Well actually its not. However there is nothing like singing and dancing to chase away late-March-snowy-Monday-blues and on this day in 1943 the first time musical collaboration of two partners debuted on Broadway and produced a monster hit. Can you name the prolific duo and their socko smash? If you can let me know!
If you can’t then get out of your lonely room and search one of our music databases by the (not so) hidden keyword clues contained in this entry.
Last week I wanted to know the name of the man who built what is now the largest brewing company in the United States on Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob amongst others. The man is August Anheuser Busch, Jr. and his grandson August Anheuser Busch IV is the current CEO of the Anheuser-Busch Companies. The campus cheap beer aficionados are
Peter Erickson
Jan Orf
An anonymous poster
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Well actually its not. However there is nothing like singing and dancing to chase away late-March-snowy-Monday-blues and on this day in 1943 the first time musical collaboration of two partners debuted on Broadway and produced a monster hit. Can you name the prolific duo and their socko smash? If you can let me know!
If you can’t then get out of your lonely room and search one of our music databases by the (not so) hidden keyword clues contained in this entry.
Last week I wanted to know the name of the man who built what is now the largest brewing company in the United States on Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob amongst others. The man is August Anheuser Busch, Jr. and his grandson August Anheuser Busch IV is the current CEO of the Anheuser-Busch Companies. The campus cheap beer aficionados are
Peter Erickson
Jan Orf
An anonymous poster
Thanks as always for playing!
If I wanted to drown my sorrows about the lateness of this post with weak, water-like beer I can do so largely in part because of the man who was born on March 28th, 1899. He turned a family brewery into a world renown cheep beer juggernaut that college students are still celebrating to this day. If that is not enough for one life time this man also convinced his company to buy the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953. Can you name this beer baron?
If you can then drop me a message.
The striking image of an earnest researcher pouring over old newspaper articles on microfiche may seem romantic in the movies but the stark reality is that the machines are hard to use and induce migraines when you try to read the small print. Give me a database any day like the Historical New York Times or the Historical Washington Post if you want to research news from 1953 or some other date from the last century. And if you have a question about these or any other library resource you may always ask a librarian.
Last week I asked for the names of the lesser known Gorgon sisters who are overshadowed by their infamous sister Medusa. The answer is Stheno and Euryale who seem to be making a bit of a comeback lately in video games and graphic novels. The campus classical scholars who knew the answer are –
Peter Erickson
Ann Kenne
Marianne Hageman
Thanks for playing!
Many people this week have snakes on a brain because St. Patrick is credited for banishing them from Ireland. But when I think of snakes I think of Medusa from ancient Greek mythology who pioneered them as a fashion statement. What I did not know was that Medusa overshadowed two other equally coifed and dangerous sisters. Can you name them off your snake-free head? If you can send me a message and receive the adulation that comes with being known as one of the premier campus ophiologists.
If need to do a little research on this or any question how about using an online encyclopedia that you know is from a reputable source and can trust in a bibliography? We have many to choose from on this page.
Last week I asked about an infamously querulous couple who chose the ill-fated date of March 15th to be married for the first time. The mystery couple who set the standard for tumultuous relationships are Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The campus gossipmongers who knew the answer are
Peter Erickson
Jan Orf
John Wendt
Laure Benson
Elizabeth Dial
Thank you very much!
The assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15th 44 BC has made ‘Beware the Ides of March’ a metaphor for impending doom. So with that in mind you would think that no one would want to get married on that day. Well it just so happened that a very famous and famously tumultuous couple did get married on March 15th 1964 after starring in a famously horrible movie together. Hint: They eventually divorced in 1974, but remarried in 1975.
Can you name the couple? If you can send me a message and receive your own 15 minutes of fame on our blog.
If you don’t know the answer off your head a great place to look is in a new database Readers Guide Retrospective which is an electronic index to articles from more than 375 popular magazines and journals from 1890 to 1982.
For people ‘of a certain age’ this is the electronic version of the seminal print source that many students first used to conduct research. If you would like more information about this source please contact Ann Kenne
Speaking of people ‘of a certain age’ last week I wanted to know which two toys debuted in one week and were recently named the top toys of all time. The answer is #2 Barbie and #1 The Hula Hoop.
The two young at heart answerers are
Elizabeth Dial
Peter Erickson
Thank you very much!
This week was a banner week in the history of toys! On March 5th 1963 this toy was patented and launched an international craze. Then on March 9th 1959 this toy made a glamorous debut. Can you name the toys off your head? Hint: On the VH1 show I Love Toys one of these toys was voted the number one greatest toy of all times and the other was voted the number two greatest toy of all times.
If you are still stumped then trying a database of newspapers would be another place to look and it just so happens that the libraries provide access to one called Proquest Newsstand Complete. Along with answers to trivia questions you can also find full text of the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Minneapolis Star Tribune full text.
If you come up with the answer or an anecdote about these or any other favorite toys send a message to arhudson@stthomas.edu in order to receive the recognition you deserve.
Last week I challenged you all to name the young boxer and the heavyweight champion he defeated in 1964. The young upstart was Cassius Clay and his heavyweight champion opponent was Sonny Liston. The campus boxing enthusiasts who knew the answer are
Peter Erickson
Marianne Hageman
Thanks to all for playing!
This week was a banner week in the history of toys! On March 5th 1963 this toy was patented and launched an international craze. Then on March 9th 1959 this toy made a glamorous debut. Can you name the toys off your head? Hint: On the VH1 show I Love Toys one of these toys was voted the number one greatest toy of all times and the other was voted the number two greatest toy of all times.
If you are still stumped then trying a database of newspapers would be another place to look and it just so happens that the libraries provide access to one called Proquest Newsstand Complete. Along with answers to trivia questions you can also find full text of the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Minneapolis Star Tribune full text.
If you come up with the answer or an anecdote about these or any other favorite toys send a message to arhudson@stthomas.edu in order to receive the recognition you deserve.
Last week I challenged you all to name the young boxer and the heavyweight champion he defeated in 1964. The young upstart was Cassius Clay and his heavyweight champion opponent was Sonny Liston. The campus boxing enthusiasts who knew the answer are
Peter Erickson
Marianne Hageman
Thanks to all for playing!
This week in 1964 a young boxer went against the heavyweight champion of the world and beat him in the first of two controversial matches. Can you name the two boxers? If you can drop a line to arhudson@stthomas.edu
Hint: A picture from the second (very short) match produced what Sports Illustrated called one of “The Century’s Greatest Sports Photos.”
Double hint: A great place to find this answer is our full text scholarly multi-disciplinary database Academic Search Premier.
Triple hint: A great person to ask about this or any other research query you have is a friendly librarian.
Last week I needed to know the author and title of a classic work in literature that has a rather ominous forward. The answer is Huckleberry Finn and the author is Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens.
The campus experts on multi-name authors who knew the answer are
John Heintz
Marianne Hageman
Peter Erickson
Kelli Lais
Ann Kenne
Thank you very much!
A literary classic was released on February 18th 1885 with this ominous notice on the first page –
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.
Oh my!
Can you name the work and the author? If you can send a message to arhudson@stthomas.edu. As always we hope that you think about using library resources to answer these questions because you have many great literature databases at your fingertips not to mention friendly librarians to assist you.
Last week I wondered which hilarious classic movie used the not-so-hilarious St. Valentine’s Day Massacre as a jumping off point. The answer is Some Like it Hot.
The campus film and gangland historian who knew the answer is Ann Kenne!
Thank you!
While love may be in the air this week bullets were also in the air in Chicago on February 14th 1929 when seven people were gunned down in what is now called the Saint Valentine’s Day massacre. Ironically enough this tragic event was the kick off of a very funny movie with Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis. Name the movie with no Googling! If you don’t know the title off your head I am sure there is a friendly librarian who would be more than happy to help you with this query; and when you have an answer send it to arhudson@stthomas.edu
Last week I wondered about the name of the world chess champion beating computer who head to head with Garry Kasparov. The answer was IBM’s Deep Blue and the campus chess experts with the correct answers are
Eric Jorgensen and Holly Schultz
Thanks for playing!