T1G#T WH!P$ TROPHY TRIVIA

In the next few weeks I'm going to post 59 different trivia questions

of all different forms on C&G. Multiple choice, photo identification,

photo match up & even some true or false. Some questions will be

multiple part and others a simple one word answer.

At the end of the 59 individual trivia thread questions all the winners

will be added up and a trophy will be mailed via the USPS to the

over all winner of the first annual Tight Whips Trivia Trophy.

Best of luck to all, I encourage everyone to participate.

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Current Score:

Fly: 11

Balthazar: 9

WMJ: 9

Yellow_Dart: 9

OldsGuy: 7

Chevelle7.4L: 4

OcnBlu: 3

American_Revolution2005: 1

SmallChevy: 1

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T1G#T WH!P$ TROPHY TRIVIA #55

Where do these three expressions come from?

Give a brief but detailed explanation please.

"Balls to the Wall"

"The whole nine yards"

"Dead as a doornail"

Balls to the Wall

Dating back to the 1950's, this refers to nn all-out effort.

Originated from an aviation term. On airplanes, the throttle control handles and the fuel mixture are often topped with grips that are ball shaped, thus referring to pilots as "balls." If you push the ball forward close to the front wall of the cockpit your result would be a top speed.

Whole 9 Yards

Comes from World War II fighter pilots, whose planes typically were

outfitted with enough machine-gun ammunition to extend 27 feet. If a pilot

expended all his ammunition on a mission, he would say, "I gave them the

whole nine yards".

Dead as a Doornail

Reference to this dating back to 1350

In Medivals, door-nails were the large-headed studs that were used in earlier times for strength. The practise was to hammer the nail through and then bend over the protruding end to secure it. This process, similar to riveting, was called clenching. This may be the source of the 'deadness', as such a nail would be unusable afterwards.

79-Z06: You got two out of three. The first one is incorrect.

Actually 68 I looked at the some links and most of them said what I have mentioned.

http://www.wordorigins.org/Words/LetterB/ballstothewall.html

http://www.idiomsite.com/ballstothe.htm

However, I did find both what WMJ and I have in the following link:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...lls+to+the+wall

Needless to say anyone can type their thoughts in the urban dictionary.

TY for the other two.

Thanks WMJ

TIE BREAKER: Name the car make, year & model.

(only for WMJ and 79-Z06)

Edited November 22, 200618 yr by Sixty8panther

Go ahead WMJ, I am poor at recognizing classic cars.

Hmmm... well I want this to be fair.

The Balls-to-the-wall term is from

the Steam era referance. It popped

inot my head because of the video

on the net of Jay Lenos' 1860s era

steam engine.

Just tell us the year & make then...

the model name is very obscure.

It's not a Mopar BTW.

Noooo... '79, don't give up. I'm rooting for you buddy.

If WMJ wins, he breaks the tie with me.

Noooo... '79, don't give up. I'm rooting for you buddy.

If WMJ wins, he breaks the tie with me.

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Dart I really wished I could. But apart from my Favorite Vette's, I simply cannot put my words on any old cars.

And you better work hard for your score, don't depend on me.

May be I was doing WMJ a favor, kidding.

Ok let me take a guess since it is a done deal.

1960's Impala?

1960 Edsel?

1960 Edsel?

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I actually was thinking of that. But the front looks different from the pictures I have seen.

I know what it iiiiisssss.

Canadian Ford... 1960 Meteor?

I even know the mooooodelllllll...

Fly then break the tie.

This thread has gone beyond its life. :AH-HA_wink:

By breaking the tie, I break the rules since this is for WMJ and 79-Z06 and I don't want to ruin the sacred tenents of Tight Whipitude.

By breaking the tie, I break the rules since this is for WMJ and 79-Z06 and I don't want to ruin the sacred tenents of Tight Whipitude.

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Who says you are breaking the rules you are just finding the loopholes in the rules. LOL

Yeah, I am just being an ass calling things off the top of my head.

Is it 1960's Ford Galaxy?

Its a 1960 Ford Galaxie Special Starliner.

Its a 1960 Ford Galaxie Special Starliner.

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Nope. Ocnblu got the closest of anyome.

It is a 1960 Mercury... but not just any Mercury.

New tie-breaker... name the manufacturer of this car, that's it.

We have a winner... although I'm going to just say F*** it

and give BOTH of you a point. I make the rules based on

the inteligence given to me only by T.W.C.C. members in

the highest levels of power.

And I'm giving serious thought to how we'll deal with the

inevitable tie breakers. There will probably be a couple

people tied for 2nd and possibly 1st place.

That red convertible is a 1960 Meteor Montcalm, by the way, eh?

Yes, right you are Fly.