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[red dog 1]

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Name something gunfighters Billy the Kid and John Wesley Hardin had in common.

[rsdsharp]

1. They both used the Colt Thunderer.

[red dog 1]

2. I didn't know that

[rsdsharp]

3. Harding used it's lower caliber brother, the Lightning, too.

Both were double action, a rarity in the Old West.

[Walleye]

4. I was going to say Bob Dylan

[red dog 1]

5. Bobby is much better at songwriting & playing guitar than he is at spelling

He thought Hardin's name was "John Wesley Harding"

[red dog 1]

6. What happened to the man who shot John Wesley Hardin in the back of his head at a Texas saloon?

(A cowardly deed, imo)


2) What city did this take place in?

3) What was the name of the saloon?

[Mister Ed]

22. We'll, I don't know, but on the topic of cowardly backshooting...

One odd little fact I recall from my Frontier American History class in high school is that, despite his reputation as a gunfighter, each of the thirty-three men that John Wesley Hardin killed was shot in the back.

[red dog 1]

24. I don't think that's true.

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Wikipedia has a good little biography on him and mentions some of his killings in detail.

Also, I've read a lot about him and never saw any evidence of that.

Hardin was a killer, but, as far as I know, there's no evidence of him being a coward as well.

[ProfessorGAC]

45. One Was Shot In The Side Of The Head

That's the infamous "shot a man for snoring".
He shot through the hotel room wall & killed the guy. His roommate said he didn't mean to kilp him, just wake him up. Ooops!

[wnylib]

7. Which First Lady was named Claudia?

[Harker]

8. Lady Bird Johnson?

[wnylib]

11. Yes. I never knew that until I read it in an article

long after she died.

[Harker]

9. What's the longest word in the English language that can be spelled

using only the top row of letters on a standard (qwerty) keyboard?

[Glorfindel]

12. "typewriter"?

I seem to remember reading that somewhere.

[Harker]

13. Fun one... that's it! n/t

[Harker]

10. They were left-handed. n/t

[red dog 1]

14. What was Seinfeld's address?

[red dog 1]

15. Name a movie that both John Cusack and Joan Cusack were in together

[Alpeduez21]

52. Gross Pointe Blank

and Say Anything

[red dog 1]

55. Ding! Ding!

[TiredGenXFemme]

141. Also Sixteen Candles.

[red dog 1]

143. Correct!

Welcome to DU!

[gratuitous]

16. What ties these three songs together

1. "Bad Sneakers" by Steely Dan
2. "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon
3. "Escape" by Rupert Holmes

[red dog 1]

18. I don't know the answer, but "Werewolves of London" is a truly great song, imo.

[Danmel]

53. I saw a werewolf drinking a Pina colada at Trader Vic's

And his hair was perfect. A oooo

[Hugh_Lebowski]

33. Pina Coladas (nt)

[gratuitous]

34. Correct

[debm55]

196. I hated that song.

[red dog 1]

17. Did former Beatles drummer Pete Best ever get any royalties from having been the band?

[malthaussen]

43. Might have gotten some few pennies from "My Bonnie,"

But I think the backing band was paid a flat rate on that one. Since it's the only recording he's on with the Beatles (even though Bert Kaempfert called them "The Beat Boys" or some such), it would be the only opportunity he'd have for any royalties.
Lawsuits, on the other hand...

-- Mal

[red dog 1]

56. Actually, he did finally get some royalties after the compilation album "Anthology 1"

was released in 1995.

He never mentioned the amount, but some have speculated that he may have gotten as much as $9,000,000

[malthaussen]

59. That would seem high.

Penny-a-record was the standard fee for royalties when the Beatles made the contract with Kaempfert, less 10% for "spoilage." It would take many pennies indeed for the record to produce USD 36 mil (since the royalties would be divided among the four bandmembers. Stu Sutcliffe wouldn't get any, since a) he wasn't on the record, and b) he's, like, dead).

He did a record with Lennon to which he retained the rights, so he may have made some money on that, but 9 mil sounds like fantasy. There just isn't that much money in royalties, it's touring (for the band) and publishing rights (for the songwriters) that makes the big bucks.

-- Mal

[red dog 1]

62. Yeah, I forgot where I got that figure

It seemed high to me, too.

[Stuart G]

19. Who was the bad woman in a James Bond Movie with a knife in her boot? (clue- early movie)

[RipVanWinkle]

20. Fatima Blush?

Just a guess. She is my favorite Bond villainess.

[yellowdogintexas]

50. Rosa Krebs From Russia With Love It was in the toe and popped out

it was covered in poison.

[Stuart G]

54. Correct..!!!!

[Bantamfancier]

21. What is

The angle of repose of shelled corn?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

37. lol ...

gonna take a wild guess and say the answer is ... 23.

[red dog 1]

23. What musical instrument did John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman play?

[red dog 1]

25. What was George Costanza's middle name?

[Different Drummer]

26. Ruby Catherine Stevens was born on 7-16-07 in Brooklyn, NY.

By what name was she better known?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

38. Would she be 15 now but is dead (since you said was)

Or would she be 115?

[Different Drummer]

49. Good point. I should have been more specific about the DOB.

She was born on July 16, 1907.

[First Speaker]

79. Barbara Stanwyck

[Different Drummer]

84. Yeppers. n/t

[Mr.Bill]

27. How many stitches are there on a baseball?

For extra points, why won't counting them give you the correct number?

[gratuitous]

35. If memory serves . . .

It's 108 stitches (dredged up from my personal repository of useless information), but I don't know the extra points question (and what would I do with the extra points anyway?).

[ProfessorGAC]

46. 216

But, since it's double stitched, we would only count 108.
I remember that from a grade school teacher. I think it was 7th grade, but might have been 8th.
He had a few of us high honors kids who were on the baseball team count them. When we got 108 he told us we had to multiply by 2, to get the correct answer.
52 or 53 years ago, and i still remember it vividly.

[jmowreader]

28. What is the official weight of a NASCAR driver?

[jmowreader]

29. What piece of common baseball equipment is not required to be used?

[Harker]

32. A glove.

They do come in handy, though.

[jmowreader]

40. Yup

That’s the most surprising thing in the Rules of Baseball: players MAY wear a glove. Like, who in the world is going to go out on the field and try to catch balls coming off bats at 90 to 110 mph bare handed?

[Harker]

48. I suppose in the prehistoric days, when a mushy ball

was struck with a broomstick it was possible.

[Old Crank]

187. Years ago I was watching a game

on TV and a batter sent a screamer foul into the dugout. two people were there one a current player and the other an old coach.
While the player hit the deck the coach picked it clean barehanded then inspected the ball before showing it to the player.
Fun stuff.

[Harker]

188. The word 'nonchalant' had to be invented for guys like that.

Fun to see it!

[jmowreader]

30. What is the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[Angleae]

31. African or European?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

36. The African Swallow's non-migratory!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

39. What do these albums have in common ...

1) Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell
2) Yaz - Upstairs at Eric's
3) Erasure - (all of them)

[jmowreader]

41. Vince Clarke was on all of them

[Hugh_Lebowski]

42. No google? Good job!

Vince is a musical genius in my book.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

44. What's longest English word that can be typed entirely with the left hand

Assuming standard L/R hand position?

[Angleae]

47. stewardesses

[Hugh_Lebowski]

51. Indeed! And GO RAIDERS!!!

I leverage this fact for simple passwords sometimes ... not just that word of course, but as a basis for them. Nice to be able to do the thing all with one hand.

[red dog 1]

57. Where was the 1969 Altamont (CA) free rock concert originally scheduled to be held?

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(The Free Rolling Stones Concert of 1969)

[VGNonly]

68. Golden Gate Park

then Sears Point Raceway, finally Altamont.

[red dog 1]

162. Correct!

[Different Drummer]

58. Besides them both being American League baseball teams...

what do the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers have in common?

[VGNonly]

73. Both were once

The Washington Senators.

[Different Drummer]

83. Exactly right! n/t

[Dr. Strange]

60. Which sports must (by rule) be played right-handed?

[Orrex]

114. Does it involve horses & hammers?

[Dr. Strange]

115. One of them does.

[Orrex]

116. Cool. That's the only one I know.

[Tikki]

61. Where did David and Marcy fall in love the second time?

Tikki

[red dog 1]

63. How many people died at Altamont?

[VGNonly]

70. 4

[red dog 1]

72. Ding!

[red dog 1]

64. How many people died at Woodstock?

[VGNonly]

75. Three

2 overdoses, one person got hit by a vehicle.

[red dog 1]

65. How many people died when The Who performed at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati in 1979?

[VGNonly]

69. 11

[red dog 1]

71. Ding!

[red dog 1]

66. A) What year was the first ever rock concert held?

B) How did it go? (Were there any problems?)

[VGNonly]

74. The Moondog Coronation Ball 1952

The crowd was far larger than expected, a rowdy near-riot occurred. It was shutdown early.

[red dog 1]

77. You got it!

[red dog 1]

67. Who was the first band to headline at the Fillmore East?

[VGNonly]

76. Cream?

[red dog 1]

78. Nope, good guess though

[debm55]

197. Allman Brothers?

[red dog 1]

200. Nope

[First Speaker]

80. What three famous science fiction writers worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard during WWII...?

[Wolf Frankula]

81. Robert A. Heinlein, Lyon Sprague de Camp and

Isaac Asimov. Although Dr. Asimov was born in Russia, he never learned Russian. He spoke Yiddish and English.

Wolf

[First Speaker]

82. Those are the three!

[Different Drummer]

85. William Frawley wasn't the preferred choice of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz to play Fred Mertz...

on "I Love Lucy." Who was?

[VGNonly]

88. Mr. Mooney

Gale Gordon

[Different Drummer]

94. Correct!!

[red dog 1]

86. Who once kicked Jimi Hendrix out of his band?

[VGNonly]

89. Little Richard

[red dog 1]

92. Ding!

He thought Jimi was too "flashy"

[red dog 1]

87. Name one of the bands who played at Bill Graham's first ever concert at the Fillmore Auditorium

on December 10, 1965, in a concert to benefit the San Francisco Mime Troupe

[VGNonly]

90. The Grateful Dead?

[red dog 1]

91. Good guess!

They were there

[debm55]

199. Janis Joplin?

[red dog 1]

93. When and where did The Grateful Dead make it's first appearance?

[Playing as "The Grateful Dead"]

[VGNonly]

95. A guess

The Acid Tests?

[red dog 1]

101. No, very good guess, though

The Acid Tests don't really count as "appearances" because no one had to pay to get in.

[Brother Buzz]

146. I understood it was at Muir Beach Acid test....

but I just learned they played a gig in the City the previous night, curiously billed under both names.

So the answer would be San Francisco, December, 1965

[red dog 1]

147. Nope

Their first gig as The Grateful Dead was in December, 1965, but it wasn't in SF.

[Brother Buzz]

148. I looked, and I missed by a week, but it was, indeed, an Acid Test

Where and when did Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters meet Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir?

[red dog 1]

152. I looked up the answer to your question because I was curious

Getting back to my question, Their first gig as The Grateful Dead was, indeed, an Acid Test.

Where did it take place?
(It wasn't in San Francisco)

[Brother Buzz]

155. San Jose

The first Acid test poster featuring the Grateful Dead was Muir Beach.

Interesting factoid about Muir Beach: Alan Watts was cremated at Muir Beach at 8:30 am, 16 November 1973. He was discovered deceased at 6:00 am (Watts planed it, Buddhist monks executed his wishes posthaste). His ashes were split, with half buried near his library at Druid Heights and half at the Green Gulch Zen Center. Each site was up a different valley that flowed to Muir Beach.

[red dog 1]

322. Wow!

Very interesting.

(I once lived near Muir Beach)

[Brother Buzz]

325. Kids from Muir Beach, Muir Woods, and Mount Tamalpais attended my elementary school

High school kids from Stinson Beach were added to the mix by high school. Crazy cool backgrounds, all of them.

[red dog 1]

96. Where was the Chinese Fortune Cookie invented?

[Harker]

97. San Francisco, CA?

[red dog 1]

100. Ding!

it was invented by a Japanese immigrant who served them with tea at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Tea Garden.

[Harker]

105. I live my life by fortune cookies.

I'm still waiting to own "at least one high-rise in Manhattan."

[Harker]

98. They were left-handed. Seriously. n/t

[Harker]

99. Among soprano Leontyne Price's many talented relatives

are two of her cousins, one living one not, who are household names as extremely successful popular singers.

Who are they?

[Orrex]

117. I cheated and googled the answer

Very cool!

[Harker]

118. My eyebrows went up.

That's a whole lot of talent!

[red dog 1]

102. How many hills is San Francisco built upon?

(Approximately)

[Duncan Grant]

249. Seven.

I couldn’t leave this unanswered. 🌉

[red dog 1]

323. Nope

[VGNonly]

103. Both John Cusack

and Matthew Broderick turned down the role in what TV program?

[VGNonly]

104. Which writer was a proponent of the

"iceberg theory"?

[Orrex]

112. I believe that would be Papa Hemingway?

[Tikki]

106. What did Linden and Holder NOT do in the final screen of the series finale?

And I am glad they didn’t..

Tikki

[red dog 1]

107. What was the inspiration for the Beatles song "Penny Lane"?

In other words, who or what was "Penny Lane"?

[Tikki]

108. Wasn't it a Youth Authority?

I don't know.

Tikki

[red dog 1]

109. No, it wasn't a Youth Authority (as far as I know)

[Tikki]

111. Maybe I am thinking of Strawberry Fields...

Something, something.

Tikki

[red dog 1]

110. In the movie "Under Siege" what was the name of the band that came aboard The Missouri?

[Orrex]

113. I only remember two things about that film.

[Harker]

122. I can make it to four. n/t

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

129. The Bail Jumpers

[red dog 1]

319. Close enough!

I think Tommy Lee Jones (William Strannix) introduced the band as "Billy & the Bail Jumpers"

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

320. :)

"Do I look like I need a psychological evaluation?"

[red dog 1]

324. Ha!

[red dog 1]

119. How many graveyards are there in San Francisco?

[Different Drummer]

120. On "Gilligan's Island", "Gilligan" was the character's last name.

What was his first name?

[Harker]

121. Willie.

[Different Drummer]

123. Yeppers! n/t

[VGNonly]

124. What geographic oddity

makes MN the northernmost state in the US other than Alaska?

[Mister Ed]

138. The Northwest Angle.

It's that protrusion seen in the state's northern border. Minnesotans who live there have no land connection to the U.S., and can only commute to the U.S. across the lake or through Canada.

I once read an article in American History magazine that explaied how the border came to be drawn that way, but I can't remember the reason at all.

[Different Drummer]

125. The Geico gecko has a name. What is it?

[red dog 1]

126. What college did Bullwinkle Moose attend?

[Wolf Frankula]

130. Wassamatta U.

Wolf

[red dog 1]

131. Of course!

[red dog 1]

127. The Golden Gate Bridge was supposed to be what colors originally?

[VGNonly]

159. Blue and Yellow

to increase visibility.

[Different Drummer]

128. This actor provided the voice of Punchy in the Hawaiian Punch commercials. Name him. n/t

[red dog 1]

132. How many European tours did Elvis make?

[Mister Ed]

140. I think none.

I think has manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker, kept Presley confined in the guilded cage of Las Vegas for years, when he had wanted to tour internationally.

[red dog 1]

144. You got it!

Elvis never toured Europe.

[red dog 1]

133. When did the famous Pier 39 Sea Lions first appear in San Francisco?

[Brother Buzz]

212. When Forbes Kiddoo's island houseboat was moved from Richardson Bay to Pier 39?

FWIW, The tide surges turned the hell hole marina into a washing machine and mooring lines had to be replaced all the time. Sensible owners moved elsewhere, leaving a lot of vacant space for the sea lions.

I don't know the answer, but I'm hoping you post it.

[red dog 1]

215. Nope

(Let's see if anyone knows the answer)

[Brother Buzz]

216. I can wait, but does it have anything to do with

the herring runs and striped bass, and the Sea Lions becoming protected? Sea Lions LOVE Striped Bass who feed on the herings when they run, and they tear up the fishermans gill nets

[red dog 1]

134. What was the name of the dog in "Independence Day"?

[red dog 1]

135. What is the largest city park in the U.S.?

(I's not Chugagh Park in Anchorage, Alaska, which is a state park)

[Different Drummer]

136. On what program did Richard Pryor make his TV debut?

Hint: Not a variety show.

[Different Drummer]

137. What actor was the voice of Punchy in the Hawaiian Punch commercials?

[A HERETIC I AM]

139. What did Ward Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver) do during the war?

What was Ward's job during the war?

Only revealed in one episode.

[Brother Buzz]

272. Army Corp of Engineers surveyor

Didn't Beaver get kinda bent when he discovered his father transit wasn't a super secret airplane bomb sight, or something?

[A HERETIC I AM]

273. SeaBee.

That's what I recall. He said he was in the SeaBees. I don't remember Beaver's reaction.

[Brother Buzz]

275. Ah yes, he was a SeaBee, and definitely a surveyor

[Different Drummer]

142. Who was the voice of Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent?

[red dog 1]

145. What band's original name was "Hocus Pocus"?

[VGNonly]

160. Focus?

[red dog 1]

163. Nope

[Harker]

149. What was Philip K. Dick's middle name?

Hint... it started with a 'K.'

[red dog 1]

176. Killer?

[Harker]

179. Kindred.

I like Philip Killer Dick better.

[VGNonly]

150. Neil Young collects

cars, guitars and what else?

[red dog 1]

151. Toy trains?

[VGNonly]

157. Yes!

He loved his model trains.

[red dog 1]

154. Name a rock musician who was born in San Francisco

[VGNonly]

156. Paul Katner

Jefferson Airplane

[red dog 1]

173. Correctamundo!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

158. What is name of the unit of measure of the speed of a computer mouse?

[ruet]

165. DPI

Dots per inch.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

166. Kind of

But the measure "The speed of the mouse is the ratio between how many pixels the cursor moves on the screen and how many centimeters you move the mouse on the mouse pad."

So dots per inch is the right ratio in terms of pixels traversed per length of the mouse movement. But the measure in pixels/centimeter has a name all its own kind of like units of heat are BTUs. Much like other units such as Amperes and Volts were named after famous personalities this unit also has a name.

[jmowreader]

182. A Mickey

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

183. Yay!

You got it.

[VGNonly]

161. Guitarist Doyle Bramhall

plays left-handed. What else is unique with his style?

[red dog 1]

164. From WKRP, what was Herb Tarlek's middle name?

[red dog 1]

167. What was the first major act signed to appear at Woodstock?

[red dog 1]

168. In which round of the 1985 NFL Draft was Herschel Walker selected?

[red dog 1]

169. On October 1, 1064, former UC Berkeley grad student Jack Weinberg, sitting at a CORE table

on the UC Berkeley campus, refused to show campus police his identification and he was arrested.

He was put into a police car, and then what happened?

[red dog 1]

170. What famous rock lyricist was the great-great grandson of the poet Robert Burns?

[VGNonly]

172. Robert Hunter

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of the Grateful Dead.

Ripple from Playing For Change

[link:

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[red dog 1]

177. Ding!

[red dog 1]

171. Who coined the term "Gang Stalking"?

[red dog 1]

174. Who sang the song "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance?"

[Harker]

178. Frankie Laine, eh?

[red dog 1]

180. No, good guess though

[red dog 1]

175. What actor is the longest-featured cast member in the history of Saturday Night Live?

[ARPad95]

185. Kenan Thompson

[red dog 1]

190. You Got It!

[red dog 1]

181. What is Starbucks' logo?

[Harker]

184. Mermaid with a trident, stars?

I'm a tea man, but I have a few cups of coffee annualy.

[red dog 1]

191. Not trident but (5 letter word starts with S)

[Harker]

192. Spear?

[red dog 1]

194. Good guess,

but no.

[red dog 1]

201. Think ambulances, fire trucks and police cars

[jmowreader]

281. The siren is not what the mermaid is armed with

The "mermaid" is actually a Siren. She isn't armed with anything.

[red dog 1]

285. The question was "What is Starbuck's logo"?

[jmowreader]

223. Not a mermaid

[red dog 1]

286. I agree

[jmowreader]

186. Were the Chicago Bulls and Bears named in honor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange?

[Harker]

189. No...

The Bulls for the slaughterhouses, the Bears grown up Cubs?

[Harker]

193. What are the names of the three prospective grandchildren

mentioned in the Beatles song "When I'm Sixty-four"?

[jmowreader]

220. Vera, Chuck and Dave

[Harker]

222. Yep!

If I'm fortunate, I'll be 64 in a few months, so I've had this tune in my head a bit lately.

[red dog 1]

195. What was the name of the Italian lady who lived next door to Ralph & Alice Kramden?

[debm55]

202. The scene in the Untouchables where Costner is trying to shoot Connery and a baby pram is going down

steps in slow motion is taken from what very famous Russian movie, The name of city has been in the news since Feb. but is not the name of the film

[First Speaker]

203. Battleship Potemkin...

...and it was the Odessa Steps. And--forgive the pedantry--Costner wasn't trying to shoot Connery; Connery was already dead, and he--Connery--had given Costner the train the bookkeeper was coming in on. Costner--and Andy Garcia--were shooting it out with Capone's men.

[debm55]

205. WoW. how did you know that? The shower scene in Psycho. Used the same techinque. knife

never toucher Janet Leigh. But the way it was filmed and cut makes you believe it does, Thank you for Untouchables. My mistake.

[First Speaker]

204. What famous TV/movie producer was a fellow Marine of Lee Harvey Oswald?

[red dog 1]

206. The Unicorn is the national animal of which country?

[Harker]

226. With the lion, it's symbolic of England.

[red dog 1]

227. Not England, but very close.

[red dog 1]

207. In which country is it illegal to have only one guinea pig?

[Angleae]

208. Switzerland

[red dog 1]

209. Ding!

[red dog 1]

210. What was the last movie to be reviewed by Gene Siskel before his death in January 1999?

(Hint: It was a "coming of age" romantic comedy)

[red dog 1]

211. What country has the world's deepest lake?

(It's also the largest freshwater lake in the world, and the oldest, dating back about 25 million years)

[Harker]

213. Russia's Lake Baikal, I believe.

The shallowest Lake is running for AZ governor.

[red dog 1]

214. You got it, Hark

[Different Drummer]

217. What actor was the voice of Punchy in the Hawaiian Punch commercials? n/t

[red dog 1]

218. What's the only U.S. state with a Spanish motto?

[red dog 1]

219. What's an unlikely job that Pope Francis astoundingly used to work as?

[Boomerproud]

262. A bar bouncer.

nt

[red dog 1]

317. Correctamundo!

[jmowreader]

221. Why does Van Halen hate brown M&Ms?

[red dog 1]

224. I don't know, but

I like your signature line.

[jmowreader]

225. It's not that they didn't like brown M&Ms

First, thanks for the compliment on my signature line.

The brown M&Ms thing was because of Van Halen's technical rider - the list of requirements a venue must provide to ensure a safe, successful concert. Van Halen had a massive, heavy stage with extreme power requirements - way more than most shows out there at the time, except maybe KISS. These days their set would be considered average - Ghost, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, and a lot of other bands have sets that dwarf the set Van Halen had - but back then such a set was almost unheard of. Reading and obeying the tech rider is of life-critical importance. They needed some quick way to tell if the promoter had read the document, so they put in a nonsensical line: "Put a bowl of plain M&Ms in the band's dressing room and sort out all the brown ones." If they walked into the room, looked in the bowl and saw no brown ones, they knew right away they'd have the things they needed to do a good show.

[red dog 1]

228. Very interesting.

(I don't even remember brown M&Ms)

[red dog 1]

229. The first hockey pucks used in early outdoor hockey games were made of what?

[red dog 1]

230. How many hills does San Francisco have?

(Approximately)

[Duncan Grant]

251. Seven (deja vu).

I think it would be hard for most locals to name them all; four or five is easy though.

[red dog 1]

254. Well, yes and no

(Seven were named at the time of the city's founding, but there are more S.F. hills than that)

[red dog 1]

288. Which of "The Seven" is the tallest?

[red dog 1]

232. What city is Wyatt Earp buried in?

[Harker]

234. Hollywood?

I think he was doing consulting for the movie industry late in life.

[red dog 1]

236. Wikipedia says that he did, without pay, help out in Hollywood movie making

but he's buried about 400-450 miles north of Hollywood.

[Harker]

237. Tom Horn wound up in the Pioneer Gateway cemetery

in Boulder, Colorado.

[red dog 1]

245. My Dad and I once visited Wyatt Earp's grave.

(After reading an article in the newspaper about where he's buried)

[VGNonly]

233. Noted historian

and author said this of trump: "a monstrous clown with a monstrous ego". Who was it?

[Harker]

235. Michael Beschloss?

[VGNonly]

247. David McCullough

[Different Drummer]

239. Purdue University once developed a simulated licking machine.

The purpose of this machine was to answer the question posed in a Tootsie Pop commercial, "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?". How many licks did the Purdue University licking machine determine were necessary?

[Harker]

242. Three?

[Different Drummer]

243. Nope. n/t

[red dog 1]

240. What was Bat Masterson's real name?

[Harker]

263. Bob?

[red dog 1]

264. His first name was discussed in "Wyatt Earp" (1994)

[Different Drummer]

244. On what TV program did Richard Pryor make his TV debut?

Hint: Not a variety show.

[VGNonly]

246. "The World Wonders"

What were the circumstances was this said?

[First Speaker]

276. "Where is Task Force 34?"

...Nimitz sent this to Halsey during Leyte Gulf, when Halsey inexplicably left a key strait unguarded. The Japanese Navy slipped right thru, and might have annihilated the US Philippine invasion force had the US Navy not jury-rigged a small battle fleet and stopped them. Nimitz sent Halsey the message--"Where is Task Force 34?", thinking that *they* were guarding the strait, and included the tag, "the world wonders" as a piece of code. Halsey was pissed off at the message--it was done openly, and Halsey felt humiliated. In fact, if things had gone just a little differently, Halsey could have been court-martialed. There is a good description of this incident, and the battle, in Herman Wouk's *War and Remembrance*.

[VGNonly]

306. It's said that Halsey

cried after the message, his Chief of staff had to calm and settle him down, to get a grip.

Halsey was also criticized for his part of the Typhoon Cobra incident. Three ships sank, many damaged, 790 sailors died. Halsey escaped court-martialed in that case too. The novel and film "The Caine Mutiny" also by Herman Wouk, is partially based on the storm.

My father served on a LST from 44-46. He was one the engineering officers, Ensign and later Lt.jg. He served with Admiral Kinkaid 7th Fleet. Dad had a low opinion of Halsey, he also didn't think much of Macarthur.

[Harker]

248. With three, what actor has won the most Academy awards

for "best supporting actor"?

[VGNonly]

302. Walter Brennan

[Harker]

303. Right again!

And I haven't seen any of the three films.

[VGNonly]

304. Walter Brennan

was a RW nut. He voted for Barry Goldwater and George Wallace. He thought that Nixon was too liberal.

[Harker]

305. ...and advocated mandatory school prayer. n/t

[Different Drummer]

250. Since the early 1970s, what has been the traditional Japanese Christmas dinner? n/t

[Duncan Grant]

252. KFC.

Fun fact, isn’t it?

[Different Drummer]

253. Indeed! n/t

[red dog 1]

255. What is the largest fresh-water lake in California?

(Lake Tahoe is in both CA and Nevada)

[Brother Buzz]

300. Clean Lake, baby, and never mind all the abandoned mercury mines in the area

There's a small island in Clear Lake that has an active hot spring that has been improved with a 6"x8" soaking pool; besides all the minerals, geothermal springs often contain mercury.

[red dog 1]

309. Clear Lake is correct

[red dog 1]

311. Have you ever heard of "The Konocti Project"?

A former airline pilot named Bob Zaluski and the Chief geologist for the Homestead Mining Co. found evidence of a huge cavern inside the mountain, along with several "vents" that go into the mountain.

A friend of mine was exploring the side of Mt. Konocti a few years back and he saw animals entering one "vent"
He went over to it & carefully climbed into it, it wasn't very deep.

But Bob Zalusky probably knows more about that mountain than anyone alive.

Check out this video:

[Brother Buzz]

312. No, but I've heard of the Homestake Mining Company, and their work in the area...

Just south of Clear Lake, in the The Knoxville Mining District, Homestake leased the McLaughlin mercury mine. Between 1985 and 2002, they produced 3.5 million ounces of gold. Gold percolated up through cracks as fissures, just like mercury, only in the Knoxville region, the gold was deposited under the mercury mines. Huge open pit operation, all properly cleaned up, and closed.

Somewhere on the internet is a collection of the oral histories with the men who worked the mercury mines back in the 30's, 40's, and 50's, underwritten by Homestake. Really interesting reading if you can find them.

[red dog 1]

313. Thanks for that.

[red dog 1]

256. What was San Francisco's original name?

(It was founded and first named in 1776)

[red dog 1]

257. What is San Francisco's oldest intact building?

[Brother Buzz]

271. Mission Dolores

Mission Dolores has one of only two cemeteries in the city. Where is the other cemetery?

[red dog 1]

258. What is the capital city of Paraguay

[red dog 1]

259. How many moons does Jupiter have?

[red dog 1]

260. Who was the first person to suggest Daylight Savings Time?

[WestMichRad]

261. Ben Franklin?

[red dog 1]

310. Ding!

[red dog 1]

265. The likeness of which president is featured on the rare $2 bill of USA currency?

[Harker]

266. Jefferson.

Trumpsky should go on the $3 bill.

[red dog 1]

267. Correctamundo!

[red dog 1]

268. What movie became the first to be directed by a woman

to gross more than $100 million at the U.S. box office?

[First Speaker]

269. Wild guess--A League of Their Own?

[red dog 1]

270. Nope

(Hint: The title is only one word)

[Harker]

274. "Lost in Translation", Sofia Coppola? n/t

Oop. Didn't see the prior hint.

[red dog 1]

277. Nope

[Harker]

279. Yeah, one word title...

I'll resume thinking.

Happy New Year, Red!

[red dog 1]

278. What is the world's oldest currently inhabited city?

[First Speaker]

287. Damascus?

[red dog 1]

318. Ding!

[red dog 1]

280. Which two countries share the longest border?

[VGNonly]

282. Canada and the US

The Alaska/Canadian boundary adds a big chunk.

[red dog 1]

283. Ding!

[red dog 1]

284. What group of outlaws was the 1st to ever rob a train?

[jmowreader]

289. What do the movies "MASH" and "Where Eagles Dare" have in common?

Besides that they're both war movies.

[Harker]

290. So much for getting some sleep tonight... n/t

[red dog 1]

291. How many times did the Democratic Party win the presidency between 1860 and 1910?

[First Speaker]

292. Either two or three times, depending on whether you count 1876...

...otherwise, it's Grover Cleveland's two terms in 1884 and 1892...

[red dog 1]

308. Two times is correct.

[red dog 1]

293. The Grateful Dead were eventually banned by all major airlines except for one

Which airline did not ban them?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

294. What crime/misdemeanor was virtually eliminated in late 1980s

[Laura PourMeADrink]

295. Answer: Obscene phone calls with advent of caller ID

[red dog 1]

296. In the movie "The Ice Palace" what was the name of the cop who kept pulling John Cusack over?

(While driving)

[red dog 1]

297. Who owns the largest automobile collection in the world?

(It's not Jay Leno)

[red dog 1]

298. Who is considered to be the 'Father' of organized crime in America?

[First Speaker]

299. Meyer Lansky...?

[red dog 1]

307. No, good guess though

[Hotler]

301. Why is the running of the 24-Hours of Le Mans special this year? nt

[VGNonly]

314. N3794N

What is the significance of this code/number ?

Hint 9-7-36

[Harker]

328. Beechcraft Bonanza last piloted by Roger Peterson.

Also killed in the crash were Richie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, and Buddy Holly.

[red dog 1]

315. In "My Name is Earl," what was Earl's motel room number?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

321. How many innings were played in the longest professional baseball game?

More trivia: The game was played on 2 different days.

[First Speaker]

326. I *think* it was a minor league game--33 innings?

...I know the longest major league game was in 1920--26 innings...and both pitchers threw complete games!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

327. Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

So much fun to read about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_professional_baseball_game

The Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings, two teams from the Triple-A International League, played the longest game in professional baseball history. It lasted 33 innings, with 8 hours and 25 minutes of playing time. 32 innings were played April 18–19, 1981, at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and the final 33rd inning was played June 23, 1981. Pawtucket won the game, 3–2.

Two future inductees for the Baseball Hall of Fame were part of the historic game. Cal Ripken Jr., who was inducted in 2007, went 2-for-13 on the night playing third base for Rochester. Ripken made his major league debut two months after the game was completed, and was the American League's Rookie of the Year in 1982. Wade Boggs, who was inducted in 2005, played third base for Pawtucket and went 4-for-12 with a double and an RBI; he would make it to the majors starting in April 1982. The Baseball Hall of Fame possesses other artifacts of the game, including the official scorecard.

When Boggs' father complimented him for getting four hits in the game, the player admitted that he actually had 12 at bats.

Professional records set in the game:
Most innings: 33
Total time for one game: 8 hours, 25 minutes
Most putouts by one team in one game: 99 (PAW)
Most total putouts in one game: 195
Most at-bats for one team in one game: 114 (PAW)
Most total at-bats in one game: 219
Most strikeouts (batting) by one team in one game: 34 (ROC)
Most total strikeouts in one game: 60
Most total assists in one game: 88
Most at-bats by one player in one game: 14, Dave Koza, Lee Graham, Chico Walker (all PAW)
Most plate appearances by one player in one game: 15, Tom Eaton, Cal Ripken Jr., Dallas Williams (all ROC)
Most strikeouts (batting) by one player in a game: 7, Russ Laribee
Longest plate appearance by a single umpire: Dennis Cregg (882 pitches over 8 hours and 25 minutes)

[red dog 1]

329. Grateful Dead trivia:

After "Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions" evolved into The Warlocks," the band discovered that another group had recently selected the same name.
This "Warlocks" band would soon change their name and become famous.
What was the eventual name of this band?

[red dog 1]

330. What's the most populous city in the world?

[Harker]

332. Tokyo.

[red dog 1]

333. You got it!

[Harker]

331. Which of Kurosawa's films featured Richard Gere?