Wet and wild. The Dancing Girl statue, seen below, is an artifact on the ancient civilization associated with what river? Though it was found by a British archaeologist in 1926, ownership of the statue is now disputed. The Orange River … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Rivers

The play’s the thing. What Tony winning musical that premiered on Broadway in 1992 (and had a 2016 revival) ends with a bar mitzvah in a hospital room? What American playwright’s works include a veritable zoo of odd interactions between … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Theater

I hope that this topic will not be seen as trivializing (no pun intended) what is going on in the United States right now. To my shame, I just realized I have never done a black history round before. What … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Black History

Pride month means it’s time for more LGBT+ trivia. I don’t know that I’ll do one of these every week, but I plan to revisit the topic at least once before the end of June. Dreamer (secret identity: Nia Nal) … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: LGBT+

Because you can’t spell “Vatican darling” without T-R-I-V-I-A. St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital was founded by what Lebanese-American comedian and actor whose long running eponymous sitcom was originally titled Make Room For Daddy? Castries is the capital city of what … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Saints

Dolla dolla bill y’all. The acronym LIBOR stands for the London Inter-bank Offered Rate and is an average of the interest rates banks are charging each other. To what other metropolitan area does the similar acronym HIBOR refer? On May … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Business and Economics

For Memorial Day. The cartoon map below references a plan to blockade the Confederacy during the American Civil War. By what specific serpentine name did this plan come to be known? The Canadian equivalent of the Grammy awards and the … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Military History

I’ve been studying art (on a surfacy, trivia-focused level) and I was tempted to do a whole round on Dutch painters, but I decided to go more general. Still made it an all picture round though. The flash mob seen … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Going Dutch

Rereading some of my old rounds I noticed that my recent questions have been relatively dry and with fewer angles of attack. I’m going to try work on that this week, though I’ll admit that this round is still pretty … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Russia

A trivia classic. I’ve had myth questions before but I’ve never done a whole round. The summer home and studio of Frank Lloyd Wright was named for what probably historical bard who became a legendary figure in Welsh mythology? Which … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Mythology

And not just to my ego. In what national capital is the Arch of Triumph seen below located? Hint: Not Paris. A U.S. National Monument located in Marin County, California is named for what naturalist? The Eiffel Tower held the … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Monuments

Land of fried potatoes and sloppy kisses. What is the name (in English) of the collection of interlinked novels and stories set in 19th century France written by Honoré de Balzac? Notable novels in the collection include Les Chouans and … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: France

Took most of the week off because I was writing trivia for my local pub and working on a couple other things. And I’m cheaping out today by recycling one of my rounds from last night. But it was kind … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Distorts

Dr. Sheldon Cooper and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler eat your hearts out. The flag of Ireland is a tricolor with bands of (in order from left to right) green, white, and orange. What African nation’s flag has a similar design … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Fun With Flags

A subject I’m trying to fill in some gaps on. Probably going to be a tough one. What prolific Japanese polymath who wrote The Temple of the Golden Pavilion died by seppuku in 1970 after a failed coup attempt aimed … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: World Literature

Even though “current” is an amorphous concept these days, I’m going to return to the convention that Wednesdays are for the news. What Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU was chosen first overall in the 2020 NFL draft? Under a … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events

I’ve been studying up on my Oscar trivia lately, so here is some runoff. In the history of the Oscars three films have won the “big five”: Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Director, and Screenplay (Original or Adapted). Of those three … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: The Oscars

In honor of a recent medical breakthrough. Photons are classified as what type subatomic particle that was named for an Indian physicist? In contrast with fermions, these particles have integer spin. Though probably most associated with Who’s the Boss?, Judith … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Light

Music and more. Name the Grammy winning composer who penned many Sesame Street classics such as “Sing”, “Bein’ Green”, and “C is for Cookie”. Sing Sing Correctional Facility is located in what US state? In a television episode from 2015, … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Sing

A quiz with science bread and pop culture meat. Things may have been different a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but on earth since the earth 20th century it has been a measure of distance. What … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Distance

Choose an adjective as the theme gives me lots of leeway with the questions. Who was the first president of Facebook? He was played on the big screen by Justin Timberlake. “A Long Expected Party” is the title of the … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Social