Nerdy Trivia: February 7, 2026

Waking up and smelling the roses sounds great until you remember fresh flowers are very, very expensive and die very, very quickly. And the metaphorical version requires way more emotional zen than I've got.

A deaf, dumb, and blind kid who plays pinball better than anyone else alive isn't exactly the most obvious topic for a rock song. It's weird, specific, and the whole concept sounds like something dreamed up at 3 a.m. after too many drinks. But somehow "Sure plays a mean pinball" became one of rock's most memorable lines. Who wrote the song "Pinball Wizard"?

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52 years ago TODAY, Mel Brooks blew up the Western genre with a pie to the face when "Blazing Saddles" opened in 1974!

The anything-goes spoof followed Bart, a railroad worker turned sacrificial sheriff, and washed-up gunslinger the Waco Kid as they tried to save Rock Ridge from crooked politicians, a mob of thugs, and the movie itself literally breaking apart.

William Shatner spent six decades charming audiences, whether he was commanding a starship, chasing bad guys in a patrol car, or holding court in designer suits. Behind all those iconic roles and infamous dramatic pauses, this master of memorable characters must have racked up some serious awards along the way. Which performance earned him the most?

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