Trivia

[Stoday]

Whoopee! I know an answer for a change. Someone found one of galvo's ancestors 3 ft tall and called him homo Flourensis or something like that. 

[kitkatz]

Yes, now your turn

[galvo]

And be polite!

[Stoday]

How do you pay Χάρων (Charon)?

[galvo]

Put a coin in or on his mouth. You'd probably swallow it.

[Stoday]

Or eyes. As for swallowing it — I'm not a girl! Trust Galvo to turn something innocent into something rude... 

Your turn Galvo.

[galvo]

Who was sworn in as the State of California's Park Comminissioner in 2002?

[cariad]

I have no idea. Should I know? I did live there 2006-2008.

If it's a celeb, I could take a few wild guesses....

[YLGuy]

I looked it up and actually 4 commissioners were sworn in.  I see the one you are looking for but there is more than 1 correct answer.

[galvo]

Noted. Give me the one you reckon I was looking for and victory is yours!

[YLGuy]

He was the star in my favorite movie of all time.  Let's just say he was "The Good"

[galvo]

"The Bad" and "The Ugly" were also great.

Have a go.

[YLGuy]

From 1960 to 1963 "The Flintstones" were sponsored by this company.  Fred & Barney were shown using the product during commercial breaks.  What was the company/product & why did they stop in 1963?

[cariad]

He was the star in my favorite movie of all time.  Let's just say he was "The Good"

Aw, that was going to be one of my first guesses, along with Wavy Gravy. (I did say they would be 'wild' guesses)

From 1960 to 1963 "The Flintstones" were sponsored by this company.  Fred & Barney were shown using the product during commercial breaks.  What was the company/product & why did they stop in 1963?

This is a fun question! I have no idea, but I will just throw out the first thing that came to mind: Cigarettes? I don't know which brands were around back then, so, I don't know.... Luckies? And then, I assume Fred and Barney would stop pitching cigs because someone came to their senses.... How far off the mark am I?

[YLGuy]

You are pretty much right on the $ except why they stopped.

[YLGuy]

and wrong brand

[cariad]

OK, I consulted Mr. Google on this one, since there was little chance I would hit upon the right brand by guessing. Here is what I found:

"In the 1960s the series had strong ties to a sponsor, Winston cigarettes, with the characters shown smoking the product during commercial breaks. This approach was not unusual for television at that time, either with tobacco or any other product. In one memorable advertisement, Fred and Barney relaxed while their wives did housework, smoking Winstons and reciting Winston's jingle, "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should!"[8] In 1963, Winston pulled their sponsorship from the show when Wilma became pregnant;[citation needed] after that point, the main sponsor was Welch's Grape Juice."

What fascinating times.... If cigarettes had been incorrect, my next guess was going to be hard liquor.

[YLGuy]

Correct!  Welch's grape juice took over after.

[cariad]

This place had an enormous influence on Charles Dickens' life and work. When it was torn down, Dickens wrote "It is gone now, and the world is none the worse without it."

What was the name of the structure, and what went on there?

[okarol]

Marshalsea Prison, not sure about the story though

[cariad]

Yes, The Marshalsea is correct. I was trying to ask what type of prison it was but couldn't think of a better way to phrase it.

Any idea?

[Stoday]

A debtors' prision, I think.

Now obsolete, they should be revived for those of our MPs who fiddle their expenses. 

[cariad]

A debtors' prision, I think.

Now obsolete, they should be revived for those of our MPs who fiddle their expenses. 

  Build one for our "stated-income mortgage" lenders while you're at it.

Charles Dickens's entire life was colored by his father's incarceration at the Marshalsea, as it forced him to go out, at around age 11, to work in a blacking factory. This is the primary source of his lifelong compassion and advocacy for the poor.

Karol, you got the first part right, please take it from here.... 

[cariad]

 

Karol....? Stoday....? Anyone out there? Could someone please revive this game? I miss it!

[okarol]

I won? Wow, sorry!

Who was the mechanical shark, used in the movie Jaws, nicknamed and why?