Brannigan's Law

What is one thing that unites most Canadians when looking back upon their childhood? No, not beer. Or moose. Nor, is it maple syrup poured hot into the snow for a delicious treat. I never had that.
It's the Sears Christmas Wish Book silly! Since I was a greedy little bugger, I'm sure I spent more hours pouring over this book than I did any of my scholastic text books. The sheer glossy joy of flipping page after page of the nation's most desirable toys neatly displayed in a separate boy section, and the less cool girl section.
Everyone had 'the toy' that they would desire year after year regardless of it's price, or utter unrealistic promise of fun. For me, it was Power Wheels and those remote control race car tracks that had the loop-de-loops and could run up your wall. Wow.
In premature celebration of this holiday and book, this Trivial Tuesday will be ripped right from the pages of the most celebrated catalogue in Canadian childhood history. Good luck!

1. How many little buggers are there on the cover?

2. How many VHS players are there for sale in the catalogue?

3. On the GPS device, how many more hours until they arrive at their destination (the one with the 3.5" screen)

4. Who is the most called man in the Sears catalogue? What's his number?

5. What are Hal and Joanne standing beside?

6. What is the most disturbing doll in the catalogue (in the whole "why would me kid care" category).

7. Which page has the most ducks on it? How many?

8. How much does the bad-assed Gaugho power wheels type vehicle cost? Would you be crazy to spend that on a kid for Christmas (there is a right answer)?

9. Who is having the most fun on page 951?

10. What is the scale of the big A/C road race set?

Good luck, and happy shopping!

There's a bonus Trivial Tuesday below! Also, say 'hi' to Kenneth the page from NBC's '30 Rock' on Thursday nights.

What is it about me that can go without posting for so long. What is it that becomes unattractive about it? Am I just so lazy that the thought of the thing causes me to move on to something else, something easier? I think so, and this is the self image I hold of myself. Lazy. So as an apology, here's a bonus Trivial Tuesday...about me.





Here's the questions to Trivial Tuesday: My Facebook/Bonus Edition (I know...seems lazy, but I think it's fun). If I'm not your friend yet...add me. I'm cool, and I don't shave my armpits or chest (I'm a dude).

1. How many Facebook friends do I have?

2. Which favorite show causes me to offer an open challenge to you, a Facebook reader?

3. How many Schrute Bucks have I been given?

4. How many continents have I ever been to?

5. What do I currently own in the FSX?

6. What am I rated the highest for in my 'Compare People' network? (Doesn't say much for the network...)

7. Who always wanted to go to Fenway?

8. Who thinks Boston isn't big enough for two green monsters?

9. What are the only six movies that I have given 5 out of 5 stars to?

10. Can you guess what was my least desirable super power in the super powers quiz?

There. Hope you know me better, and that you have learned something ;) Good luck, and watch out for shopping carts flying throughout parking lots...

For this edition of Trivial Tuesday, we will be investigating the item that is consumed by millions of people every day; fast food. This convenient and cheap meal does not come without a cost, and we'll be counting that cost today!
Some of these questions are basic math, and others are more....well...trivial. Good luck, and happy eating!

1. How much (according to Taco Bell) should ten of their Taco Supreme's topped with regular toppings weigh?

2. (#calories in the Carl Jr's Double Six Dollar Burger) x (number of oven roasted sandwiches available through Schlotzsky's Deli)= ?

3. (#calories in two servings of McDonalds hotcakes with becel and syrup) /(number of people killed in the Jack in the Box E-Coli outbreak in 1993)= ?

4. How many servings of medium Frosties could you fill from one tonne of Wendy's original chocolate frosty mix (all mixed up and already cold)?

5. Who is the founder of McDonalds Corporation? What was his job before getting into the restaurant business?

6. How much weight did Jared Fogle lose while on his 'Subway diet'?

7. Ugh...only six questions and I feel sick to my stomach...good luck!

8. Roughly how many calories does it take to make one pound of fat on our bodies?

9. How many hours would it take me (246lbs) to burn 31 pounds of fat away while running at 6mph; which is a comfortable speed for me? (Assuming that I'd have to burn the number of calories from question #8 to lose a pound.....just for fun).

10. How many calories are in 100 grams of crickets?

Good job to all of you trivia buffs out there. All three of you. But what a three indeed! The cream of the crop, the best of the best; they all played!

So as a reward here is part II of Trivial Tuesday:

Finish the quotes from the famous people and any other information that is left blank. Remember, not using Google makes you cooler than if you had. But you're totally allowed to use Google. With these you may have to!




1. "An empty _______ is not a good political adviser." Albert ________.

2. "Our _______ and our ________ are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more." Nikola Tesla

3. "It is our _______... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." J. K. _______

4. "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of ______. Love, love, love, that is the soul of ______." W______
A_______ M______.

5. "As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to ______." S_______

6. "You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your _______." ______ Clinton

7. "Show me a ____ and I'll write you a _______." F. Scott Fitzgerald

8. "I'm ______________ _______ provided I get my own way in the end."
Margaret Thatcher

9. " Those who know how to ___ are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their _________." Polybius

10. "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with _____, ______, and _________ has intended us to forgo their use." ________ ________


Good luck! Email your answers to mikecthomas(at)gmail.com and don't post answers in the comments! Woo-hoo!

In celebration of the return of Trivial Tuesday, and the return of Nancy and I to Canada, this weeks TT will feature Canadian and Bostonian Trivia. Here it goes, and have fun:

1. What hill is the Bunker Hill monument on in Boston?

2. What was Paul Revere's occupation (what he's known for...his trade)?

3. The Federal Reserve Bank in Boston notes it's circulatory bills with what letter at the beginning of what I can only call it's serial number?

4. What are the three Canadian cities with the highest population?

5. Who died first: Wolfe or Montcalm? What is the name of the battle they last fought in?

6. What am I?

I am located in Canada's Festival City, I'm open 72 hours per week (avg), I take up close to 48 city blocks, and I have sea lions inside of me.

7. Danny Ainge and Kevin McHale; each respective GM's for NBA franchises; just pulled off the biggest deal in the NBA offseason. It is though, easier to do business with friends, and these two know each other. In what season did these two both play championship basketball on the same team? Which team? BONUS: What other pro sport did one of these two play? What position?

8. How long is the 'Big Dig' in Boston? How Expensive? How long is the tunnel between England and France? How much did it cost to build?

9. Where was the U.S. officially 'born as a nation'? Canada?

10. Have Canadians ever burned down the White House?

The following are a mish-mash of Marvel Super Hero's 'secret identities'. Their names are all jumbled so for example, Tony Parker, and Peter Stark unscramble into Peter Parker (Spider-Man), and Tony Stark (Iron Man). The task is to unscramble the names as well as find the super hero they become! (Bonus for other names....i.e. Peter Parker has been Spider-man, Prodigy, Riccochet, and Dusk...). Good luck!

1. Dr. Carol Rogers
2. Danny Radd
3. Scott Langkowski
4. Hank Grimm
5. Matt Howlett
6. James Rand
7. Ben Danvers
8. Dr. Walter Murdock
9. Norin Summers
10. Steve McCoy

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Folks, this is the eighth edition of Trivial Tuesday, and let's hear it for all of the participants! Woo-Hoo, thanks for playing! Now, I'm sure that you are all getting in early with Econostuds, because this is going to get big. You all will be able to say "Hey, I read Econostuds when it was on Brannigans Law..." when it gets really big. And you will get a free T-Shirt on that wonderful day by reminding me of this post, and telling me..."Hey Mike, remember that T-Shirt promise way back when?" And I'll say "Oh man, you're kidding me!" And I'll have to have T-Shirts made...Econostuds is below, so scroll down to look at #2!!!

Nuff' Said. Here's what you all came for! I hope you all brought your apatite!



1. When would an ancient Egyptian place his hand on an onion for purposes other than agricultural or culinary ones?

2. How many different animal shapes are in the “Animal Crackers” cookie zoo?

3. How many flower petals are stamped on an Oreo Cookie?

4. What kind of plant do we get cinnamon from? Which part of the plant?

5. What delicious fruit dish is famously ‘served’ up at Wimbledon every year?

6. What did E.T. get wrecked on in the movie? (Brand required in answer)

7. What percentage of peanut butter has to be peanuts...?

8. What fruit was named after a papal estate outside Rome?

9. What ‘essential’ vitamin(S) is/are NOT present in the white potato?

10. How many nuts is a child automatically allergic to if they are allergic to peanuts?


Good luck! Come back tomorrow for Wormless Wednesday!

It looks like I have jumped the gun with the first Omega Flight bonus that was handed out! Nancy actually missed one of the characters in the photo, so her 10 points has been taken away, and are still up for grabs! Identify all of the characters pictured here and obtain 10 Trivial Tuesday bonus points!!!
Sorry for the mistake, but this is exciting if you're looking to catch up with the leaders!!!

Well kids, here it is! Welcome to the 7th edition of Trivial Tuesday. This is for EVERYONE ON THE WHOLE WIDE INTERNET TO PLAY. We post new questions every week, so join up and play! All you have to do is get your answers in by next Tuesday to mikecthomas(at)gmail.com and you're in like Flynn. So, why wait any longer? Use this for help this week...


1. Who bought the first Hummer made for consumer use?

2. What job is actor Peter Mayhew not known for? (Kind of his day-job so to say)

3. In elementary school De Niro played a part in a school version of The Wizard of Oz. He was 10. Which major character did he play?

4. Who was Snow White’s only dwarf without a beard?

5. Which famous actor spent time working at New York’s Central Park Zoo - sweeping out lion cages, and keeping his eye on the tigers - while trying to make it in show biz?

6. The above actor also was in a 1989 Japanese TV commercial that he made sure never saw air in the U.S.A. What was he promoting?

7. What is the atomic weight of tin?

8. Which movie made more at the box office Pulp Fiction, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, or Wild, Wild West? (Domestic)

9. How much did Adam Sandler make for his role in Little Nicky? How much did the movie bring in world wide?

10. Who’s are the following quotes taken from?

"I have no idea where my pathetic nature comes from. If I thought about it too long, it would depress me."


"I don't think of myself as funny- I don't fill up a room with my humor...I would fail miserably as a stand-up comedian."

"You can't seem to have any sort of inhibition. Or shame. Or absolute horror at your own physical presence. I know I'm not a woman's fantasy man; I don't have to uphold this image of male beauty, so that's kind of a relief in a way."


WOW! This is a hard week! Take your time because you have until next Tuesday to get your answers in! Don't forget about it though! Check here for last weeks answers.

Here is this weeks edition of TRIVIAL TUESDAY! It is full of random questions, so good luck, and happy hunting! There is still one Omega Flight Bonus out there, so make yourself a quick 10 points by getting their names in!

1. How many Islands are in the Hawaiian Islands? 132

2. How many steps are there to the top of the Empire State Building? 1575

3. What is the economic status of someone referred to by the acronym DINK? Double income no kids

4. What nation produces two thirds of the earth’s vanilla, and 100% of Neptune’s? Madagasgar

5. What was Huck Finn’s remedy for warts? Swinging a dead cat in a graveyard at midnight.

6. What is philematology? The study of kissing.

7. What is the most widely eaten fish in the world? The Herring

8. What planet is most like Earth in its density, size, mass, and gravity? Venus

9. Do peacocks give birth to their young, or do they lay eggs? Neither, the female peahen does that for them.

10. What do you call a group of rhinoceroses? A crash.

This is an interesting Trivial Tuesday indeed. This is the Wrath of God Trivia Tuesday Edition. Hey, it sounds cooler than 'Bible Trivia'. I wish you the best, and there is a helpful link here if you get stuck!

This is a tough edition too, so I am guessing that it will be a couple of days of fun while you are searching for the answers! Either that, or nobody will play ;) (Use the NIV)

**The links below do not really relate to the questions, they are simply funny or interesting images from The Brick Testament, a lego Bible with considerable amounts of risque content.**

1. Of the Gadite Army Commanders, the least was a match for _______, and the greatest for a _______.

2. How many pairs of foxes did Samson tie tail to tail?

3. Why would Mordecai be wary of the number 75?

4. Looking at the Bible what is interesting about the number 66?

5. How many books of the Bible have at least 13 chapters?

6. What are 10 animals referred to in the books of Habakkuk, and Zephaniah? (not including the names ‘wild beasts’, or ‘birds’)

7. How many times (outside of chapter 13) does the word ‘love’ appear in I Corinthians?

8. How many sequel books are there in the Bible?

9. What are 4 books of the Bible (2 OT, 2NT with one Gospel) whose total chapters add up to the number of chapters in Psalms?

10. Which book of the Bible doesn’t mention ‘God’ even one time?

Get your answers in soon! The scores should be updated tomorrow from last weeks answers!

So, how well do you think you know your body? For some of you I'm sure it's too well, but that aside let's see for sure!
This weeks questions have to do with your body. Good luck, and see how many you can get without help.

Here we go!

1. How many bones you got in yer skull?

2. Which part of the body is the ol' axilla?

3. Which has the most cervical vertebrae, a mouse, a man, or a giraffe?

4. How many teeth (for most people) do we have in our first set - our baby teeth?

5. What protein does our body have the most of? What' it's main purpose?

6. About how many fat cells are in the average adult body?

a) 40-50 billion
b) 60-70 billion
c) 125-150 billion
d) Over 1 trillion

7. How long on average do your taste buds last...assuming you stay away from that guy selling the unknown meat from the cart on the side of the road.

8. To have someone on your last nerve...how many miles of nerves would they have to had walked on? (How many miles of nerves do you have in your body?)

9. Ahem* What is your longest muscle? I mean, what is the longest muscle in the human body?

10. How many ribs did Adam have when he passed away? How many do you have?

Well, it's finally here, and it is still technicially Tuesday! Horray! As a bonus, the first 5 people to get their answers in will receive a bonus point added onto their score! Let's not waste any more time and just get to the questions! And for Pete's sake. If you need help, just Google it!!!

1. In the U.S.A. what inland state has the longest shoreline?


2. For what event did evangelist Billy Graham break his rule against watching TV on Sundays, in February 1964?

3. What name is shared by a citrus fruit, and the citizens of an African capital?

4. What are the two top-selling spices in the world (and possibly the universe...)?

5. Christmas can boast that it is the biggest candy-selling season of the year. What's second?

6. What is the most plentiful metal in the Earth's crust?

7. A baby kangaroo is called a joey. What are mom and dad called?

8. What nation has an AK-47 assult rifle on its flag?

9. What game features Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde?

10. The average shower takes 10.4 minutes. How many gallons of water does it use up? BONUS: What's the most popular water temperature?

1. What movie and its sequel both won academy awards for best picture?

The Godfather & The Godfather, Part II

2. In what percentage of his 200 film rolls did legend John Wayne's
character die?
A) Less than 5%
B) Between 6-10%
C) Between 10-30%
D) 40% or more

A. In only 8 roles did his character die.

3. What substance was used as fuel for the time traveling car in Back
To The Future Part II?

Garbage

4. What was Pluto's name when he made his debut in 1930 in a Mickey Mouse Film?

Rover, in the film Chain Gang. He had a small part as Minnie Mouse's dog.

5. What Hollywood star turned down the Jack Nicholson role in The
Witches of Eastwick, the Dustin Hoffman role in Rain Man, and the
title role in Batman? (According to my sources...)

Bill Murray

6. What was movie hero Indiana Jones first name?

Henry. That's it, just Henry.

7. What does actor Keanu Reeve's first name mean in Hawaiian?

"Cool breeze over the mountains"

8. What 1977 hit movie featured a frantic search for Devil's Tower,
Wyoming, America's first national monument?

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

9. What was the name of Luke Skywalkers home planet in the 1977 film Star Wars?

Tatooine

10. In the 1989 cult fairy tale The Princess Bride, for what did the
initials R.O.U.S. stand?

Rodents of Unusual Size

Good job to all who participated! I'm pretty stingy on the answers, but you all did really well. Bonus point to Marko for not using Google!

It's Trivial Tuesday, and the plan is to issue a number of questions each Tuesday and see who can get the most answers right throughout the week...think you can do it? Well sucka, these mothers can be tough!

To 'answer' email me at mikecthomas'at'gmail.com and put 'Answers for Trivia' so I can keep things straight. If you get an answer right, and you're the first to do so, you will get a point and the blog will post a little scoreboard with the leaders. Good luck, and here are this weeks questions...oh right, I forgot. Tell your friends about this. It will be fun to see who's brain works gooder.

1. What was the first Japanese car imported to the United States?

2. How did poker's Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights - get its name?

3. What was the Fonz's full name from the show 'Happy Days'?

4. In what city is the building whose exterior was used for Jerry's apartment building on the show Seinfeld?

5. What percentage of the average human brain is water?

6. How many toes does a rhinoceros have on each foot?

7. What silver hood ornament does Queen Elizabeth II have installed on any car she is travelling in?

8. Why did a Bible published in London in 1632 become known as the 'Wicked Bible'?

9. In the Bible, which of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse rides a red horse?

10. The rock group 'Electric Mayhem' made an appearance in what 1979 film?

Good luck folks! You have until midnight January 30th to get your answers in! Email them to mikecthomas'at'gmail.com.


ANSWERS:

Answers:

1. Datsun 1958. 83 sold in US that year.
2. Wild Bill Hickok had those cards when he was gunned down.
3. Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli
4. Los Angeles
5. 80%
6. Three toes in one hoof
7. Queenie likes a sculpture of St.George slaying a dragon. (according
to my sources)
8. "not" was missing from the 7th commandment. Look it up. Oooo! Naughty!
9. War
10. The Muppet Movie