General Trivia Thread - Part ll

[red dog 1]

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Post a trivia question and see if anyone knows the answer without using Google


What was the most successful rescue mission in U.S. military history? (Answered)













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[SarahD]

1. The Great Raid?

Saw a movie about freeing POWs in the Philippines. Not sure if it was accurate but claimed to be based on real events.

[red dog 1]

3. That's it.

"The Japanese held more than 500 prisoners who had survived the Bataan Death March in a notorious POW camp at Cabanatuan and subjected them to brutal treatment and summary execution, as the Japanese code of 'bushido' viewed surrender as a disgrace.
Many prisoners were also stricken with Malaria." (Wikipedia)

The 6th Ranger Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci, with help from the Alamo Scouts of the Sixth Army and Filipino guerillas, liberated more than 500 prisoners from the camp.

The 2005 movie "The Great Raid" is based on this WW2 POW rescue.

The raid on Cabanatuan remains the most successful rescue mission in U.S. military history.






Note;
"The Great Raid" was a very good movie, imo, even though it was panned by movie critics.
In the movie, Lt. Colonel Henry Mucci is excellently played by Benjamin Bratt.
At the end of the movie, black & white film clips are shown of the actual prisoners after they were freed. Also shown are some of the Army Rangers who rescued them, including the leader of the raid, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci.

[appleannie1]

2. The raid on a Japanese POW camp in the jungles of the Philippines?

Over 130 POWS and a number of civilians were rescued. I think it was 1945 and I was about 2 years old.

[red dog 1]

4. Yes, (see reply # 3)

Actually,, more than 500 POWs were rescued.

[Different Drummer]

5. What is the name of the parade in Nassau, Bahamas that starts...

in the wee hours of New Year's Day?

[Harker]

7. Junkanoo.

[Different Drummer]

15. Correct!

[red dog 1]

6. What is the world's largest fish?

[Harker]

8. Whale shark?

[red dog 1]

9. Ding!

Wow! You're smart!

[Harker]

10. Some days are better than others!

Thanks, Red.

[red dog 1]

11. btw, whale sharks' diet is Plankton,.

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and they're sometimes called "gentle giants"

[Angleae]

12. Actually, whales are carnivores.

https://www.whalefacts.org/what-do-whales-eat/

[red dog 1]

21. Thanks for that

I thought only killer whales (Orcas) were carnivores.

[Laffy Kat]

25. But whale sharks are not whales, they are fish.

It's a type of carpet shark. I don't know why they call it a whale, except maybe its size? They are omnivores, so they do eat plankton, but they also eat little fish and other small sea creatures.

[Harker]

13. It's not easy being plankton. n/t

[Harker]

14. At 7'5", who is the tallest player ever to have won an NBA championship?

[rogerballard]

18. Wilt Chamberlin?

[Harker]

19. Wilt didn't quite measure up...

in height, at 7'1".

I like your spirited guesses!

[brush]

26. Boban.

[Harker]

28. Just off the rim, brush.

He's 7'4", and doesn't have a championship yet.

[ProfessorGAC]

80. A Little Late To The Party

The answer is Chuck Nevitt. He was Kareem's backup when the Lakers won in '85. But, was hurt a lot.
He played for the Bulls for about 10 minutes one of the championship years, too. He only played a few games on the 10 day contract. Ten day players aren't eligible for rings. Otherwise he could have had 2 rings.
When he was in Chicago, a guy I worked with saw him at a Chicago restaurant. His whole description was about how tall he was.
His career was short mostly because he was a stiff & had knee issues related to his height. So, he was just a lot.

[Harker]

91. ProfessorGAC... nothing but net!

I saw him play a few minutes toward the end of a Houston / Denver game at McNichols Arena.

He got a pretty healthy hand for an opposing player as he lurched onto the court.

Yep, he stood out -- but I'm a little surprised your friend didn't mention the natty moustache.

[Harker]

16. What person has been awarded the most Oscars?

[rogerballard]

17. Meryl Streep?

[Harker]

20. Not her, rogerballard. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

22. Walt Disney?

[Harker]

23. That's the guy!

26 won and awarded to him.

[Brother Buzz]

24. Some years, he carried them home like cordwood

[brush]

27. Brady or Belichick?

[Harker]

29. What actor appeared in more of Kurosawa's films than any other actor?

He was in 21 of 30.

[JoseBalow]

94. Toshiro Mifune

[Harker]

95. Solid guess, but no - not him.

[Different Drummer]

30. What rhyming phrase for magic and deception...

is also the title of a 1993 film co-starring Bette Midler?

[rogerballard]

31. Hocus Pocus

[Harker]

32. Then there's "Hocus Pocus" by Focus. n/t

[rogerballard]

34. Forgot about that gem! Great song...

Did Krokus ever cover Hocus Pocus by Focus?

[Harker]

37. Please poke us if Krokus covers "Hocus Pocus" by Focus.

[rogerballard]

39. Don't be bogus if you find out that Krokus covered Hocus Pocus by Focus

[Scrivener7]

60. Hocus Pocus by Focus must have been recorded at a very particular locus.

Perhaps Hohokus?

[Harker]

63. You joke us.

[ProfessorGAC]

81. I Play That Riff Occasionally

Just fun to play. Interesting chord changes & is a fast one.
Who played guitar on it?

[Harker]

92. I have no idea, Professor...

I'm not even sure where Focus was from. Northern Europe, I think.

Denmark?

[ProfessorGAC]

96. They Were Dutch

The singer/keyboard/flute guy was Theis Van Leer & the guitar player was Jan Ackerman.
I had a live album by them back in the 70s. They were really good!

[Harker]

97. I always enjoyed it when it came up on the radio

but I never heard anything aside from Hocus Pocus.

Time to dig deeper with the aid of modern technology.

Thanks, Professor! You're always inspiring.

[Different Drummer]

38. Correct!

[Harker]

33. The word "bedlam" is derived from the name of what London psychiatric hospital?

[rogerballard]

35. Stonehearst Asylum

[Harker]

36. Sorry... not it.

I might better have said "a corruption of" rather than "derived from."

[Scrivener7]

61. Bethlehem

[Harker]

62. Yes, that's it.

[Different Drummer]

40. What word has as its definition...

"A phenolic amine C8H11NO found in various foods and beverages (such as cheese and red wine) that has a sympathomimetic action and is derived from tyrosine"?

[ProfessorGAC]

82. Tyramine

Organic chemistry here! Plus, I did some flavors & fragrances work in the 80s. I know a bunch of the food chemistry stuff.

[Different Drummer]

100. Correct.

[red dog 1]

41. What animal is the world's smallest primate?

[Harker]

48. Danny Devito?

I was on a roll with your nature series.

[red dog 1]

49. Danny DeVito is small, 4' 10" due to a rare disease called Fairbanks Disease

But he is a great actor, IMO, and also a life-long Democrat who likes Bernie Sanders (So do I)

[Jrose]

52. Bush Baby?

[Different Drummer]

42. What fruit contains furanocoumarins?

[ProfessorGAC]

98. Pretty Much Any Cirus Fruit

Particularly grapefruit. They are most abundant in the rind, with a bit in seeds, membrane, and the fruit itseld.
Some vegetables, like celery, havitself.
Figs are noted for this, but only a tiny amount, as most of it is in the sap.
They are natural insecticides. They cause inflammation & metabolic disruptions in bugs.
I worked with a major plant care company trying to extract it efficiently to replace synthetic insecticides. Unfortunately, the yields couldn't be brought to a level that made it economical.

[Different Drummer]

99. Correct w/grapefruit.

I'm going by my 2024 desk calendar which features trivia questions and grapefruit was the answer listed there.

[Harker]

43. What were Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker's middle names?

[rogerballard]

44. Jean

[Harker]

45. Neither, rogerballard.

You get bonus points for hitting the buzzer fast, though!

[rogerballard]

46. Thanks!

lol, first name to come to mind and I don't know why

[Harker]

47. Bonnie Jean Parker has a nice ring to it. n/t

[Different Drummer]

50. What river is known as "The Nation's River"?

[SarahD]

51. Mississippi.

Probably too obvious.

[Different Drummer]

53. Nope. n/t

[SarahD]

55. Potomac?

Because it runs through DC.

[Different Drummer]

57. Correct!

[rogerballard]

56. Rio Grande

[Different Drummer]

54. The cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill in NC make up a region known as what?

[SarahD]

58. Some kind of triangle?

Tobacco triangle?

[Different Drummer]

59. Triangle is right.

Tobacco isn't. A hint: The name consists of three words--one before Triangle and one after.

[10 Turtle Day]

65. Research Triangle Park

[Different Drummer]

67. Correct. n/t

[BOSSHOG]

64. How many siblings did Benjamin Franklin have?

[SarahD]

66. Just the one.

Jerry.

[Different Drummer]

68. What is the connection between a type of Chevrolet SUV...

and the words "vernal" and "autumnal"?

[rogerballard]

69. One is for summer driving, one is for winter?

4 wheel drive?

[SarahD]

70. Equinox

Isn't that the ugly one?

[Different Drummer]

72. Equinox is the connection. n/t

[SarahD]

71. Reminds me of a question.

What was the name of the Native American princess on the Howdy Doody show?

[Harker]

73. Was it Princess Summerspringwinterfall?

A run together sequence of the seasons, but I'm uncertain of the order.

[SarahD]

75. Yes but the natural order.

Summerfallwinterspring.
Good job.

[Harker]

77. Wait a minute...

Maybe that was Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood?

[SarahD]

79. Howdy Doody.

The actress was Judy Tyler. She was in Jailhouse Rock with Elvis, but died in a car crash at age 24.

[Harker]

93. Ah. Good.

I was a tiny tot when Howdy Doody went off the air, and a little old for Mister Rogers, so it was a pretty hazy era.

Come to think of it, life has been a hazy era for me.

[Srkdqltr]

126. After she died they had a puppet with that name.

[Harker]

74. What were the names of the "two wild and crazy guys" from SNL?

[SarahD]

76. I think I know last names.

Hortek brothers?

[Harker]

78. Ooh. Festrunk. n/t

[Prairie_Seagull]

142. Dan Akroid and Steve Martin

[Harker]

143. Yep, as Yortuk and Georg Festrunk.

I knew a guy that wore a hat like that.

[SarahD]

83. Rotor wing question.

This TV series featured weekly adventures of two helicopter pilots. The name of the series was the name of their fictional company. Know what it was?

[rogerballard]

84. Airwolf

[SarahD]

85. Same general idea.

But helicopters from 1957.

[rogerballard]

87. 2 years before my time...

I was born in 1959

[Brother Buzz]

88. Whirlybird?

All I remember about it was they were always trying to land the helicopter is some impossible place. Bell? seems like it was the same type of helicopter they used in MASH.

[SarahD]

89. Yes. The Whirlybirds.

The story line was usually contrived but, hey, it was the 50s, right?

[rogerballard]

90. A Desilu Production

[SarahD]

86. Both shows used Bells.

Airwolf used the Bell 222. The older show used the Bell 47, a piston engine model from the 1950s.

[Harker]

101. Self-described "precision pilot" Paul Mantz was killed in a plane crash

while making what 1965 film?

[SarahD]

127. The one where they go down in a sandstorm in the Sahara?

Then reassemble the wreckage into a working plane. I will think of the title in a minute.

[SarahD]

128. Phoenix. Flight of the Phoenix.

[Harker]

129. You have the right film... n/t

[Harker]

102. In what queen's honor is the Borough of Queens, NY so named?

[red dog 1]

103. Queen Victoria?

[Harker]

104. No, Red... much earlier. n/t

[red dog 1]

105. Queen Anne?

[Harker]

106. Not her, either.

The first tea drinking queen, a bit earlier.

[red dog 1]

107. I give up.

(I'm not that knowledgeable about British history)

[Harker]

108. Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705)...

married Charles II.

[red dog 1]

110. Yeah, well,

I never would have gotten that.

[Different Drummer]

109. "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web" is now known as what web site?

[red dog 1]

111. What animal is the smallest primate in the world?

[Mosby]

113. That little marmoset?

Some kind of marmoset?

[red dog 1]

116. No, not a marmoset (a type of monkey)

But thanks for playing!

[Different Drummer]

112. This person initially turned down the job of designing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because...

he was not a fan of rock music. Name him.

[rogerballard]

114. Frank Lloyd Wright

[Different Drummer]

115. Nope. n/t

[red dog 1]

117. Frank Lloyd Wrong?

[Different Drummer]

118. No.

[Harker]

119. I.M. Pei.

I lived much of my life with his Table Mesa NCAR building in view.

[Different Drummer]

120. Correct. n/t

[Harker]

121. What company built the Lunar Modules for the Apollo program?

[rogerballard]

122. 3M

[Harker]

123. No, too many Ms there, rogerballard.

[red dog 1]

124. I just had to look this one up.

I remember the guy from that company was very happy about how the lunar module saved the lives of the astronauts in Apollo 13.
(A truly great movie)

[Harker]

125. They never had a failure.

I'm with you on that... great movie!

[Different Drummer]

130. What are the four shapes of McDonald's Chicken McNuggets?

[JoseBalow]

131. Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV

[Different Drummer]

134. Funny...but wrong.

[Think. Again.]

151. Can't we just agree...

...that that is the correct answer? Just this once?

[Different Drummer]

155. Afraid not.

[Think. Again.]

156. But it's such a gooood answer!

[rogerballard]

132. star, triangle, circle, square

wild guess of course lol

[Different Drummer]

133. Points for creativity but, unfortunately, wrong.

[SarahD]

138. Guessing from memory and not much experience.

I buy them once every five years or so, and that's not much to go on. Some are little round discs. Others look like rectangles, kind of short fingers. Then there are the lopsided ones, which I would say are kind of banjo shaped. That's all I got. I better go to the golden arches and study the problem.

[Different Drummer]

140. Sorry, but no.

A hint...all four shapes start with the same letter.

[SarahD]

139. This is too weird!

I told my friend Jan about this question she said, "We know this! We saw it on TV!" Sure enough. YouTube has one of those "how it's made" videos and each of the four shapes has a specific name, which you probably would not know, even if you worked at McDonald's. Hard question.

[Different Drummer]

135. Who was the person who was Grand Marshall of the Tournament of Roses Parade in both....

1939 and 1989?

[SarahD]

136. Shirley Temple did it three times.

I don't know which years.

[Different Drummer]

137. Shirley Temple is the correct answer. n/t

[Harker]

141. What National Hockey League team's home games are preceded by both the US and Canadian

anthems, regardless of whether teams from both countries are playing?

[rogerballard]

144. Detroit Red Wings

[Harker]

145. Off the post, rogerballard!...

I think you have the right idea.

[red dog 1]

146. What is the world's largest rodent?

[Harker]

147. Peccary?

[red dog 1]

148. Nope, it's not any sort of pig.

Hint: It's native to South America and is very docile & peaceful;

They also are extremely social, living in large herds of 10 to 20 animals.

[Harker]

149. Funny you should mention pigs...

I looked it up after seeing that a peccary is a wild pig, and the rodent you were asking about is exactly what I mistakenly thought a peccary does look like.

So I had the right image in mind, but whiffed badly on the name.

I love it.

[JoseBalow]

150. capybara

[enid602]

152. Carpinchos

70% of their diet consists of excrement. They’re awful cute, but you don’t want to kiss one. There called carpinchos in Argentina.

[enid602]

153. Italians

What city has the largest Italian population? Which has the second largest?

[red dog 1]

157. Ding!

[vanlassie]

154. What were the names of Clutch Cargo's two sidekicks?