Five questions for the calm before the storm. Insiders know that the invention of the popular hurricane cocktail is credited to what New Orleans tavern owner? What is the name of the 14th century Boccaccio work in which ten youths … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Hurricane Florence

I was tempted to do something Florence-themed (maybe tomorrow), but for today let’s return to a popular category that has actually helped me some on Learned League. Swimming pools and naked men are common themes for what British artist? A … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Art

It’s been a while, so my definition of “current” for this one will be a bit generous. Florence is the first major hurricane of the 2018 season, but it is the sixth named storm overall. Name any one of the … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events

No more apologies. We’re all just going to have to accept that I’m only going to do these when I have time. But I have time today. Thanks, Hurricane Florence. FWIW: On my personal blog, this is episode #144 of … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Gross Trivia

So yeah. Long time no trivia. Lots of little reasons that amount to I have had other stuff going on, but with the Learned League season starting up again it seems like a good time to try and get back … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: The American Southwest

For a change, the photos in today’s round are my own, from a visit to Seattle in 2015. The photo below was taken at a Seattle museum dedicated to the work of what artist? Name the fictional coffee shop frequented … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Seattle

Full disclosure: I haven’t posted trivia this week because most of my free time has been spent playing Horizon Zero Dawn. Hence, this round. The word robot comes from the word robota, which means “forced labor” in what language. The … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Robot / Dinosaurs

Paramount should totally give me a large sum of money for product placement. Though it is believed that faster than light travel is impossible, what name has been given to hypothetical particles (beloved by Star Trek writers) that always travel … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Mission Impossible

Perhaps a little less current than usual since I haven’t done one in a while. Four time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic is a citizen of what country? 17 people died when a duck boat sank on Table Rock Lake, located … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events

Fungus is literally the first thing that popped into my head when I sat down and asked myself what my topic today should be. The screenshot below was taken in Zangarmarsh, a locale in what popular online game? Reindeer moss … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Fungus

Sometimes figuring out the next category to do is easy. What Canadian actress just received her 3rd Emmy nomination for her roles as Sarah Manning and several of her sestras? In a series of children’s novels by Beverly Cleary, Ramona … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Sisters

I’ve been watching the recently burnt off episodes of the sitcom Me, Myself, and I and particularly enjoying how it handles the relationship between brothers Alex and Justin, so here’s a round on brothers. Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei are the … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Brothers

It’s been a while. Sorry about that. I was out of town, plus we’re between Learned League seasons so I’m a little less motivated to write trivia right now. Which kind of stinks, since I have to do 40+ questions … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Cartoons

Still feeling literary after Monday’s round, so here’s another bookish round for the young at heart. The novels Go Ask Alice, Dear Mr. Henshaw, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Monster most notably have what in common? After tackling … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Kid Lit

National pride can be hard to come by these days, but it seems like a good day to allow myself a trivial amount. The star-spangled banner that flew above Fort McHenry during a British attack in September of 1814 had … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: USA! USA! USA!

I probably deserve a scolding from Alison Bechdel for the number of men mentioned in these questions, but it is what it is. These Three is a 1936 film adaption of what Lillian Hellman play that keeps much of the … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Female Writers

I’ve done business questions here and there before, but never a whole category. Let’s see how it goes. The images below reference several aspects of the (ongoing) life and career of an actor featured in a series of commercials for … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Business

No time like the present. What Pulitzer-prize winning conservative columnist and pundit (and Harvard trained psychiatrist) died this week at the age of 68? What U.S. brand is most closely associated with the company that just replaced General Electric as … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events

I was going to do another round of LGBT+ trivia on Friday to close out Pride Month, but there was a minor dust up at Learned League yesterday over a temporarily rainbowfied version of the usual logo, and that inspired … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: LGBT+

I’ll take domestic hydrological geography for $600, Alex. The Ohio river forms a significant part of the northern border of two U.S. states. Name either. Name any of the three tributaries that form the headwaters of the Missouri River. These … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: American Rivers

As long as stuff continues to happen I’ll keep asking questions about it. What is the most recent entry in the following (ordered but incomplete) sequence: Sir Barton, Whirlaway, Citation, Affirmed? Per a June 2018 agreement to end a long … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events