Trivia Thread Resurrection

[Admiral Yi]

This one is impossible, so anyone within a 1,000 miles gets the win.

What is the origin of the word "malapropism?"

Isn't it a character - I want to say in a Richard Sheridan play? Mrs Malaprop.

Much closer than 1,000 miles, but unfortunately Mrs. Malaprop was already guessed upstream.

[grumbler]

It was O'Toole and Close, and the total was eight nominations without a win.  An interesting side note is that O'Toole's nominations were all for leading roles, whole Close's noms were 50-50 between lead and supporting.  I'm not sure which record is the more impressive.

I'm going to assume that garbo's "Glenn" was Glenn Close and give the win to him.

[The Brain]

I assume it was Swedish footballer Glenn Hysén. Or Swedish footballer Glenn Strömberg.

[Agelastus]

I assume it was Swedish footballer Glenn Hysén. Or Swedish footballer Glenn Strömberg.

I thought he meant Glenn Ford.

[garbon]

It was O'Toole and Close, and the total was eight nominations without a win.  An interesting side note is that O'Toole's nominations were all for leading roles, whole Close's noms were 50-50 between lead and supporting.  I'm not sure which record is the more impressive.

I'm going to assume that garbo's "Glenn" was Glenn Close and give the win to him.

I'm happy to give it to Sheilbh as he also guessed a number of noms while I gave half a name.

But yes, meant the perennially robbed Glenn Close.

[Eddie Teach]

Nicholas Cage.

Or someone in that unexpected vein.

He has a win.

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Nicholas Cage.

Or someone in that unexpected vein.

He has a win.

Yes.  It's a sign of the crap that is the Oscars that Cage has won one in only two nominations, but O'Toole, Close, Burton, Finney, Raines, Kerr, and Ritter have zero in 43 nominations.

[Admiral Yi]

Who coined the term "factoid?"

I would never have guessed in a bajillion years.

[mongers]

Who coined the term "factoid?"

I would never have guessed in a bajillion years.

Churchill?

[Eddie Teach]

I'm sure he would guess Churchill in the first year. Now if it was Churchill's mother's hairdresser, that might take longer.

[Maladict]

You could probably guess any person of note in a year. Provided you knew of them in the first place.

[Barrister]

Who coined the term "factoid?"

I would never have guessed in a bajillion years.

Author Douglas Coupland, coiner of "Generation X" and McJobs?

Edit: nope, though I was sort of on the right track.

[Syt]

New question: In 1869, Welshman John Hughes founded a city in the Russian Empire around his coal and steel businesses. The city was called "Hughesovka" (or: Yuzovka).

What name does the city have today?

[The Larch]

Had to wiki it, interesting answer.

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Volgagrad?