tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37404972024-03-08T16:22:36.787Z VitaminQ - a temple of trivia lists and curious wordsa treasure chest of lists, trivia, strange facts and curiositiesRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comBlogger665125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-22835477514923257732007-06-09T00:47:00.000+01:002007-06-09T00:49:55.721+01:00Vitamin Q is Dead - Long Live Infowisps. URL below.(sadly, the archives have disappeared from the VitQ front page - ah well - I have my special people and their winged monkeys on to it!)In the meantime - check out Infowisps!RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-29798237273710872292007-05-04T18:19:00.000+01:002007-05-04T18:32:05.763+01:00New trivia site from Vitamin Q:HEREwww.infowisps.blogspot.comRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1160266560906064172006-10-08T01:12:00.000+01:002006-10-08T01:31:31.400+01:00PUNCHING JUDIESVitamin Q tests out the theory that bad girls in songs are always called Judy...What is the song? Judy by Al GreenWhat is it about? Everything has been just hip since Al found Judy.Good Judy? Bad Judy? Good - she has beauty and 'sweet little ways'. Song: Judy and the Dream of Horses by Belle & SebastianAbout: Judy longs to recreate a great dream she had about horse rustling and RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1159628981289756192006-09-30T16:09:00.000+01:002006-09-30T16:09:41.306+01:00FLASHING BLADESSome figure skating moves:Delayed Axel / Hydrant Lift / Doughnut Spin / Hamill Camel / Inside Spread Eagle / Illusion Spin / Russian Split / Wide Closed Choctaw / Death Drop / Boeckl / Crossfoot Spin / Regular Salchow / Cartwheel Lift / Rocker / Half Loop / Catch Foot Layback / Skid Spiral / Tabletop / Grafström / One-Hand Biellmanns / Mazurka / Flying Reverse Sit Spin / Clockwise RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1158099510513687452006-09-12T23:18:00.000+01:002006-09-12T23:18:30.530+01:00CHANGE YOUR NAME, BUT KEEP YOUR SPOTSThe native names of the leopard:chita / adnara / tendwa (Hindustani)palang (Persian)diho (Baluchi)tidua / srighas (in Bundelkand)suh (Kashmiri)gorbacha (Dekhani)bibia-bagh / karda / asnea / singhal (Mahrathi)tenderwa / bibla (among the Bauris of the Dekhan)honiga / kerkal (Canarese)teon-kula (of the Kols)jerkos (in Rajmehal)burkal / gordag (of the Gonds)sonoraRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1156614893173816012006-08-26T18:54:00.000+01:002006-08-26T18:54:53.190+01:00FLYING CIRCUS15 titles which were considered instead of Snakes On A Plane1 Asps With Altitude2 Rattlers On The Redeye3 Mobster Mambas4 Boeing Boeing Boa5 Fangs On A Flight6 Slithering Heights7 Supersonic Sidewinders8 Adders In The Air9 Pilots and Pythons10 Cobras In The Cargo11 Die Hard With Venom12 Sonic Boomslangs13 The Krait Escape14 Viper Space15 Hand-Luggage and HissyfitsRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1153881126964178172006-07-26T03:29:00.000+01:002006-08-08T00:47:25.566+01:00STILL I CLINGI knew it was over when......the judges asked about salamander DNA ...they introduced self-service petrol pumps ...I watched Tokyo burn to the ground ...I heard about how he went and started the crusades ...the younger daughter complained that her shoes were too tight every few hours for a year ...he first started dating her and described her immediately as "strong" ...he said that RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1144596998404543772006-04-09T16:36:00.000+01:002006-04-09T16:38:04.226+01:00BARREDBritish Pubs - some things to avoid:1 Any bar serving sausage and mash for over £10, and where beer seems like a grudging sideline2 The nearest pub to any train station3 Any pub in a train station4 All bars which describe their food as 'Traditional Fayre' or as 'World Famous'5 Any trendy bar with its own merchandising (T-shirts, keyrings and other tat)6 Any pub still clinging to the tails RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1144504155277931152006-04-08T14:47:00.000+01:002006-04-08T14:49:15.293+01:00AT E'sA simplified list of food colourings:E100 Curcumin, Turmeric YellowE101 Orange YellowE102 (tartrazine) Lemon YellowE103 Golden Yellow E104 Quinoline Yellow E105 Fast Yellow E106 YellowE107 Yellow E110 Sunset YellowE111 OrangeE120 (cochineal) Carmine RedE121 (orcein) Red-Brown, (orchil) Blueish PurpleE122 (carmoisine) MaroonE123 (amaranth) Dark RedE124 Brilliant ScarletE125 Scarlet E126 RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1143166961084482382006-03-24T02:22:00.000Z2006-03-24T02:35:53.276ZON YOUR MARXThe real names of the Marx Brothers:Zeppo Marx - HerbertHarpo Marx - Adolph (changed to Arthur)Chico Marx - LeonardGroucho Marx - JuliusGummo Marx - MiltonAnd what their names should have been had they starred in...a spaghetti western: Taco Marx / Poncho Marx / Bronco Marx / Gaucho Marx / Amigo Marxa horror flick: Pyro Marx / Torso Marx / Romero Marx / Psycho Marx / Cujo Marxa RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1143166932190781122006-03-24T02:21:00.001Z2006-03-24T02:22:12.193ZFIRST THOUGHTSThirty-two synaptic shortcuts from Google:The first thing I thought of was Humpty Dumpty on the wallThe first thing I thought of was trying to wring out a crocheted afghanThe first thing I thought of was a yellow wrenchThe first thing I thought of was toxic runoff from all the grovesThe first thing I thought of was that old radio on the porch of the cabinThe first thing I thought ofRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1143166909695906982006-03-24T02:21:00.000Z2006-03-24T02:21:49.706ZFIRST TIMESTen true confessions from Google:I lost my virginity in the backroom of a bookshop in StainesI lost my virginity in a hotel in BirminghamI lost my virginity in the Student Union carpark after a poetry reading I lost my virginity in the back seat of a '54 FordI lost my virginity in a Detroit bus stationI lost my virginity in a strange spelunking accidentI lost my virginity in the RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1142485176159670852006-03-16T04:55:00.000Z2006-03-24T02:35:00.896ZEAU DE, EAU DEWhat British people smelled of in the early 1950s:Womendandruffcandlewickcamphorpowdered milka 'top-note' of 'Evening In Paris'Mendogdieselboot dubbinbattery fluidpigeon-feeddried cuttlefishcooked breakfastsrough tobaccoweek-old hair-oilbelched-back beerSource: first page of Gordon Burn's 1991 novel Alma CoganRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1142484198289397492006-03-16T04:40:00.000Z2006-03-16T04:47:59.903ZFANTASTIC FOESVillains from the first 50 issues of The Fantastic Four comic:The Mole ManThe Skrulls from Outer SpaceMiracle ManSub-MarinerDr. DoomKurrgo, Master of Planet XPuppet MasterThe Impossible ManThe Red GhostThe Mad ThinkerDr. DoomSuper SkrullRama TutMolecule ManHate-MongerMole ManInfant TerribleDiabloInvincible ManAttumaGregory GideonThe Frightful FourMedusa and GorgonThe RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1142306897261283372006-03-14T03:26:00.000Z2006-03-16T05:03:34.240ZINDIAN FEATHERSSome interesting names of birds found in India:Rain Quail / Rosy Starling / Isabelline Wheatear / Dusky Crag-Martin / Sirkeer Malkoha / Little Brown Dove / Bank Myna / Graceful Prinia / Hooded Pitta / Red-Whiskered Bulbul / Jungle Owlet / Glossy Ibis / Bengal Florican / Paddyfield Pipit / Collared Pratincole / White-Bellied Treepie / Grass Owl / Finn's Weaver / Bengal Bush Lark / RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1142303676084530942006-03-14T02:26:00.000Z2006-03-14T02:34:36.086ZCIRCUS GAMESTypical 'fight' combinations at the Roman circus:a wolf against a hippopotamusa rhinoceros against a giraffea panther against an ostrichan Ethiopian against an elephanta German against a beara woman against a dwarfa Christian against a lionSource: Around The Roman Table (P Faas, Macmillan)NB There is much debate amongst historians about exactly what went on in the arena. Such contestsRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1142302729378251392006-03-14T02:08:00.000Z2006-03-14T02:18:49.390ZNO MANScottish islands with a population in single figures:Eilean Shona - 9Erraid - 8Soay - 7Sanday - 6Auskerry - 5Danna - 5Gometra - 5Oronsay - 5Tanera Mor - 5Lunga - 4Gairsay - 3Inchtavannach - 3Moncrieffe - 3Davaar - 2Eilean Ban - 2Eilan Donan - 1Inchcolm - 2Inchfad - 2Rona - 2Vaila - 2Innischonan - 1Sanda - 1Shuna - 1NB Some of these islands have larger and more populated namesakesSource: RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1140401840129767582006-02-20T02:11:00.000Z2006-02-20T02:17:20.140ZFURNAMES20 nicknames for our cat:1 Chiliosity2 Button3 The Best One4 Snugster5 Rabbity6 Chumbleton7 Licky8 Kipper9 Biscuity Bob10 Chillster11 Titch12 Cuddlekin13 Bumley14 Miaowy15 Chilblain16 Grumpelstiltskin17 Snoozy Susie18 Monkey19 Lambkin20 FluffsterYes, I know - it's a bit cutesy. Chili is a 13 year old tailless Applehead Siamese who spends most of the day dreaming.RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1140316816131400412006-02-19T02:16:00.000Z2006-02-19T02:40:16.153ZNATURE NOTESSome extracts from Seton Gordon's 1945 diary:January 9: Fine view of male peregrineJanuary 22: Rooks turned back by peregrineJanuary 24: Tobogganing, Sue & CJanuary 25: Snowbunting at bird tableJanuary 27: 50 Italian prisoners working on the roadFebruary 12: To Gargunnock... good and attentive audienceFebruary 19: First lark in songMarch 13: Cambridge. Piped at Latham RoadMarch 27: StRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1139573824731489912006-02-10T12:16:00.000Z2006-02-10T12:17:04.746ZTABLE MANNERSI'm so hungry I could eat...1 a bear, fur and all2 roadkill3 the ass end of a billy goat4 a horse and go back for the jockey / chase the rider5 a baby through the bars of a cot6 the crotch off a low-flying duck7 a bowl of lard with a hair in it8 a whale9 Michael Moore (or various other tubby slebs)10 the north end of a southbound skunk11 a horse between two slices of bread12 my own RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1137944531177201252006-01-22T15:41:00.000Z2006-01-22T15:42:11.190ZKING SIZESong titles namechecking Elvis:1 Elvis and His Boss – The Residents2 Elvis Has Left the Building – Frank Zappa3 I Remember Elvis Presley – Danny Mirror4 Elvis' Rolls Royce – Was (Not Was)5 Elvis Presley Blues – Gillian Welch6 Calling Elvis – Dire Straits7 Elvis Presley and America - U28 The Bones of Elvis – Inner City Unit9 You're Bringing Out The Elvis In Me – Faith Hill10 Pretend I'm RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1137540074115381742006-01-17T23:20:00.000Z2006-01-17T23:21:14.130ZPLANET WAVESMinor planets named after stars of the music world:1 (23990) Springsteen2 (3834) Zappafrank3 (6354) Vangelis4 (19383) Rolling Stones5 (4422) Jarre6 (16155) Buddy7 (4442) Garcia8 (2620) Santana9 (8749) Beatles*10 (19367) Pink Floyd11 (18125) Brianwilson12 (5656) Oldfield13 (7707) Yes14 (15092) Bee Gees15 (18132) Spector16 (17059) Elvis17 (6433) Enya18 (4305) Clapton19 (44016) JimmypageRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1131595101668692772005-11-10T03:57:00.000Z2005-11-10T03:58:21.683ZMEASURE FOR MEASURESome semi-empirical scales:Fujita Scale of Tornado IntensityMercalli Scale of Earthquake IntensityRichter Scale of Earthquake MagnitudeMohs Scale of Mineral HardnessTorino Meteorite Impact Hazard ScaleSchmidt Sting Pain IndexSaffir-Simpson Hurricane ScaleHamilton-Norwood Scale of Male Pattern BaldnessLudwig Scale of Female Pattern BaldnessScoville Scale of Chile Pepper RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1131204112894205612005-11-05T15:08:00.000Z2005-11-05T15:21:52.960ZLIVERSIONSSome old fish liver dishes from the Shetland Isles:Haggamuggi - The stomach of a fish filled with hashed livers and sunds (air bladders) and boiled.Krampus - Sillock (a small fish) livers melted in a frying pan and mixed with bere burston (roasted corn with sour milk).Kroppen - Fish liver and meal thoroughly mixed and seasoned, stuffed into a fish head and boiled (in the rest of RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740497.post-1129936734350274822005-10-22T00:16:00.000+01:002005-10-22T00:18:54.356+01:00SORRY!Vitamin Q has been quiet in the last month as I have been very busy with teaching and other work. I also need to wind down the trivia now and then in order to keep it fresh and encounter new ideas which haven't been covered here before. Posts will become more frequent again in sunny November...RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.com