Tag: Trivia

Friday Review: Drink Like A Geek: Cocktails, Brews, and Spirts for the Nerd in All of Us by Jeff Cioletti

~ M.A. Kropp

My rating: 3 of 5 starsThis book is a nice little book full of tidbits and trivia on many geeky favorite TV shows, comics, and movies. Along with each section, there are one or a few cocktails matched to them. For instance, the James Bond section has a corrected Bond martini, the Star Trek section … Continue reading Friday Review: Drink Like A Geek: Cocktails, Brews, and Spirts for the Nerd in All of Us by Jeff Cioletti

Wednesday Wanderings: Film and TV Facts, Buffy’s Influence, Yoga for Back Pain, and Modern Fairy Tales

~ M.A. Kropp

A few interesting tidbits from film and TV: Film and TV Facts And you thought Buffy was just a cult TV show: Buffy's Influences on Modern Culture Yoga is great for flexibility and strength, it can also help with chronic back pain. These poses can help relieve some of that pain (and a few of … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Film and TV Facts, Buffy’s Influence, Yoga for Back Pain, and Modern Fairy Tales

Wednesday Wanderings: Fun Facts, Life In One Cubic Foot, Bear-Sized Alien Life, and Baby Goat Cuteness

~ M.A. Kropp

Let's start this week with some fun facts. Keep them around for your next trivia game: Fun Facts Photographer David Liittschwager has been taking a box, one cubic foot in size, to various locations around the world and photographing the life found in that space. Now, he's helping students, from fifth grade to college age, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Fun Facts, Life In One Cubic Foot, Bear-Sized Alien Life, and Baby Goat Cuteness

Thursday Travels: Fly Geyser, Tech Comments Annotated, Ten Science Questions Answered, and Random Facts

~ M.A. Kropp

I didn't get this posted yesterday for Wednesday Wanderings. It was a day of being behind my personal schedule, because of Life. Spent the morning out getting stuff that needed to be done taken care of, and the afternoon trying to catch up. So, we will make it Thursday Travels through the internets today, okay? … Continue reading Thursday Travels: Fly Geyser, Tech Comments Annotated, Ten Science Questions Answered, and Random Facts

Wednesday Wanderings: Snow!, US States Trivia, Futuristic Piano, and Foxes

~ M.A. Kropp

In case you missed it, we got a little bit of snow this week. Our yard measures about two feet. Here are some pictures from up here in NH of Snowmageddopocalypzilla: Blizzard Pictures One weird fact about every state in the Union. Some are, well, interesting: State Trivia Pianist Gergely Boganyi and a team of … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Snow!, US States Trivia, Futuristic Piano, and Foxes

Wednesday Wanderings: Super Bowl Trivia, Winter Wonderlands, Ice Sculpture, and Frosty Flowers

~ M.A. Kropp

Since the Super Bowl is nearly upon us, let's see how well you do on this Super Bowl trivia game. (For the record, I stunk!): Super Bowl Trivia It seems winter is truly here. Let's give the old man his due and look at some of the top winter wonderlands around the world: Winter Wonderlands … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Super Bowl Trivia, Winter Wonderlands, Ice Sculpture, and Frosty Flowers

Wednesday Wanderings: Playmobil Paintings, 25 Cool Roads, 15 Science Facts, and Green Bay Packers Facts

~ M.A. Kropp

These are kind of cute. Classic paintings with all the people replaced by Playmobil toys: Playmobil Paintings These 25 roads are amazing, and in many cases, beautiful. Some have been included in photo lists before, but still worth seeing again. I have to admit, there are some I would not want to be a passenger … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Playmobil Paintings, 25 Cool Roads, 15 Science Facts, and Green Bay Packers Facts

Wednesday Wanderings: Camping Tips, Snails are Pretty, and Boston Trivia

~ M.A. Kropp

I don't know that I would call all of these camping tips genius, but some are pretty clever. And still don't make me want to go camping 🙂 : http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/camping-hacks-that-are-borderline-genius Snails. Beautiful snails. Yes, snails. Look at these photos. See if you don't agree: http://www.lifebuzz.com/snails/#!EKPsd There are annoying ads that pop up during this slide … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Camping Tips, Snails are Pretty, and Boston Trivia

Wednesday Wanderings: Hubble Images, Olympic Trivia, Star Wars Characters in High School, and Scifi/Fantasy Headgear

~ M.A. Kropp

A gallery of images from the Hubble space telescope. Some really gorgeous stuff here: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/ Since we are in the midst of the Winter Olympics, here is some Olympic trivia: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771580.html This week's bit of silliness is one artist's idea of what some of the Star Wars characters would have looked like if they were … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Hubble Images, Olympic Trivia, Star Wars Characters in High School, and Scifi/Fantasy Headgear