Break from the Grind | October 9th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What were the real names of Columbus’ ships? October 9, 2012 – Niña was not the actual name of one of Columbus’ three ships; do you know what was?
Break from the Grind | October 2nd, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Which President Was Named Nearly Perfect Male Figure? October 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Which U.S. President won the Nearly Perfect Male Figure Award from the University of California in 1940?
Break from the Grind | September 25th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How Did the FDA Determine Serving Sizes? September 25, 2012 – How did the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determine what constitutes a serving size for various foods?
Break from the Grind | September 18th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Origin of Once in a Blue Moon September 18, 2012 – From where does the phrase “once in a blue moon” originate?
Break from the Grind | September 11th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Where Did the U.S. Get the Nickname “Uncle Sam”? September 11, 2012 – You may know that political cartoonist...
Break from the Grind | August 28th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Origin of “All hell broke loose” From what did the phrase “all hell broke loose” come?
Break from the Grind | August 21st, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Women Leaders in the President’s Cabinet August 21, 2012 -- Which department of the President’s cabinet has had the most women leaders?
Break from the Grind | August 14th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: The First Social Security Number Who was reported to have been issued the first Social Security Number (SSN)?
Break from the Grind | August 7th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: In What Year Did the Winter Olympics Debut? In what year did the Winter Olympics debut?
Break from the Grind | July 31st, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What Is the Origin of the “Dollar” Symbol What is the origin of the $ -- the symbol for “dollar?”
Break from the Grind | July 17th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Highest Number of Twitter Followers July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Which celebrity has the highest number of followers on Twitter?
Break from the Grind | July 10th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Why does “snooze” last nine minutes? Why does the “snooze” session for most alarm clocks last nine minutes?
Break from the Grind | July 3rd, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Why Red, White and Blue? Why were the colors red, white and blue chosen for the American flag?
Break from the Grind | June 26th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What restaurant created the first drive-thru? What restaurant created the first drive-thru?
Break from the Grind | June 19th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How much do U.S. households spend on vacation? How much do U.S. households spend on vacation?
Break from the Grind | June 12th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Average Number of Jobs Held from Ages 18 to 40 What is the average number of jobs held by those in the U.S. ages 18 to 40.
Break from the Grind | June 5th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Number One Hobby of Baby Boomers What is the number one hobby of adults older than 50?
Break from the Grind | May 22nd, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Origin of the Term “First Lady” With what presidential spouse was the term First Lady originally used?
Break from the Grind | May 15th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: The first woman to receive a military pension Who was the first woman in the U.S. to receive a military pension?
Break from the Grind | May 8th, 2012 TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What about Mother’s Day celebrations did Anna Jarvis try to stop? Though Anna Jarvis devoted her life for the establishment of a national Mother’s Day, in the end she was disappointed at the way thing turned out.