What national memorial was named for the attorney of a tin mining company? And what funeral put a pop song on the top of the charts for 14 weeks straight? Answers on The Off Ramp podcast, with Bob & Marcia Smith. www.theofframp.show
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126 Random Path Trivia
What World War II leader’s grandfather was once known as “The King of Wall Street?” And what’s the worst-ever toy-related environmental catastrophe? Hear The Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: Library of Congress)
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122 Titillating Trivia
Why is a quarry on a remote Scottish island critical to the Winter Olympics. And who was the first United Nations delegate to receive a standing ovation? Hear Titillating Trivia on the Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: Paul Hart, Wikimedia Commons)
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093 Noteworthy Trivia
They’re old school, but their sales are up. Why are mechanical pencils one of today’s top selling items at airport newsstands? And what animal has the largest population on earth? Hear the answers on the Off Ramp with Bob & Marcia Smith. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
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052 Luck Of The Draw Trivia
What everyday food Items were once so exotic, that during the Roman Empire, only the very rich could afford them? And name the only males in the animal kingdom who get pregnancy and give birth. Hear the answers on the Off Ramp with Bob and Marcia Smith (Photo: JibJab)
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035 Mercer Ellington on Duke Ellington
In the Roaring 20s, Jazz was king. But the King was a Duke – Duke Ellington that is. Hear bandleader Mercer Ellington discuss his father’s contributions to American music on the Off Ramp with Bob Smith.
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018 Tony Randall, Helen Hayes
He used me as his comic punching bag. She quoted Shakespeare! Hear two of the most interesting characters I ever met – actors Tony Randall and Helen Hayes on this episode of “The Off Ramp.”