Geek Trivia: Beyond the (Hollywood) stars

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Who are the only persons ever to be commemorated on the Hollywood Walk of Fame without receiving a star? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 04/29/2008 @ 12:02:11 AM in Geekend

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Geek Trivia: Two Fourths for the price of one

What country somehow managed to observe two Fourths of July in the same calendar year -- a timekeeping feat unmatched by any other nation in recorded history, including the July 4th obsessed United States? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 07/01/2008 @ 12:02:58 AM in Geekend

Geek Trivia: Tools of the trade(mark)

What popular linguistic authority -- which presides over the evolution of the English language and is occasionally cited in legal discussions regarding genericized trademarks -- has itself been a victim of genericide? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 06/24/2008 @ 12:02:34 AM in Geekend

Geek Trivia: A phone to pick with you

What was the method of communication originally employed by the Washington-Moscow Hotline, a historically significant telecommunications link between the United States President and Soviet Premier that -- while called The Red Phone -- wasn't originally a telephone link at all? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 06/17/2008 @ 12:02:48 AM in Geekend

Geek Trivia: Pioneer and far

What is the scientific mystery known as the Pioneer Anomaly, a physics-defying conundrum that is named in part after the Pioneer 10 space probe? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 06/10/2008 @ 12:02:47 AM in Geekend

Geek Trivia: Fuel for disaster

What famous disaster led directly to the PEPCON explosion years after the fact? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 06/03/2008 @ 12:02:54 AM in Geekend

Geek Trivia: Spy versus spy-fiction

What was author Ian Fleming's codename when he worked for British military intelligence, an inspiration for the 007 moniker that Fleming would assign to his own most famous fictional creation, James Bond? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 05/27/2008 @ 12:02:30 AM in Geekend

Geek Trivia: Raiders of the lost art

What iconic comic book artist created the visual design for the character Indiana Jones? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 05/20/2008 @ 12:02:53 AM in Geekend

Geek Trivia: Five for (Saturn) five

How many Saturn V rockets have reached the surface of the moon, despite the facts that the Saturn V was the largest rocket ever constructed and that it was built specifically so that NASA wouldn't have to send Apollo launch vehicles to the moon? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 05/13/2008 @ 12:02:33 AM in Geekend

Geek Trivia: Everything old is new (Coke) again

What "secret" ingredient in the formula for Coca-Cola has the soda maker received special permission from the United States government to include in consumer beverages -- a legal dispensation unique to The Coca-Cola Company? [Read More] Posted By: Jay Garmon on 05/06/2008 @ 12:02:26 AM in Geekend