| Cmnt |
10/31/2006
11:11 AM EST |
Lucy. |
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| Cmnt |
10/29/2006
1:25 AM EST |
Lucy. |
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! |
| Cmnt |
7/20/2006
9:36 AM EST |
Attitude-engineer |
Wow. That's confusing. They sure don't use the Bible. Even the name is not in th... (full) |
| Cmnt |
4/18/2006
1:04 PM EST |
prisonerofhope |
Trivia Dad, you are so right about this. I am coming to hate the word Easter. A ... (full) |
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4/15/2006
2:38 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"How do they figure out when Easter begins?" (view) |
| Post |
4/15/2006
7:52 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What does the word Easter mean?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
4/10/2006
11:02 AM EST |
TerribleTed |
Bringing things up-to-date on "trolley cars" in Southern California.For those in... (full) |
| Cmnt |
3/22/2006
8:29 AM EST |
The River Rat |
This was interesting.I was riding home the other day, going over hills and sharp... (full) |
| Post |
3/10/2006
9:23 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"How did they ever come up with the name trolley?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
3/2/2006
3:00 AM EST |
notacynic |
Interesting |
| Post |
2/28/2006
10:59 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Where does the word carnival come from?" (view) |
| Post |
2/25/2006
4:54 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Why do your ears pop on airplanes if they pressurize the cabins?" (view) |
| Post |
12/21/2005
6:56 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Who called the Great Depression Era (US) programs, alphabet soup?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
12/19/2005
6:20 PM EST |
Joanna |
What a great blog! I just finished reading the entire thing. Keep posting! |
| Cmnt |
12/19/2005
1:33 PM EST |
TerribleTed |
Back to Microwave ovens - Great history. Thanks. What part did Litton play in br... (full) |
| Cmnt |
12/18/2005
9:06 AM EST |
BrainDump Trivia |
Don't want you to think I am spamming you, but since you, and your readers, woul... (full) |
| Cmnt |
12/14/2005
7:51 AM EST |
Spyder Driver |
ROFL! Oh this is a great post! Why do we give credit to people for "discovering"... (full) |
| Post |
12/10/2005
7:19 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Who invented the microwave oven? When?" (view) |
| Post |
12/9/2005
11:01 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What does the word carol mean?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
12/9/2005
10:36 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
If you want to have more things to think about the leap could be 1 yard for a Br... (full) |
| Cmnt |
12/9/2005
10:31 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
My favorite anachronism is the use of the Jaycees sign on the village board when... (full) |
| Cmnt |
12/8/2005
6:53 PM EST |
The Valkyrie |
I'm trying to figure out how they calculated the cost of a "leaping lord" - - is... (full) |
| Cmnt |
12/8/2005
3:52 PM EST |
Sharron |
Hey Trivia Dad! I know this blog is a bit older, but I just bumped into it. I mu... (full) |
| Post |
12/6/2005
8:52 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Cost of Christmas!" (view) |
| Post |
11/28/2005
8:20 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Where did the term “Iron Curtain” come from?" (view) |
| Post |
11/27/2005
11:28 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Old time movie trivia." (view) |
| Post |
11/20/2005
10:39 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What is Tin Pan Alley?" (view) |
| Post |
11/17/2005
8:03 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Was there ever an Aunt Jemima? Betty Crocker? Duncan Hines?" (view) |
| Post |
11/15/2005
9:31 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"OK More Pizza . . .Where did the word pizza come from?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
11/15/2005
9:20 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
I remember getting a hard rubber tractor in the late 40s. It is funny how things... (full) |
| Post |
11/15/2005
9:17 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"How much pizza do Americans eat as of 2000?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
11/12/2005
7:17 PM EST |
Blackstone |
I have a collection of 1930 thru 1940 toys that are made from hard rubber. Many ... (full) |
| Post |
11/11/2005
10:07 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What did we have for plastics before 1940?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
11/1/2005
12:28 PM EST |
TerribleTed |
Thanks for the enlightenment - or is that enlightening? You find some of the mos... (full) |
| Post |
10/30/2005
11:47 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Ok, . . . .what does Halloween mean?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
10/30/2005
12:00 PM EST |
Deanos |
Liking your blog, I'm quite well-known round the office for being a fountain of ... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/24/2005
1:05 AM EST |
Lithium Sunrise |
I'd like to thank you for your blog about Ellis Island. My family an I searched ... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/21/2005
6:47 PM EST |
TerribleTed |
Nothing to do with a "mouse" but you seem to have some knowlege of the Xerox com... (full) |
| Post |
10/19/2005
3:51 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Origins of music terms - see the bonus too!" (view) |
| Cmnt |
10/19/2005
1:19 PM EST |
Deby D. |
The things we learn in the blog world.>) |
| Cmnt |
10/19/2005
1:18 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
Very good point – Christianity spread like wildfire for many good reasons . . .R... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/19/2005
1:11 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
As many of you have realized, there are many good sources for the same trivia to... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/19/2005
1:11 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
As many of you have realized, there are many good sources for the same trivia to... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/19/2005
12:59 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
As many of you have realized, there are many good sources for the same trivia to... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/19/2005
5:27 AM EST |
Militant Witch |
As you stated about the May Day celebration being originally a Pagan Festival in... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/19/2005
5:14 AM EST |
Militant Witch |
Actually, the term "cop" as used in reference to police officers was coined as a... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/18/2005
8:09 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
thanks for the comments! |
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10/17/2005
11:52 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What is the origin of the Easter parade?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
10/17/2005
10:43 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
The book “20th Century Words” says that the word fuzz first appeared in print in... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/17/2005
3:37 AM EST |
Schree` |
interesting! I'd like to see one of them..I'll have to google it. Thanks.. :-) |
| Cmnt |
10/16/2005
9:01 PM EST |
Mr President |
Where did the term "fuzz" come from in referring to the police? |
| Post |
10/16/2005
8:53 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Who invented the computer mouse?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
10/16/2005
8:49 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
There are many versions of what a computer could be - the original telephone rel... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/15/2005
8:54 PM EST |
Wacky Wally |
Nice site, Trivia Dad! My grandfather took full advantage of "pig in a poke" bac... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/15/2005
8:50 PM EST |
TerribleTed |
P.S. "Turing" Above,should have been a capital "T" Sorry, TT |
| Cmnt |
10/15/2005
8:46 PM EST |
TerribleTed |
I was just wondering - - In about 1935 I attended a California State Fair held i... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/15/2005
8:36 PM EST |
TerribleTed |
Now I'm getting in over my head, but some reader may be interested in a descript... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/12/2005
2:39 AM EST |
Doctor |
like your stuff ... check out my brothers "It seems to me" blog with your group ... (full) |
| Post |
10/11/2005
4:08 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What does a cat have to do with “a pig in a poke”?" (view) |
| Post |
10/6/2005
7:56 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What was “The Lost Generation”?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
10/5/2005
2:24 PM EST |
icybluemargarita |
Hi Trivia Dad :DJust wanted to say that I love your blog and read it daily. I ho... (full) |
| Cmnt |
10/5/2005
12:34 PM EST |
Nancelia |
In doing a research paper for school on origins of 'nicknames' or 'phrases' I le... (full) |
| Post |
10/4/2005
10:18 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"When did we start calling computers, computers?" (view) |
| Post |
10/4/2005
9:27 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Why do we call police officers, cops?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
10/1/2005
11:31 PM EST |
Nancelia |
And I always thought it dated back to Medieval Times and had something to do wit... (full) |
| Post |
10/1/2005
6:27 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What does 20 pound stock, 60 pound etc., mean for gauging paper" (view) |
| Cmnt |
9/30/2005
8:40 PM EST |
Mr President |
Booo. I loved the ViewMaster. It should be brought back.-Mr PresidentPS Slinky a... (full) |
| Post |
9/30/2005
7:09 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Who invented the slinky? Who named the slinky? When?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
9/30/2005
3:38 AM EST |
Trivia Why's Guy |
Someone obviously told your grandpa, "Beware the Ides of April!" |
| Post |
9/29/2005
4:21 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"ADMIN NOTE: How to be Notified when Brainemail is Updated" (view) |
| Post |
9/29/2005
3:32 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What is the origin of April Fool’s day?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
9/29/2005
1:25 AM EST |
TerribleTed |
Very very interesting. Glad it was discovered and has been restored.I was workin... (full) |
| Cmnt |
9/27/2005
11:36 PM EST |
TerribleTed |
Tokyo Rose. She was no morale booster for sure. After the war, I knew the primar... (full) |
| Post |
9/25/2005
7:55 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What is considered the oldest board game in the world?" (view) |
| Post |
9/24/2005
11:59 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Immigrants . . . ." (view) |
| Cmnt |
9/24/2005
5:18 AM EST |
Nancelia |
You have a very interesting blog. I like to learn little bits of info like this-... (full) |
| Post |
9/21/2005
11:30 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Who invented the first copy machine?" (view) |
| Post |
9/21/2005
11:28 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Who was Tokyo Rose? What was Zero Hour?" (view) |
| Post |
9/18/2005
9:27 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Who built the first solar homes in America?" (view) |
| Post |
9/18/2005
9:22 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Mayday again!" (view) |
| Post |
9/16/2005
8:31 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What is the origin of Mayday and the celebrations?" (view) |
| Post |
9/15/2005
9:29 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"Who invented the vulcanization of rubber?" (view) |
| Post |
9/14/2005
5:31 PM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What was Europe’s first common market?" (view) |
| Post |
9/8/2005
9:36 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What is "poor man’s fertilizer"?" (view) |
| Cmnt |
9/6/2005
11:29 AM EST |
Pioneer |
This is great stuff... looking forward to more great trivia. |
| Post |
9/6/2005
11:21 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"What is the oldest film clip synchronized with sound?" (view) |
| Post |
9/6/2005
11:18 AM EST |
Trivia Dad |
"My First Blog Post" (view) |
