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

This is not about the controversial 1915 D.W. Griffith picture or any of the more recent films that share that title. Instead, it is about events related to the “births” of various extant sovereign nations. This island nation gained its … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Birth of a Nation

Sorry for being AWOL recently. It’s been a weird week both trivia-wise and life-wise. Next week will also probably see only a couple postings. Here’s a round based on cats, but not really. The musical Cats is based on a … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Cats

One of my worst categories, defined fairly broadly per Learned League conventions. The work commonly known as the Enigma Variations was composed by what Englishman who is better known for a piece that has become synonymous with graduation ceremonies? Of … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Classical Music

Such as they are. It was announced this week that Microsoft is acquiring what software development and version control platform that is widely used by the open source community? What European nation just saw its Prime Minister ousted following a … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events

It’s time for a sports category but I don’t feel like wading in up to my neck with any particular sport. In recent years, both Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid have been described with what three word phrase that casts … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Sportsball

For a fairly self-indulgent trivia related (and not, as you might assume, sexual) reason, the theme today is 96. The single “96 Tears” was originally recorded in 1966 by what puzzling group that features neither Kenny McCormick nor his alter … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: 96

First day of the new Learned League season. Haven’t looked at the questions yet, but it’s probably time to dig back in to my weak spots. What country is pictured below? From 1971 to 1997 the country currently known as … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Africa

Sorry for the extra long weekend. Once more unto the breach! What is the name of this woman, a former Obama aide and the subject of recent controversial tweet? What city will be home to the 26th expansion team of … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events

In a hurry today, and math is a low research area for me, so…. Name either of the two mathematicians (one German, one English) generally credited with discovering calculus. The mathematical structure shown below is named for what 17th century … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Math

Weirdly, I almost did this category last Thursday and then got a Lovecraft question at trivia that night. The plaque seen below can be found in what US city? Graboids, which bear more than a passing resemblance to Brian Lumley’s … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: The Cthulhu Mythos