If it’s Friday, I must be getting around to taking a stab at this week’s Tuesday Trivia.
1. What happened to Bolivia in 1884, Austria in 1920, and Ethiopia in 1993?
Good question. Guess: part of their territory seceded.
2. Dolbear’s Law states the relationship between air temperature and the speed of what?
Guess: sound.
3. What hip hop artist is the son of Senegalese drummer Mor Thiam?
I’m pretty sure it’s M.I.A.
4. According to the annual Quigley poll, who was the top movie box office draw of 1973, again in 1983, and yet again in 1993?
Had to think about this for a bit, but I’m pretty sure it’s Clint Eastwood. Dirty Harry in ’73, Sudden Impact and maybe something else in ’83, In the Line of Fire and Unforgiven in ’93.
5. What did the ‘C’ stand for in military C-rations?
I know I’ve heard this, but I can’t remember.
6. What #1-ranked tennis player of the 1990s was named for a #1-ranked player of the 1980s?
Sports questions are my kryptonite.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV shows? Chico and the Man, Family Affair, Fantasy Island, Make Room for Daddy, St. Elsewhere, and Suddenly Susan.
Ooh! Ooh! I’m pretty sure they’ve all had a lead actor commit suicide, though not during the run of the show. Freddie Prinze, Brian Keith, Herve Villachaize, ?, Ed Flanders, and ? It may be more specific — I know at least a couple of these guys shot themselves, so that may be the common thread.
Apparently I’m good at the morbid questions. More morbid, less sports, please!
