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How Much Do You Know About Elvis Presley?

September 7th, 2009

Elvis Presley is well known as the King of Rock and Roll. The story of Elvis Presley’s rise to fame and his untimely death but how much do people actually know about the man himself and not the legend that surrounds his lifetime? Elvis Presley trivia will surely include questions about his music and movies but what else would it include?

 

An easy question for a true fan taking an Elvis Presley quiz would be where he was born. The answer is Tupelo, Mississippi. He was born on the eight of January in 1935. What did Elvis say when he first entered Sun studios? “I don’t sing like nobody.” The name of the first song Elvis ever recorded is also a question that will probably come up on a quiz about Elvis Presley. The answers are “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” and “My Happiness,” Elvis paid a four dollar fee to record himself singing them and playing the guitar as his accompaniment.

 

Facts about Elvis’s early days have to put in a quiz about him. A question that is easy for most to answer is what the name of Elvis Presley’s mother was. The answer is Gladys Love Presley he also had a brother that died at birth which is something few people realize, his name was Jesse Garon. Elvis was raised in Tupelo until the age of thirteen when the family made the move to Memphis, Tennessee. The reason for the move is something that could be included in Elvis Presley trivia. The answer is to avoid the law because Vernon Presley (his father) was involved in bootleg liquor.

 

Female fans of Elvis Presley know too well that his wife was named Priscilla. How old was Priscilla when she met Elvis Presley and where did they meet? Elvis first met future wife Priscilla during the time he was stationed in Germany, she was only fourteen years old. Priscilla Ann Beaulieu Presley (born Pricilla Ann Wagner) was born on the 24th of May, 1945. This will be useful if someone asks you when the birthday of Elvis Presley’s ex-wife is.

 

Another question that might come up in trivia about Elvis Presley is where he is currently buried. The answer is Graceland; the body was moved from the Forest Hills Cemetery in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee during November of 1977 at his father’s request. What Lisa Marie had put in her father’s casket is another question that might come up. The answer is a thin metal bracelet. With all we think we know about Elvis Presley taking a quiz about him could reveal that we don’t know as much as we think we do.

 

 

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The “Wide Island”

September 6th, 2009

It is a well known fact that the United States bombed Hiroshima during World War II in retaliation for the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor but what else is known about Hiroshima? Taking a quiz on Hiroshima can show you how much you know about the history of World War II and the actual city that was bombed. Hiroshima trivia can assist you in brushing up on your knowledge of this Japanese city.

A question on a Hiroshima quiz might include how many people were injured, killed or missing when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. The answer would be 130,000 people. What else might come up? What date was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima? The answer to this piece of historical trivia is August 6, 1945 and it leveled ninety percent of the city itself. Now what else could you learn about the city of Hiroshima?

An interesting fact that might come up during a quiz about Hiroshima might be what year the First Sino-Japanese War started. The answer is 1894. How many streetcar lines were opened by the Hiroshima Electric Railway Co. Ltd during November of 1912? The answer would be four and they replaced the system of horse drawn carriages as Hiroshima’s main transportation. Where did the streetcar line that opened in April of 1915 run? The answer is between Miyuki-bashi Bridge and Ujina.

When it comes to Hiroshima trivia there is an abundance of possibilities since the history of Hiroshima goes back for centuries. For instance did you know that Hiroshima means “Wide Island” and got its name in 1589? What led up to the naming? The construction of a castle was started by Terumoto Mori on an area known as Goka meaning “five villages’ and the area became Hiroshima. These are the facts that come up when asked about how the area got its name.

An interesting piece of trivia is that for performing unauthorized repairs to Hiroshima Castle the Fukushima clan received a penalty from the shogun. The punishment was having the territories confiscated and being transferred. Who occupied the Hiroshima Castle during 1916 while controlling the entire Aki Province and eight counties of Bingo? The answer would be Nagaakira Asano.

Trivia about Hiroshima has to include what happened after the atomic bomb nearly destroyed it. For instance, do you know what the first special law was in Japan after the bombing to assist in the rebuilding? The answer to this is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law that came to be on August 6, 1949. A Hiroshima quiz can reveal numerous historical facts that you might not have known.

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The Akira Kursawa Award

September 6th, 2009

Akira Kurosawa is someone that few people know very much about. That means that brushing up on your Akira Kurosawa trivia can aid you in stumping your friends and family the next time you have a game night. There are a few interesting facts that you can use as trivia questions to quiz your friends on and ensure that you win the game. For instance do you know that Akira Kurosawa was the youngest of seven children or that he made his debut as a director with Sugata Sanshiro in the year 1943?

Taking an Akira Kurosawa quiz can show you how much you know about Akira. What might come up when taking a quiz about Akira Kurosawa? There are several questions that could come up, let’s see what they might be. Questions such as, what was the first job that Akira held in the film industry? The answer is that he was an assistant to the director Kajiro Yamamoto in 1936 for his first job in the film industry. What year did the Los Angeles Film Critics Association give Akira Kurosawa a Career Achievement Award? The answer to this bit of trivia is 1985.

The fact that Akira Kurosawa was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures by the Directors Guild of America for Rashomon in 1953 is something that could appear in Akira Kurosawa trivia. What were award did he receive from the Directors Guild of America during 1986? The answer to this bit of trivia is the Golden Jubilee Award. What else happened in 1986?

There are a few trivia questions about Akira Kurosawa that could revolve around the year 1986. For example, in 1986 at the San Francisco International Film Festival what award was Akira Kurosawa given? The answer would be the “The Akira Kurosawa Award.” What film did he win the Norwegian Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film during 1986? The answer to this bit of trivia is Ran.

Another trivia question about Akira Kurosawa might be which year he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America. The answer to this question would be 1992.

What else could come up with Akira Kurosawa trivia? What year did he receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in at the Japanese Academy Awards? The answer would be 1999. Want to stump your friends ask them how tall Akira Kurosawa was. The answer is six feet, and chances are your friends won’t know that.

Taking an Akira Kurosawa quiz will help you to find interesting facts to amaze your friends with.

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Take The Alsace Lorraine Quiz

September 5th, 2009

Alsace Lorraine is an area in northeast France that is located to the west of the River Rhine. How much do you know about the area and how much do you have left to learn about it? Taking an Alsace Lorraine quiz will show you just how much you don’t know about the area or it could surprise you to the amount of knowledge that you possess.

 

A question that might appear during the quiz is when Alsace Lorraine was created. The answer to this bit of Alsace Lorraine trivia is in 1871 after the end of the Franco-Prussian War by the creation of the Treaty of Frankfurt. What two languages are spoken in the area might also come up. These are French and German.

 

It is a little known trivia fact that Alsace Lorraine was conquered by Germany with the Treaty of Frankfurt mainly for the iron ores there from 1870 to 1871. It was this conquest that caused German power to grow afterward. What year France regained the area might also come up in Alsace Lorraine trivia. The answer would be 1919, to go further in debt with this bit of trivia about Alsace Lorraine you could include that the area was re-annexed by Germany for the time period of 1940 to 1944 at which time it became liberated by the Allies. The fact that it was the Treaty of Versailles that returned the area of Alsace Lorraine to France in 1919 might also come up in a quiz about the area.

 

What about the fact that Alsace Lorraine’s occupation by French troops began on November 18, 1918? It is also not well known the allies did not seriously challenge this occupancy of the area.

 

Another piece of Alsace Lorraine trivia might include the fact that from 1945 until present day it has been under the rule of France. What name did the area of Alsace Lorraine become known as between the years of 1871 and 1914 in schools and in political circles? The answer is the “twin sisters’ or the “lost providence” it is believe the nation would not be complete without them. What else might come up in a trivia quiz about the Alsace Lorraine area?

 

Anything could come up in a quiz about the area and taking one could develop your knowledge of history. What are you waiting for get out a history book and brush up on the area so that you can stump your friends with your knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What Do You Know About Robert Mitchum?

September 5th, 2009

While the name Robert Mitchum is one that you might have heard often chances are that you probably don’t know much about him at all. Curious of how much you actually know about him? Try taking a Robert Mitchum quiz to find out exactly what you know. There are dozens of questions that could be included as trivia about Robert Mitchum.

A question that could easily be included in Robert Mitchum trivia is when and where he was born. The answer is August 6, 1917, where is Bridgeport Connecticut. An interesting trivia question might be what his full name given name is. The answer to this one would be Robert Charles Duran Mitchum. A little know fact that might be included about him is that he began his career in the film industry in 1943 as an extra.

When taking a quiz about Robert Mitchum the films he stared in are sure to be included as questions. What year was “Out of the Past” released? The answer would be 1947. Questions about the years his other films came out might also be included in Robert Mitchum trivia. For instance the fact that the 1945 film “The Story of GI Joe” is what leads to his breakthrough with the role of Lt. Walker.

Another question that could come up during a quiz about Robert Mitchum is when he went to be treated at the Betty Ford Centre for alcoholism. The answer would be the early 1990’s. Questions about who Robert Mitchum married and when would be answered with Dorothy Spence in 1940. What other little known facts could come up in a Robert Mitchum quiz?

What supporting role in 1943 resulted in Robert Mitchum receiving a contract with RKO? The answer to this bit of trivia would the “The Human Comedy,” how many of your friends know that? How many know that his only Oscar nomination came two years later for “The Story of G.I. Joe?” Another interesting fact that most people fail to realize about Robert Mitchum is that he was drafted in 1945 and was in the military for eight months.

When it comes to Robert Mitchum trivia few people know that during August of 1948 he was arrested for the supposed possession of Marijuana and that the arrest resulted in his spending two months in jail. Do you know what role increased the amount of attention he received and aided in building his reputation for being able to play predatory characters? The answer would be the 1962 Cape Fear in which he played a southern rapist named Max Cady. Take a Robert Mitchum quiz today and find out how much you really know about the actor.

 

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The Man Behind the Award

September 5th, 2009

Akira Kurosawa is someone that few people know very much about. That means that brushing up on your Akira Kurosawa trivia can aid you in stumping your friends and family the next time you have a game night. There are a few interesting facts that you can use as trivia questions to quiz your friends on and ensure that you win the game. For instance do you know that Akira Kurosawa was the youngest of seven children or that he made his debut as a director with Sugata Sanshiro in the year 1943?

Taking an Akira Kurosawa quiz can show you how much you know about Akira. What might come up when taking a quiz about Akira Kurosawa? There are several questions that could come up, let’s see what they might be. Questions such as, what was the first job that Akira held in the film industry? The answer is that he was an assistant to the director Kajiro Yamamoto in 1936 for his first job in the film industry. What year did the Los Angeles Film Critics Association give Akira Kurosawa a Career Achievement Award? The answer to this bit of trivia is 1985.

The fact that Akira Kurosawa was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures by the Directors Guild of America for Rashomon in 1953 is something that could appear in Akira Kurosawa trivia. What were award did he receive from the Directors Guild of America during 1986? The answer to this bit of trivia is the Golden Jubilee Award. What else happened in 1986?

There are a few trivia questions about Akira Kurosawa that could revolve around the year 1986. For example, in 1986 at the San Francisco International Film Festival what award was Akira Kurosawa given? The answer would be the “The Akira Kurosawa Award.” What film did he win the Norwegian Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film during 1986? The answer to this bit of trivia is Ran.

Another trivia question about Akira Kurosawa might be which year he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America. The answer to this question would be 1992.

What else could come up with Akira Kurosawa trivia? What year did he receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in at the Japanese Academy Awards? The answer would be 1999. Want to stump your friends ask them how tall Akira Kurosawa was. The answer is six feet, and chances are your friends won’t know that.

Taking an Akira Kurosawa quiz will help you to find interesting facts to amaze your friends with.

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The “Wide Island”

September 5th, 2009

It is a well known fact that the United States bombed Hiroshima during World War II in retaliation for the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor but what else is known about Hiroshima? Taking a quiz on Hiroshima can show you how much you know about the history of World War II and the actual city that was bombed. Hiroshima trivia can assist you in brushing up on your knowledge of this Japanese city.

A question on a Hiroshima quiz might include how many people were injured, killed or missing when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. The answer would be 130,000 people. What else might come up? What date was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima? The answer to this piece of historical trivia is August 6, 1945 and it leveled ninety percent of the city itself. Now what else could you learn about the city of Hiroshima?

An interesting fact that might come up during a quiz about Hiroshima might be what year the First Sino-Japanese War started. The answer is 1894. How many streetcar lines were opened by the Hiroshima Electric Railway Co. Ltd during November of 1912? The answer would be four and they replaced the system of horse drawn carriages as Hiroshima’s main transportation. Where did the streetcar line that opened in April of 1915 run? The answer is between Miyuki-bashi Bridge and Ujina.

When it comes to Hiroshima trivia there is an abundance of possibilities since the history of Hiroshima goes back for centuries. For instance did you know that Hiroshima means “Wide Island” and got its name in 1589? What led up to the naming? The construction of a castle was started by Terumoto Mori on an area known as Goka meaning “five villages’ and the area became Hiroshima. These are the facts that come up when asked about how the area got its name.

An interesting piece of trivia is that for performing unauthorized repairs to Hiroshima Castle the Fukushima clan received a penalty from the shogun. The punishment was having the territories confiscated and being transferred. Who occupied the Hiroshima Castle during 1916 while controlling the entire Aki Province and eight counties of Bingo? The answer would be Nagaakira Asano.

Trivia about Hiroshima has to include what happened after the atomic bomb nearly destroyed it. For instance, do you know what the first special law was in Japan after the bombing to assist in the rebuilding? The answer to this is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law that came to be on August 6, 1949. A Hiroshima quiz can reveal numerous historical facts that you might not have known.

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Music Trivia Games

August 30th, 2009

         

Bob Marley trivia is going to, simply put, be all about the music. His music has been thought by many to be among the most positive and uplifting music ever created, and is extremely popular throughout the world. An interesting fact is that in radio tests created for random listening experiences conducted worldwide, Bob Marley tested the highest amongst all musicians among random listeners for pure enjoyment of his music.

 

A Bob Marley quiz is obviously going to contain some questions about his record sales and his greatest hits. One good example of this type of information is how he has the most popular selling reggae album of all time, which has sold more than 20 million copies over the entire globe. The name of that album was “Legend” which was released posthumously. Some of his most well known songs include, “No Woman No Cry” “Redemption Song” and “I Shot the Sheriff”.

 

Bob Marley trivia should include facts about his early life. He comes from a very small town in Jamaica called Nine Mile. His name was Nesta Robert Marley at birth, and an error in paperwork later in life would place the Robert “Bob” as the first name instead of Nesta. Marley’s father was white, and as a result Marley was the target of racism in his younger years because of his mixed parentage, something that could make him the target of racism from both black and white social sectors.

 

Bob Marley’s band was known as “The Wailers” although most people don’t know that they went through many different names before they finally became the Wailers, ultimately making records under the name of “Bob Marley and the Wailers”. Before settling on that name they had been “The Teenagers” “The Wailing Rudeboys” “The Wailing Wailers” and “The Wailers” and the band was ultimately composed of Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, and Peter Tosh, although Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith were all former members of the group.

 

Religion was a very large part of Marley’s life, and he was a follower of the Rastafarian movement.  A large part of his life became devoted to the spread of this religion and through getting the music of the movement to the remote parts of Jamaica, as well as exposing it through his popularity to the music world at large.

 

Marley died in 1981 at only 36 years old from cancer.

           

 

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