrity's real name is Gordon Sumner?  Is it John Lennon, Sting, Gene Simmons or Charlie Sheen?

Monday, August 15, 2011

90s Trivia: What are the name of the robbers in Home Alone?

If you grew up in the 90s, you probably saw Home Alone.  Starring Macaulay Culkin as the clever kid who gets left home alone when his parents go on a Christmas vacation, the movie was a smash success and to this day is the highest grossing live-action comedy of all time.  If you say you don't remember the scene where the criminals break-in, I'll call you a liar (as a seven year old, this movie exposed me to the hysterical phenomenon of grown men getting hit in the crotch).

It is the criminals that are the subject of today's question.  Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern starred as the bumbling thieves who broke into homes while their unsuspecting owners were on vacation.  So, off of Pocket Trivia: 90s Trivia - What is the name of these robbers?  Is it The Weak Sweeps, the Road Runners, the Bugaloos or The Wet Bandits?





Tuesday, August 9, 2011

US History Trivia: Who was with Franklin Roosevelt when he died?

Eight President's have died in office; arguably the most traumatic of those death's (at least the non-assassination related ones) was the death of Franklin Roosevelt.  Roosevelt died on April 12 after suffering a massive cerebral hemorrhage - his final words were, "I have a terrific pain in the back of my head."  At the time, Roosevelt was at his vacation home in Warm Springs, Georgia, and his death is the subject of this morning's question.  From Pocket Trivia: US History - Who was with Franklin Roosevelt when he died?  Is the answer Lucy Mercer Rutherford, Eleanor Roosevelt, Anna Roosevelt Boettiger or Michael Schlossberg?