Trivial Pursuit

[DoctorShavegood]

Just ask a trivial question. It could be on any subject. Put the answer in a spoiler (SP). For those guessing just click on the spoiler for the answer. Put as many in a post as you like. Have fun.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?


Vincent van Gogh
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo

Spoiler

Leonardo da Vinci

The first toilet scene on TV was what show?

Happy Days
Leave it to Beaver
Bewitched
The Twilight Zone

Spoiler

Leave it to Beaver

 

[morgantruce]

Who invented the ball point pen?

(A) a Hungarian journalist

(B) a German hardware clerk

(C) an English stenographer

Spoiler

The ball point pen was invented by Laszlo Biro, a Hungarian journalist

 

[DoctorShavegood]

Who invented the ball point pen?

(A) a Hungarian journalist

(B) a German hardware clerk

(C) an English stenographer

Spoiler

The ball point pen was invented by Laszlo Biro, a Hungarian journalist

I got it. I guessed though.

 

[DoctorShavegood]

Baseball player with the most hits?

Horus Wagner
Hank Aaron
Ty Cobb
Pete Rose

Spoiler

Pete Rose

 

[malocchio]

What was the first man made object ever launched into outer space ?

Spoiler

NAZI V-2 ROCKET

 

[DoctorShavegood]

What's the Hungarian word for pepper?

Spoiler

paprika

What does "Chili Con Carne" mean in English?

Spoiler

Chili with Meat

Spoiler

No Beans!!!

 

[Haggises]

Which of these are not terms used in the game of curling

Bonspiel
Hog Line
Hacks
Hurley
Hammer
Hurry

Spoiler

Hurley, the stick used in Hurling

 

[Billski]

Who discovered Neptune?

It was an astronomer.

He found it by math , which was really complicated.

Look it up , please.

 

[Haggises]

Who discovered Neptune?

It was an astronomer.

He found it by math , which was really complicated.

Look it up , please.

I learned something today.

Spoiler

Galle found it using the calculations of Le Verrier and Adams, but Galileo documented it first.

http://m.space.com/26972-neptune-planet-discovery-skywatching.html

 

[Billski]

I read in Encyclopedia Americana #17 page 264 that Urbain Le Verrier will get the honor of discovering Neptune. He published the matter. He was in competition with John Adams, a Britisher. Verrier published, but Adams did not. Galle of Germany found the planet.

This is what I read in #17 .