I’m rereading one of my favorite fantasy book series of all time, “The Wheel of Time” by Robert Jordan (with a late assist from Brandon Sanderson.) I’m into Book 4, “The Shadow Rising,” and I forgot, despite having read it multiple times, just how epic this world is. We’re covering thousands of years of magic, history, […]
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You know what rules? Star Wars. You know what sucks? Geography. So to balance it, this quiz is about both. It’s a trivia metaphor for the balance between the Dark Side and the Light! In honor of Star Wars Day, May the Fourth Be With You as you answer questions about the planets in the
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The great COVID-19 lockdown of 2020 had most of us stocked up on groceries because we couldn’t go out to restaurants. But all was not lost: Most of those places still offered pick-up, drive-thru and delivery options. So, we’ve spent some time recently perusing the signature menu items from some major restaurants. We’ll give you
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This morning I was listening to an episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Triviality, and their swing round was movie before-and-afters. Think “Boogie Nights in Rodanthe.” So obviously, I’ve been able to think of nothing else today but movie title mashups. They just keep coming to me! So hat tip to Mike Casey, their
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It’s a zillion degrees where I live. I guess it’s time to bust out that “Mystery, Alaska” DVD for the 100th viewing. It’s also time for a sports nicknames trivia quiz! Identify the professional athlete from the common nickname associated with him. Sports nicknames: The Big Unit The Mailman Honey Badger Big Papi The Flying
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Tom Hanks has starred in a surprising number of movies where his character’s name is in the title: “Forrest Gump,” “Sully,” “Larry Crowne,” “Joe Versus the Volcano,” Charlie Wilson’s War,” “Turner & Hooch,” “Captain Phillips.” I know this because I’m hard at work on my latest book, “I Want You to Quiz Me as Hard
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Brad Pitt won a SAG award on Sunday, and he’s basically a lock to win Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars. YAY! He should have won for “Moneyball.” I love Brad Pitt, and I think it’s totally fitting that he’s about to win his first acting statue for a supporting role in “Once Upon a
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’Tis the season for Christmas movies, and I’m not talking about the romantic schlock Hallmark and Lifetime are putting out. I mean “Die Hard.” Yes, “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie. Don’t @ me. It starts at a Christmas party, John McClane writes “ho ho ho” on a dead guy’s sweater, he uses holiday wrapping
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All Hallow’s Eve is upon us, and my costume is all ready. (It’s Dustin from “Stranger Things.”) Also ready is a trivia quiz on my Top 10 Halloween movie list. Some are scary, but for the most part, horror doesn’t do it for me. Terrified isn’t an emotion I actively seek out. But if a
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The Emmys went down on Sunday, and “Game of Thrones” won best drama for perhaps its weakest season, which is a bummer. But also “Fleabag” and “Chernobyl” and “Barry” and “John Oliver”! That’s just a list of stuff that make my Top 10 TV shows list from the past year. All that’s missing is “Schitt’s
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