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Until something comes better comes along - consider this a summer replacement thread.
Feel free to post your own questions, comments, opinions on anything that comes up here. The more the merrier.
For starters:
Who is Signor Ferrari and what is his business' name?
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 16, 2007 12:36 AM
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thought that might be too easy for you literate types, beagle...haha
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 16, 2007 12:34 AM
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> > >> "The Shadow" knows what evil lurks in the
> hearts of men. But what was his real name? (Sans
> googling, of course.)
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> >> "Are you sure you know?"
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> PatricianPat responded:
> >"Yes, even tho I had to run through names like
> Thurgood Marshall, Thurston Howell the 3rd, I did
> finally hit my index card on LAMONT CRANSTON.
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> Wrong.
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> "Lamont Cranston" was just an alias. His real
> name was "Kent Allard". (This is a micro-trivium
> that you either know, or don't know. You can't
> reason it out or guess.)
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> Furthermore, The Shadow did not have the
> ability to become invisible. What he had was "the
> power to cloud men's minds so that they did not see
> him." That is quite a different talent, when you
> think about it. For example, do you really
> see the person who buses your dishes in a fine
> restaurant?
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> The original question was a bit of misdirection such
> as he might've employed.
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> "Presto!", say ...
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Bravo Beagle!
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 16, 2007 12:31 AM
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> >> "The Shadow" knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. But what was his real name? (Sans googling, of course.)
>> "Are you sure you know?"
PatricianPat responded:
>"Yes, even tho I had to run through names like Thurgood Marshall, Thurston Howell the 3rd, I did finally hit my index card on LAMONT CRANSTON.
Wrong.
"Lamont Cranston" was just an alias. His real name was "Kent Allard". (This is a micro-trivium that you either know, or don't know. You can't reason it out or guess.)
Furthermore, The Shadow did not have the ability to become invisible. What he had was "the power to cloud men's minds so that they did not see him." That is quite a different talent, when you think about it. For example, do you really see the person who buses your dishes in a fine restaurant?
The original question was a bit of misdirection such as he might've employed.
"Presto!", say ...
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 11:46 PM
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> >> "The Shadow" knows what evil lurks in the
> hearts of men. But what was his real name? (Sans
> googling, of course.)
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> PatricianPat wrote
> >"...Sorry, this I know. But I will hold off for
> now."
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> "Are you sure you know?", ask...
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Yes, even tho I had to run through names like Thurgood Marshall, Thurston Howell the 3rd, I did finally hit my index card on LAMONT CRANSTON.
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 11:37 PM
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>> "The Shadow" knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. But what was his real name? (Sans googling, of course.)
PatricianPat wrote
>"...Sorry, this I know. But I will hold off for now."
"Are you sure you know?", ask...
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 11:32 PM
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Jeeeeeez!
A.A. Milne I only "recalled" after Beagle's response ....
I'm so outta my league but I love reading as ever ....
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 10:26 PM
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> "The Shadow" knows what evil lurks in the
> hearts of men.
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> But what was his real name? (Sans googling, of
> course.)
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> Asking am ...
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Sorry, this I know. But I will hold off for now.
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 10:19 PM
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"The Shadow" knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.
But what was his real name? (Sans googling, of course.)
Asking am ...
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 10:09 PM
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maryannob asked:
>"...What author had the given name Alan Alexander?"
Pooh! That's easy. Without googling, "A. A. Milne", say...
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 9:15 PM
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keeping on thread with trivia...got out my trivial pursuit game.
What author had the given name Alan Alexander?
No googling allowed....
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 8:52 PM
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Ahhh I love the Ink spots and My Prayer is my fav song of their's...I remember "If I didn't care"
Those songs were on so often in our home, even though I was born way after 1940.. I can sing along to all of them.
Maybe that's why I grew up loving Motown and rythem and blues.
You all should go on "jeapordy" it would make for a good show...The Romie's take on Everyone Else"  )
I worked with someone who went on there and won a bunch of money and was in the final rounds with that really smart guy..and then she blew it on a question even I knew the answer to....it happens to the best of them.
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 6:16 PM
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> PatricianPat guessed:
> >"If I didn't care?"
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> Bingo!
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Beagle, I thought it was going to end up being "My Prayer", but I like "If I Didn't Care" and it has been used in commercials even within the past few years.
Not old enough for Ink Spots,
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 6:09 PM
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PatricianPat guessed:
>"If I didn't care?"
Bingo!
I'd posted both answers earlier but you had to sort through the sentences word-by-word to find "The Ink Spots".
Not so the song titles (also posted) with all the words in order They included, in addition to "If I Didn't Care", "Don't Get Around Much Any More", "Sorry" and many others.
Imagine... Nineteen million copies in an era when the US population was roughly 200 million. Nearly everyone who owned a record player must've bought a copy! See link:
The Ink Spots
On that note, "I'm Through" say?
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 5:47 PM
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If I didn't care?
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Re: Trivial trivia questions
Nov 15, 2007 5:46 PM
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OOPs, Looks like someone got it already...I was thinking the Platters or patsy cline..
love the Ink Spots too.
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