I'm moving again

I decided to move my blog -- AGAIN!

I you have this page bookmarked, then go to www.thetriviafactory.com/jimsblog, and bookmark it again. Or you can always just type in www.jimdriscoll.net.

There are a bunch of reasons I'm changing. For the past six months I've been using Blogger, a free service from Google. I always knew it would be sort of temporary and I find that it is pretty limiting. I also discovered a great new theme called "Imprezz," designed by Gopal Raju from ProductiveDreams, that will give my new blog a great look. This one will still be around if you want to see something from the past, in the meantime, I'll see you at my new place!

Invisible Movie Hint

This week's Invisible Movie is a 1996 comedy. It is a remake of a 1963 film starring the legendary comedian who is sometimes referred to as the "King of Comedy." Incidentally, the legend who played the lead in the original, was also a producer of the '96 remake.

Simply identify the movie and turn it in with your first answer at Trivia for five bonus points.

Great Openings Music Trivia Podcast 045

This episode of my podcast features the songs and clues from our live Music and Entertainment Trivia shows over Memorial Day weekend. Can you identify the song and the artist after hearing only the opening notes? And as always I pass along some trivia about each of our featured classics; nuggets of information about how they came to be written or recorded, about the artist or something unusual that you’re sure to find interesting.

To hear it, use the player in the column to the right (Click on the PLAY arrow)

or download it here:
Download to Windows Media Player, I-Pod or favorite music player

Here are the Shownotes and Answers

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No Memorial Day Trivia at Wings & Things

I've got the night off!

Wings & Things in Fayetteville is closed for the Memorial Day holiday, so we won't be doing trivia there this week. We'll be back next Monday night to resume our regular schedule.

See everyone next week!

Invisible Movie Hint

This week's invisible movie was a 1994 drama/horror which starred a cast that included Cruise, Pitt, Banderas, and Dunst. It's based on a 1976 novel by Howard Allen O'Brien, which is the unusual birth name of an author whose pen name is much more well known.

As a bit of trivia about this movie, despite its success, Johnny Depp, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jeremy Irons, Val Kilmer and John Travolta all turned down the opportunity to play a role in the film.

Simply identify the movie and turn it in with your first answer at Trivia for five bonus points.

Friday Fun Site: I Love Traffic

If you're like me, you've often found yourself yelling at traffic engineers and wondering what they were thinking when they configured traffic lights. It seems like they purposely time the lights to be as inconvenient as possible.

Well here's your chance to try your hand. In this game the object is to change the traffic lights at the right time to avoid accidents. I failed miserably.

Here's the link

Monday Night Trivia at Wings & Things

Monday Night I'll be hosting trivia, as usual at Wings & Things in Fayetteville. If you can be there to play, join us by way of our live webcast starting at 7:00. See it here, or go to my live page and chat.

Find Five Things That Are Different #02

I got some great feedback from my first "Find Five" puzzle. So here's a new one.

Our trivia boss Mike took this week's photo this morning while photographing a fire at the Butler St. YMCA in downtown Atlanta. The photos are identical except for five different things. Can you find them?

Click here to see a bigger version and a link to the answers.

Friday Fun Site:Aerial Virtual Tour of New York

I've seen some tremendous 3-D panoramic photography on the web, but this is really special. It's a series of high quality aerial views of New York City. The controls allow you to pan, zoom and explore. Pretty impressive, especially on a big computer monitor.

Here's the link

Invisible Movie Hint

This week's invisible movie is an old one. It's a 1960 classic western that was based on an earlier Japanese film titled the Seven Samurai. The film features legendary actors like Wallich, McQueen and Bronson. It starred the actor in the screenshot who also once played the King of Siam.

As a bit of trivia, the famous theme from this movies was used in commercials for Marlboro cigarettes. It was included in the James Bond film Moonraker, on an album by the rock group Yes, and in The Simpsons in the episode titled "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"

Simply identify the movie and turn it in with your first answer at Trivia for five bonus points.

Did Someone Say 'Cheese?'

I found this new blog today and it's sure to bring a big smile to your face. It's a collection of some of the most unhappy looking people who have ever posed for a camera.

Here's the link

Monday Night Trivia at Wings & Things

We'll be doing trivia tonight at Wing's and Things in Fayetteville. If you can't be there, we'll do our live video webcast starting around 7 pm. Tune in here or go to my "live webcast page" and chat.

Great Openings Music Trivia Podcast #044

This is one of the most unusual line-up of featured songs ever on the show. All five of our songs have the exact same name. Can you identify the song and the artist after hearing only the opening notes? And as always I pass along some trivia about each of our featured classics; nuggets of information about how they came to be written or recorded, about the artist or something unusual that you’re sure to find interesting. The clues are from the bonus from our Saturday Music and Entertainment trivia shows.

To hear it, use the player in the column to the right (Click on the PLAY arrow)

or download it here:
Download to Windows Media Player, I-Pod or favorite music player

Here are the Shownotes and Answers

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Find Five Things That Are Different

I've always enjoyed these puzzles where you try to find the subtle differences in two photos. So I thought I'd created some of my own.

I took this week's photo when I was in San Francisco. It's the carousel at the end of Pier 39 near Fisherman's Wharf. The photos are identical except for five different things. Can you find them?

Click here to see a bigger version and a link to the answers.

Invisible Movie Hint

This week's Invisible Movie is a 1990 Christmas film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film centered on the home of Peter and Kate'McCallister and their family, who lived in Chicago.

As a bit of trivia, the young star of this movie, who was eight at the time, is ranked at number-two in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars." (That's not him in the screenshot)

Simply identify the movie and turn it in with your first answer at Trivia for five bonus points.

Friday Fun Site: Native Names

National Geographic has a unique interactive map that show what modern-day cities, states and geographic features mean in their Native American words.

"Native American words echo in the names of lakes, rivers, mountains, states, cities, and small towns across the United States. Most of these translations reflect the best scholarly opinion on the meaning of the Indian terms."

A couple of local examples:
- Kennesaw (Georgia) is Native American for "Grass"
- Chattahoochee River is translated as "Marked Rock River"

Unfortunartely, they are not nearly as colorful as some of these:
- Malibu, CA: It makes a loud noise all the time over there
- Topeka, KS: Good place to dig potatoes
- Chicago, IL: At the skunk place
- Yosemite, CA: They are killers

Here's the link

I'm back at Wings & Things this week!

I'm back in town and will be back at Monday Night Trivia at Wings & Things this week.

If you can't be there, we'll do our live video webcast. Join us right here from 7-9 pm, or go to my "live webcast page" and chat.

Friday Fun Site: Pick the Perp

I admit. This is one of the strangest Friday Fun Sites that I've ever featured. It's called "Pick the Perp." The idea is to look at five mugshots and a description of the crime. Then guess which person was charged with the crime.


I got 10 our of 30 correct, which I think is pretty remarkable since none of these folks look like upstanding citizens.

Here's the link.

My Tourist Pictures

I'm back from a couple of weeks of heavy traveling to Florida and California. I did have one afternoon to play tourist around the San Fransisco Bay area and uploaded just few of the pictures I took. You can find them on my tumbelog at jimstumblelog.tumblr.com

Invisible Movie Hint

This week's invisible movie is a comedy classic from 1981. It features an SNL alum, along with an (at the time) unknown actor who had co-written movies like National Lampoon's Animal House and Meatballs.

One of the movie's most memorable quotes is also one of my favorites: "The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you."

Simply identify the movie and turn it in with your first answer at Trivia for five bonus points.