trivia: Ann Elizabeth Hodges
- 12/13/15 08:34 PM
Ann Elizabeth Hodges
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Ann Elizabeth Hodges, what can one say? Not much… Hunt as much as I may I can’t tell you where she was born, who her parents were, where she went to school and the list goes on. What I can tell you is that she will go down in … (18 comments)
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trivia: Garrett Morgan
- 12/12/15 08:27 PM
Garrett Morgan
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Garrett Morgan was born in Claysville, Kentucky in 1877 to Sydney and Eliza. He actually went to school finishing the sixth grade. He moved to Cincinnati where we worked as a handyman. He was privileged enough to hire a tutor and continue his studies while working. In … (19 comments)
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trivia: Lorraine
- 12/11/15 08:57 PM
Lorraine
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Lorraine was born in Philadelphia in 1810. There is not much written about his childhood except for the following. He kept getting punished for wearing out the knees of his pants observing the habits of insects especially the habits of ants. I can tell you he graduated from … (17 comments)
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trivia: John Orley
- 12/10/15 08:55 PM
John Orley
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John Orley was born in Winchester, Kentucky back in 1899 to John and Eleanor. I could not find anything about his childhood but I can tell you he went to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music where he played the violin.
In 1918, he attended Vanderbilt University where … (12 comments)
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trivia: Mikhailovich
- 12/09/15 08:44 PM
Mikhailovich
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Mikhailovich was born in Moscow, Russia back in 1821 to Mikhail and Maria. Starting at the age of three, his nanny Alena read to him about heroic sagas and fairy tales. Beginning at the age of four his mother used the Bible to teach him how to read and write. In … (15 comments)
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trivia: Buckskin
- 12/08/15 08:25 PM
Buckskin
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Buckskin was born in San Antonio, Texas back in 1842. There is no record of who his parents were or anything about his childhood. He was an individual of many talents. He was reported to have been a U.S. Army scout, bartender, rancher, miner, con man and a … (14 comments)
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trivia: Frances Matilda
- 12/07/15 08:42 PM
Frances Matilda
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Frances Matilda was born in Indianapolis, Indiana back in 1840 to Jacob and Esther. Nothing I could find could give me fodder to write about her childhood. Therefore, at the age of 17 she married Samuel. Samuel went to California and ended up working in a silver … (20 comments)
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trivia: Pudge
- 12/06/15 08:30 PM
Pudge
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Pudge was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota back in 1867. Not surprisingly, this is one the history books has wrong. However, you will need to read the rest of the story to understand. Pudge was a three-time All-American when he played for Yale University. In 1895, teenage football star … (16 comments)
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trivia: John Carroll
- 12/05/15 08:56 PM
John Carroll
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John Carroll was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland back in 1735 to Daniel and Eleanor. John was educated at the College of St. Omer in France. He joined the Society of Jesus at the age of 18 in 1755. He remained in France becoming an ordained to the priesthood in … (16 comments)
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trivia: Wayne Martin
- 12/05/15 06:43 PM
Wayne Martin
Well people it's official Mr. Wayne Martin is on page 2 on the leaderboard. There for awhile he was missing because of business and a move. However when he came back he came back with a vengence and hasn't slowed down one bit.
So if you get a moment please go by and offer him a job well done. Posting his trivia questions humble most of us and I would love to know where he gets them.
Just go visit his blogs and you'll see what I'm talking about.
CONGRATULATIONS Mr. Martin.
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trivia: Darryl Dawkins
- 12/04/15 09:07 PM
Darryl Dawkins
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Okay you sport fans this is a test. This is only a test. There is only one answer; do you know what it is? Darryl attended Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Florida. His team won the state championship in 1975. He entered the NBA draft as … (13 comments)
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trivia: DeWitt
- 12/03/15 08:33 PM
DeWitt
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DeWitt was born in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 1889. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during WWI where he was wounded. He spent four months in a French hospital recovering from his injuries. During his recovery, he spent his time reading American magazines. When he returned for … (14 comments)
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trivia: John P
- 12/02/15 09:14 PM
Philip
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Philip was born in Washington, D.C. back in 1854 to Joao and Maria. At the age of 6 he started playing the violin. He was reported to have absolute pitch even at that age. At 13 his father enlisted him in the United States Marine Corps as an apprentice to keep … (14 comments)
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trivia: Thomas Kyd
- 12/01/15 08:30 PM
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Thomas was born in London back in 1558 to Francis and Anna. Thomas enrolled in Merchant Taylors’ School in 1565 where he received a well-rounded education. Among the studies were Latin and Greek. The curriculum also included music, drama physical education and good manners. Thomas wrote The Spanish … (15 comments)
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trivia: Sibert
- 11/30/15 09:22 PM
Sibert
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Sibert was born in Gore, Virginia back in 1873 to Charles and Mary. At the age of nine she moved with her parents to the frontier of Nebraska. Her father tried farming for eighteen months and moved again to Red Cloud where he opened a real estate and insurance business. There … (10 comments)
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trivia: 600
- 11/29/15 08:55 PM
600
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You all remember Edith Wharton don’t you? She was born in 1862 to a wealthy New York family. She grew up in pre-Civil War society. She didn’t marry until she was 23 to Edward Wharton. They divorced in 1913 when she started to write. Her themes of unhappy marriages, divorce and free-spirited individuals who were trapped … (16 comments)
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trivia: Shoichi
- 11/28/15 11:00 PM
599
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Shoichi Yokoi was a Japanese sergeant during WW ll. No big deal right? Well let me tell you the rest of the story. During the war the Japanese from 1941 to 1944 occupied the island. After three years of occupation the U.S. forces retook Guam. During the Japanese retreat they left Sergeant Yokoi on the island. … (15 comments)
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trivia: Baden-Powell
- 11/28/15 08:50 PM
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Robert Baden-Powell does the name ring a bell? If not let me tell you a little something about the man. Born February 1857 he joined the British Army and served from 1876 to 1910. During his military career he was posted in Malta for three years and worked as an intelligence officer. During his career he … (7 comments)
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trivia: Robin Hood
- 11/27/15 09:03 PM
597
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When you think of Robin Hood you think of Sherwood Forest, King Richard and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Errol Flynn made the character famous running around in his green tights. Researchers are still on a quest to find out the real identify of Robin Hood or even if he really existed. Some historians think it may … (13 comments)
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trivia: Math and Beans
- 11/27/15 06:29 PM
596
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In accident reconstruction one of the mathematical formulas one learns is the Pythagorean Theorem. Pythagoras lived during the 5th and 6th century B.C. However studies have indicated the Egyptians may have divined the formula much earlier. Whatever the case Pythagoras is noted for the mathematical equation and as they say the rest is history. On a … (11 comments)
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