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Let's hear it from all you trivia hounds, give us a few clues about your little piece of trivia and see how long it takes for the membership to solve the puzzle.

There is a little piece of trivia that has often caused me to wonder about the answer but I never remembered to search it out. As luck would have it, I discovered the answer today while watching one of those cooking shows on the tube.

How many of you folks have ever wondered where the name, 'hot dog' came from. Well, according to the host of this cooking show, back before 1905, they were called, 'hot dachshunds', you know, weiner dogs. At any rate, during a baseball game a sports writer didn't know how to spell dachshund so he coined the phrase, 'hot dog'. Kind of cool, no? Anyway, if anyone of you folks have a bit of trivia to puzzle us with, or just want to spill the beans right up front, log on and let's hear your stories...............Infy


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In honor of the opening day of baseball tonight on ESPN
What are the (5) five ways that a Baseball Player can reach first base?
1) Base Hit: 2) Base on Balls: 3) Hit by Pitch: 4) Catcher Interference: 5) Substitute Runner


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In honor of the opening day of baseball tonight on ESPN
What are the (5) five ways that a Baseball Player can reach first base?
1) Base Hit: 2) Base on Balls: 3) Hit by Pitch: 4) Catcher Interference: 5) Substitute Runner

There are more than 5.
  1. Base Hit
  2. Walk
  3. Hit by pitch
  4. Catcher interference
  5. Fielder's Choice
  6. Error
  7. Pinch Runner
  8. Passed Ball on called third strike
I won a prize on this one at a bar one night.

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Skunk Oil was used as a remedy by the Delaware Indians for what ailment?


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Nice TBD, I find most miss, #4, #7, 0r #8

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In honor of the opening day of baseball tonight on ESPN
What are the (5) five ways that a Baseball Player can reach first base?
Kinda depends on the woman, doesn't it?
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HAHA!

Beautiful Thread start Infy!
Time to dust off my "Trivial Pursuit"
I admit, one TV show I might watch on occasion is Jeapordy...

OK, let 'er rip!

1) What sport was invented in Holyoke, Massachusettes 4 years after basketball was in nearby Springfield?

2) What 3 metals produce the alloy called Alnico?

start off w/ some easy's!


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3) What organ do some animals protect with a 'nictitating' membrane?

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4) What Ohio city tries to lure tourists to its Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum?


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Skunk Oil was used as a remedy by the Delaware Indians for what ailment?

I really don't know, but I will guess measles?
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2) What 3 metals produce the alloy called Alnico?

aluminum, nickel, copper.
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