Skeleton Trivia for Tuesday, 2025-10-21
I’m glad it’s Vlad
Hiya Skeleton Crew,
Ya might remember I was dealin with some pesky werewolves causin trouble at the theater last week. Well, in a fit of desperation I went on LinkedIn &—lo & behold!—apparently my ol’ pal Vladislav started up shop in something called Integrated Cryptozoological Management (ICM). So I gave him a call & he’s been helpin me out.
Now, I know what ya might be thinking: a guy named Vlad who hunts werewolves? But don’tcha worry: despite me asking ya ’bout vampires yesterday, Vlad ain’t of a sanguivorous disposition! Nah, he’s just a regular joe. It’s actually pretty obvious because of the big long black cloak he wears that says NOT A VAMPIRE on it.
Answers to Last Time
- They decided to re-market those Sookie Stackhouse books as the True Blood series after they got the successful HBO treatment.
- Part II of White Noise is titled “The Airborne Toxic Event”, which is also the name of Mikel Jollett’s rock band.
Today’s Trivias
Trivia 1
Speaking of vampires, can ya tell me what disease was it that folks in New England mistook for vampirism back in the day? There was a li’l I guess ya’d call it a “vampire panic” back in the 18th/19th centuries over it; even as late as 1892 some folks in Rhode Island exhumed the body of a gal named Mercy Brown who’d died of this disease ’cause they suspected she was a vampire. They burned her liver & heart & everything!
Trivia 2
The answer to Q1 is the subject of the most recent nonfiction book by what author & “vlogbrother”? He’s probably most famous for his YA novels, but as of late it seems like he’s more focused on nonfiction, includin 2021’s The Anthropocene Reviewed & his ongoing work on the Crash Course web series.
I’m afraid I’m gonna hafta ask for the first AND last name for this one, sorry folks!
OK then
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeee