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I'm Boo, you may also know me as Easy E or just Eric, but here's the trivia question of the week... if you think you know the answer, fill out the form on the weekly specials homepage. (And don't forget to make your guess on the quote of the week) Whoever gets it first will be rewarded in some way. But don't send me a wrong answer, unless you'd like to meet the wall of shame...

01-09-06

Congrats again to Nathan Lemoine for once again answering first. The answer is June 1, 1874, in New Orleans, before merging with LSU in 1877.

In other news, I'm going to have to retire the Trivia from the weekly specials. I'm getting fewer and fewer answers each week and it's always the same few people, so I hope you've enjoyed them over the last almost two years, and look for a new weekly special from me at some point in the future!

12-20-05

Congrats to Nathan Lemoine for getting that last one right. All I did was touch that damn window and it exploded. One of the weirdest things I've ever seen.

Moving on... so... Louisiana State University officially opened on January 2, 1860, but when did the Louisiana State Agricultural and Mechanical College officially open?

12-14-05

Again, Brooke Cormier was closest, so she's getting the award for the second straight week and third straight time! The actual word was QONE, Brooke submitted QUONE, and since no one was right, I'll allow it!

Next trivia question... and I'm going to make it multiple choice for you... why/how exactly did I break the window on our passenger van the day of the gala?
A) Paul made fun of me and I smashed it in a fit of rage
B) I touched it, that's all... it just shattered, I swear!!
C) A golf ball smashed it at the exact second that I touched it... freaky!!
D) I saw my reflection and tried to pull a Snow White on it... it dissapproved.
E) Because FUCK IT, we've got the damage waiver right?!

11-28-05

Okay, no one got that last one exactly right... so I'll give it to Brooke Cormier, who was closest. She answered 36, which is the size of the panel for a civil trial. For a criminal trial, it's 48. So, close enough for me this week! Congrats Brooke!

Ok... Seinfeld trivia... Jerry plays scrabble with his mom one episode and Kramer comes in the help. He puts a word on the scrabble board that isn't a real word. What did he put on the board?

11-14-05

Well, the only answer I received from someone who wasn't anonymously answering correctly (James or Travis) was from Scott Hammatt. And even though he was wrong, I'd like to share his response with you all:

"Their quote answer is: I'm imagining it's some irish drinking song, because that's what i'd play. As far as originally back in the days the first song that was always played was Dr. Dre's Chronic D...starting
with the first song "this is for all da niggas that's been down since day one....welcome to death row". I could probably write out the entire song i've heard it so many times, but that is what it was originally
played at the beginning of 3rd Row tailgating sessions until at least the 2001 season... The Chronic was a great song and should make a repeat debut...even though I do think an Irish Drinking song is always a good way to kick off a party even though they don't play American Football in Ireland... they drink like American Tailgating nighly."

The correct answer is 'Limbo' by Boom Boom Satellites, which was preceded by Push Eject, off the same album, although maybe back in the day when the sound system ran off of someone's car battery we played Dr. Dre. I dunno, I wasn't tailgating much back in the B.B. (Before Bench) years.

Now for some more trivia... which I'll ask because I'm stuck at jury duty right now... how many people make up the panel out of which 12 jurors are selected for a CRIMINAL trial in the 19th Judicial District of Louisiana? (The one Baton Rouge is in, duh.)

11-07-05

Congrats to a new winner this week, one Brooke Cormier! She was the first person to identify "queueing" as the only official English word with 5 consecutive vowels.

More trivia time, and I'm gonna see who can figure this tough one out... what's the name and artist of the song that starts off every Third Row tailgate party? (I'd ask for the album and country of origin, etc... but if you get one you can just look up the rest...)

10-24-05

Congrats to a first time winner this week, one Joshua Vallelunga, who correctly answered Hong Kong as the city with the most Rolls Royces per capita!

For some new trivia... what is the only English word with 5 consecutive vowels?

10-17-05

Well... Paul offered this answer:

"I have two answers for this question:

The most dense matter known to man is dark matter. This is found at
the center of mega-black holes. The center of a black hole can have the
mass billions times the weight of our sun and can be the size of a
walnut.

However, the most dense material ever to be recorded on earth was the
result of an experiment conducted in 2000 at the University of Columbia.
Hold onto your hats kiddies... The matter is created using a super
collider (similar to the one in Houston). Essentially, you create this
matter by speeding up two nuclei of gold and forcing them to collide with
one another at speeds unimaginably fast. The result of two gold nuclei
is unique when compared to the collision between any other two
subatomic particles. A collision between two random nuclei, which reaches
temperatures of more than a trillion degrees, would typically has two
back-to-back jets signatures resulting from a pair of quarks being knocked
out of a proton or neutron. In this particular collision, however, only
one jet was visible. What is this "jet" you might ask? The only way
to easily describe it is... it is similiar to ectoplasm (the stuff the
ghostbusters used). Seriously, it is called quark-gluon plasma.
Specifically, super-heated quark-gluon plasma is the densest matter to be
recorded on earth. For more information look up The PHENIX Project."

However, the answer I was going for is Hydrogen in a frozen solid state, which is theroretically the most dense element possible. So, I guess I'll give it to Paul and to Rob who was the first to answer frozen Hydrogen.

Which city has the most Rolls-Royces per capita?

10-10-05

After a full four-month long absence on the leaderboard, Paul Holbrook makes a triumphant return by correctly answering New Hampshire as the state who makes its prisoners print "Live Free Or Die" license plates. Now that's ironic.

What is considered to be the most dense substance in the world? (looking for a specific element in a specific state.) (No, Scott, it's not fire in California.)

09-28-05

And Dustin Davis has made a triumphant return to the wall of fame, correctly answering LSU, who defeated the University of Havana in the Bacardi Bowl back in 1907, a game played, obviously, in Cuba. Well done Dustin!

What State's license plate slogan, which are ironically manufactured by prisoners, reads "Live Free Or Die"?

09-19-05

Well... I hate to admit that I was fooled at my own question, but Brent Broussard pulled one over on me... turns out I forgot to specify which sport, so as far as I know, Adolph Rupp's first SEC Basketball Championship was the first SEC Title for the University of Kentucky. Well done Brent!

Who played the first ever American Football game outside of U.S. soil?
(hint: 1907) (This is fairly unconfirmed... so feel free to prove me wrong...)

09-12-05

Okay, so no one guessed Outrigger Canoeing as the State Sport of Hawai'i. Hmmmm, I guess I stumped everyone again... or maybe I haven't updated in so long that no one cares. I'll hope it's the former.

More trivia, and now that the season might actually be getting underway, count on regular updates!

Who coached the University of Kentucky to their first SEC title?
(Yep, they've actually won one!)

08-22-05

I don't remember anyone answering that correctly... but it's been a while, so who knows... answer this week's question and last week's question and I'll give credit for both if they're right.

What's the State Sport of Hawai'i?

07-25-05

Speaking of Rob, he is this week's trivia winner. George Lazenby was that schmuck that only did one James Bond movie. Well done Captain 80%!

New trivia... closest answer wins... how long did it take to build the Great Wall of China? (Hint: It's a multiple of 25...)

07-18-05

First off... Rob sent me this link: Click Here proving that Miles, Montana was indeed 'bombed' during WWII. But so was Brookings, Oregon, so Collin still gets the win for 6-20-05.

Now, no one answered at all for this last question, and it wasn't hard. It turns out that The Allman Brothers Band's first album was titled 'The Allman Brothers Band'. I guess I get to award it to myself for real this time for stumping everyone.

New trivia: referring to Travis's poll... who is that guy that only played James Bond in one movie?

07-11-05

Paul Holbrook wins again, Spyro Gyra was the band that released Incognito in 1982. Well done Paul.

More trivia for ya... what was the title of The Allman Brothers' first album?

06-27-05

Yeah, much apologies to Ashley Bordelon. Apparently I missed her e-mail when she correctly answered Kid Rock for last week's question. Congratulations and welcome back to the board!

What band released the album 'Incognito' in 1982?

06-20-05

So the guy who sent in that question via Rob claimed that Miles, Montana was the answer, but I couldn't find any record of any bombings happenning in Miles, Montana. There is record of the Japanese dropping a bomb near the city of Brookings, Oregon, as Collin Ford noted. So I'm gonna give it to him this week, Chad, feel free to prove that Miles would also be correct.

Who is Bob Ritchie better known as? (Yes, it's a fairly common name, but it's the real name of a fairly famous person.)

06-13-05

Congrats to Paul Holbrook for wining last week... yes, Jim Thome is the all-time interleague home run winner.

This week's question is submitted by Chad “altitude” Nickle, who's currently in med school with Rob down in Caymans... thanks!

What is the only CONTENTIAL U.S. city in the 48 states to be bombed in WWII?

06-06-05

Sorry for the long absence, but it's trivia time again. First things first, Dustin Davis won again with the last question, Brian was a car window-washer before Peter took him in. Well done Dustin, back-to-back for you!

New question, finally... who leads Major League Baseball in all-time interleague home-runs?

05-09-05

I'll admit it, it was a pretty lame question... but Dustin Davis was correct, 2.12 pints is equal to 1 liter. Well done DD, and welcome back to the leaderboard.

TV Trivia... on the show Family Guy, what did Brian do for a 'living' before he was adopted by the Griffin family?

05-02-05

Well... Paul Holbrook was the first person to correctly identify Brent Broussard as the 20,000th visitor to www.thirdrow.org. Way to go Paul, welcome back on the leaderboard you bastard!

New trivia to help you brush up on your metrics: how many liters are in 2.12 pints?

04-25-05

Finally, a somewhat new winner! Congrats to Travis for breaking Paul Holbrook's streak. The number of hands we saw better than a full houes was 0, nada, not a one, kinda surprising really considering the amount of poker that was played.

Now for some somewhat obscure trivia that can be discovered if you look in the right place...
Who was the 20,000th visitor to the current incarnation of www.thirdrow.org?

04-18-05

Someone break up the dynasty, Paul Holbrook won again... that bastard! Yes, the winning hole cards last year were a 7 of diamonds and a 4 of spades. You just needed to browse the Poker Tourney pictures to find that out.

2005 Poker Tourney trivia time... last year featured at least 3 '4 of a kinds' and 1 'royal flush'. How many 4 of a kinds, straight flushes, and royal flushes did we see this year?

04-11-05

Well Paul Holbrook has won again... it's actually an American flag flying over the parliament building on Canadian bills. (It's on more than just the $2...) Why that is the case, I don't know... but if you look at it closely, there ya go.

What were the winning hole cards (for all the $$$) at last year's Third Row Poker Tournament?

04-03-05

Congrats to Paul Holbrook who won a closely disputed trivia question last week. Although Dustin gave the best appoximate answer of 700 pounds, Paul answered 30 seconds later with the most accurate answer, which is 702 pounds. (We were charged for 702 pounds) So congrats to Paul, well done, and best of luck to everyone this week!

On a Canadian $2 bill, what flag can be seen flying over the parliament building?

03-21-05

Congrats to Mr. Dustin Davis for not only ansering correctly twice in a row, but also being the second person ever to achieve the 'Member of the Week' and 'Trivia Winner' thirdrow.org double-whammy. Yes, the correct answer is Ohio.

Now for a trivia question that can't be 'googled'. How many pounds of crawfish did we boil up for the 4th Anual Third Row Crawfish Boil?

03-14-05

Double D, Dustin Davis is back on top, yes, the answer was King George VI. Well done.

Which State achieved 'Statehood' on March 01, 1803?

03-07-05

King Travisius is back on the leaderboard for the first time in 2005. He correctly identified that foreign object as a Ice Scraper / Broom. Apparently it's useful in places where it snows... like Maine. Thanks to Rob for sending me the picture!

Crown Royal Canadian Whisky was conceived to celebrate which British King's visit to Canadia? (more proof that Canadia doesn't have the balls to be it's own country...)

02-28-05

Dustin Davis is our repeat champion, for correctly identifying that the quote is from the movie 'Fight Club'. Rob gets bonus points for naming the book instead of the movie, but unfortunately the quote is only in the screenplay, not the actual book. Your bad.

Now for some more trivia... what is this object?

02-21-05

Dustin Davis is back on the leaderboard, correctly answering Sweden as the largest importer of American crawfish.

Now for some fun movie quote trivia... name the movie:

"We're the middle children of history.... no purpose or place. We have no Great War, no Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives."

02-14-05

Congrats to a trivia newcomer this week, Ms. Meghan O'Hara! She correctly names 'The Good Ship Lolli-pop' as the answer to last week's question.

Now for some mmmm,mmm crawfish trivia: What country is the largest importer of American crawfish? (hint for you: the answer can be found somewhere in this site...)

02-07-05

Congrats to Dustin Davis for correctly answering last week's trivia question! The correct answer is: Sal Nicolo and Jesse Fatheree with 94 yard TD runs... Nicolo's against Rice on 10/4/1952 and Fatheree against Georgia 11/16/1935.

Now for some Slidell Boat Parade trivia... for those who made the trip... what was the theme of the winning boat? (hint: it was Mark and Maxine Lawson's float... we stayed at their place)

01-31-05

Uh oh... Paul Holbrook is at it again... someone needs to stop him before he runs off another 8 or 9 consecutive wins. Yes, the answer is "Miracle Hand Repair Cream". A wonderful product, just don't ask Rob about it...

Nest question please: Who holds the LSU record for longest rushing touchdown?

01-24-05

As Paul Holbrook said: "Since rebounds became a stat there have been 4 quad-double games in history. Of which, 3 have included stats of 10+ blocks... I assume since you are a Houston boy, you are probably looking for Hakeem as the correct answer however...
Nate Thurmond, Chicago v. Atlanta 10/18/74 22 pts, 14 reb, 13 ass, 12 bks.

Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston v. Milwaukee 3/29/90 18 pts, 16 reb, 10 ass, 11 bks.

David Robinson, San Antonio v. Detroit 2/17/94 34 pts, 10 reb, 10 ass, 10 bks.

Back on the wall Bitches!!!! Bounce!!!"

Which means that during all those years of watching Rockets games while growing up the announcers lied to me! Anyways, congrats to Paul, well done sir, welcome back to the wall.

New Trivia time: Which readily available product claims to "Instantly Relieves Dry, Cracked, Flaking Hands", but makes no claims regarding missing fingers?

01-17-05

Daniel "Nunee" Nunes has accomplished a quite a thirdrow.org feat this week. Not only is he the reigning 'Member of the Week', but he was also the first person to correctly answer last week's trivia question. Jason Wesley is indeed the correct answer, congrats Nunee!

More trivia for you: Who is the only NBA player to record a quadruple double that includes blocked shots?

01-10-05

Well, despite getting robbed by Iowa, the Big Ten is still LSU's bitch, as Jay Ducote correctly guessed. Well done, too bad the Tigers couldn't pull through.

Now for some Capital One Bowl trivia... which Third Row member became one of the 'Four Horsemen' while tailgating for the bowl game?

12-27-04

Well done again King Travisius, for being the first to answer Bob Pettit as the first NBA to score 20,000 points in his career. Honorable mention again goes to Scott Hammatt, who said:

"Well, i was going to guess Pete Maravich, but then realized that he didn't live long enough to hit that plateau, but i then realized i didn't know any other cool LSU old basketball players...i then was forced to google and found out that Bob Pettit was the first, which is pretty cool, I also remembered seeing his name up on one of the banners at the PMAC, but i also realized that I used to look at the banners all the time, except now I don't because I have Tiger Girls to watch and oogle over...then life was good again as i thought about dancing girls...yes, that's it...............ok, i'm spent! I also suppose i'd pull myself out the running for this trivia due to my being force to google due to the hotness of the girls at the basketball games..........did I mention that i'm going to Orlando in January for the Cheerleading and Dance squads National competition...that's right, 5000 girls that are all whorey and wanting Scott at Disney World, it's going to be beautiful, there has always been short people at disney world (aka kids), but now all the short people are just the right height and willingness levels.........AND THEY'RE LEGAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God bless the USA"

Time for some Citrus Bowl-related trivia...

Which BCS Conference is LSU's bitch in the bowl games?

12-20-04

Hats off to The King for guessing Cranberry Juice and Tequila as the main ingredients of the 'Crantiki'. And before Rob bitches me out, he was the only one who got it right, so congrats Trav, you're on the wall of fame.

Now for some basketball trivia... and try to guess on this one, not just 'Google' it. Which former LSU great was the first NBA player to score 20,000 points in a career?

12-13-04

Dustin Davis was the first one to nail that last one. The answer was of course 'Weapons of Mass Destruction'. Now for a trivia question you can't google (I hope...)

Towards the end of the Third Row Gala we were running low on many types of liquor. Therefore, unbeknownst to most of the guests, Phil began serving his own creation no matter what the request was.

He calls it a Crantiki... what are the two main ingredients?

12-06-04

Robert 'Dr. P.' Postlewait was the first to give me the correct answer that I was looking for, which was that on that date the Viet Cong launched the Tet Offensive, which proved to be a turning point in the Vietnam War. However, since Dr. P. is a fellow Weekly Special columnist, his is declared inelligible and will only be awarded as a co-winner. Besides, Scott Hammatt came through with this glorious answer:

"Their quote answer is: Well January 31, 1968 had many significant events including:
1.January 31, 1968: Vietnamese communists capture Hue
2.Apparently Thomas Harold Staples died...whoever that is
3.Patrick Stevens was actually born on this day
4.The Republic of Nauru became independent!
5.Executive Order No. 11395, providing for administration of the Ryukyu Islands was issued
6.the TET Offensive was began and proved to be a political and a psychological victory for the Vietnamese communists
7.the NVA and VC attacked the US Embassy in Saigon
8.The case of Julia San Buenaventura Vs. Court of Appeals occured
9.Chagnon recorded that he arrived at Mavaca and the missionary, Danny Shaylor, was absent 10.That night a strange ball of light again was seen in the vicinity of Canyon Creek. It was observed by two separate witnesses on the highway, so it must have been a UFO. And, that is just an example of SOME of the things that happened on that fabulous day in history!!!"

So... well done Scott, I hope you enjoyed the Googling. Time for some more trivia!

This rather hilarious webpage: http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ is the #1 result if you 'yahoo' (but not google) what phrase?

11-29-04

Paul Coussan has made it back to back this week by being the first to answer 1870 as the year LSU officially became LSU. Well done Paul, between you and Mr. Holbrook the Pauls have had the run of this place.

Time for some more trivia! What is the significance of January 31, 1968?

11-22-04

Apparently that last one was certifiably easy to find on google. Not only did many people get it right, but they all had the EXACT same answer: 'the intense fear of having to cook.' Paul Coussan was the first to give me the right answer, so he gets his name over on the right side of the page in bold purple font... congrat Paul!

New trivia for you: In what year did LSU officially adopt the name "Louisiana State University"? (It was previously Louisiana State School)

11-15-04

We have two winners this week... it turns out that when the NBA was formed the Philadelphia Warriors won the first championship in 1947, as Collin Ford correctly answered. However, they didn't officially change their name to the NBA until three seasons later, 1949-50, when the Minneapolis Lakers won the championship as Dustin Davis pointed out. So I'm giving them both a win this week. Well done guys.

Random trivia question time... Mageiricophobia is the fear of what?

11-08-04

And Paul Holbrook's winning streak is stopped at 3, that's his second 3-correct winning streak since the trivia began. And who dethroned the mighty Paul, knowing that Miami Vice was indeed set in Miami... the one and only King Travisius. Long live the King! (Paul was a fairly close second...)

OK... time for some NBA trivia since basketball season is upon us.
Which team won the first NBA Championship?

11-01-04

Hey, guess what? That's right, Paul Holbrook won again. The correct answer to the previous question was 'It Happenned One Night' in 1934. It won all the big awards, including a best actor award fro Clark Gable. No, I haven't seen it either.

Easiest question ever: What city provided the setting for the hit TV show 'Miami Vice'?

10-25-04

Hey folks, guess who won! Seriously, take a guess... that's right, Paul Holbrook again, with the correct answer, the Miami Dolphins have made the most MNF appearances. Congrats again.

Now for some random movie trivia... What was the first movie to 'sweep' the Academy Awards by winning Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Picture?

10-18-04

Well Paul Holbrook is back on the leaderboard with another first-place correct answer. The correct answer at the time of the question, and at the time of Paul's answer, was Barry Bonds, with 8 home-runs in one post-season. Of course, sicne then Beltran has hit two more and is now tied. Go Astros!!

Football trivia time! Which team has made the most appearances on 'Monday Night Football', and also has the most wins?

10-11-04

Jay D Ducote wins for the week, with Paul 'the Couss' Coussan coming in a close second. The highest grossing animated film of all time is indeed 'Shrek 2'. (in fact, it's #3 overall!) I must say that for the first time in a while I actually received some incorrect answers. So props to those of you that actually guessed instead of just looking up all the answers on Google.

OK, time for some baseball trivia! Carlos Beltran is going nuts hitting home-runs this post-season! Who holds the record for most home-runs in a single post-season?

10-04-04

Well, Scott Hammatt won this time around, beating out Paul Holbrook by a slim margin of around 50 minutes according to my e-mail... here was Scott's correct answer:

"I believe that that would be the Island of Manhattan, but it wasn't exactly $24 it was more like $24 worth of worthless beads and other such useless trinkets that serve no purpose except to girls...so they must of bought the island from girls, they're the only ones that like those sparkly things...oh wait, I guess it could have been a black guy because they like to bling bling too, but wait they weren't here yet...so yes, they bought Manhatten island from a girl for $24 worth of crap."

So on to some more trivia...

What is the highest grossing animated film of all time? (in the US and Canada)

09-20-04

Paul Holbrook, come on down. The correct answer is that the genie bottle in 'I Dream of Jeanie' was just a painted Jim Beam decanter. Well done, now someone else needs to step up, that's 2 and half straight weeks for Paul!

Time for some more trivia...

What US Island was originally purchased from the Indians for about $24?

09-12-04

Congrats to Collin Ford and Paul Holbrook. Collin actually gave the answer I was looking for, which was that Colt 45 was named '45' because it came in 45 ounce bottles instead of 40. Paul actually found a different answer online, something about the creator paying homage to the Colt '45 handgun, so the true answer to this one is still up to debate. '

For some more trivia... how about a mix of classic TV and liquor, can't go wrong there..

In the show 'I Dream of Jeanie' the genie bottle was actually just a painted decanter of what liquor?

08-29-04

Congrats go to Paul Holbrook who knew that September 16th is the official Independence Day of Mexico. It took place in 1810 and was led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. Check it out online if you're interested.

Now on to more trivia... sorry about missing a week, but things have been busy. So it goes.

Why is the number "45" used for the malt liquor 'Colt 45'? (No, it's not based on the handgun.)

08-15-04

Congrats to Ashley Bordelon for correctly answering Tony Hawk as the answer to last week's trivia. It wasn't a hard question, but a win is a win.

Now for some more trivia...

What country celebrates its Independence Day on September 16th?

08-08-04

Alright, we have new winner of sorts to the board, as Kelli Cook won this week with the only correct submission. I'm quite dissapointed as we didn't get any more guesses, especially because the answer was former LSU great Billy Cannon! For more on Kelli, she's actually an old high school friend who checks to see what Third Row is up to on occasion. You might remember her from the first week's correct answer, but she was going by Kelli Ruther back then, so congrats twice, once for getting the trivia right on, and once for getting hitched!

On to some more trivia, sorry it's a day late by the way... my bad, but I still feel like crap... crappy bug going around or something, plus I was up all night playing some Texas Hold 'Em on Sunday. And I vow to never again submit a NFL question unless it's Super Bowl weekend, becaues all week I've had to watch crappy NFL camp stories on Sportscenter when all I really care about is baseball and those crazy X-Games stunts.

Speaking of the X-Games - I'll ask you guys an easy one so that maybe two people will submit a correct guess this week...

Who was the first skateboarder to successfully land a 900 trick at the X-Games?

08-01-04

Well... Scott Hammatt won this week, kind of... I'll share his answer with you all. here goes

"I always like Memphis and I hear that they're supposed to be big into Barbequing. And even though I've been up there and had their BBQ, it's nothing compared to what anyone can get at any number of tailgate events hosted by the Third Row. But, I'm going to have acknowledge that Kansas is very full of themselves and have more Corn money than Memphis so I suppose i'll have to go with Kansas City (the only city in Kansas), Final Answer...may the lords be merciful on my soul"

See, the thing is, Kansas City is correct, but it's Kansas City, Missouri, not Kansas City, Kansas. Despite that Scott apparently believes that the only city in Kansas is a city that isn't actually in Kansas, everyone else actually guessed Memphis, so I'll give it to him... kind of. Half a point to Scott.

Now for some football trivia now that the NFL is starting training camps:

Eddie George (who recently left the Titans) is tied for the franchise record of most rushing yards in a single game with 216. Who is he tied with?
(And I'll give you a hint... it was back when they were the Houston Oilers in the AFL)

07-25-04

Collin Ford pulled off the Weekly Special sweep this week, nailing the quote and the trivia. You guys need to get on it, we can't have any more Ford Family Tailgating members showing Third Row up!! Anyways, he was correct, John Williams's first Academy Award was for his musical adaptation of 'Fiddler on the Roof'.

On to the next trivia question... since we've got a Third Row BBQ coming up soon...

What city plays host to the World's largest BBQ contest?

07-18-04

Congrats to Amanda Ball, a repeat winner from way back in May! The correct answer was Derek Jeter, in 2000. Well done indeed, now the Yankees need to go join Ole Miss in hell.

Hmmmmm... what to ask, what to ask... I think I'm going for some more movie trivia... to be more specific, some movie/music trivia, so here goes:

What movie did John Williams win his first Academy Award for? (If you don't know him... he did the music for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Saving Private Ryan, etc...)

07-11-04

Well, Philly Phil finally did it, he got the trivia right, first! In fact, he was the only person that knew Marlon Brando's first Academy Award was for 'On the Waterfront'. Several other people did guess 'A Streetcar Named Desire', but sorry, that's wrong!

Ok... now for some baseball All-Star trivia for you...

Who was the last player to win the All-Star MVP and the World Series in the same year?

07-04-04

Eusebio Gongora pulled the Third Row sweep this time, getting the quote and the trivia right first! Congrats Eusebio, you knew that the Manhattan was invented by Winston Churchill's mother. And people wondered why he had a fondness for alcohol...

Now on to a movie related question... since Marlon Brando passed away this past week...

Marlon Brando won a Best Actor Academy Award for 'The Godfather' but is was his second such award... what movie did he win the first one for?

06-27-04

And the Doctor finally wins one outright, congrats to the Peckorino for correctly naming James Madison as the US President who loved the brew. In other news, everyone should give Phil a hard time for robbing me on the quote last week! Yes, I get to cheat and read the quote before it even goes online, but I got robbed, first-rate thievery. On to the trivia... and switching from beer to liquor... <<insert a James Lawson 'liquor, I hardly know her?' joke here.>>

Which New Amsterdam mixed drink of choice was invented/created by Winston Churchill's mother?

06-20-04

Congrats to Scott Hammatt and the Doctor for correctly answering last week's trivia question. The reason the Cajun settlers used Roman numerals was that it's freaking hard and time-consuming to carve a curved letter into wood with a chisel. And unless they were getting to the C, all the Roman numerals are made up of straight lines. Well done folks, well done indeed.

Now for some beer-related trivia:

Which U.S. President actually tried to form a National Brewery and appoint a Secretary of Beer to the Cabinet? (And it's a damn shame he didn't succeed)

06-13-04

Alright, the most recent addition to the WALL OF FAME is Paul Holbrook, who not only correctly answered 'Goddessship', which is the word I was looking for, but also supplied a few other words that have three consecutive same consonants. Well done, well done indeed.

Alright, time for a good old Cajun culture question... I'll see if anyone can figure this out...

When the Acadians were first settling in Louisiana, they tended to build there houses near the waterways, but to find large trees for the logs they cut the trees and lumber further inland. They actually assembled their houses where they cut the trees down, marked each piece on each end with a number so they could put it back together exactly the same way, then moved it to the final location and reassembled it. When they marked each piece they always used Roman numerals, never Arabic... why did they always mark the logs with Roman numerals?

06-06-04

Huge congrats to John Starr, a first-time winner of the weekly trivia, but very rarely has any answer been more dead on. And I quote: "In hopes that blimps would be the next big thing in traveling, the
original use of the spire was as a docking site for these blimps. Unfortunately, the wind created and updraft when it hit the building, thus causing the blimps to almost flip over." Absolutely right John, the original use of the Empire State Building's spire was as a zeppelin mooring mast, back in the 20's when the world was at peace and trans-atlantic zeppelin flights were a popular mode of travel. Needless to say the trend didn't catch on... and now it just looks cool. (check out the pictures below... featuring the Graf Zeppelin)

Now for some more trivia... one of my all-time favorite questions... we'll see if anyone can get it.

What is the only word in the english language that has three consecutive identical consonants?
(i.e. ttt, fff, lll, etc... and if anyone can prove me wrong and find a second, kudos to you.)

05-30-04

I'd like to welcome a new face to the Trivia Wall of Fame: Miss Amanda Ball! She was the first person to answer last week's trivia correctly: Hack Wilson with an absurd 191 RBI's for the Chicago Cubs in 1930. I'm sure one day that record will fall... but not by Barry Bonds, no one's going to pitch to him enough times.

Since I can't think of something catchy or related to current events... I'm going to go for an Architectural related trivia question this week... which means myself, the Doctor, and Hunter Brown might be disqualified from answering. Here goes:

What was the original purpose and use for the large spire atop the Empire State Building?

05-24-04

And we've gone from brother to brother in the trivia department, with Blake Hammatt corectly answering Scott Murry as the lucky SOB that not only pulled 4 queens, but also a Royal Flush at the poker tournament.

This week it's back to good ol' baseball trivia...

Who holds the Major League record for most RBIs in a season, and with how many?

05-17-04

Alright, Scott Hammatt was correct last week... and here's his answer:
"The answer is the great great grandfather of fellow third row tailgater Wes Mossholder, the origins of his name came from Mr. Moss who won the first tournament back in the 70's, but due to his bad reputation, frequent jailtime, and an obsession with hanging onto his poker cards he changed his last name from Moss to Mossholder and thus a star is born...Johnny Moss was a great hero and sired a great family that is now involved in the great organization some call Third Row"

So... after all that nonsense, yes, Johnny Moss is correct, and no, as far as any of us know, he's not related to Wes Mossholder.

Now on to the current trivia... as you all know the Third Row Poker Tournament was held this past weekend... What participant was not only lucky enough to draw 4 Queens on one hand, but also managed to pull a Royal Freakin' Flush, the most improbable hand of all?

05-09-04

I generally like to avoid repeat winners... but James Lawson finds himself back on the hall of fame after correctly answering Woodrow Wilson, congrats James.

Alright, now I feel obliged to turn to the world of poker for this week's trivia in anticipation of next Sunday's big Third Row Poker Tournament. I do hope you all make an effort to attend, even if you can't play, it will be fun. Now for the question:
Who was the first official winner of the World Series of Poker?

05-02-04

Alright, I'm going to let James Lawson slide on this one... he was the first correct answer, but he was also the first person since this column has been around (that would be since March 07th..) that hasn't answered via the form on the previous page, which of course made me consider disqualification. He was correct though, and first, so he gets the award for being this week's Trivia Winner. Thelonious Monk did indeed make a name for himself playing the Piano.

On to this week's question... as you may have noticed Phil and I have been attempting to coordinate our weekly specials into a related theme, usually concerning the goings-on in Third Row and the rest of the world. This week we're toasting Mother's Day (the coming Sunday, May 9th for those of you who are just remembering) so here comes a matriarchal question for you... Mother's Day as we know it in the USA was started by a campaign by a Philadelphia woman named Anna Jarvis (who later unsuccessfully sued to government for over-commercialization of the holiday).
Which U.S. President made Mother's Day an official National Holiday?

04-25-04

So it took until the eleventh hour for someone to get last week's question right, but as I was talking to Phil about this week's quote, I remarked that no one had answered the trivia, and he said Old English without even thinking about it, so kudos to Phil, you are correct.

And this week's trivia, once again keeping with the theme of the week, is all about Jazz.
Jazz great Thelonius Monk, the genius behind such songs as 'Straight, No Chaser' and 'Round Midnight', not to mention the fabulous 'Blue Note' album, was famous for playing what instrument?

04-18-04

Congratulations are in order to Meryn Allen, who after weeks of coming close, finally took first place int he weekly trivia competition! She correctly answered Princeton vs. Rutgers. Mattrick (this week's quote answer) came in second this past week, and so forth down the line to many others who guessed correctly. Apparently the question was easier than I thought.

Now, to carry on the theme set by last week's quote of the week, we have a grudge-related trivia question. On to some etymology: The word GRUDGE is originally derived (according the dictionary... no cheating!) from two different ancient languages, name one of them!

04-12-04

First, as always, conrats to last week's winner: Tamra Todd who was the first to guess Jack Daniels. Meryn Allen, a weekly trivia fixture was a close second, sorry! And there were several other people who answered correctly later in the week... you know who you are.

Alright, time for this weeks fun-filled trivia question... and the topic is going to be: TAILGATING! Now, according to much disputed stories and legend, Tailgating for sporting events originated in 1869 (during the horse and carriage days) before a football game between which two Garden State schools?

04-04-04

First... for last week's winner:
Eusebio Gongora - who was the only person to correctly answer Eddy Furniss!
Eusebio is turning this page into his personal playground, so I suggest everyone else step it up!

Now for the trivia at hand... it's hard for me to think of something after that horrible loss to Tennessee the Women's team suffered, but nevertheless... here goes. What is the oldest registered distillery in the United States? (registered with the U.S. Government, at least according to them...)

03-28-04

First...for last week's winners:
Jay Ducote - First one to guess Heineken as the second-largest brewery in the world.
Eusebio Gongora and Meryn Allen - not first, but they were both correct!

Now, time for the trivia question of the week... and we're going back tot he world of baseball, specifically SEC baseball. Who is the all-time SEC career leader in Home Runs, RBI, Total Bases, Hits, and Doubles?

03-21-04

First...for last week's winners:
Eusebio Gongora - who correctly answereded LSU as the #11 Seed in 1986
Meryn Allen - who answered correctly, but came in second place...

Now for this week's trivia question, we're departing the world of sports and moving on to BEER. After Anheuser-Busch, which is by far #1, what is the most widely distributed and best-selling Brewing company in the world?

03-14-04

First...for last week's winners:
Kelli Ruther - who correctly answereded Nolan Ryan without any hints, and
Travis Ducote - who after nagging me for hints and guessing 3 or 4 times came up with Nolan Ryan.

Now, on to the trivia question of the week... Now that March Madness is upon us and the Tigers unfortunately didn't make the field of 64(5) teams, I'd like to bring on some Final Four trivia. Hopefully you will all know this one and several people will send back a correct answer...

Who was the lowest seeded team to reach the Final Four, and what year did it happen?

03-07-04

Since baseball season is now upon us, with spring training underway (go Astros, F*&% the Braves) and LSU already off to a good start, I thought I'd start us off with a little baseball trivia...hint hint. So, name the first pro athlete to earn a contract worth at least $1 Million a year...I dare ya.

Answer coming next week...