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#1 ·
We started a trivia thread over at another forum and it has been a lot of fun.

Here are the ground rules. It starts with one question. The first reply with the right answer gets the floor for a new question. It continues like that unless, A) the person who has the floor doesn't ask a new question, or B) no one gets the correct answer. In that case, the person with the floor asks a new question. No more than one question on the floor at a time, and discussion/clarification is welcome until the floor is taken over by a new question.

See this thread for an example of how it goes: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/trivia/1454/page1/

First question: In the 1952 Indy 500, what type of fuel was burned in the record-setting pole-position #28 car? Hint: it won pole position by a full 4 mph over the second-place Ferrari
 
#3,159 ·
Trivia Thread

Now Cobalt327 you know I would not use a trick question this is so good that you are going to love it. We all know when Chevy came out with the 265 ci. engine in 1955 it saved the Corvette fron extinction, changed street rodding forever and helped Chevys sales to sky rocket.
This is a new thread so I don't have to answer anything correctly to ask a question.

Garrell
 
#3,161 ·
garrell.770 said:
Now Cobalt327 you know I would not use a trick question this is so good that you are going to love it. We all know when Chevy came out with the 265 ci. engine in 1955 it saved the Corvette fron extinction, changed street rodding forever and helped Chevys sales to sky rocket.
This is a new thread so I don't have to answer anything correctly to ask a question.

Garrell
With all due respect Garrel, this isn't really a new thread- it began in '08.

Usually how the trivia thread works is, first a guy correctly answers a question before anyone else. Then the guy who correctly answered the question gets to ask his own question. ;)
 
#3,162 ·
garrell.770 said:
This is a new thread so I don't have to answer anything correctly to ask a question.

Garrell
Actually it's a very old thread started back in 08. and how we do it is answer the question first with the correct answer, then you can ask a question.
But it really don't make me any difference how you do it. I was just trying to tell you how the game is played that's all.:thumbup:


Cole
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#3,164 · (Edited)
We have to add a new rule to this thread. It is so darn fun but it goes dead often because the last person who answered correctly goes awol, OR the last person asked such a hard question that no one got it.

I don't know how we can do this without a vote or something. But I am thinking if the thread goes dormant for 24 hours, it's up for grabs to anyone who wants to ask a question.

Maybe longer, 48 hours? I think 24 is plenty. I am thinking something very defined like 24 or 48 hours because you simply look at the time of the last post and it's yours when exactly that time passes, no complaining, done deal it's wide open for a question exactly 24 or 48 hours later to the minute.

What do you guys think?

Brian
 
#3,165 ·
Trivia threag

My apologies to everyone, I picked up midstream on the thread and I didn't read the rules so I jumped the gun and posted and it wasn't my turn. I do have another question though is it my turn after whom ever I ran in front of goes?

I have had several request from members that have followed my landspeed racing exploits wanting to hear the results of the inaugural Ohio Mile, rather than it be buried deep in a thread would it be appropriate to start a thread with my story even though it would be short lived, opinions?

Garrell Patterson
 
#3,166 ·
garrell.770 said:
My apologies to everyone, I picked up midstream on the thread and I didn't read the rules so I jumped the gun and posted and it wasn't my turn. I do have another question though is it my turn after whom ever I ran in front of goes?

I have had several request from members that have followed my landspeed racing exploits wanting to hear the results of the inaugural Ohio Mile, rather than it be buried deep in a thread would it be appropriate to start a thread with my story even though it would be short lived, opinions?

Garrell Patterson
Sure you can start a new thread if you like, JMO i don't have or see where anyone would have a problem with it. IMHO


Cole
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#3,167 ·
MARTINSR said:
We have to add a new rule to this thread. It is so darn fun but it goes dead often because the last person who answered correctly goes awol, OR the last person asked such a hard question that no one got it.

I don't know how we can do this without a vote or something. But I am thinking if the thread goes dormant for 24 hours, it's up for grabs to anyone who wants to ask a question.

Maybe longer, 48 hours? I think 24 is plenty. I am thinking something very defined like 24 or 48 hours because you simply look at the time of the last post and it's yours when exactly that time passes, no complaining, done deal it's wide open for a question exactly 24 or 48 hours later to the minute.

What do you guys think?

Brian
I agree with you Brian %100 i say 24hrs should be plenty of time for someone to post back. anyone else want to chime in on this ?


Cole
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#3,168 ·
eloc431962 said:
I agree with you Brian %100 i say 24hrs should be plenty of time for someone to post back. anyone else want to chime in on this ?


Cole
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I agree also.

Since Mercmad hasn't been back for two days, I nominate Garrell to break the silence if no one has a problem w/that... then when Mercmad gets back maybe we could give him the floor?
 
#3,172 ·
garrell.770 said:
Ihave ben with my Dad and had not checked but it looks like it is my turn I think. I haven't read through all of the pages and I bet this one has already been asked but I will try:
How many small block, v8 Chevy engines were built from 1955 through 1998 all cubic inches included?

Eight? I have seven and there is one that I can't quite nail, 2?? in the seventies or eighties. So am going with Eight.

Brian
 
#3,173 ·
Trvia thread

Sorry, what I am saying total of all, no matter what cu. in. chevy engines built from 1955 through 1998 total.
*I have a great one and last night I knew the answer but today when I got ready to use it I forgot the answer. Do you want to try it and someone might know and if they are sure we would all learn something?

Garrell
 
#3,175 ·
There was 9 different ones. I somehow counted wrong because I had them all in my head. That one oddball was the one I couldn't remember the exact displacement. But someone counting them on my hands I missed one. So there was nine. Which is an interesting coincidence, one million for each one. But of course there sure as hell wasn't a million 262's made. :D

Brian
 
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