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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 180 (Going Dutch)
I've been studying art (on a surfacy, trivia-focused level) and I was tempted to do a whole round on Dutch painters, but I decided to go more general. Still made…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 179 (Russia)
Rereading some of my old rounds I noticed that my recent questions have been relatively dry and with fewer angles of attack. I'm going to try work on that this…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 178 (Mythology)
A trivia classic. I've had myth questions before but I've never done a whole round. The summer home and studio of Frank Lloyd Wright was named for what probably historical…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 177 (Monuments)
And not just to my ego. In what national capital is the Arch of Triumph seen below located? Hint: Not Paris. A U.S. National Monument located in Marin County, California…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 176 (France)
Land of fried potatoes and sloppy kisses. What is the name (in English) of the collection of interlinked novels and stories set in 19th century France written by Honoré de…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 175 (Distorts)
Took most of the week off because I was writing trivia for Random Tap and working on a couple other things. And I'm cheaping out today by recycling one of…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 174 (Fun with Flags)
Dr. Sheldon Cooper and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler eat your hearts out. The flag of Ireland is a tricolor with bands of (in order from left to right) green, white,…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 173 (World Literature)
A subject I'm trying to fill in some gaps on. Probably going to be a tough one. What prolific Japanese polymath who wrote The Temple of the Golden Pavilion died…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 172 (Current Events)
Even though "current" is an amorphous concept these days, I'm going to return to the convention that Wednesdays are for the news. What Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU was…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 171 (The Oscars)
I've been studying up on my Oscar trivia lately, so here is some runoff. In the history of the Oscars three films have won the "big five": Best Picture, Actress,…