Trivia Minute Update: May 2, 2017

05/02/17 • 2 min

We’ll start off with a question: The maiden flight of the De Havilland Comet, the first jet airliner, traveled between which two cities?

We’ll have the answer later in the show.

Today is Flag Day in Poland, National Education Day in Indonesia, and Teachers’ Day in Iran.

It’s unofficially National Play Your Ukulele Day, International Scurvy Awareness Day and World Asthma Day.

It’s the birthday of Catherine the Great, who was born in 1729; singer Engelbert Humperdinck, who is 81; and soccer star David Beckham, who is 42.

Now, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random.

This week in 1988, the top song in the U.S. was “Wishing Well” by Terence Trent D’Arby.

The No. 1 movie was “Colors,” while the novel “The Icarus Agenda” by Robert Ludlum topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.

Earlier we asked: Between which two cities was the maiden flight of the first jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet ?

Weekly question: What is the official name of Amtrak?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2

https://www.checkiday.com/5/2/2017

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-may-02

http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/?chart=us&m=5&d=2&y=1960&o=

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1988_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_1988

We’ll start off with a question: The maiden flight of the De Havilland Comet, the first jet airliner, traveled between which two cities?

We’ll have the answer later in the show.

Today is Flag Day in Poland, National Education Day in Indonesia, and Teachers’ Day in Iran.

It’s unofficially National Play Your Ukulele Day, International Scurvy Awareness Day and World Asthma Day.

It’s the birthday of Catherine the Great, who was born in 1729; singer Engelbert Humperdinck, who is 81; and soccer star David Beckham, who is 42.

Now, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random.

This week in 1988, the top song in the U.S. was “Wishing Well” by Terence Trent D’Arby.

The No. 1 movie was “Colors,” while the novel “The Icarus Agenda” by Robert Ludlum topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.

Earlier we asked: Between which two cities was the maiden flight of the first jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet ?

Weekly question: What is the official name of Amtrak?

Links

Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com

Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here.

Subscribe on iOS: http://apple.co/1H2paH9

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2

https://www.checkiday.com/5/2/2017

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-may-02

http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/?chart=us&m=5&d=2&y=1960&o=

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1988_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_1988

Previous Episode

Trivia Minute Update: May 1, 2017

Our T-shirt giveaway came to an end on Sunday. We only had one entry from Doug Barbeau, who wins a Trivia Minute T-Shirt. Thanks, Doug.

We’ll start off with a question: Which two of the contiguous 48 states are not served by Amtrak rail service?

Today is Constitution Day in Argentina, Latvia and the Marshall Islands. It’s International Workers’ Day, and it’s May Day.

It’s unofficially Frequent Flyer Day, National Chocolate Parfait Day, and School Principals’ Day.

It’s the birthday of author Joseph Heller, who was born in 1923; musician Judy Collins, who is 78; and film director Wes Anderson, who is 48.

Now, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random.

This week in 1979, the top song in the U.S. was “Reunited” by Peaches and Herb.

The No. 1 movie was “Manhattan,” while the novel “The Matarese Circle” by Robert Ludlum topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.

Weekly question: What is the official name of Amtrak?

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1

https://www.checkiday.com/5/1/2017

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-may-01

http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/?chart=us&m=5&d=1&y=1960&o=

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1979_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_1979

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak

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Trivia Minute Update: May 3, 2017

We’ll start off with a question: Who was the owner of the Dodgers when they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles?

We’ll have the answer later in the show.

Today is World Press Freedom Day, Constitution Day in Poland, and Constitution Memorial Day in Japan.

It’s Public Radio Day, Wordsmith Day, and National Raspberry Popover Day.

It’s the birthday of singer and actor Bing Crosby, who was born in 1903; musician James Brown, who was born in 1933; and magician Doug Henning, who was born in 1947.

Now, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random.

This week in 1981, the top song in the U.S. was “Morning Train” by Sheena Easton.

The No. 1 movie was “Caveman,” while the novel “Gorky Park” by Martin Cruz Smith topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.

Weekly question: What is the official name of Amtrak?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3

https://www.checkiday.com/5/3/2017