3/14/2011

Another obscure sports question tonight, I really do love these things: Which town won the Little League Softball title for the state of Massachusetts in 2010? As tough as this one sounds it was pretty easy for me. Thanks to nearly 2 years of doing the ChaCha, I am pretty familiar with where to find things on the Little League website. The Swampscott Little League won the Massachusetts Little League Softball title in 2010. They are from the town of Swampscott, Mass. and they went 2-2 in the 2010 Little League Softball East Regional. They beat Maine (boooo!) and Rhode Island, but lost to Vermont and Connecticut.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

Theme: Baseball Rocks

3/13/2011

Another sports question tonight, but this one was a little more obscure: What is the Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award? This is an award in the world of professional hockey that was named after NHL Hall of Famer Charlie Conacher. It was given to an NHL player who made an "outstanding contribution to humanitarian or community service projects". The award was given out annually from 1969 to 1984 and then retired by the NHL. A similar award has been given out since 1988, The King Clancy Memorial Trophy. It also goes to the top humanitarian in the NHL each year.

Difficulty: 3 - Fully Engaged

Theme: Feeling Sleuthy

3/08/2011

Got stumped today while doing the ChaCha: What year is the Firebird that Will Ferrell drives in the movie Old School? I searched and searched and couldn't find the answer to this one. Getting stumped bugged me so much that I went back and found the answer to this question after signing out of ChaCha for the night. Will Ferrell played the character Frank "The Tank" Ricard and his car was named "The Dragon". The Dragon was a red, 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

Difficulty: 5 - Stumped!

Theme: Relentless

3/03/2011

Quite often one ChaCha inquiry leads to a follow up question by the same user. We normally have a history of the customer's recent questions which can help figure out what they are asking about when it isn't entirely obvious. Otherwise things can get kind of confusing. The recent history saved me from getting stumped tonight: Who plays Glen Davis in the episode School Dance? I was able to deduce that they were asking about an episode of Zoey 101 based on their recent question history. It turns out that Asher Book played the role of Glen Davis in the Zoey 101 episode titled "School Dance". It was his only appearance on the show.

Difficulty: 3 - Fully Engaged

Theme: Feeling Sleuthy

3/02/2011

Nothing overly exciting today so I will go with this inquiry: Who did Don Rickles play in the Gomer Pyle TV series? Don Rickles appeared on just one episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. He played Sergeant Jim Mason on the episode titled "My Buddy, The War Hero" which aired on March 12, 1965. Don Rickles show biz career started way back in 1955 and continues to this day. He provided the voice for Mr. Potato Head in all three Toy Story movies.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

3/01/2011

Some ChaCha inquiries need to be researched or interpreted before you can answer them. I got one of those tonight: What band is Ridge in from the Bold and The Beautiful? The first step here is to find Ridge's real name. The character Ridge Forrester is played by the actor Ronn Moss. Ronn Moss was indeed in a rock n roll band before he got into acting. He played bass and sang vocals for the 1970s band Player. Their big hit was "Baby Come Back" which went to #1 for three weeks in early 1978.

Difficulty: 3 - Fully Engaged