Sunday 29 April 2012

No. 128.

Morgan Freeman is part owner of Blues club, Ground Zero, in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

(Source: The Mighty Mississippi with Trevor McDonald.)

Saturday 28 April 2012

No. 127.

A 1990 film version of Captain America saw the hero played by the son of author J.D. Salinger. The movie was not shown in cinemas in the US, but was released there on VHS.

(Source: http://halloweenjackconnell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/all-night-i-want-young-american-captain.html. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Friday 27 April 2012

No. 126.

One lingistics professor, as an experiment, decided to speak to his child entirely in Klingon. He eventually stopped when it became clear that his son only used it in his presence.

(Source: Planet Word, by J. P. Davidson)

Thursday 26 April 2012

No. 125.

In Powerpuff Girls episode 'Meet the Beat-Alls', there are sixty-five references to Beatles songs made in its runtime of twenty-two minutes.

(Source: The Guardian. Verified by Google.)

Wednesday 25 April 2012

No. 124.

There is no full trailer for the film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Frank Oz was not satisified with those created, so none were ever screened.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

Tuesday 24 April 2012

No. 123.

All the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666.

(Source: QI. Verified using Google.)

Sunday 22 April 2012

No. 121.

Die Hard with a Vengeance's Simon Gruber and The Simpsons' Mr. Burns share the same fictitious phone number: 555-0001.

(Source: Total Film - http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-geekiest-movie-facts/cameo-a-go-go)

Friday 20 April 2012

No. 119.

Mary Steenburgen's first ever movie scenes were with Christopher Lloyd. The pair reunited for Back to the Future part III, which, incidentally, provided Lloyd with a milestone of his own - his first screen kiss.

(Source: Today Show interview with the cast.)

Thursday 19 April 2012

No. 118.

In the first draft of Back to the Future, the time travel device was a fridge.

(Source: Today Show interview with the cast.)

Wednesday 18 April 2012

No. 117.

Tom Conti is directly related to Napoleon. One of his ancestors was Giovanni Buonaparte, who established the family line that produced Napoleon.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/14/tom-conti-napoleon-bonaparte-genes)

Tuesday 17 April 2012

No. 116.

Pharaoh translates as 'great house'.

(Source: Horrible Histories game show, Gory Games.)

Monday 16 April 2012

No. 115.

The E number of gold is E175.

(Source: Twitter feed QIkipedia.)

Sunday 15 April 2012

No. 114.

The country with the most universities is India.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz. Verified by http://www.aneki.com/universities.)

Saturday 14 April 2012

No. 113.

Automobile company Jaguar was originally called Swallow Sidecars. The name was changed following World War Two to avoid negative associations with the initials S.S.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz. Verified by Wikpedia.)

Friday 13 April 2012

No. 112.

The only country with an English name to end in H is Bangladesh.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz.)

Thursday 12 April 2012

No. 111.

At least one colour of the Olympic rings can be found on every national flag in the world.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz/told by friend. Verified by http://www.janecky.com/olympics/rings.html.)

Wednesday 11 April 2012

No. 110.

Nepal is the only country with a non-rectangular flag.

(Source: Coffee shop quiz/The Big Bang Theory. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Tuesday 10 April 2012

No. 109.

To make a jar of congealed honey runny again, simply put it in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes.

(Source: Mother's tip via Good Housekeeping.)

Monday 9 April 2012

No. 108.

In The Big Bang Theory, Penny's apartment is 314. This is a reference to Pi, which is commonly rounded up to 3.14.

(Source: Internet Movie Database.)

Sunday 8 April 2012

No. 107.

Kaley Cuoco got turned down twice for the role of Penny in The Big Bang Theory before finally getting the part upon a third audition.

(Source: The Big Bang Theory: It all started with a Big Bang, an E4 behind the scenes look at the show.)

Saturday 7 April 2012

No. 106.

When playing golf, the Japanese would rather not get a hole in one as tradition dictates that they should distribute the wealth, and send gifts to their friends and family.

(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)

Friday 6 April 2012

No. 105.

The Crown Jewels are uninsured.

(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)

Wednesday 4 April 2012

No. 103.

Graham Norton adopted a rescue dog that the shelter had named Madonna. He simply calls her Madge.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Tuesday 3 April 2012

No. 102.

New Zealand is named after Zeeland (or Zealand), a province in the Netherlands.

(Source: Friend looked it up. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Monday 2 April 2012

No. 101.

During his stint as a waiter, between serving tables, Graham Norton would put a tea towel on his head and pretend to be Mother Theresa. This formed the basis of his first live act.

(Source: Mark Lawson Talks To... Graham Norton.)

Sunday 1 April 2012

No. 100.

Horror director Wes Craven and special effects guru Rick Baker were amongst those that walked out of a Barcelona film festival screening of Reservoir Dogs. The latter told Tarantino it was a compliment - he had found the realism unnerving.

(Source: Learnt in lecture. Verified by Wikipedia.)