For anyone who enjoys testing their trivia skills but has never experienced Sporcle.com, I highly recommend checking it out. I’m not sure if their original intent was to be educational (well, in fact, their tagline is “mentally stimulating diversions”), but I’ve certainly learned quite a bit over the last year or so. Most of the quizzes on Sporcle are timed, fill-in-the-blank type quizzes, and they range from traditional “Name all the US Capitals” and “Name all the US Presidents” to “Name all of the current Crayola crayon colors,” “Name all Adam Sandler movies,” and “Name all of the cities that have hosted the Men’s NCAA Final Four Tournament.” In fact, I can now name–and correctly spell–all of the elements on the periodic table. One of my friends teaches high school chemistry, and she has recommended the site for her students to practice. Geekiness evident through and through, but not a bad way to pass some time.
Side note: I was having some blog issues, in addition to the out-of-town thing and the illness thing, but I’ve settled with this one, having moved posts over, etc., and I think it’s working out okay, so hopefully I’ll more easily become a more prolific blogger now…
