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June 27, 2006
Trivial Tuesday #25
1. J.K. Rowling recently said that two characters will die in the last installment of the Harry Potter Series. No one is safe, including Harry Potter himself. What is J.K. Rowling's full name?
2. Axl Rose was arrested in Stockholm this Tuesday morning after allegedly biting a security guard. Who was the original lead guitarist For W. Axl Rose's band, Gun N' Roses?
3. Warren Buffett, the second richest person in the world, announced Friday that he would be giving 85% of his wealth to charity. With what company did he make his billions?
4. Google's Gbuy, a competitor to PayPal, is expected to enter beta mode soon..possibly tomorrow. With what single letter domain name is PayPal associated?
5. Roger Federer broke the record for consecutive grass-court wins today at Wimbledon. His last loss on a grass-court was also at Wimbledon in what year?
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June 21, 2006
Michael watching Sports?
Those who know me know I'm not really a big sports fan. I care how the Tigers do, but I don't really keep up with any sport. I've found myself watching an abnormal amount of sports lately however. There just seems to be a lot of exciting things going on right now. The College World Series just ended last night with Clemson's loss ='(. Monday night was game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals where the Hurricanes won in a very exciting match up. The FIFA World Cup has been absorbing many of my afternoons for the last week. I've watched more football (soccer) in the last week than I have in my whole life. (Though the only whole game I've seen was while I was in Scotland.) I think the season of basketball is coming to an end (but I'm not getting into that!). All this and le Tour de France and Wimbledon start in the beginning of July! Sheesh.
(speaking of the Tour, that would be a great excuse to go to France sometime)
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June 20, 2006
Trivial Tuesday #24
1. 'Superman Returns' to the silver screen next weekend. Who were the two creators of Superman?
2. Jack Black's 'Nacho Libre' premiered in 2nd place at the box office last weekend. What is the name of Jack Black's band?
3. Pamela Melroy will become the second woman to command a shuttle for NASA. Who was the first?
4. Bill Gates announced last week that he will be leaving his day to day position at Microsoft to work for what foundation?
5. And the Stanley Cup goes to...the Carolina Hurricanes, after winning game 7 against the Edmonton Oilers. When did the Hartford Whalers move to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes?
Answers to last weeks trivia:
1. Cynthia Nixon
2. Manchester, Tennessee
3. Dollhouse accessories, made from scraps of their picture frame business
4. South Carolina
5. Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hanover, Kaiserslautern, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart
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June 18, 2006
Happy Happy Happy
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June 16, 2006
Picture Friday
Sea Otter at the Georgia Aquarium
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June 13, 2006
Trivial Tuesday #23
1. The Tony Awards were held Sunday night. Which actress, from a popular [former] HBO series, won 'Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play' for her work in the 'Rabbit Hole'?
2. The top-grossing, sold out Bonnaroo Music Festival takes place in what state this weekend?
3. Mattel will soon be selling licensed Cartoon Network Toys. What product led Mattel into the toy market?
4. A genetically new species of hammerhead shark was recently discovered of the coast of what state?
5. The FIFA World Cup is currently underway in Germany. Name 4 of the 12 host cities.
Answers to last week's trivia:
1. Cartoon Network (Adult Swim)
2. Jane's Addiction (Bonus: Lollapalooza)
3. Canada's Syncrude Tailings
4. October 2004
5. Oral Roberts
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June 9, 2006
Picture Friday
The Beluga Whale
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June 6, 2006
Trivial Tuesday #22
1. Paul Reubens is back in reruns of 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' starting July 10 on what channel?
2. Perry Farrell recently signed a record deal for his new band Satellite Party. What band launched Perry Farrell's career? (Bonus: what music festival did he help create?)
3. Construction of the worlds larget dam (Three Gorges Dam) in China was completed a couple weeks ago (not all generators are in place). Today, temporary dams were blasted, allowing the full power of the Yangtze River to be unleashed onto the dam. What is the largest dam (by volume) in North America?
4. Apple is relaunching the U2 branded iPod with a larger hard drive (30 GB). When was the original U2 iPod released?
5. The 2006 NCAA Baseball Super Regional starts Friday for Clemson. Whom do they play?
Answers to last weeks trivia:
1. Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani, Mira Sorvino, more..?
2. Melissa McGhee
3. Unrest began September 23, 2004. The actual eruption began Oct 11, 2004 an is ongoing.
4. eBay
5. Sam Hornish Jr (Bonus answer: Andretti)
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June 2, 2006
Picture Friday
Japanese Spider Crab at the Georgia Aquarium
info @ wikipedia
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