Trivia Flash

While drifting down an Australian river sipping a cocktail inspired by a Southeast Asian city-state, we’ll shuffle a deck of cards and  reflect on the Alaska Goldrush and historic Hong Kong.

In today’s episode, I run the gamut from “The Loco-Motion” and mercury ore to Oktoberfest, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, and a platinum group metal. Surprise, surprise!

Why not add a bit of trivia fun to your Cinco de Mayo celebration? We’ll learn about an 18-century bookseller, a modern-day audiobook award, a historic center of Islamic culture, and a popular game of the Harry Potter universe.

Ornery Muppets, VHS recordings, Bechuanaland, a royal divorce, and a Cajun canoe all feature in this episode. Hop in, but be careful, the canoe can be a bit tipsy!

Ornery muppets, VHS recordings, Bechuanaland, a royal divorce, and a Cajun canoe all feature in this episode. Hop in, but be careful, the canoe can be a bit tipsy!

Let’s remember a noted 18-century cabinetmaker, a Carnegie Medal-winning novel, visit a British Overseas Territory, move to a snappy Donna Summer hit, and consider a unique type of aircraft.

We remember a fictional newspaper editor, do some laundry, visit South America, nibble on a mock apple pie, and go swimming. Grab your bathing suit and jump in.

Today, we remember a noted Norman Lear sitcom set in Queens, have lunch in Mumbai, visit Canada, recall the rapid admission of California to the Union, and learn a bit of chemistry. Stay tuned!

A baseball umpire, an alternative to photosynthesis, a planet associated with the orange dwarf 40 Eridani A, Hurricane Katrina, and landfill muck. Stay Tuned.