62 thoughts on “Random Factoids & Miscellaneous Trivia-Off”

        1. Oh…….. Next time I’ll remember that.
          Can anyone define “disestablishinteriorism”.
          I think this is spelled right. My spell check didn’t do anything.

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          1. I believe you mean “disestablishmentarianism” (A search on Google for what you asked requlted in no responses, very unlikely)

            Disestablishmentarianism- Being against an established Church. That was a simple one.

            Now, here’s a harder one- What does the word “wan” mean?

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              1. You got that from our summer reading (probably). NOT FAIR.

                How about this: zanana? Do you know what it means? (No dictionaries or Google allowed.)

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  1. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog question:
    What is Dr. Horrible’s ring tone?

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  2. Some fairly easy history trivia:

    1) What killed Attila the Hun?

    2) What did the name “Dracula” mean? (Hint: Vlad’s nickname)

    3) What was Attila the Hun’s trademark (outside of warmongering and murder)?

    4) What does 666 actually stand for?

    5) Who was it who was reported to have 20000 bodies on his front lawn at on time?

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    1. 1. Me?
      2. I’m guessing “impaler”.
      3. Fathering an incredibly large percentage of the human race.
      4. It’s the symbol of the beast. There are hundreds of theories about who it stands for, but we’ll never know for sure. Well, not until the Apocalypse, anyway.
      5. Me?

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    2. Dracula means “Son of the Dragon”, I know that.

      Do you mean the theories that 666 may possibly be a coded dig at the Emperor Nero?

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    3. KaiYves, Beedle the Bard, and Ambystoma are correct! *gives one chocolate pie each*

      Piggy is not! *pies in face with rotten tuna pie*

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        1. 3. That was not his trademark. It was something he did, but he was not as renowned for it, and he did not use it to scare his enemies.

          4. You told me what it currently symbolizes, not what it stands for.

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  3. Sort of, except with more variation. It is specific to one state (the one I live in), and high schools of said state compete in an elimination-based tournament. We played well, but lost 140 to 330; the other team’s genius captain got about 95% of his team’s correct answers.

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  4. Continuing the “horrible history” category…

    I was born on February 26, 1993. What else happened that day in New York City?

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        1. No Piggy’s American. I think he’s talking about a different bombing that occured. (Which I have heard of.) And they occured September 11, 2001. Not 2000.

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              1. Yes, that was directed at you. But I believe that jinxing holds true even if one of the comments is retrozapped. That’s my philosophy, anyway. *can’t think straight, for some reason* *apologizes if he seems illogical or full of non sequiturs*

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      1. Yes, that’s correct. It’s rather disconcerting to look at the Times cover from the next day and realize that was my first full day alive. I suppose I got off to a bad start.

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  5. Hmm… I’ll do a few historical ones:

    1. Which three women were organized the “petticoat plot” (and who started the ensuing war and called it thus)?

    2. In which country was Catherine the Great born?

    3. What was the name of the princess who was supposed to mary Louis the 16, what relation was she to the princess who did mary him and why didn’t she?

    Hint: All the questions are from roughly the same time period.

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  6. Catherine the Great was German-born, and her birth name was Sophie.

    (I don’t know the others, it’s been a while since I’ve read The Royal Diaries books, but I could probably have told you then. .)

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  7. From what is explicitly written in the Constitution, which of the following does Congress NOT have the power to do?

    A) Grant titles of nobility.
    B) Issue letters of marque to privateers.
    C) Create patents.

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      1. Yayyy! I honored it by eating a Reese’s peanut butter cup out of one of the eleven bags of candy my mom bought.

        True or false: “Elven” is a word.

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        1. I would say it is a word. I am going to guess what the definition might be

          elven. adj. Being or pertaining to elves i.e. An elven cloak/He is elven

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  8. 17~ It translates to “color tone melody” and it’s the musical technique of using multiple instruments trading off to play the melody line instead of one voice having the lead. Not desperate, it’s one of my favorite words.

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