Truly Trivial Trial

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Gandalf de Grijze · #1 Post by **Gandalf de Grijze** » 22 Oct 2008 22:59

Yes, let's play trivial pursuit with eachother!!!

We all know the catagories:
Geography
Entertainment
History
Arts & Literature
Science & Nature
Sports & Leisure

Here's the rules adaptations: Player1 asks question with catagory, rest ha sto answer, first to answer correctly gets to ask new question in their preferred catagory.
No winners or losers, just ongoing trivial question asking. Should be fun!

Gandalf de Grijze · #2 Post by **Gandalf de Grijze** » 22 Oct 2008 23:00

first question:
Geography

Which metropolis was founded by the dutch, and still has an area named after a dutch town?

last.fm · #3 Post by **Joost** » 22 Oct 2008 23:02

New York (founded as New Amsterdam, with Harlem and Brooklyn being areas in the city named after Haarlem and Breukelen respectively)

Assuming this is right (and I'm pretty sure it is), I'll go on with...

History

The Vikings landed in North America around 1000 A.D. Under whose leadership did they first arrive there?

last.fm · #4 Post by **Joost** » 22 Oct 2008 23:06

I assume, btw, that Googling is not allowed and people should just be trusted not to use Google? Otherwise it would be little more than a "let's see how fast you can Google"-contest.

Gandalf de Grijze · #5 Post by **Gandalf de Grijze** » 22 Oct 2008 23:12

indeed.. no googling

and obviously you were correct

Edit: wasn't that Erik the Red or something?
not sure..

last.fm · #6 Post by **Joost** » 22 Oct 2008 23:28

Very close (Eric the Red was the first to land on Greenland), but no.

Gandalf de Grijze · #7 Post by **Gandalf de Grijze** » 22 Oct 2008 23:31

hmm.. knew it was in teh right direction

Beren Ercharmion · #8 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 22 Oct 2008 23:41

It was Leif Erikson

History again

Who fought in the Battle of Cannae?

edit:
as far as I remember Erik the Red was Leif's father, but I'm not 100% sure on that one...

last.fm · #9 Post by **Joost** » 22 Oct 2008 23:43

Beren Ercharmion wrote:edit:
as far as I remember Erik the Red was Leif's father, but I'm not 100% sure on that one...

Yep he was. And Leif Ericson is of course the right answer, indeed! I have no clue about your question, though.

Gandalf de Grijze · #10 Post by **Gandalf de Grijze** » 23 Oct 2008 00:13

romans against......
can't remember if it was against greeks or carthaginians

if it was carthage it was Hannibal

if it was greece i have no clue

on teh roman side.. i donno, i do know that Scipio Africanus did NOT fight at cannae

punic and macedonian wars were at the same time confusing.....

Sarah · #11 Post by **Sarah** » 23 Oct 2008 00:22

I knooooow !!!

The battle of Cannae opposed Hannibal to the Roman consuls during one of the Punic wars between Carthage and Rome... if i remember right, the Carthagians actually beated the fuck of the romans, so much that Hannibal's strategy is still studied in military schools !

8 years studying latin, and it never proved as useful as when playing trivial pursuit

Arts & Literature

Which novel opens on this sentence : "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." ?

teo_guardian · #12 Post by **teo_guardian** » 23 Oct 2008 01:17

Sarah wrote: Which novel opens on this sentence : "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." ?

i don't know but i liked that sentence very much...

Beren Ercharmion · #13 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 23 Oct 2008 08:11

Sarah wrote:I knooooow !!!

The battle of Cannae opposed Hannibal to the Roman consuls during one of the Punic wars between Carthage and Rome... if i remember right, the Carthagians actually beated the fuck of the romans, so much that Hannibal's strategy is still studied in military schools !

That's correct

Sentinel · #14 Post by **Sentinel** » 23 Oct 2008 08:14

Sarah wrote:
Arts & Literature

Which novel opens on this sentence : "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." ?

Tolstoy is the first to pop up in my mind, but I´m not sure...

Sarah · #15 Post by **Sarah** » 23 Oct 2008 09:59

Okay, the answer isn't full, but i'll accept it anyway...
That's Tolstoy indeed, and the book is Anna Karenina. Glad you liked it Thomas

Matze, your go

Sentinel · #16 Post by **Sentinel** » 23 Oct 2008 10:45

Arts & Literature

Which English Drama introduces an Inspector Goole?

Sentinel · #17 Post by **Sentinel** » 24 Oct 2008 07:32

No one has an answer?

Sarah · #18 Post by **Sarah** » 24 Oct 2008 10:47

Not the slightest idea... And i really don't want to call my wikipedia joker so...

Sentinel · #19 Post by **Sentinel** » 24 Oct 2008 11:07

Okay, then I solve it:

It´s "An Inspector Calls" by J.B. Priestley.

Little Dragon · #20 Post by **Little Dragon** » 24 Oct 2008 11:08

never heard of it....

new question?

Sentinel · #21 Post by **Sentinel** » 24 Oct 2008 11:14

Okay.

Entertainment

Carlo Pedersoli´s artist name is Bud Spencer. Which two things/persons inspired him for this name?

#22 Post by **Led Guardian** » 24 Oct 2008 20:58

Budweiser and Spencer Tracy! Actually, I have no idea.

Beren Ercharmion · #23 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 24 Oct 2008 21:17

Led Guardian wrote:Budweiser and Spencer Tracy! Actually, I have no idea.

I was thinking the exact same thing, without having a clue either

Gandalf de Grijze · #24 Post by **Gandalf de Grijze** » 25 Oct 2008 01:19

same here.. and i am guessing it is right

Sentinel · #25 Post by **Sentinel** » 25 Oct 2008 11:55

Yep, that´s correct!

Gandalf de Grijze · #26 Post by **Gandalf de Grijze** » 25 Oct 2008 12:37

so Led: give us teh new question

#27 Post by **Led Guardian** » 25 Oct 2008 23:20

I can't believe that's right!

History
The Great Pyramid of Giza (the largest of the three) is believed to have been built for which Egyptian King?

Beren Ercharmion · #28 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 25 Oct 2008 23:27

it's Cheops

and history yet again:
what's the Investiture Controversy?

Little Dragon · #29 Post by **Little Dragon** » 25 Oct 2008 23:37

why always the history questions for me? i hate them!

Beren Ercharmion · #30 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 26 Oct 2008 00:13

I just didn't come up with a good question about a different subject

Little Dragon · #31 Post by **Little Dragon** » 26 Oct 2008 00:26

as usual...

#32 Post by **Led Guardian** » 26 Oct 2008 00:44

You don't have to try to answer it if you don't want to.

Little Dragon · #33 Post by **Little Dragon** » 26 Oct 2008 17:47

i want to... but i am usualy very bad with history questions...

Sentinel · #34 Post by **Sentinel** » 26 Oct 2008 18:40

Little Dragon wrote:why always the history questions for me? i hate them!

Same goes for me.

@Tom: I have no f***ing idea.

#35 Post by **Led Guardian** » 26 Oct 2008 18:44

I do, but only because I wikipedia'd it, and can't answer it now.

Beren Ercharmion · #36 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 27 Oct 2008 19:22

noone, obviously...

In Short:
The investiture controversy was an argument in the 11th century between the holy roman emperors and the pope about the nomination of clerical officials, such as bishops.

and now I have to come up with another question, just because you're too stupid

edit:
easier one:
Entertainment
Wich character is Anthony Daniels playing in Star Wars

Little Dragon · #37 Post by **Little Dragon** » 27 Oct 2008 19:32

that was either c-3po or r2-d2... but i think it was c3-po

Beren Ercharmion · #38 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 27 Oct 2008 19:40

3PO is correct

Little Dragon · #39 Post by **Little Dragon** » 27 Oct 2008 19:50

yay! i love the entertainment ones

so now time for:

Arts & Literature

which french artist became known through his monochromatic paintings?

Sleeping Dragon · #40 Post by **Sleeping Dragon** » 27 Oct 2008 20:13

Artis Monochroimme

Little Dragon · #41 Post by **Little Dragon** » 27 Oct 2008 20:42

french not greek

Sleeping Dragon · #42 Post by **Sleeping Dragon** » 27 Oct 2008 20:48

fixed

Little Dragon · #43 Post by **Little Dragon** » 27 Oct 2008 20:52

still not the right answer

Sarah · #44 Post by **Sarah** » 28 Oct 2008 00:23

There are quite many of them actually...

I'd go for Yves Klein, i mean, the guy actually has a colour named after him so...

Little Dragon · #45 Post by **Little Dragon** » 28 Oct 2008 00:50

...and it's a really beautiful colour

and he invented it

i love this colour!

so, right answer! your turn, my dear

Sarah · #46 Post by **Sarah** » 28 Oct 2008 11:17

Yeah, the colour is quite a sight indeed

Soooo next question... History (again, yeah i know, don't have much inspiration)

What was the major discovery that got Howard Carter into history books ?

Sentinel · #47 Post by **Sentinel** » 28 Oct 2008 12:32

I guess, it´s the grave of Tutanchamun.

Gandalf de Grijze · #48 Post by **Gandalf de Grijze** » 28 Oct 2008 15:05

bah.. why am i either too late or just a small notch off everytime?

(but yeah.. love this trivial knowledge stuff)

Beren Ercharmion · #49 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 28 Oct 2008 20:08

Sentinel's right

Next qquestion please

Sentinel · #50 Post by **Sentinel** » 28 Oct 2008 20:28

Arts & Literature

Who is regarded as the greatest luminary of counterpoint in music history?

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