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Yesterday I asked, "In the 1970s, a certain type of shoe was a fad.   Consumer Reports rated them as a health hazard, but that did not keep them from being a fad and being worn by people who were young during the 1970s.  What was the type of shoe?"

Nobody answered.

The correct answer is "Platform" or "Platform Shoes."

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Yesterday I asked, "I am not a fan of soap operas.  However, I do like the show Hot in Cleveland.  Because of this, I know about Susan Lucci.  What was the name of the character Susan Lucci played on All My Children?"

Nobody answered.

The correct answer is, "Erica Kane."

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Yesterday I asked, "Jim Morrison was the front man for which band?"

Nobody answered the question.

The answer to this question is "The Doors."

Then, I also wrote, "Extra trivia: When this band performed on the Ed Sullivan show, what song was performed and what word were they not supposed to sing but sang anyway?"

I'll break it down.

When The Doors performed on the Ed Sullivan show, what song did they perform?

The Doors performed, "Light My Fire."

So , when The Doors performed "Light My Fire" on the Ed Sullivan show, they were not supposed to sing one of the words in the song.  Jim Morrison promised that he would not sing the word, but he sang it anyway.  What was the word?

That word was "higher."

The reason he was not supposed to sing "higher" is because the producers said that it referenced drug use.

Jim Morrison gave the excuse that they had performed the song that way so many times that it slipped his mind.  However, he and The Doors still got in trouble and were banned from the Ed Sullivan show and told that they would never perform on the show again.  At that, he said, "So, we've already performed on The Ed Sullivan Show."

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Yesterday I asked, "Here is hopefully an easy trivia question.

What is the only mammal that cannot jump?  It is also the only mammal that truly has four knees."

Rick answered correctly with "an elephant!"

Sorry that I don't have any prizes, but Rick can feel good about knowing the answer!

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Yesterday I asked, "Who voices Bart Simpson?  She also voiced Todd Darling in the cartoon 'The Replacements' and Rufus (the naked mole rat) in the cartoon 'Kim Possible.'"

Nobody tried to answer.

The correct answer is "Nancy Cartwright."

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The last time I asked a trivia question, it was "What was the best selling single 1998 and who was the artist that recorded it?   I wouldn't know this without the clue, so you also get a clue.  The song was the theme song from the 1997 movie, Titanic."

Nobody tried to answer it.  The answer was "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion.

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My last trivia question was, "This TV show was a short show run between cartoons. It was also a cartoon. It feature songs such as "Conjunction Junction," "Three is a Magic Number," and "I'm Just A Bill."  What was the name of the  show?"

Nobody answered.  The answer is School House Rock.

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Yesterday I asked, "I In the 1980s, a game show aired that featured creatures called "Whammies."  What was the name of this game show?"

Nobody left any answers.

The answer is "Press Your Luck."

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Yesterday I asked, "What children's television show had the theme song, "Every Time I Turn Around?"

This one even had a few hints!

The song starts, "Maybe the world is blind."

The star of the show was Soleil Moon Frye.

The answer is "Punky Brewster."

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The last trivia question asked was, "What was the very first song played by MTV and can you name the artist?"


The answer to this question is "Television Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.

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Yesterday's trivia question was, "The movie, Cruel Intentions, was based on a book.  What is the book?"


The book is Les Liaisons Dangereuses (I would accept "Dangereux," too, as I've made that mistake).   However, nobody gave an answer.  The book is by Choderlos de Laclos.

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Yesterday's trivia question was, "How many knees does a spider have?"  The answer is 48.

Yes, a spider has 48 knees!  That's six knees per leg!

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The last trivia question asked was "If a piece of music instructs you to play it "adagio," how should you play the music?"

Nobody replied.  The correct answer is "slowly."

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Yesterday's trivia question was, "What is considered to be the most haunted place (plantation) in Louisiana?"

The answer is "The Myrtles."  "The Myrtles" is in St. Francisville.  I'd write more if I had the time, but our air conditioning has gone out and it is getting hot.  We want to get Toggle to a kennel and bring the little puppies to a hotel with us.

So, instead, here is a link to the website about The Myrtles.

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Yesterday's trivia question was, "What is the shape of the Washington Monument?"

  aikakone got the answer correct.

 The shape of the Washington Monument is an obelisk.

 Merriam-Webster defines it as, "an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid."

 This would basically be a really thin trapezoidal prism (or however many make up the long pillar) and then a rectangular pyramid on the top.

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Yesterday's trivia question was "The name of the sailor on the product Cracker Jack is obviously Jack.  However, there is a dog that sits next to him.  What is the name of the dog?"

The name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box is "Bingo."  You can find it on the Internet.  Just search, "Sailor Jack and Bingo."

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Yesterday's trivia question was "Who was the first athlete to appear on a box of  Wheaties?"  Perhaps I should have written "Who was the first athlete depicted on a box of Wheaties?"

The answer?

Lou Gehrig