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• Wednesday, December 2, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  myrmidon \MUR-muh-don; -duhn\, noun: (Capitalized) A member of a warlike Thessalian people who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy. A loyal follower, especially one who executes orders without question. Myrmidon derives from Greek Myrmidones, a warlike people of ancient Thessaly. ...
  3 days ago

• Filipinos Won 9 Olympic Medals

  
  Sports Blog Philippines — Authority: 110
  Do You Know that… Filipino athletes have brought home a total of 9 Olympic medals since the country began participating in the quadrennial event in 1924. Teofilo Yldefonso, a 200-breastroke swimmer, won the country’s first bronze medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and its second bronze at the 1932 Los ...
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• Tuesday, December 1, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  intrepid \in-TREP-id\, adjective: Fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit. Intrepid comes from Latin intrepidus, "calm," from in-, "not" + trepidus, "anxious, disturbed." airplane mode When someone cuts themselves off from the world by not logging ...
  4 days ago

• Filipinos Brought Home 3 Olympic Medals in 1932

  
  Sports Blog Philippines — Authority: 110
  Do You Know that… Three Filipino athletes brought home a bronze medal apiece from the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso won a bronze at the 200-meter breaststroke event while Simeon Toribio also clinched a bronze in the high jump event. Jose “Cely” Villanueva clinched the country’s ...
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• Monday, November 30, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  couture \koo-TOOR\, noun: The business of designing, making, and selling highly fashionable, usually custom-made clothing for women. Dressmakers and fashion designers considered as a group. The high-fashion clothing created by designers. adjective: Created or produced by a fashion designer. ...
  5 days ago

• Cowboys and Lions Trivia

  
  iSportacus — Authority: 478
  The Cowboys and Lions play every Thanksgiving, so let’s see what you know about these two franchises.Who was fired as GM of the Detroit Lions  last September?Who was QB of the Cowboys from 1960-1968, and later was a commentator on Monday Night Football?The Lions won their last championship in 1957. Only one ...
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• Wednesday, November 25, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  delitescent (del-i-TES-uhnt) adjective Hidden; latent. Etymology: From Latin delitescent-, stem of delitescens, present participle of delitescere (to hide away). Trivia What is the only rock that can float on water? Pumice. Today in History Hollywood Ten : screenwriters were ...
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• Tuesday, November 24, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  martinet \mar-tn-ET\, noun: A strict disciplinarian. One who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods. A martinet is so called after an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Trivia Who was named Sexiest Woman of the 20th Century by People magazine? ...
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• Playing a Sport

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 161
  Every trivia game out there includes some sports trivia, and many a night has been passed in a sports bar by playing these types of games. Sports trivia in the United States typically includes trivia about the major televised sports in the country, such as football, baseball, basketball and hockey. Especially in the ...
  1 week ago

• Sports - trivia 13

  
  Fun And Useless Trivia — Authority: 119
  1) What state is Soldier Field in?a) Wisconsinb) Minnesotac) IllinoisCheck comments for the answer.
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• Sports - trivia 12

  
  Fun And Useless Trivia — Authority: 119
  1) What racetrack is the Preakness held at?a) Pimlicob) Saratogac) Churchill DownsCheck comments for the answer.
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• Sports - trivia 11

  
  Fun And Useless Trivia — Authority: 119
  1) How many players are on each soccer team?a) 10b) 12c) 11Check comments for the answer.
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• Sports - trivia 10

  
  Fun And Useless Trivia — Authority: 119
  1) How many inches long is each end zone?a) 360b) 3,600c) 36,000Check comments for the answer.
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• Beloved Sport of The American People: Baseball

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 161
  Often simply referred to as ‘America’s pastime’ baseball trivia will show that there are few sports as beloved by the American people. The game is played with nine players active to a team, with one team playing the field and one team batting.  The history of the game is a long one. Ball and bat games have ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wednesday, November 18, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  exegesis \ek-suh-JEE-sis\, noun; plural exegeses \-seez\: Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text. Exegesis comes from Greek, from exegeisthai, "to explain, to interpret," from ex-, "out of" + hegeisthai, "to lead, to guide." Thus an exegesis is, at root, "a leading or ...
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• Saturday, November 14, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  quiescent \kwy-ES-uhnt; kwee-\, adjective: Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; inactive. Quiescent derives from the present participle of Latin quiescere, to rest, from quies, rest. Weiner Cousins When two men have had sex with the same woman/women, they become weiner cousins. This is a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sneak peek: Beckett Baseball No. 48

  
  The Beckett Blog — Authority: 558
  Well, if you want more you can check out Beckett Baseball No. 48 -- our forthcoming "Pop Quiz Issue" -- which will challenge your hobby knowledge. There will be other test-like items in the magazine as well, similar to our recent Now You Know item that tested collectors knowledge of key 1980s cards.
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• Tuesday, November 03, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  sommelier \suhm-uhl-YEY; Fr. saw-muh-LYEY\ , noun; To involuntarily repeat a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder. Origin: Sommelier derives from French, from Old French, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Great Baseball Trivia Question

  
  iSportacus — Authority: 478
  The first 9 people to win back to back MVP awards make up the 9 positions on the baseball field (we’re just calling them outfielders, not RF, CF, etc.). One of them is the pitcher seen above. Please post any or all guesses below in the comments, and I’ll let you know which ones are [...]
  5 weeks ago

• Friday, October 30, 2009

  
  Baxojayz - Centricity — Authority: 145
  tenebrous \TEN-uh-bruhs\, adjective: Dark; gloomy. Tenebrous derives from Latin tenebrosus, from tenebrae, "darkness." mantrum when a grown man throws a tantrum when he cant have his way. Rick had a mantrum when he found out he couldnt have McDonalds for dinner Trivia When it comes to ...
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