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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 132 (Female Writers)
I probably deserve a scolding from Alison Bechdel for the number of men mentioned in these questions, but it is what it is. These Three is a 1936 film adaption…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 131 (Business)
I've done business questions here and there before, but never a whole category. Let's see how it goes. The images below reference several aspects of the (ongoing) life and career…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 130 (Current Events)
No time like the present. What Pulitzer-prize winning conservative columnist and pundit (and Harvard trained psychiatrist) died this week at the age of 68? What U.S. brand is most closely…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 129 (LGBT+)
I was going to do another round of LGBT+ trivia on Friday to close out Pride Month, but there was a minor dust up at Learned League yesterday over a…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 128 (American Rivers)
I'll take domestic hydrological geography for $600, Alex. The Ohio river forms a significant part of the northern border of two U.S. states. Name either. Name any of the three…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 127 (Current Events)
As long as stuff continues to happen I'll keep asking questions about it. What is the most recent entry in the following (ordered but incomplete) sequence: Sir Barton, Whirlaway, Citation,…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 126 (Birth of a Nation)
This is not about the controversial 1915 D.W. Griffith picture or any of the more recent films that share that title. Instead, it is about events related to the "births"…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 125 (The French Revolution)
This would make more sense closer to Bastille Day, but I was reading about it last night and I want to strike while the mental iron is hot. What sartorial…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 124 (Cats)
Sorry for being AWOL recently. It's been a weird week both trivia-wise and life-wise. Next week will also probably see only a couple postings. Here's a round based on cats,…
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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 122 (Classical Music)
One of my worst categories, defined fairly broadly per Learned League conventions. The work commonly known as the Enigma Variations was composed by what Englishman who is better known for…