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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back everyone to road Trip Trivia. I am your host,
Alie Lane, and for the next few games, I've got
something special going on here. One of our listeners, David Fauchet,
has written a trivia book called The Trivia Factory, and
he has offered me to host a few games with
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trivia right out of the book. David, good job on this.
I have read through the book. It is excellent, over
four hundred pages of amazing trivia questions, and I like
the way he's done it. He has divided it between who, what, Where, when, why,
and then also some bonus rounds. It's just an excellent book.
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If you'd like a copy of the book, it will
be in the show notes. I'll have a link to
the book in the show notes. So today's game is
going to be out of his book. Ten questions from
his chapter called Who. So this is all about famous people,
Famous people. So ten questions all about famous people. David Fauchet,
The Trivia Factory. I'm Ali Lane. Are we ready to play?
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Here comes your trivia game of the day. Question number one.
This five foot seven being speaks the first words in
the original Star Wars movie. The complete title of the
movie was Star Wars Episode four, A New Hope. This
five foot seven being speaks the first words in the
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original Star Wars movie. The complete title of the movie
was Star Wars Episode four, A New Hope. Question number two.
This baseball player was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper and later
Mister Coffee because of his role as spokesman for that
brand of coffee maker. Question number two. This baseball player
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was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper and later Mister Coffee because
of his role as spokesman for that brand of coffee maker.
Question number three. According to some accounts, this legendary heroin
was the girlfriend of the outlaw Robin Hood. According to
some accounts, this legendary heroin was the girlfriend of the
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outlaw Robin Hood. Question number four. This author wrote both
the children's novel Chitty Chitty Bank Bang and the original
James Bond series. Question number four. This author wrote both
the children's novel Chitty Chitty Bank Bang and the original
James Bond series. Who is It? Question number five? Who
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is this? This controversial singer led the Blonde Ambition World
Tour of nineteen ninety. Who is It? This controversial singer
led the Blonde Ambition World tour of nineteen ninety question
number six. This beatle crosses Abbey Road first on the
cover of the album of the same name, Who is It?
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This beatle crosses Abbey Road first on the cover of
the album of the same name. Who is It? Question
number seven, subject of a biography by Walter Isaacson and
a documentary by Ken Burns. This renaissance man might be
best known as the painter of the Mona Lisa. Who
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is It? Question number seven, subject of a biography by
Walter Isaacson and a documentary by Ken Burns. This renaissance
man might be best known as the painter of the
Mona Lisa? Who is It? Question number eight. This Stone
Mason is considered the founder of Western philosophy, dying in
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three ninety nine BC after drinking poison. This Stonemason is
considered the founder of Western philosophy, dying in three ninety
nine BC after drinking poison. Who is It? Number nine
commemorated by Don McClain in his song whose opening lines
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talk about a starry night. This nineteenh century artists struggled
with mental illness and eventually died of a self inflicted
gunshot wound. Commemorated by Don McLean in his song, whose
opening lines talk about a starry night. This nineteenth century
artist struggled with mental illness and eventually died of a
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self inflicted gunshot wound. Who is it? And question number ten.
This former game show host was once a regular on
Days of Our Lives in the role of Kevin Hathaway.
Who is it? This former game show host was once
a regular on Days of Our Lives in the role
of Kevin Hathaway. Who is it? Those were your ten questions?
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I will repeat them with the answerer. This is from
Trivia Factory. Question number one. This five foot seven being
speaks the first words in the original Star Wars movie.
The complete title of the movie was Star Wars Episode four,
A New Hope See three p m h. Question number two.
This baseball player was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper and later
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Mister Coffee because of his role as a spokesman for
that brand of coffee maker, Joe DiMaggio Question number three.
According to some accounts, this legendary heroin was the girlfriend
of the outlaw Robin Hood made Marion Question number four.
This author wrote both the children's novel Chitty Chitty Bang
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Bang and the original James Bond series. Who is It
Ian Fleming Question number five. This controversial singer led the
Blonde Ambition world tour of nineteen ninety. It is Madonna
Question number six. This beatle crosses Abbey Road first on
the cover of the album of the same name. Who
Is It John Lennon? Question number seven, subject of a
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biography by Walter Isaacson and a documentary by Ken Burns.
This renaissance man might be best known as the painter of
the Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci Question number eight. This
Stonemason is considered the founder of Western philosophy, dying in
three ninety nine BC after drinking poison Socrates. Question number nine,
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commemorated by Don McLain in his song whose opening lines
talk about a Starry night. This nineteenth century artist struggled
with mental illness and eventually died of a self inflicted
gunshot wound. Who is It? Vincent van Go and Question
number ten. This former game show host was once a
regular on Days of Our Lives in the role of
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Kevin Hathaway. Who is it? Pat Say Jack? I never
knew he was ever an actor? Those were your ten
questions for today's game of road Trip Trivia, taken out
of the book Trivia Factory. Thank you so much David
Fauchet for sending me the book. It is excellent. There
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is a link in the show notes if you'd like
to get yourself up copy of this book. I'll be
back Thursday with all requests trivia. Thanks again for playing everyone.
Check out the show notes for links to that fundraiser
we are doing and other fun stuff. I'm Ali Lane.
If you're driving, stay safe on those roads. Have a
great day everyone,