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Why Not Do Some Games For Guest At Your Bachelorette and Bridal Shower Party?

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Whether your party has a risqué tone to it, or is more on the dignified side, you need to keep in mind that not all your guests will know each other.It is likely that the soon-to-be-married couple will be the only common denominator for all your guests - so, to get everyone relaxed and having fun, play trivia games that ask questions about the bride and/or groom.  This article will give you a few ideas on how to structure the games, what kind of questions to ask, and even prizes you can give to the winners.

How Much Do You Know About the Bride/Couple

One idea is to create a multiple-choice or short-answer quiz which you can hand out as people arrive for them to fill out at their leisure.You can ask questions about the bride (Where did Anne grow up?What is Anne’s favorite dessert?Who was Anne’s first boyfriend?), or about the bride and groom (When did Anne and James meet?What embarrassing situation occurred on their first date? ).One option is for you to take everyone’s quizzes and “grade” them yourself, or (which is more fun), give each guest someone else’s quiz and then go around to see who answered the most correctly.
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Another option is to prepare a list of questions and put them to the groom before the party, being sure to ask questions that the bride should be able to know or guess at.  During the party, have the bride sit in a chair in the middle of the room and ask her the same questions, announcing to everyone the answers that her fiancée provided.Sometimes the bride and groom will be in total disagreement, so this gives the bride a chance to tell anecdotes, as well as perhaps hear some surprisingly romantic comments from her fiancee.Who was James’s college roommate?What did James first notice about you?

Choosing the Right Questions

Make sure you don’t lose sight of your guests and the type of gathering you’re planning.Bachelorette parties are usually more provocative than bridal showers.The more “intense” questions should be shared only with the bride’s closer (in age or intimacy) friends.As a rule of thumb, if the question is something you wouldn’t want your own mother-in-law hearing the answer to, avoid putting your friend in that position.Try to find questions that are neither boring nor too scandalous - that way, everyone will have a good time. Some other cool things for you shower might include free baby shower ideas, baby shower sayings for cake or baby shower favors.

Cool Prizes

Remember, the theme of your party and the preferences of your guests should be considered when choosing prizes.All of the following options are quite inexpensive.A sedate bridal shower may have as prizes a silky scarf or perfumed bath salts, which are romantic without being vulgar.On the other hand, if the party is more on the provocative side, your prizes can match - perhaps thongs or massage oil.
It just takes a little time and organization to create games that are both inexpensive and fun for all your guests.

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The Political Career of Bill Clinton

Monday, September 21st, 2009

It is indisputable that every President of the United States has in their own way helped to shape the world of the era that they lived in, and Bill Clinton is certainly no exception. Much of his legacy still related directly to current events, and future students of political history will certainly need to consider many points of Bill Clinton trivia as important parts of their education. For instance, did you know that Bill Clinton is certainly not the name on his birth certificate? He was born as William Jefferson Blythe III in 1946, and was in fact the third youngest president to ever be sworn into office. He became president in 1993 and held office until 2001 when George W. Bush would take the office,.

 

            Any Bill Clinton Quiz is going to contain some trivia about his early life, such as the fact that he briefly considered becoming a professional musician, (and many of us have images in our heads of Clinton playing his saxophone), but it is his political career which has helped shape history. His first official political position was while he was attending Yale in the year of 1972 when he took part in the presidential campaign of McGovern.

 

            He would begin actively running himself for public office in 1974, with a failed run at the House of representatives, but would then be elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976. Next he would become the Governor of that State in 1978. He was the youngest governor in the country at only 32 years old. He practiced law for a brief period after losing the position in 1980, but became reelected later and would stay as Governor for ten more years. It was during this period that he began to become an important figure in the Democratic Party at large. It was thought he might run for president in 1988, but he decided to instead support Michael Dukasis.

 

            Bill Clinton trivia is of course going to have to include information on his presidency, which began in 1992 after his defeat of the first President Bush and Ross Perot. This was the end to a long period of Republican Rule in the White House.

           

            His presidency is well remembered, but the recent life of Bill Clinton after his terms is also of interest. He was a firm supporter of his wife, Hilary Rodham Clinton’s own bid for the presidency, and then worked for the eventually successful election of the chosen democratic candidate, Barak Obama

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Akira Kurosawa Trivia Facts

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Akira Kurosawa is someone that few people know very much about. That means that brushing up on your Akira Kurosawa trivia can aid you in stumping your friends and family the next time you have a game night. There are a few interesting facts that you can use as trivia questions to quiz your friends on and ensure that you win the game. For instance do you know that Akira Kurosawa was the youngest of seven children or that he made his debut as a director with Sugata Sanshiro in the year 1943?

Taking an Akira Kurosawa quiz can show you how much you know about Akira. What might come up when taking a quiz about Akira Kurosawa? There are several questions that could come up, let’s see what they might be. Questions such as, what was the first job that Akira held in the film industry? The answer is that he was an assistant to the director Kajiro Yamamoto in 1936 for his first job in the film industry. What year did the Los Angeles Film Critics Association give Akira Kurosawa a Career Achievement Award? The answer to this bit of trivia is 1985.

The fact that Akira Kurosawa was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures by the Directors Guild of America for Rashomon in 1953 is something that could appear in Akira Kurosawa trivia. What were award did he receive from the Directors Guild of America during 1986? The answer to this bit of trivia is the Golden Jubilee Award. What else happened in 1986?

There are a few trivia questions about Akira Kurosawa that could revolve around the year 1986. For example, in 1986 at the San Francisco International Film Festival what award was Akira Kurosawa given? The answer would be the “The Akira Kurosawa Award.” What film did he win the Norwegian Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film during 1986? The answer to this bit of trivia is Ran.

Another trivia question about Akira Kurosawa might be which year he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America. The answer to this question would be 1992.

What else could come up with Akira Kurosawa trivia? What year did he receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in at the Japanese Academy Awards? The answer would be 1999. Want to stump your friends ask them how tall Akira Kurosawa was. The answer is six feet, and chances are your friends won’t know that.

Taking an Akira Kurosawa quiz will help you to find interesting facts to amaze your friends with.

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What Do You Know About Apollo 11?

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

The moment that man stepped foot on the moon is definitely one of the more admirable historical moments of all time. Being that it is so admirable and so absolutely intriguing that this event actually occurred; many people want to learn more about it. Apollo 11 trivia is helpful to those who want to learn a great deal of information about this voyage into space in a very short period of time. In fact, several of the facts that you would learn through trivia would take you hours, if not days, to find in a book – or even surfing online.

 

One of the main focuses of the Apollo 11 quiz is the fact that it was the first mission to carry humans to the moon. It was on this voyage that the famous words, “That’s one small step for man…one giant leap for mankind,” were uttered by Neil Armstrong as he became the first human being to ever set foot on the moon.

 

Do you know the name of the lunar module used in Apollo 11? Its name was “Eagle”; named after the United States national bird. The name “Columbia” was chosen for the larger command module.

 

Another interesting piece of Apollo 11 trivia is the fact that the Apollo missions had actually been ongoing and this was actually the fifth mission of Project Apollo that involved human spaceflight. Aside from that, it was also the third voyage by humans to the moon; however, no human had ever stepped foot on the moon until this specific voyage.

 

The Apollo 11’s lunar module, Eagle, landed on the surface of the moon on the 20th of July, 1969. It landed at approximately 20:17:40 UTC. An interesting fact is that the Eagle had barely enough fuel left for 25 seconds more, as the two men had encountered some difficulties during landing due to their training at NASA. Things were quite a bit different in reality and the several alarms that were going off certainly didn’t help to calm the already likely nerve-wracking maneuver.

 

The crew was able to complete the mission, which would have put a big smile on the face of former President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy had set a goal to put a man on the moon prior to the end of the decade (1960’s) and this goal had now not only been fulfilled, but broadcast worldwide for any who wished to see the triumphant event. Clearly, this amazing feat proves that anything is possible.

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Play Bob Marley Trivia

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

         

Bob Marley trivia is going to, simply put, be all about the music. His music has been thought by many to be among the most positive and uplifting music ever created, and is extremely popular throughout the world. An interesting fact is that in radio tests created for random listening experiences conducted worldwide, Bob Marley tested the highest amongst all musicians among random listeners for pure enjoyment of his music.

 

A Bob Marley quiz is obviously going to contain some questions about his record sales and his greatest hits. One good example of this type of information is how he has the most popular selling reggae album of all time, which has sold more than 20 million copies over the entire globe. The name of that album was “Legend” which was released posthumously. Some of his most well known songs include, “No Woman No Cry” “Redemption Song” and “I Shot the Sheriff”.

 

Bob Marley trivia should include facts about his early life. He comes from a very small town in Jamaica called Nine Mile. His name was Nesta Robert Marley at birth, and an error in paperwork later in life would place the Robert “Bob” as the first name instead of Nesta. Marley’s father was white, and as a result Marley was the target of racism in his younger years because of his mixed parentage, something that could make him the target of racism from both black and white social sectors.

 

Bob Marley’s band was known as “The Wailers” although most people don’t know that they went through many different names before they finally became the Wailers, ultimately making records under the name of “Bob Marley and the Wailers”. Before settling on that name they had been “The Teenagers” “The Wailing Rudeboys” “The Wailing Wailers” and “The Wailers” and the band was ultimately composed of Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, and Peter Tosh, although Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith were all former members of the group.

 

Religion was a very large part of Marley’s life, and he was a follower of the Rastafarian movement.  A large part of his life became devoted to the spread of this religion and through getting the music of the movement to the remote parts of Jamaica, as well as exposing it through his popularity to the music world at large.

 

Marley died in 1981 at only 36 years old from cancer.

           

 

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Fun Trivia About John J. Pershing

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

John J. Pershing Trivia should be interesting to anyone who has an interest in American military history, as he is one of the most significant figures in the history of the armies of this country. John J. Pershing held the highest rank that any living soldier has ever held, the “General of the Armies”. However, did you know that in 1976, congress passed an act which changed the fact that he was the highest ranking soldier to ever have lived? In the interest of reverence for the founding father, the act stated that no solider in the history or future of the country would ever be considered to outrank George Washington.

 

You might not just find questions about John J. Pershing on a quiz about his life and times. Did you know that in addition to his own military prowess, (mostly displayed during World War I) he was also the primary mentor behind the great military minds of World War II, such as Patton, Eisenhower, Bradley, and Marshall? His influence extended far beyond his own military campaigns, and can be seen in almost every major American military action since the end of his active services.

 

John J. Pershing Trivia must extend beyond the list of his triumphs and achievements, and include facts about his early life. As many of the greatest soldiers have been, he was a West Point cadet, enrolling at the academy in 1882. He rose quickly through the ranks, and became First Captain which, for a cadet at the academy, was the highest rank possible. As befitted his rank he was a part of the honor guard at the funeral of President Grant.

 

Pershing served in many military campaigns. He fought against the apache, and became known as one of the most accurate shooters in the entire army. He put down Sioux uprising, and was present at Wounded Knee. He also spent time as a military instructor until returning to active duty.

 

John Pershing also served in the Spanish American and Philippine American wars, and in 1903 Theodore Roosevelt began to lobby for his promotion. In 1905, due to the hold ups which had delayed Pershing’s promotion, Roosevelt surprised everyone by using his presidential powers to promote Pershing directly to the rank of brigadier general. In World War I, Pershing would become the commander of the armies from 1917 until 1918. It was in 1919 that he was promoted to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States.

           

 

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The Importance of Johannes Gutenberg for the World of Arts

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

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Today, most of us take for granted the fact that we can pick up a newspaper, magazine, book or periodical at nearly any store and easily read it. Well, we’ve come a long way. Years ago, books and periodicals were completely handwritten. Imagine the time it would take an individual to create one single book, let alone mass quantities of it! Ah, yes, you would hear of the book, but you wouldn’t be able to get your hands on a copy for years…that is, unless of course you were one of the elite and extremely wealthy. Even then, you would likely still have to wait nearly a year for a copy to be produced.

So, how do you think it affected society and the world in general when someone finally invented a way to mass produce content? Well, let’s just say that one man’s contribution likely forged the beginnings of modern day publishing, thus giving our ancestors a reason to want to learn how to read and actually relishing the chance to own a piece of literary history.

The full name of Johannes Gutenberg was actually Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg. Although his actual birth date is unknown, it is assumed that he was born sometime in the year of 1398 in Mainz, Germany. He was the son of Friele Gensfleisch zur Laden and Else Wyrich (who was his father’s second wife).

One of the pivotal figures credited with having a hand in the European Renaissance was Johannes Gutenberg. This German born printer and goldsmith changed the publishing world forever with the invention and use of two major publishing needs; moveable type and the mechanical printing press. In fact, this man and the work that he committed himself to nearly 570 years ago is, astonishingly, still being honored today! Most recently, he was honored by Time-Life Magazine in 1997 and the A&E Network in 1999.)

The printing press was invented by Gutenberg at some point during the years of 1439 – 1449, though his ideas of the press and moveable type were reportedly revealed as early as 1440. By the year 1450, the printing press was up and running and word traveled fast. Gutenberg ended up partnering with Johann Fust. The partnership ended in a courtroom and the result left Gutenberg nearly bankrupt and his age left little time to replace what had been lost.

Then, 10 years later and 3 years prior to his death, Gutenberg’s contributions were recognized by Archbishop von Nassau. This earned Gutenberg the title of Hofmann and included grain, wine, a special court outfit and a generous stipend. Finally, he had earned a portion of the recognition he so deserved.

To find out more about Johannes Gutenberg or play Johannes Gutenberg trivia, the Johannes Gutenber quiz or Johannes Gutenberg quizzes, please visit MastersOfTrivia.com.

 

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Pop Icon Michael Jackson Dead

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Pop Icon Michael Jackson Dies Thursday, June 25th, 2009, at Age 50

 

The man known the world over for his contributions that helped to shape pop music culture, Michael Jackson, died Thursday, June 25th, 2009, after being rushed to UCLA Hospital in full cardiac arrest. The “King of Pop” was pronounced dead, shocking the world, at 2:26 pm after well over an hour of resuscitation attempts. His brother, Jermaine, announced the news on live television and respectfully requested that the paparazzi consider the family and respect their privacy during this unexpected and sorrowful occurrence. For those that believe in superstition, Jackson completed the “rule of three” with his passing. Two other world renowned stars preceded him in death by mere hours; Ed McMahon and Farrah Fawcett.

 

Michael Jackson Trivia surely reveals much of the following. Born on the 29th of August, 1958, he became the Jackson family’s seventh child. Like his brothers and sisters, the world watched him grow into an adult. He soon made his mark on the world as the “King of Pop” and was ranked with such music icons as the Beatles and “The King” himself, Elvis Presley. In an almost unusual pairing, Jackson had, for a short time, been married to Lisa Marie Presley. The couple soon divorced after only 2 years of marriage. No children were conceived during their marriage.

 

His second marriage, with Dermatologist Deborah Rowe, produced two children. Again, the marriage ended in divorce. Michael Jr. (Prince Michael) and Paris Michael were both granted to Jackson during the 1999 divorce proceedings.

 

Of course, one of Jackson’s most infamous incidents involved his third child, Prince Michael (better known as Blanket). Shortly after the child’s birth, Jackson shocked the world again, though this time it wasn’t with music. He dangled his newborn child over a four story balcony railing while paparazzi videotaped and photographed the infant. His irresponsibility was quickly the biggest headline the world over, and Jackson issued a public apology for the “mistake” a short while later.

 

Aside from his record breaking albums, such as Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, and HIStory, Michael Jackson also experienced publicity that wasn’t nearly as positive as his record sales. In 1993, allegations of sexual abuse arose. A boy of 13, Jordan Chandler, claimed that Jackson had fondled him, among other things. Jackson was advised, and eventually did, settle the incident monetarily out of court. Jackson had been accused of similar abuse prior to this incident by his maid’s son. He was also accused of similar acts during a 2005 case against him involving another boy. This case actually went to trial and Jackson was found not guilty.

 

Jackson’s life has definitely been iconic in more ways than one and his legacy will surely live on in the hearts of his fans.  Of course, to find out more Michael Jackson trivia, a quick search will surely satisfy your appetite. Other individuals may find Farrah Fawcett trivia more interesting.

 

 

 

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Paul McCartney Turns 67

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

 

There are few musical artists in the last century which have been as important as Paul McCartney. Popular music in the last fifty years can almost all be directly traced to the music created by Paul McCartney and his three band mates in the most famous pop band of all time, The Beatles. John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr completed the rest of the group. The music created by this band completely revolutionized the popular music industry, and is not only among the most influential, but also the most covered music that has ever been created.

Paul McCartney’s story starts in Liverpool in 1940. From humble beginnings in a poor, working class town, he has gone on to become the person who is generally considered to be the most successful musician of all time. He has sold over a hundred million singles, and has over 60 gold records. During those early years in Liverpool he met George Harrison in 1954, and a few years later he would meet John Lennon. Once these three began to play music together, history began to unfold in front of them.

In 1962 the band would take its legendary form after the firing of Pete Best and the hiring of Ringo Star. On October 5th, 1962, “Love Me Do” was released, and after that The Beatles quickly shot to international stardom to become the most successful band of all time.

Despite having written some of the most famous songs of all time with The Beatles and John Lennon, such as “Yesterday” “All you Need is Love”, and “ Hey Jude”, McCartney proved himself able to go on and have a vital and thriving solo career after the break-up of the band in the early seventies.

Although performing and writing music has remained an important part of Paul McCartney’s career in the last several years, but he has increasingly focused his attention on his political causes and a variety of causes. He has publicly promoted the vegetarian lifestyle for many years now and fights extremely hard for animal rights. One of the most common places to find Paul McCartney over the last several years has been playing at a variety of benefits and aid concerts to raise money for various international causes. His vast amount of star power has been one of the major contributing factors to many concerts and benefits being able to raise huge amounts of money for a wide variety of causes.

To find out more about Paul McCartney, visit MastersOfTrivia.com and play the Paul McCartney trivia games and Paul McCartney quizzes.

 

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Igor Stravinsky: Innovative Classical Composer

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

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Igor Stravinsky was born in 1882 and raised in St. Petersburg where his love for music was kindled at the age of 8 after seeing a performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, “The Sleeping Beauty”. Throughout his life, Stravinsky would travel the world. This included spending significant portions of his life and career in places such as Switzerland, France, and finally in the United States where he would live out the rest of his life. During his time living in the U.S. he resided in the Los Angeles area but later chose to make the move to New York City, where he passed away in 1971.

The work of Stravinsky has continued to be influential and important in the realms of composition and classical music, and is broken into three large categories of work. The Russian period is generally thought to consist of the work which he created between the years of 1908 and 1919. Significant work from this period included three ballets that he composed; which include L’Oiseau de Feu, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring. This period is also noted for a riot which was caused by the premiere of the first of those ballets in 1913.

The next period in his career was significantly longer, and runs from roughly 1920 to 1954. This period is characterized by his attention which was turned to the music of the classical period. He spent time working with the material of Mozart and Bach. The music he wrote in this period was characterized of sparser arrangements than that of his earlier work, which typically employed extremely large and full orchestras, as opposed to the Neoclassical work which was much more typically using wind orchestration with a piano, as well as choral arrangements.

The final period of his career started in 1953, and is known as the serial period. He turned to a type of composition which included dodecaphony. This is a twelve tone method that was created by Shoenberg. Interestingly enough, these two lived very near to each other during this period in L.A., but they never became friends or spent much time together. The compositions from this time such as Cantata, Septet, and Three Songs from Shakespeare were composed with serial techniques which were NOT twelve-tone based.

Stravinsky contributed many innovations to the field and his particular use of rhythm and of the large orchestra were both considered innovations of the time. His compositional techniques during all of his significant musical periods have provided significant influence on both his contemporaries and on those who have come afterwards.

Learn more about Stravinsky by playing Igor Stravinsky Trivia, the Igor Stravinsky Quiz and Igor Stravinsky Quizzes at MastersOfTrivia.com.

 

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