TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, May 7, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Has anyone out there ever won something, like a raffle or a contest? I never have any luck at raffles, and the only contest I came close to winning was a runner-up in a karaoke competition at a local bar. Yep, no luck here! I hope that some of you have had better luck and won something cool, like money or a nice vacation somewhere!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "When I tell any truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."

HINT: (1757-1827), English poet, painter, and printmaker.


RANDOM TIDBITS
In 2001, a Hooters waitress sued the restaurant chain after she won a company sales contest. The promised prize had been described as a Toyota, but when she was led blindfolded out to the parking lot to collect her prize, it turned out to be a "Toy Yoda" - a Star Wars action figure.

During the 1950s, the majority of contests were "jingle-based" - companies inviting customers to create rhyming advertisements for their products. Evelyn Ryan of Defiance, Ohio, had such a knack for verse that she managed to keep her family home from foreclosure and keep her 10 children fed and clothed via her contest winnings. She was even the subject of the 2005 film The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio.

The Canadian Competition Act bans all games of chance, with the exception of provincial lotteries and those held at licensed casinos. As a result, most U.S.-based sweepstakes mention in the fine print that "Canadian residents will be required to answer a skill-testing question."

After winning the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest six years in a row, Takeru Kobayashi was finally defeated in 2007. The younger and larger Joey Chestnut won the July 4 event by downing a world-record 66 franks (with buns) in 12 minutes.

In 1984, MTV sponsored a contest in conjunction with John Mellencamp's hit song "Pink Houses" - the grand prize being a little pink house in Bloomington, Indiana. Susan Miles of Bellevue, Washington, was ultimately awarded the deed. She spent two nights in the house, held on to the title long enough to get a tax credit, and then sold it.

McDonald's first offered a Monopoly collect-and-win stamp game in 1987 and has continued it annually since 1991. While a scandal involving prizes later caused quite a ruckus, some "real people" did win larger prizes.


VIDEO CLIP
Sticky Wall Challenge - Japanese Game Show
It never fails to amaze. That is what will pop into your mind after viewing this clip from a Japanese Game Show that features Velcro walls, rope swings, a see-saw and a television studio filled with baking soda.

Watch It Now: Sticky Wall Challenge - Japanese Game Show


*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
My second is performed by my first, and, it is thought, a thief by the marks of my whole might be caught. What am I?

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "When I tell any truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."

ANSWER: William Blake.

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