The Trivia Thread

[scifan57]

Here's a thread where members can ask trivia questions and member's can see if they know the answer. How this works is that a member will ask a question and the answer will be hidden by the spoiler button feature, meaning that the answer will not be visible to a viewer until they tap on the spoiler button. This will allow members to see if they can guess the answer, then tap the button to see if they were right.

One last thing, all questions and answers must follow the forum rules, see link in my signature.

OK, here's one to start it off.

What would you find on a billboard outside the town of Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada?

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

New York may be big, but this is Biggar

Here are some anotated screenshots to show how to create the spoiler.

 

[J. A.]

Do I get this right: no one needs to post an answer, but everybody is allowed to add another question?

 

[scifan57]

Do I get this right: no one needs to post an answer, but everybody is allowed to add another question?

Correct, there's no need to post the answer, it's already there, hidden by the spoiler button. It's not a contest, simply a way for members to exercise their minds in a search for the answer. The spoiler button is there to see if you managed to guess the answer without having to wait for the member who posted the question to reply. Everyone is welcome to post a question of their own but that is not mandatory.

 

[J. A.]

Let's see if I can get this spoiler working.

This is general knowledge in Austria, so I hope it's not too easy or too difficult:
Where was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born? (city and street)

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

Salzburg, Getreidegasse 9

 

[scifan57]

Saskatchewan has a town named after a famous composer, what's the name of the town?

Spoiler: The Answer

Mozart, Saskatchewan

 

[J. A.]

This should be easy:

Which phrase do you hear very often when you're using the Underground in London?

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

Mind the gap

 

[abababababab]

This is a name shared by the San Francisco subway system, a former Major League Baseball commissioner, and an underachieving Simpson. What is it?

Spoiler: ANSWER

Bart. San francisco's transit system, Bay Area Rapid Transit is often shortened to BART. In 1989, A. Bartlett Giamatti took over as commissioner of baseball and he was popularly known as Bart. Bartholomew J. Simpson, was best known as Bart to everyone.

 

[J. A.]

Which famous film composer wrote the music for the pilot episode of "Gilligan's Island?"

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

John Williams

 

[J. A.]

Which manmade structures, created from natural materials, are used as nest sites by insects, and/or designed to allow insects to hibernate?

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

Insect hotels

 

[abababababab]

The center of which national capital city is built around an original Moorish fortress?

Spoiler: ANSWER

Madrid

 

[giradman]

Well, let me give this a try - Dave

Which USA President added the MOST territory to the expanding United States during his term?

Spoiler: The Answer

James K. Polk, 1845-1849 - Annexation of Texas; Mexican War/Treaty of Guadaloupe Hildalgo; Oregon Territory.

 

[J. A.]

Which NASA astronaut was the last person to set foot on the Moon?

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

Harrison "Jack" Schmitt

Who is the last person to walk on the Moon?

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

Eugene "Gene" Cernan

 

[J. A.]

And because these already are questions about Apollo missions:

Which astronaut took this famous Earthrise picture in 1968? (Credits: NASA)

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

William "Bill" Anders

 

[giradman]

What was the name of the first submarine to sink an enemy warship?

Spoiler: The Answer

H.L. Hunley - a Confederate submersible that demonstrated the advantage and danger of undersea warfare. Although not this nation's first submarine, Hunley was the first submarine to engage and sink a warship - Feb 16, 1864 - USS Housatonic.

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[J. A.]

What is Ludwig Ritter von Köchel best known for?

Spoiler: THE ANSWER

For cataloguing Mozart's compositions