3/12/2011

Tonight's question was a juicy sports statistic that would have flustered most other guides: What is Michigan's record vs Ohio State in men's ice hockey? It turns out that the Michigan Wolverines have owned the Ohio State Buckeyes in men's hockey. They have an all-time record of 65-30-11 against them. You can slice this series up in many ways and Michigan is dominant in all of them. 33-12-6 at home, 28-15-5 on the road, 4-2-11 in overtime, 4-3-0 on neutral ice, and 7-3-0 in the last 10 meetings.

Difficulty: 4 - Very Challenging

Theme: Stats Nut

2/22/2011

Every so often you get a question that has stumped a previous guide but is so important that it's immediately asked again so you get a chance to find the answer they couldn't. I got one of those tonight: Where was Babe Ruth's first home run hit?

This one took some digging but I eventually determined that the Babe's first home run occurred on May 6, 1915 when he played for the Boston Red Sox. Fittingly, the team they played that day was the New York Yankees and the game was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Yay me!

Difficulty: 4 - Very Challenging

2/20/2011

Every now and then while doing the ChaCha you get asked a question that you think you will never find an answer to and instead it turns out to be one of the easiest questions of the day. I had one of those today: How many retail stores are located in the state of Georgia. As this one popped on the screen I thought to myself "Oh no, I am soooo hosed!" But thanks to the National Retail Federation this question was a breeze to answer. They have a map on their website which lists the total number of retail establishments in each state - wahooo! It turns out there are 49,501 retail establishments in the state of Georgia. This includes restaurants, hair salons, liquor stores, retail stores, gas stations, and pretty much any other kind of store you could think of.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

2/12/2011

My favorite question today was: What's the record for most goals scored in a college hockey game? It turns out the record for most goals scored in a NCAA Division One game is 28 goals way back in 1968. Yes, Northeastern beat Brown 21-7 in a HOCKEY game on 12/17/1968. Imagine being a fan at that game. You go to the bathroom and you could easily miss 3 or 4 goals. That game makes the NHL All Star game look like a defensive battle.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

2/11/2011

Got a question today about who led the MLB in Strikeouts in 1915. The answer was Pete Alexander who had 241 Ks for the Philadelphia Athletics. More amazing than that is that Pete won 31 games that year for the As. Many pitchers don't even get 31 starts in a season now and the season is 8 games longer now than it was then - 162 games vs 154.

Difficulty: 1 - Slam Dunk!