Speaker 1: Welcome back to road Trip Trivia. I am your host,
Ali Lane, and it is all request Thursday. I'm going
to do a final game going out to David Fauchet
from his book Trivia Factory. It is available in the
show notes if you'd like to buy it. This is
from his chapter when so you have to guess the year?
So what year was this? I'm going to ask ten
questions and then repeat them with the answer. Is everybody
ready to play? Here comes your trivia game of the day.
Question number one. In this year, the world welcomed a
new pope named Francis and a new royal baby named
George Alexander Lewis. Selfie was chosen as the Oxford word
of the year, beating out such competitor as twerk and bitcoin.
What year was it? In this year, the world welcomed
a new pope named Francis and a new royal baby
named George Alexander Lewis was chosen as the Oxford word
of the year, beating out such competitors as torque and bitcoin.
What year was it? Question number two? The Sears Tower
now the Willis Tower, was completed in this year. While
Tony Orlando and Dawn sang of tying yellow ribbons around
oak trees. What year was it? The Sears Tower, now
the Willis Tower, was completed in this year, while Tony
Orlando and Dawn sang of tying yellow ribbons around oak trees?
What year was it? Question number three? In this year, Uno,
a propriety American shedding type card game, was developed by
Merle Robbins in Reading, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, and
Carol King sang of feeling the earth move under her feet?
What year was it? So in this year Uno was created,
and Carol King sang of a feeling the earth move
under her feet? What year was it? Question number four.
This year saw the eruption of Mount Saint Helens on
May eighteenth, killing fifty seven people, as well as the
launch of CNN on June first. What year was it?
This year saw the eruption of Mount Saint Helens on
May eighteenth, killing fifty seven people, as well as the
launch of CNN on June first, Question number five. In
this year, a reunified Germany re established Berlin as its capital,
and Russian President Boris Yeltsen outlawed the Communist Party. What
year was it? In this year, a reunified Germany re
established Berlin as its capital, and Russian president Boris Yeltsen
outlawed the Communist Party. What year was it? Question number six?
In this year, the super tanker Exon Veldiz spilled nearly
eleven million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound
after running aground, and Toyota introduced its luxury brand Lexus.
What year is it? In This year, the supertanker Exxon
Valdiz spilt nearly eleven million gallons of oil into Alaska's
Prince William Sound after running aground, and Toyota introduced its
luxury brand Lexus. What year was it? Question number seven.
This year saw the premiere of the epic space opera
Star Wars, the song Undercover Angel by singer songwriter Alan
o'deay reach number one. Elvis Presley died at his Graceland
mansion in Memphis at age forty two. What year was it?
This year saw the premiere of the epic space opera
Star Wars, the song Undercover Angel by singer songwriter Alan
o'deay reach number one, and Elvis Presley died at his
Graceland mansion in Memphis in at age forty two? What
year was it? The introduction of the Apple iPhone, the
publication of the Last Harry Potter Book, Nasau's launch of
The Phoenix mars Lander, and the release of the first
Kindle e Reader. What year was it? This year saw
the introduction of Apple iPhone, the publication of the Last
Harry Potter Book, Nasau's launch of the Phoenix mars Lander,
and the release of the first kindle reader. What year
was it? Question number nine? In this year, The Cat
and the Hat by Doctor Seuss hit bookstores and the
USSR launched spud Nick one. In this year, The Cat
and the Hat by Doctor Seuss hit bookstores and the
USSR launched spud Nick one and question number ten. This
year saw the premiere of the primetime soap opera Dallas
and the best picture Oscar Going to the Movie Annie Hall.
What year was it? This year saw the premiere of
the primetime soap opera Dallas and the best picture Oscar
going to the movie Annie Hall? What year was it?
Those are your ten questions. I'll repeat them this time
with the answer. Let's see how you did. Question number one.
In this year, the world welcomed a new pope named
Francis and a new royal baby named George Alexander Lewis.
Selfie was chosen as the Oxford word of the Year,
beating out such competitors as tork and bitcoin. What year
is it? Twenty thirteen? Question number two. This Sear's Tower,
now the Willis Tower, was completed in this year, while
Tony Orlando and Dawn sang of tying yellow ribbons around
oak trees. It was nineteen seventy three, and this year
Luno was released the card game, and Carol King saying
of feeling the earth move under her feet. What year
was it? Nineteen seventy one? Question number four. This year
saw the eruption of Mount Saint Helens on May eighteenth,
killing fifty seven people, as well as the launch of
CNN on June first, The year nineteen eighty question number five.
In this year, a reunified Germany re established Berlin as
its capital, and Russian President Boris Yea Elton outlawed the
Communist Party. What year was it? Nineteen ninety one? Question
number six. In this year, the supertanker Exxon Beldiz spilled
nearly eleven million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William
Sound after running aground, and Toyota introduced its luxury brand Lexus.
What year is it? Nineteen eighty nine? Question number seven.
This year saw the premiere of the epic space opera
Star Wars, The song Undercover Angel by singer songwriter Alan
O'Day reached number one, and Elvis Presley died at Graceland
Mansion in Memphis at age forty two. What year was it?
Nineteen seventy seven? Question number eight. This year saw the
introduction of the Apple iPhone, the publication of the latest
Harry Potter book, not Nasau's launch of the Phoenix mars Lander,
and the release of the first Kindle e Reader? What
year was it? Two thousand and seven? Question number nine?
In this year a Cat in the Hat by Doctor
Seus's hit Bookstores and the USSR spud Nick One. What
year was it? Nineteen fifty seven? And question number ten.
This year saw the premiere of the primetime soap opera
Dallas and the best picture Oscar Going to the movie
Annie Hall. What year was it? Nineteen seventy eight? That
was your Last game? I'm going to do From Trivia
Factory by David Fouchet. Thank you so much David for
sending me your book. I really enjoyed it. Everyone that
linked to his book will be in the show description notes.
I'm Ali Lane. This was road trip Trivia all request Thursdays.
Tune in Tuesdays for more road trip Trivia. If you're driving,
stay safe on those roads. Have a great day everyone,