Their jobs are somewhat similar—and as it happens, so are their names. Can you tell your Supreme Court Justices from your Major League Umpires?
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With a big assist from our readers via our Facebook page, today's quiz tests your knowledge of city nicknames—some that bubbled up naturally over time, some that were concocted by public relations firms hired to boost a city's image, and one inspired by a 1982 secession from the United States.
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Throughout one of the greatest Super Bowl ad campaigns of all time, Bud and Bud Light met on the football field to decide the ruler of the cooler eight times. The Bud Bowl lives on as a marketing campaign, but the stop-motion bottles haven’t appeared in a Super Bowl ad in more than a decade. How well do you remember the stories and stars of the Bud Bowl?
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Since the 1970's, the music of Raffi Cavoukian has provided the soundtrack for most children's lives. From "Bananaphone" to "Shake my Sillies Out," a Raffi hit has assuredly touched a child's life. In honor of the great musician, we bring you a quiz about Raffi and his music.
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Super Bowl XLIV will be held in Miami this coming Sunday, so let's find out how much you really know about America's single most popular football game. From the success of the San Francisco 49ers to the futility of the Buffalo Bills, here are 10 questions about teams that have (or have not) previously appeared in The Big Game. Enjoy!
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I love supergroups. The potential for you-got-your-chocolate-in-my-peanut-butter serendipity always delights me. And although most supergroups haven’t produced anything more exciting than a bread sandwich or a you-got-your-anchovies-in-my-crème-brulee, the possibility is always delicious.
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How many of our National Parks are you familiar with? We'll give you the name of a park, and you tell us in what state that park is located. Good luck!
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Holy perspicacity, Batman! It's time for another edition of Lit Slits, where we show you a vertical stripe of text, and you tell us where it's from. But it's more than just text this time--all of today's slits come from the world of graphic novels. Before we begin, we should tip our hats to the people who originated this idea: Lit Slits debuted in 1993 at Williams College's semi-annual trivia contest.
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Just about everyone knows that Sam Adams is made in Boston, and that Anchor Steam hails from San Francisco. Inspired by these venerable pint-o-neers, the craft-beer movement has filtered into all corners of the country. Tell us where the following brews are made, and we'll tell you a fun little fact about each one. (And if your favorite local brewery wasn't included, leave us a suggestion for the sequel.)
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Wall-E paints a dystopian future where the company Buy n Large has taken over the marketplace and government. Looking at the way large corporations acquire smaller companies, that kind of all-powerful business may not be that far off. The 10 companies in this quiz are owned by 10 even larger ones. Can you match the subsidiary to its parent company?
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Can you tell your Super Mario Brothers villains from your obscure dinosaurs? Take the quiz, then let us know how you did.
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Please read carefully before beginning: In this quiz, "PC" refers to any IBM-clone type machine/platform running Windows or its direct predecessors. We all know Macs are personal computers too, but for the purpose of the quiz, as it relates to the modern Mac/PC debate and all those great TV commercials, Mac = Apple and PC = IBM/Microsoft.
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You know the movies. Do you know where they were set?
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With his game-winning field goal in OT last night, the Saints' Garrett Hartley broke with the recent tradition of kickers choking in big spots, and now he's a hero. But had you asked me last year whether Hartley was a placekicker or the First Minister of Scotland, I'd have been stumped.Hartley's certainly not the first kicker whose name sounds presidential (or Prime Minister-y). Can you distinguish between the pro kickers and the world leaders?
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According to the early line, the Indianapolis Colts are four-point favorites over the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV. But don't feel bad if you're a Saints fan—more than a few underdogs have captured the Lombardi Trophy. Let's see how well you can handicap past Super Bowls with the benefit (or burden) of hindsight.
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