Library-Related Trivia? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Nov 3, 2009 - 17 answers

Plateofbeaning Dark Corners the movie? Oddities, trivia and overanalysis for your amusement. Spoilers inside, I'm sure. [more inside]
posted by Iosephus on Oct 24, 2009 - 0 answers

hi guys...this question is pretty random but hoping to get some good ideas... i'm planning on hosting a trivia night for 15-20 friends, and im trying to think of cool way to format the competition. i'd like to split up teams but i'm not sure if i should do small teams of large ones, tournament style or not, family fued type, or some other game show.... rather than doing same ole ask everyone and wait for answers i'd like to mix it up a bit. i was thinking maybe a seeding round than seperating teams into brackets like march madness. any suggestions? i appreciate it...
posted by matt755811 on Oct 15, 2009 - 8 answers

By 1989 the boombox had established a fairly stable place in the pantheon of pop culture cinema, with the releases of both Do the Right Thing and Say Anything. Can you remember seeing (and hearing!) the machine in earlier films? I'm especially interested to learn its earliest appearances.
posted by billtron on Sep 26, 2009 - 16 answers

Are non-UK residents eligible to enter the BBC quiz show Mastermind? [more inside]
posted by rollick on Sep 5, 2009 - 7 answers

There was a player in the NBA who played in the same game for both teams, I think due to the final minutes needing to be replayed on a different date and a trade happening in the meantime. I can't think of the name of the player or teams, and my Google-fu doesn't seem up to the task. Can anybody help?
posted by chmmr on Aug 28, 2009 - 9 answers

Awesome trivial question: How many official state languages are there in the Western Hemisphere? Give yourself a moment to think about this before you read my first guess on the inside. [more inside]
posted by math on Jul 28, 2009 - 36 answers

Trying to remember a carbonated ginseng beverage sold between 1988 and 1994 at Whole Foods in Austin (and eventually sold at the incredibly fancy flagship HEB). I seem to recall that it came in a purple can and tasted vaguely like dirt. I haven't seen it since and it's driving me crazy that I can't remember what it was called. And no, it was not Ginseng Up.
posted by crush-onastick on Jun 19, 2009 - 3 answers

What do you think makes a really fun trivia/quiz game? If you were hosting an at-home trivia party how would you go about it? I need resources for making this a good time for about twenty people.
posted by pipti on May 20, 2009 - 9 answers

What are some good blogs for surprising/absurd/historically interesting facts? [more inside]
posted by EnormousTalkingOnion on May 14, 2009 - 14 answers

Star Wars Filter: Does the Emperor not foreseeing that Darth Vader would kill him mean that all Jedi have lost this force ability and that midichlorians leave the body after death and have evolved as they drifted with innumerable species by finding an athletic host who would benefit from incredible power?
posted by parmanparman on Mar 23, 2009 - 40 answers

I've been asked to take over a small games/trivia section in our department newsletter. Asking for ideas and a copyright question inside! [more inside]
posted by amarynth on Feb 13, 2009 - 5 answers

I am auditioning to host a quizzo (pub trivia) night at a new bar in Philly ... help me with research! [more inside]
posted by LilBucner on Feb 6, 2009 - 10 answers

What are some websites with "name X in Y minutes" format quizzes like Sporcle and Mental Floss? [more inside]
posted by fructose on Jan 31, 2009 - 2 answers

Syracuse Filter: Ms. Activitystory & I recently moved to the 'cuse from Brooklyn and have some questions about making our own good times here. [more inside]
posted by activitystory on Jan 21, 2009 - 3 answers

Can anyone suggest some great trivia (pub quiz, what have you) categories? [more inside]
posted by torietorie on Nov 19, 2008 - 13 answers

I need help creating a complicated, buffy-themed christmas present for my girlfriend. Problem: I know very little about Buffy. I'm looking for a list (and photos, if possible) of buffy artifacts. [more inside]
posted by craven_morhead on Sep 29, 2008 - 22 answers

In French, the singular of eye is "oiel" and the plural is "yeux." Are there any nouns in English that have completely different spellings of the singular and plural like this?
posted by Crosius on Sep 26, 2008 - 27 answers

What are the closest distinct languages? I found myself involved in a discussion about this the other day, when we were trying to figure out if the Spanish-Portugese separation was greater than the English-Dutch separation. Then, someone else brought up the Swedish-Norwegian pair, and we all ended up rather confused. [more inside]
posted by math on Aug 11, 2008 - 53 answers

MuppetFilter: Who was that guy? [more inside]
posted by plinth on Aug 3, 2008 - 3 answers

Our corporate outing next week is going to include a few trivia questions, and we need a good way for people to answer. There will be 10 teams and a captain on each team. Money's a little tight, so those cool electronic buzzers are out. I'd prefer not to suffer the chaos of shouting out answers and figuring who is quickest. So I'd like a method that's fun and accurate. Any ideas?
posted by VeniceGlass on Jul 8, 2008 - 26 answers

Quiz night games- I'm organising a quiz night for 150+ people (argh!) and need to fill the time between rounds with games. Does anyone have suggestions for interesting and fun games for people to play at a quiz night? [more inside]
posted by twirlypen on Jun 22, 2008 - 16 answers

I love trivia! And, I love playing games on the internet. Problem is, finding both of these has been disappointing. [more inside]
posted by UseyurBrain on Jun 22, 2008 - 11 answers

Where can I find a complete list of questions from the Genus editions of Trivial Pursuit online? [more inside]
posted by obiwanwasabi on Jun 18, 2008 - 9 answers

How far can you travel in a particular state (geographical, not emotional) without leaving it? I was thinking about this the other day when travelling from Asheville to Kitty Hawk, NC, and I realized that it was an amazingly long journey to take all within a relatively small (but long) Eastern state. [more inside]
posted by math on Jun 3, 2008 - 21 answers

What is a good icecast source client for leopard? [more inside]
posted by DJWeezy on May 21, 2008 - 6 answers

Spoiler inside for "Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay". Who was that one actor? [more inside]
posted by amtho on Apr 27, 2008 - 12 answers

Arrr. There may be Quizzo booty to divide, but I want to do it fairly. This is more math than I can handle. [more inside]
posted by shiu mai baby on Apr 24, 2008 - 11 answers

What's the chance that we're related? [more inside]
posted by brandnew on Mar 16, 2008 - 17 answers

How do I become a trivia master? [more inside]
posted by engling on Feb 19, 2008 - 28 answers

Figure skating knowledge required! I promised my mom you could identify a routine she remembered, so she could find it again. [more inside]
posted by jinjo on Feb 6, 2008 - 5 answers

How many US presidential candidates, democrat or republican, have lost the first two primary/caucus contests and come back to become their party's nominee? [more inside]
posted by cjoh on Jan 7, 2008 - 4 answers

I need suggestions for an application (or database) to help my employer keep better track of live-trivia scorekeeping results. They are currently doing it all in various separate Excel spreadsheets, and this is (almost) 2008, so I'm sure there must be a better way. [more inside]
posted by jmnugent on Dec 24, 2007 - 3 answers

In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Great, Columbus=1492, got it. What else you know? I'm looking for silly and/or clever ways to remember history. [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Oct 15, 2007 - 55 answers

Help me come up with some spy trivia for a Customer Service appreciation quiz. [more inside]
posted by quin on Sep 25, 2007 - 8 answers

I've read "The Dangerous Book for Boys" and I generally love those kind of books (information about anything with guides on doing stuff). What other books are out there that are in a similar vein? I'm a 21-year-old girl but would rather not have a "girly" book.
posted by divabat on Aug 25, 2007 - 22 answers

I'm looking for lists of things like: "How many strides in 100m?", "How many M&Ms in a packet?", "How many steps to the top of the Sears Tower?" Preferably with the answers too. [more inside]
posted by amcewen on Aug 16, 2007 - 8 answers

Celebrating George W. Bush's birthday ironically - any ideas for party games, trivia questions or otherwise? [more inside]
posted by Ash3000 on Jul 6, 2007 - 32 answers

Why are jails so cold inside? [more inside]
posted by konolia on Jun 16, 2007 - 22 answers

Radio communications trivia: What is the meaning of the term "5 by 5"? [more inside]
posted by fox_terrier_guy on May 4, 2007 - 9 answers

What are some really fun computer-based word and/or trivia games for one player? Online or desktop-based are fine. [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Apr 23, 2007 - 51 answers

What country has the oldest unchanged borders, and how old are they? [more inside]
posted by Maastrictian on Jan 29, 2007 - 23 answers

Who was the bowler that rolled The Dude in the first dream sequence in The Big Lebowski? [more inside]
posted by cusack on Dec 1, 2006 - 6 answers

My wife remembers reading a story about some famous person (Churchill, Franklin, ?) who, when interviewing a potential employee, took them to dinner. If the prospect salted his food before tasting it, he didn't get the job - presuming that they would rush to judgement without having all the facts. She can't remember who it was attributed to though. Anyone know?
posted by Pressed Rat on Oct 22, 2006 - 13 answers

What's with the Lyndon Johnson scene in "Forrest Gump" where Lyndon Johnson asks Forrest to see his injury? [more inside]
posted by PandemicSoul on Oct 8, 2006 - 17 answers

Office Space: Are the squirrels merry or married? [more inside]
posted by Danelope on Oct 4, 2006 - 23 answers

I seem to remember hearing about a brewery in a European city using old utility pipes to deliver beer directly into peoples' houses. Did I make that up? A friend thinks so, and I agree: it sounds too good to be true. Has anybody else heard this?
posted by Alt F4 on Sep 14, 2006 - 14 answers

I need more examples of "interesting" calculus (or other mathy) trivia like this one factoid I mention in here... [more inside]
posted by evinrude on Aug 10, 2006 - 21 answers

MeFi has given names to volleyball teams, fantasy sports teams, and bands. Can it come through yet again? [more inside]
posted by jtfowl0 on Aug 8, 2006 - 28 answers

Examples of recurring in-jokes or motifs in film and television? Examples I can think of are the appearances of "1138" in George Lucas's movies (referring, of course, to THX-1138), and the numbers 1013 and 1121 (and, subsequently, the times 10:13 and 11:21) in The X-Files, being the birthdates of Chris Carter and his wife.
posted by Robot Johnny on Aug 4, 2006 - 51 answers