Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Planets

It's the densest of the planets in our solar system & the only one not named for a deity

Earth

4/4 correct responses

Sports

On Jan. 15, 1892 the first rules for this sport were published in the Triangle, the Springfield, Mass. YMCA newspaper

Basketball

3/3 correct responses

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Supreme Court

Charles Evans Hughes was appointed to the court by this man whom he later succeeded as Chief Justice

William Taft

1/1 correct response + 2 cheaters

Animals

Because of the requirements in pumping blood to its brain, it has the highest blood pressure of any living animal

Giraffe

6/6 correct responses

Business and Industry

Bluelight.com is the internet shopping site of this retail chain (question from 2001)

KMart

4/4 correct responses

Actors and Plays

Robert Armin played the role of the fool in "As You Like It", in "Twelfth Night" & in this tragedy 1st published in 1608

King Lear

1/1 correct response

Fictional Animals

The name of this character, introduced in 1894, is from the Hindi for "bear"

Baloo

3/4 correct responses