Bits of knowledge
Same as it ever was. What African nation recently applied to rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations (aka the British Commonwealth) after leaving in 2003? Prior to the Las Vegas Golden Knights, what was the last NHL expansion team to reach … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events
The academic subject, not the lifestyle store. Louis, Mary, and Richard are three famed paleoanthropologists who did much of their work studying human origins in east Africa. What is their last name? What word has been redacted from the title … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Anthropology
People seem to like the art rounds, and it’s been a while. The house of worship pictured below is named for what Russian-born abstract expressionist painter? “A Waterloo” and “A Friend in Need” are the titles of two works by … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Art
What’s your favorite bit of ridiculous music trivia? Me, I’m positively enchanted with the idea that in 1969 a top U.S. band recorded an album with contributions from *four* convicted murderers. How about you? Got an interesting or just plain … Continue reading Music Bullshit: What’s Your Favorite Bit Of Ridiculous Music Trivia?
Mostly the video games, but also some other stuff. What is the name of this iconic mascot? The unit known as the curie is equal to the radioactivity of one gram of what substance? The soundtrack for Fallout: New Vegas … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Fallout
The world may be post-truth, but it’ll never be post-trivia. James Harrison, known as “the man with the golden arm”, is an 81 year old Australian recently ended a record setting streak of what activity? What region on the border … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events
One of my favorite features on the Mothership is the Wiki Wormhole; brought to you by a very special monster. I thought I would start a thread that goes a bit in the opposite direction. Often when I’m reading Wikipedia, … Continue reading [Citation Needed] Weird Pop Trivia You Learned from Wikipedia
The triumphant return of Learned League after a couple of weeks of downtime is the inspiration for today’s round. Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Da Vinci’s Adoration of the Magi are among the many important Renaissance work’s on display … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: The Renaissance
We lost at trivia last night thanks to a question about the ten US states with an average elevation of greater than 3000 feet. As sort of a hair shirt for that failure, today’s questions are about some of those … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Elevated States
One day I’m going to do a current events round and it’s going to be all about electricity. Today is not that day. The Nobel Academy announced that due to an ongoing sex scandal involving members on the panel, the … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events
These questions are among those I asked for Computer Science Education Week when I was teaching full time. CSED week is in December, so there is no particular reason why I’m using these questions today other than I just remembered … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Middle School CS
Try not to make any huge mistakes. Brothers Jim, Chad, Matt, Ben and Tyler Murrell are all still involved in the day to day running of what Virginia-based restaurant chain founded by their parents in 1986? 4 Non Blondes’ 1992 … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Cinco de Cuatro
Come for the beer, stay for the capitalized nouns. What power ballad by the Scorpions that celebrates the fall of the Soviet Union is the all-time best-selling song in Germany? In Goethe’s Faust, what is the name of the demon … Continue reading Shoeles Trivia: Germany
All the news that’s fit to ask niggly little questions about. Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian is associated with an online community known a five letter portmanteau of what two-word phrase? The sessile oak tree gifted to the United … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events
Honestly, the theme was just the first thing that popped into my head. Let’s see what kind of questions I write. When Taco Bell introduced breakfast service in 2014, its ad campaign featured testimonials from a number of men with … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Taco Tuesday
A 100% Avenger free round. The surprising fact that there are different “sizes” of infinity and that in particular there are more real numbers than rational numbers was proved by what German mathematician who as far as we know never … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Infinity, War
Sorry there was no post yesterday. Busy and stuff. What Ohioan was elected US President in 1876, defeating Samuel Tilden by only one Electoral vote? The symbol seen below as approved as part of what standard in 2010? The line … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Keep It 100
It’s “Reeb” spelled backwards. Against the Grain, Blue Stallion, Goodwood, and Alltech are all breweries located in what US state? In the image below, what word is blurred out on the can of MillerCoors beer being held by craft brewer … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Beer
It’s not just for flying over any more. “Herky” is the name of the avian mascot of what school? Name the late game designer and long time Wisconsin resident whose cartoon avatar is seen below. South Dakota is home to … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: The Midwest
I was going to do a different theme for today, but I totally spaced on it. The word protomartyr is sometimes used to refer to what Christian saint, whose death by stoning is described in the Bible in the eighth … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Stoned
I know some of these rounds are cruelly difficult, but this one is downright cold blooded. The common basilisk can’t turn you to stone but does have what other remarkable ability as reflected in its Spanish name, largato Jesus Cristo? … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Reptiles
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