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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 87 (1987)
This is the 87th one of these I've written, so how about a round on 1987? In Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, John Candy's Del Griffith was a salesman for what…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 86 (Garrett)
A brief moment of personal privilege: Yesterday was the last day of the Learned League season, and I managed (just barely) to finish high enough in my rundle to earn…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 85 (Recent Films)
It was going to be 2017 films but then I decided I wanted to hit the first part of 2018. Let's just say last year or so. What is the…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 84 (Current Events)
A Wednesday tradition. What technology company known for its gaming oriented graphics chips has suspended all autonomous vehicle testing in the wake a of fatal accident involving a self driving…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 83 (The 1960s)
Enjoy the following groovy round of trivia. Who is the man pictured here? In addition to the accomplishments alluded to in the image, he was also one of the people…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 82 (Norway)
Why Norway? Why not? It's no joke: In 1947 five Norwegians, a Swede, and a parrot traveled nearly 7000 miles from Peru to the Tuamotu Archipelago in a balsa wood…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 81 (A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo)
Here's a round inspired by and celebrating the success of John Oliver's genuinely nice children's book / epic Mike Pence troll, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. Marlon…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 80 (Diseases)
If you're sick of trivia the only treatment is hair of the dog. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, better known as "mad cow disease", is caused not by bacteria or viruses but…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 79 (Fast Food)
In honor of the sturm und drang generated over at Learned League by a couple of tasty questions this week, let's chow down on some fast food trivia. Who was…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 78 (Theater)
Let's trod the boards and answer some theater questions. Accused murderers Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner were the inspiration for two of the main characters in a long running musical.…