Showing posts with label Trivia Wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trivia Wednesday. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #171: Characters in All 6 Movies

answer #170 - John Williams (Who wrote the music for the Star Wars movies?)

question #171 - Which Star Wars characters are in all six movies?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #170: Star Wars music

answer #169 - True (True or False Anthony Daniels played & voiced C-3PO in all 6 Star Wars movies, plus the animated Clone Wars episodes?)

question #170 - Who wrote the music for the Star Wars movies?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #169: C-3PO

answer #168 - Kenny Baker (In the original Star Wars series, who played R2D2?)

question #169 - True or False Anthony Daniels played & voiced C-3PO in all 6 Star Wars movies, plus the animated Clone Wars episodes?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

May Trivia: Star Wars

In honor of Star Wars Day (May 4th) & the 30th anniversary of Empire Strikes Back, this month's trivia is all about Star Wars.

May 5 - R2-D2
May 12 - C-3PO
May 19 - Star Wars music
May 26 - characters in all 6 movies


How much do you know about Star Wars? Do you have any Star Wars trivia you'd like to ask - just leave it in a comment and we'll see how much I know.


This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #168: R2D2

answer #167 - E is the most, Z is the least (What are the most & least used letters in the English alphabet?)

(In order from most to least used: E T A I S O N H R D L U C M F W Y P G V B K J Q X Z)

question #168 - In the original Star Wars series, who played R2D2?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #167: Usage of each letter

answer #166 - Q (What letter does not appear in the name of any of the 50 states?)

question #167 - What are the most & least used letters in the English alphabet?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #166: 50 State Names

answer #165 - "Uncopyrightable" (What 15 letter word can you spell without repeating a letter?)

question #166 - What letter does not appear in the name of any of the 50 states?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #165: 15 letter word

answer #164 - "set" with 75 definitions (What word has the longest entry in the Webster's dictionary?)

question #165 - What 15 letter word can you spell without repeating a letter?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #164: Most Definitions in Webster's

answer #163 - Blanchette (What is Little Red Riding Hood's first name?)

question #164 - What word has the longest entry in the Webster's dictionary?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

March Trivia: Literature & Language

This month I'm focusing the trivia questions on literature and language. The five questions will be on:

March 3 - Little Red Riding Hood
March 10 - Word with the longest entry in Webster's Dictionary
March 17 - 15 Letter word that doesn't repeat letters
March 24 - 50 State Names
March 31 - Letter usage

Each week, you'll get a chance to see how well you know these specific literature or language questions.


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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Trivia Wednesday #163: Little Red Riding Hood

answer #162 - Women purchase 85% of all valentines annually. (Women purchase 85% of all valentines annually.)

question #163 - What is Little Red Riding Hood's first name?


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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #162: who buys more valentines

answer #161 - True (True or False - Over 50 percent of Valentine's Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to its observance?)

question #162 - Who purchases more valentines, men or women?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #161: When are valentines bought

answer #160 - Esther A. Howland in the 1840's. (Who sold the first mass produced valentines in America? hint: it wasn't hallmark.)

question #161 - True or False - Over 50 percent of Valentine's Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to its observance?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

February Trivia

During the month of February, the trivia questions are all focused on Valentine's Day.

Feb. 3 - When was Feb. 14 declared Valentine's Day?
Feb. 10 - First mass produced valentines.
Feb. 17 - When are most Valentine's Day cards purchased?
Feb. 24 - Who buys more valentines?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #160: First mass produced valentines in US

answer #159 - C. around 498 AD (Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around what year? A. 250 AD B. 713 AD C. 498 AD)

question #160 - Who sold the first mass produced valentines in America? hint: it wasn't hallmark.



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #159: When Feb. 14 declared Valentine's Day

answer #158 - True. (True or False - Someone was granted a patent for a new method of swinging a swing?)

question #159 - Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around what year?
A. 250 AD
B. 713 AD
C. 498 AD



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #158: new method of swinging patent?

answer #157 - The first patent board included Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmond Randolph. (Who was the first patent board?)

question #158 - True or False - Someone was granted a patent for a new method of swinging a swing?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #157: first patent board

answer #156 - The youngest person to be granted a patent is a four-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, for an aid for grasping round knobs. (Who is the youngest person to have a patent?)

question #157 - Who was the first patent board?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #156: yongest person granted a patent

answer #155 - The first U.S. patent was granted in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins of Philadelphia for "making pot and pearl ashes"-a cleaning formula used in soapmaking. (What was the first patent?)

question #156 - Who is the youngest person to have a patent?


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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Trivia Wednesday #155: first patent

answer #154 - 364 presents (How many presents would you get if you got all of the presents in the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas?")

question #155 - What was the first patent?



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This weekly trivia is provided for use within your youth ministry. You can use this random trivia in many ways: use it to start a conversation with a student, add it to your introduction for your lesson or message, include it in your next newsletter or email, or just randomly insert it into your daily conversations. No matter how you decide to use it, I hope this trivia knowledge can be beneficial within your youth ministry.

If you have any suggestions on topics you would like to see used for the trivia questions, just leave a comment and let me know.