Here’s another Great Openings podcast. This time all of the featured songs have something in common in their titles. Can you identify these hits after hearing only the opening notes? The songs and clues are from our live Music and Entertainment Trivia shows. And as always I pass along some trivia about each of our featured classics; nuggets of information about how they came to be written or recorded, about the artist or something unusual that you’re sure to find interesting.

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It’s getting close to the end of the year, so here cme the annual lists.

This one is from the folks at the Merriam-Webster dictionary. They selected their top words of the year not by how trendy or new they are, but by which words are the most looked up in their online dictionary. The word people look up more than any other in 2009 was “admonish,” which had to do with Rep. Joe Wilson’s interruption of president Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress in September. In fact, this year, nine of the top ten words are easily linked to big news stories. Here are a few of the others…

- emaciated - from reports of Michael Jackson’s condition at the time of his death
- furlough - from the unpaid furloughs that many employers gave to workers to weather the recession
- pandemic - from news that swine flu had reached pandemic proportions

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The latest episode ofThe Trivia Guys Podcast is up. It’s Episode 14: “That’s One Big Boat” — This week the I’m joined by Jason and Mike to talk about TV theme songs, NBA draft picks, movies we’ve seen, celebrity memorabilia auctions, songs about animals, the biggest of everything, and more. Plus we announce our “Nut Job of the Week” and play “Name that Tune.” You can see more at The Trivia Guys Podcast homepage or click the player below to listen.

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This week’s fun site is called “Jelly Jumper.” Use the arrow key to make this little guy jump around a computer keyboard. Jump on the right keys and he moves to the next level. Jump on the wrong ones and he melts - ouch. It’s a simple game but surprisingly fun. Enjoy

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The Internet Movie Database lists 89 movies with this character in the title role between 1918 and 2008. This week’s Invisible Movie is the 1999 Disney animated version. As a hint, it won the 2000 Academy Award for Best Song for the song “You’ll Be In My Heart” by Phil Collins.

Simply identify the movie and turn it in with your first answer at Trivia for five bonus points.

The answer to last week’s Invisible Movie was “First Wives Club.”

This week’s Invisible Movie is a 1996 comedy based on the best-selling 1992 novel of the same name by Olivia Goldsmith. It starred Goldie, Dianne and Bette.

Simply identify the movie and turn it in with your first answer at Trivia for five bonus points.

The answer to last week’s Invisible Movie was “Dirty Dancing.”

The latest episode ofThe Trivia Guys Podcast is up. It’s Episode 12: “Rihanna Dates Chris Who?” This week we talk about the double Number One hits, Yankees World Series opponents, Sesame Street, uniquely named music groups, the year 1989, and more. Plus we announce our “Nut Job of the Week” and play some “Name that Tune.” You can see more at The Trivia Guys Podcast homepage or click the player below to listen.

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This is a game, but then again it isn’t.

To play, see how close you can come to eyeballing the correct placement of select geometric figures. For example, how close can you come to pinpoint the exact center of a circle. It’s simple but challenging.

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This week’s movie, from 1987, should be no big challenge. The real name of the young character pictured in the screenshot is Frances Houseman, but she was more commonly called a by shorter, more affectionate nickname. If you need another clue, the male lead in the movie passed away earlier this year at the age of 57 after suffering from pancreatic cancer.

Simply identify the movie and turn it in with your first answer at Trivia for five bonus points.

The answer to last week’s Invisible movie was “Catch Me If You Can.”

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