Welcome to the Baseball Triva post. I hope that you will find it interesting and somewhat amusing the trivia that is here. I will be ading more to this post each week.
Question: In 1975 what was the first hide used to cover baseballs?
Answer: Cowhide was the first hide used.
Question: Who was the announcer that said Pope Paul VI’s death “puts a damper on even a Yankees win”?
Answer: Phil Rizzuto
Question: Chan-Ho Park was this countries first U.S. major league baseball player, what country is he from?
Answer: South Korea
Question: Which two cities have the oldest stadiums in major league baseball?
Answer: Boston and Detroit
Question: What baseball team's games are announced on TV by Skip Carey?
Answer: The Atlanta Braves
Question: What shortstop holds the major league records for games played, assists and double plays?
Answer: Ozzie Smith
Question: What pitcher's 1.12 ERA in 1968 is the lowest in the majors in post-World War II play?
Answer: Bob Gibson's.
Question: Who was the last American League baseballer to win the Triple Crown, in 1967?
Answer: Car Yastrzemski.
Question: What Pittsburgh Pirate had exactly 3,000 career hits before dying in a plane crash?
Answer: Roberto Clemente.
Question: What's the LCS to a baseball pennant winner?
Answer: League Championship Series.
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Question: The literal meaning of the Italian word linguine is what?
Answer: Little Tongues
Question: Animal Crakers have how many differant shapes of animals in them?
Answer: Eighteen--two bears (one walking, one seated), a bison, camel, cougar, elephant, giraffe, gorilla, hippopotamus, hyena , kangaroo, lion, monkey, rhinoceros, seal, sheep, tier, and zebra.
Question: What breakfast cereal was first commercially manufactured?
Answer: Shredded Wheat.
Question: In 1903 why did Milton S Hershey stop making the caramels and start making the chocolate bars?Answer: Caramels didn't retain the imprint of his name in summertime, chocolate did.
Question: What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
Answer: The Herring
Question: What is the name of the evergeen shrub from which we get capers?
Answer: The Caper Bush
Question: What recipe, first published 50 years ago, has been requested most frequently through the years by the readers of "Better Homes and Garden"?
Answer: The recipe for hamburger pie, which has been updated and republished a number of times over the years.
Question: What is the only essential vitamin not found in the white potato?
Answer: Vitamin A
Answer: Little Tongues
Question: Animal Crakers have how many differant shapes of animals in them?
Answer: Eighteen--two bears (one walking, one seated), a bison, camel, cougar, elephant, giraffe, gorilla, hippopotamus, hyena , kangaroo, lion, monkey, rhinoceros, seal, sheep, tier, and zebra.
Question: What breakfast cereal was first commercially manufactured?
Answer: Shredded Wheat.
Question: In 1903 why did Milton S Hershey stop making the caramels and start making the chocolate bars?Answer: Caramels didn't retain the imprint of his name in summertime, chocolate did.
Question: What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
Answer: The Herring
Question: What is the name of the evergeen shrub from which we get capers?
Answer: The Caper Bush
Question: What recipe, first published 50 years ago, has been requested most frequently through the years by the readers of "Better Homes and Garden"?
Answer: The recipe for hamburger pie, which has been updated and republished a number of times over the years.
Question: What is the only essential vitamin not found in the white potato?
Answer: Vitamin A
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FUN ENTERTAINMENT TRIVIA
It's allways fun to know about the star's!
Question: From watching "Ladies Love Cool James" what rapper star took his name from it?
Answer: L.L.Cool J.
Question: In the town of Mayberry who hijacked a bull when they had to much to drink?
Answer: Otis Cambell.
Question: In 1996 Aiwa TV add who’s version of the Star Spangled Banner was featured?
Answer: Jimmy Hendrex’s
Question: In the movies who played: Sid Vicious, Lee Harvey Oswald, Count Dracula and Beethoven
Answer: Gary Oldman.
Question: From watching "Ladies Love Cool James" what rapper star took his name from it?
Answer: L.L.Cool J.
Question: In the town of Mayberry who hijacked a bull when they had to much to drink?
Answer: Otis Cambell.
Question: In 1996 Aiwa TV add who’s version of the Star Spangled Banner was featured?
Answer: Jimmy Hendrex’s
Question: In the movies who played: Sid Vicious, Lee Harvey Oswald, Count Dracula and Beethoven
Answer: Gary Oldman.
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SPORTS TRIVIA
Welcome to the Sports Trivia area of the Blog. Will be adding more to this as the days go on.
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Question: NFL jerseys first placed names on the back in what decade?
Answer: The 1960's.
Question: The David O’Brien Award is given to the player who plays this position in collage football, what is the position?
Answer: Quarterback.
Question: What teams played in the first all-California Super Bowl?
Answer: The San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers.
Question: In the 1980’s one team won two World Series, what team was it?
Answer: The Los Angeles Dodgers
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Question: NFL jerseys first placed names on the back in what decade?
Answer: The 1960's.
Question: The David O’Brien Award is given to the player who plays this position in collage football, what is the position?
Answer: Quarterback.
Question: What teams played in the first all-California Super Bowl?
Answer: The San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers.
Question: In the 1980’s one team won two World Series, what team was it?
Answer: The Los Angeles Dodgers
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FUN WORLD TRIVIA
It's fun to learn about our world and the people in it!
Question: Tasmania, Tanzania, or Transylvania which is further from the equator?
Anzwer: Transylvania.
Question: Aruba maintain the strongest ties to what European country?
Anzwer: The Netherlands.
Question: The Chinese call these kwai-tsze or quick little fellows what are they?
Anzwer: Chopsticks.
Question: Tasmania, Tanzania, or Transylvania which is further from the equator?
Anzwer: Transylvania.
Question: Aruba maintain the strongest ties to what European country?
Anzwer: The Netherlands.
Question: The Chinese call these kwai-tsze or quick little fellows what are they?
Anzwer: Chopsticks.
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LET'S HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS
Question:What NBC sitcom once saw two if its neurotics try to pitch NBC on a sitcom about nothing?
Answer: Seinfeld.
Question:What three Godfather cast members were all up for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
Answer: James Caan, Robert Duvall, AL Pacino.
Question:Who's the adopted son of Vito Corleone?
Answer: Tom Hagen.
Question:Who's the TV FBI agent with a penchant for the paranormal?
Answer: Fox Mulder.
Question:What movie sees Danny Devito tell Michelle Pfeiffer: "You lousy minx, I ought to have you spayed"?
Answer: Batman Returns.
Question:What Saturday Night Live cast member left in 1994 after being in a record 153 shows?
Answer: Phil Hartman.
Question:What 1982 movie had critic Janet Maslin carp: "The Oscar seemed to have been mistaken for the Nobel Peace Prize"?
Answer: Gandhi.
Question:What crooner's new line of neckwear did David Letterman suggest be named "Alleged Mob Ties"?
Answer: Frank Sinatra's.
Question:What actor-and one-time New York Yankee batboy--portrayed Babe Ruth in the 1948 movie biography of the Sultan of Swat?
Answer: William Bendix.
Question:Who provided Mickey Mouse's high-pitched voice in the early Walt Disney films starring the animated mouse?
Answer: Walt Disney, himself.
Question:Who dubbed Miss Piggy's singing voice in "The Muppet Movie"?
Answer: Johnny Matthis.
Question:What was the only horror film in which Humphrey Bogart appeared?
Answer: The Return of Dr. X. Bogart played a zombie in the 1939 film.
Question:What color was actor Yul Brynner's hair--when he had hair?
Answer: Dark Brown.
Answer: Seinfeld.
Question:What three Godfather cast members were all up for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
Answer: James Caan, Robert Duvall, AL Pacino.
Question:Who's the adopted son of Vito Corleone?
Answer: Tom Hagen.
Question:Who's the TV FBI agent with a penchant for the paranormal?
Answer: Fox Mulder.
Question:What movie sees Danny Devito tell Michelle Pfeiffer: "You lousy minx, I ought to have you spayed"?
Answer: Batman Returns.
Question:What Saturday Night Live cast member left in 1994 after being in a record 153 shows?
Answer: Phil Hartman.
Question:What 1982 movie had critic Janet Maslin carp: "The Oscar seemed to have been mistaken for the Nobel Peace Prize"?
Answer: Gandhi.
Question:What crooner's new line of neckwear did David Letterman suggest be named "Alleged Mob Ties"?
Answer: Frank Sinatra's.
Question:What actor-and one-time New York Yankee batboy--portrayed Babe Ruth in the 1948 movie biography of the Sultan of Swat?
Answer: William Bendix.
Question:Who provided Mickey Mouse's high-pitched voice in the early Walt Disney films starring the animated mouse?
Answer: Walt Disney, himself.
Question:Who dubbed Miss Piggy's singing voice in "The Muppet Movie"?
Answer: Johnny Matthis.
Question:What was the only horror film in which Humphrey Bogart appeared?
Answer: The Return of Dr. X. Bogart played a zombie in the 1939 film.
Question:What color was actor Yul Brynner's hair--when he had hair?
Answer: Dark Brown.
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MORE ROCK AND ROLL
Eric Clapton
Question: What song of Eric Clapton was featured in the movie Phenomenon and won him a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1997?
Answer: Change the World
Question: What famous Grammy winning rock singer did Eric Clapton date in 1996?
Answer: Sheryl Crow; There relationship did not last long but they remained good friends.
Question: In 1999 Eric Clapton auctioned of one hundred of his guitars and made over 5,000,000$ on the auction. What was the money used for?
Answer: To support the drug and alcohol center he founded in 1998 in Antigua called Crossroads Center. “Brownie” the guitar he used to record “Layla” was in that auction.
Question: In 2006 Eric Clapton introduced the song “Three Little Girls” What was the song about?
Answer: In 2002 Eric Clapton married 23 year old Melia McEnery and in 2001 there first daughter was born then in 2003 the second daughter was born and in 2005 there third daughter was born. The song “Three Little Girls” was about his new family.
Question: Who is the famous singer that Don Henly was part of the back up band ?
Answer: Linda Ronstadt: In 1970 Kenny Rodgers discovered the group Shilohs and took them to Los Angeles. There the Shilohs recorded an album and Don met Glen Frey in the studio. They became friends and joined Linda Ronstadts backup band. Soon afterwards the band turned into the Eagels.
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG “Standing in the rain, with his head hung low, couldn't get a ticket, it was a sold out show”
Answer: Juke Box Hero
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "Feeling down n' dirty, feeling kind of mean I've been from one to another extreme,"
Answer: Double Vision
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "No time ever seems right to talk about the reasons why you and I fight. It's high time to draw the line put an end to this game before it's too late,"
Answer: Head Games
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "You don't have to read my mind, to know what I have in mind honey you oughta know now you move so fine, let me lay it on the line I wanna know what you're doing after the show,"
Answer: Hot Blooded
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "So long I've been looking too hard, I've waiting too long, sometimes I don't know what I will find, I only know it's a matter of time when you love someone,"
Answer: Waiting For a Girl Like You
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "I've seen it before, it happens all the time you're closing the door, you leave the world behind, you're digging for gold, you're throwing away a fortune in feelings, but someday you'll pay,"
Answer: Cold as Ice
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "Out in the street it's 6 am, another sleepless night, three cups of coffee, but I can't clear my head from what went down last night, no, we won't have our own little ways, but somehow we keep it together," are lyrics from which Foreigner song?
Answer: Blue Morning,Blue Day
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "I stole a ride on a passing star, not knowing where I was going how near or how far through years of light, lands of future and past,"
Answer: Starrider
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "Hey, baby, if you're feelin' down I know what's good for you all day, are you worried what your friends see, will it ruin your reputation loving me,"
Answer: Dirty White Boy
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "I would climb any mountain, sail across a stormy sea, if that's what it takes, me baby to show you how much you mean to me,"
Answer: Feels Like the First Time
Question: Stair Way to Heave is one of the most popular song of Lead Zeppelins. Why were they booed when they played it live for the first time?
Answer: They came to see Whole Lotta Love.
Question: Who was the back up vocal group for Paul Simons SLIP SLIDEN AWAY?
Answer: The Oak Ridge Boys
Question: What does the epitaph on Sonny Bono's headstone read?
Answer: And The Beat Goes On
Question: How did AC/DC get there names?
Answer: A band member saw AC/DC on a sewing machine. It stood for 'Alternating Current / Direct Current'. The band didn't realize it was also slang for bi-sexual, which caused a few misunderstandings in their early days.
Question: What song of Eric Clapton was featured in the movie Phenomenon and won him a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1997?
Answer: Change the World
Question: What famous Grammy winning rock singer did Eric Clapton date in 1996?
Answer: Sheryl Crow; There relationship did not last long but they remained good friends.
Question: In 1999 Eric Clapton auctioned of one hundred of his guitars and made over 5,000,000$ on the auction. What was the money used for?
Answer: To support the drug and alcohol center he founded in 1998 in Antigua called Crossroads Center. “Brownie” the guitar he used to record “Layla” was in that auction.
Question: In 2006 Eric Clapton introduced the song “Three Little Girls” What was the song about?
Answer: In 2002 Eric Clapton married 23 year old Melia McEnery and in 2001 there first daughter was born then in 2003 the second daughter was born and in 2005 there third daughter was born. The song “Three Little Girls” was about his new family.
Question: Who is the famous singer that Don Henly was part of the back up band ?
Answer: Linda Ronstadt: In 1970 Kenny Rodgers discovered the group Shilohs and took them to Los Angeles. There the Shilohs recorded an album and Don met Glen Frey in the studio. They became friends and joined Linda Ronstadts backup band. Soon afterwards the band turned into the Eagels.
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG “Standing in the rain, with his head hung low, couldn't get a ticket, it was a sold out show”
Answer: Juke Box Hero
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "Feeling down n' dirty, feeling kind of mean I've been from one to another extreme,"
Answer: Double Vision
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "No time ever seems right to talk about the reasons why you and I fight. It's high time to draw the line put an end to this game before it's too late,"
Answer: Head Games
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "You don't have to read my mind, to know what I have in mind honey you oughta know now you move so fine, let me lay it on the line I wanna know what you're doing after the show,"
Answer: Hot Blooded
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "So long I've been looking too hard, I've waiting too long, sometimes I don't know what I will find, I only know it's a matter of time when you love someone,"
Answer: Waiting For a Girl Like You
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "I've seen it before, it happens all the time you're closing the door, you leave the world behind, you're digging for gold, you're throwing away a fortune in feelings, but someday you'll pay,"
Answer: Cold as Ice
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "Out in the street it's 6 am, another sleepless night, three cups of coffee, but I can't clear my head from what went down last night, no, we won't have our own little ways, but somehow we keep it together," are lyrics from which Foreigner song?
Answer: Blue Morning,Blue Day
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "I stole a ride on a passing star, not knowing where I was going how near or how far through years of light, lands of future and past,"
Answer: Starrider
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "Hey, baby, if you're feelin' down I know what's good for you all day, are you worried what your friends see, will it ruin your reputation loving me,"
Answer: Dirty White Boy
Question: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FORIGNER SONG "I would climb any mountain, sail across a stormy sea, if that's what it takes, me baby to show you how much you mean to me,"
Answer: Feels Like the First Time
Question: Stair Way to Heave is one of the most popular song of Lead Zeppelins. Why were they booed when they played it live for the first time?
Answer: They came to see Whole Lotta Love.
Question: Who was the back up vocal group for Paul Simons SLIP SLIDEN AWAY?
Answer: The Oak Ridge Boys
Question: What does the epitaph on Sonny Bono's headstone read?
Answer: And The Beat Goes On
Question: How did AC/DC get there names?
Answer: A band member saw AC/DC on a sewing machine. It stood for 'Alternating Current / Direct Current'. The band didn't realize it was also slang for bi-sexual, which caused a few misunderstandings in their early days.
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