General Trivia thread (the more obscure the better)

[da man]

Not K

Any thoughts about J?

 

[I Should Coco]

John Lennon famously took the lyrics of "Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" from an old circus poster he bought at an antique store. "Everything from the song is from that poster," he said, "except the horse wasn't called Henry."

What was the horse's name on the poster?

Mick Jagger.

 

[da man]

Mick Jagger.

Not Rebecca Lobo or John Elway, either.

 

[I Should Coco]

John Lennon famously took the lyrics of "Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" from an old circus poster he bought at an antique store. "Everything from the song is from that poster," he said, "except the horse wasn't called Henry."

What was the horse's name on the poster?

My serious guess would be a longer name, with too many syllables to fit the song.

I'll guess Cleopatra.

 

[da man]

My serious guess would be a longer name, with too many syllables to fit the song.

I'll guess Cleopatra.

That is not correct. It is an unusual name, but only two syllables.

 

[DanOregon]

Another music question during the lull. What was Paul Simon's only no. 1 hit as a solo artist.

 

[garrow]

Any thoughts about J?

Correct!

 

[garrow]

Another music question during the lull. What was Paul Simon's only no. 1 hit as a solo artist.

50 Ways

 

[bumpy mcgee]

John Lennon famously took the lyrics of "Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" from an old circus poster he bought at an antique store. "Everything from the song is from that poster," he said, "except the horse wasn't called Henry."

What was the horse's name on the poster?

"And Mac, the horse's name was 'Friday.' "

 

[DanOregon]

50 Ways

Ding, ding, ding. That surprised me, since it is probably not even in the top 10 of Simon's best stuff.

 

[da man]

"And Mac, the horse's name was 'Friday.' "

Not Friday or any other day.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

Ding, ding, ding. That surprised me, since it is probably not even in the top 10 of Simon's best stuff.

Judging from the airtime Simon's songs have gotten on clashic rock stations over the years, I would have guessed "Kodachrome." But it appears that peaked at No. 2 on Billboard.