Category: tuesday trivia

Who are Dunder and Blixem?

(…and a fiery right on! to John T. Unger who nailed the answer to last week’s question.)

What industry made extensive use of Shetland ponies in the mid 19th-century, due to their small, sturdy stature?

(Shouts out to Brent Mastenbrook and Mike DeHart for correct answers to last week’s question!)

What is the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S.?

hint: It’s not “Black Friday.”

(Congrats to Alan White who had the correct response to last week’s question! Gabba gabba, hey!)

Via a tortured path from Thanksgiving to “gobble gobble” to “gabba gabba hey,” we arrive at this week’s question:

What was Joey Ramone’s given name?

(The answer to last week’s question is “approximately five feet, seven inches,” and here’s why.)

There a quite a few arcane measurements out there. A ‘cubit’ is equal to about 18 inches. A ‘fathom’ is six feet.

How long is a ‘smoot?’

(Congrats to both Vele Samak and Alison Quarles for getting the correct answer to last week’s question.)

Many areas of the U.S. have reflectors embedded into the road surface. Almost all of the reflectors are yellow, but occasionally one of the reflectors is blue. Tuesday trivia time!

What is the significance of the blue reflectors?

(Congrats to Ed O’Farrell for getting the correct answer to last week’s question.)

What is Craig Newmark’s official title?