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FOTD: How many hits does it take to sink a submarine in the game Battleship?
How many hits does it take to sink a submarine in the game Battleship?
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FOTD: Which is the only state quarter to feature an automobile?
Which is the only state quarter to feature an automobile?
FOTD: Peter Pepper was the character controlled by players in what arcade game?
Players led Chef Peter Pepper around the game screen trying to create burgers in the game BurgerTime.
FOTD: What were the eight properties players tried to own in Trump the Game?
Trump the Game included eight different properties that players tried to purchase so they could turn a profit and win the game. Those eight properties were: a Convention Center a Hotel a Casino an Office ...
FOTD: In Trump the Game how much money did you have to add to a property during the first phase of the game?
During the first phase of Trump the Game players had to move around the board and add money to the eight properties. The amount of money was $10,000,000 at a ...
FOTD: What was the name of the soldier character Norman Rockwell created for multiple covers of the Saturday Evening Post from 1941-1944?
The young World War II soldier character that Norman Rockwell created appeared on a total of 11 covers of The Saturday Evening Post. The 11 covers chronicled Private Willie Gillis, ...
FOTD: In what play does the stage direction, “Exit, pursued by a bear” appear?
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations calls it, "perhaps the most famous stage direction in English." The stage direction, "Exit, pursued by a bear" appears in Act 3 of Scene 3 of William ...
FOTD: Where was the term, “atomic bomb” first used?
Even though it was not developed until much later the term atomic bomb was first used in 1914. It was not used by a scientist or a politician, it was ...
FOTD: At the start of a game of Monopoly how much money is each player given?
According to the rules each player is given the following at the start of the game of Monopoly: 5 - $1 = $5 5 - $5 = $25 5 - $10 = $50 6 ...
FOTD: How many rounds are played in a standard game of Yahtzee?
In a standard game of Yahtzee it takes 13 rounds to fill out or cross off your entire score card.
FOTD: Why were jigsaw puzzles originally created back in the 18th century?
Jigsaw puzzles were created in the 18th century (most likely some time in the 1760s) and were originally called dissected maps. Their purpose was to help teach children about geography. ...
FOTD: Who was nicknamed Jack the Dripper?
Artist Jackson Pollock was nicknamed Jack the Dripper because of his splashing painting technique.
FOTD: What was the first film to use computer graphics?
Nowadays almost every film has some form of computer graphics of CGI in them. But where did it all get started? Back in 1973 with the cult-classic film Westworld which ...
Fact of the Day: Who started the Guinness Book of World Records?
In 1951 Sir Hugh Beaver had a discussion about which was the fastest game bird in Europe, the koshin golden plover or the grouse. Unable to find the answer to ...
