Corrections! December 11, 2007
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Once again I have proven that I am NOT the Pope of Trivia (I’m not infallible). I’m simply Trivia Guy… maybe Trivia Deacon on a good night…but last night was not a good night. Last night I was like a Trivia Altar Boy who got reamed by Father MacFacts. Ok, I’ve taken that epic simile too far now…
I asked you to name one of the two movies that Judd Apatow directed in 2007… My answers were Superbad and Knocked Up. It was pointed out to me that he only (*only*) produced Superbad and did not direct it. Only one team put Superbad so they got away with a few points there, but that team did not finish in the top 3… so my error did not affect the game.
PS. We are well over 10,000 hits now…woohoo! On to 50,000!
Pope Alert! December 9, 2007
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The fact that the Pope decided not to travel to Boston on his tour of the US may be old news. People in the city are frustrated by this since they feel particularly in need of some good old-fashioned Jesus-style healing given that Boston is the epicenter of the clergy-pedophilia atrocities. A new report from The Onion sheds some light on the papal avoidance.
Hah! I told you so! June 19, 2007
Posted by triviaguy in Winner, all-time leaders, clutterbuck, pope stuff.3 comments
So last night we had the following question in round 3:
The international system (SI) of units defines seven SI base (or fundamental) units. Name them.
I thought the question was pretty straight forward but when people heard the correct answers, several trivia-goers cried about it. There is NO crying in Trivia! It says so right on your answer sheet! The answers are: Meter, Second, Ampere, Mole, Kg, Candela, degree Kelvin.
I had people claim that there was no way that a mole was a unit…people that claimed the Kg is a modified unit and other that it’s a derivative unit. The final straw was then someone implied that I get all my answers from and do all my research on, Wikipedia (Wikipedia!!). Well, I don’t. I will be the first to admit that I screw up sometimes… In a way, it’s a good thing because it proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I am NOT the Pope. Kidding aside, I definitely make mistakes and will continue to do so, but I try to keep incorrect information to a minimum. So feel free to tell me that you think I’m wrong but don’t accuse me of relying on Wikipedia…I know that a large percentage of its “knowledge” is…truthy at best.
Having said that, here are a few sources which back me up on the 7 fundamental SI units:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Prof. Russ Rowlett at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
eFunda – Engineering Fundamentals
I bet Wiki would back me up too…but you can find that on your own. Ok, I’m done proving myself now.
The winners last night were from a team called Delivery Boys and they’re no strangers to Trivia Nite at John Harvard’s. This win gives them sole possession of 1st place on the All-Time Leader board. Congrats!
Popemobile. June 6, 2007
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As part of my ongoing coverage of Pope Stuff, I would like to bring a video clip to your attention. It seems that a man in St. Peter’s Square recently tried to board the Popemobile (which was, at the time, enpoped) by jumping a jersey barrier and onto the moving vehicle. Jersey barriers are known in Italy as Taranto barriers because, as everyone knows, Taranto is the armpit equivalent of Italy.
The man was quickly taken down by security forces and is probably in super secret Vatican prison right now. I am certain that super secret Vatican prison is far far worse than Gitmo. Please pay special attention to the security forces along the parade route wearing red pantaloons. They may look like they belong in Boston’s Pride Parade but they are actually part of the Swiss Guard that has protected each Pope since 1506. They may look silly and fabulous but they are in fact deadly.
His Popeness April 24, 2007
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This photo is dedicated to Kris at Drunken Bleachers… Who I consider to be my personal “T-shirt Pontiff”…
