Trivia

The top ten in North America, in 2011, were: Allentown; Louisville; Columbus; Round Rock; Saltillo; Sacramento; Monterey; Dayton; Pawtucket; Indianapolis.

It’s no real surprise to regular readers of this space that the leader, by far, in winning Monday Trivia contests is Randy Harris. He has 21.5 wins (shared win on Monday Trivia No. 40) out of the 106 trivia puzzles Will… Continue Reading →

What do Eric Alexander, John Jason Capizzi, Greg Fassitt, Adrian Hamilton, Graham Harrell, Brian Kinchen, Omare Lowe, Anthony McFarland, Shaun Nua, Tony Ugoh, Danny Ware, and Daniel Wilcox have in common? Yes, this is indeed a very rare sports question on Monday Trivia.… Continue Reading →

Since 1996, what noteworthy thing has happened in Antarctica, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cape Verde*, Czech Republic, Egypt (twice), France, Greece, India (twice), Ireland, Italy (twice), Japan (twice), Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nepal (twice), New Caledonia*, Norway (once but in two separate locations*), the… Continue Reading →

From most to least: Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, California, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Montana, Minnesota, Idaho, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, North Dakota, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Virginia, New York, Oregon, Wyoming, Alabama, Ohio, Illinois, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, Mississippi, Arizona,… Continue Reading →

In order, from most to least: South Korea, Greece, Chile, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Israel,Turkey, Mexico, Estonia, Italy, USA, New Zealand, Slovak Republic, Portugal, Iceland, Japan, Canada, Australia, Finland, Spain, United Kingdom, Sweden, Luxembourg, Austria, Denmark, France, Belgium, Ireland,… Continue Reading →

About one-third of the men who served as President of the United States — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Harry… Continue Reading →

To celebrate the centennial of Monday Trivia, we’ve got a double-shot of trivia for you. It’s a trivia explosion, I tell ya. What does the European Union lack, as do (currently) Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Denmark, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Guyana, Hong… Continue Reading →

In terms of pure numbers, Texas has the most, followed by Florida, California, Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, Illinois, and North Carolina to round out the top ten. By a different, per-something, measure, Florida is on top, followed by Georgia,… Continue Reading →