Trivial Matters

Last month, I contacted our editor, Eric, from a KMart in Scotts Valley, California. Eric accused me of characterizing this drivel as a “Blue Light Special.” I’ll show him! In the 40′s, there was a song that advertised “Fryers, broilers and Detroit Barbecued Grits. What was the name of that eating establishment? Westinghouse sponsored the …

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Congrats to ALIVE for starting their 7th season. Keep up the good work. In keeping with this theme we submit the following: Who was the Oscar winning actor who played the killer in an unbilled part in “Seven?” (displayed as Se7en on the marquee)? The most famous starting line in the late 30′s (they played …

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Great column last month on old time radio. We really do hint at our age when we profess to listening to radio every night in the 40′s and 50′s. TV changed all that, but we have great memories. Jack Benny would continually enter a train station. The train announcer would announce a train leaving on …

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Wracking our brain is no way to beat the heat, but let’s do it anyway. Who played Johnny Cash’s father in “I Walk the Line”? Who hit the first walk-off homerun in World Series history? What musical instrument did Chico Marx play? Which US President made the first radio broadcast by a President? What lodge …

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                                                   TRIVIA   Some random posers to pass away the summer: Who played Miles Archer, Sam Spade’s murdered partner, in “The Maltese Falcon?” Who was the second baseman Charles Finley attempted to fire after he made two errors in the 1973 World Series? What songwriting team wrote “Over The Rainbow?” Who played the Joker on …

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More questions from last month’s tournament. Hope you enjoy them. What were the 3 drinking cups referred to in the classic “poison pellet” routine in the Danny Kaye movie “The Court jester”? Who was Tennessee University’s quarterback prior to Peyton Manning? B.O. Plenty was a character in the Dick Tracy comic strip. What did B. …

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We had our annual tournament at WPLJ in Walnut Creek in April. Since I did the questions, I have some I can use on you nice folks. Here are this month’s questions: When hearing the Star Spangled Banner being played before a game, why did famous baseball flake Rocky Bridges say “I hate that song”? …

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Since the euphoria of the Giants first World Championship, the sports scene has become something of a bummer. The two sides of the Pro Football dispute are nowhere close to an agreement. We just witnessed maybe the worst NCAA final basketball game ever. The reigning home run champ is on trial. Let’s see if we …

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If you want to see what an organized Trivia Tournament looks like, drop by WPLJ in Walnut Creek on April 17 from 11AM to 7PM to see local wizards at work. If you would like to join a team, room will be made. If you want to watch a group of middle aged people do …

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Spring is here and that can only mean one thing- BASEBALL I know, I know, it means other things too, but indulge an old coot. Anyone interested in this nonsense can join us at WPLJ in Walnut Creek for the annual Trivia Tournament originally played at Kings X in Oakland. We will be playing all …

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