This morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q:  Where would you most likely find “Bott’s Dots”? A bread truck, a Caltrans truck, or a lumber truck?

A:  A Caltrans truck. Botts Dots are those rounded reflectors you see embedded in California roads.  Developed by Dr. Elbert Bott back in the 50’s, California started using them in the late 1960’s.

Here’s the info you’re looking for about the movie that’s being shot starting today in Oakland.

…this morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q: “Snag” is Australian slang for….

A:…a sausage

Sandwich = Sanger

Case of Beer = Slab

A snag sanger and a slab sounds like a nice Australian weekend.

Gilroy Garlic festival this weekend, and did you know, that the annual event raises about a half a million for local charities?  If you go, don’t forget your sunnies  – Aussie slang for shades. You’ll need them just about everywhere this weekend.

This morning’s trivia on KOIT, on national Hot Dog Day:

Q: How many bites does it take to consume the average hot dog?

A: about 6.   6.1 to be precise. Though San Jose’s Joey Chestnut my take issue with that number.

Here’s a pic (from AP) showing the shoe tree we talked about this morning on the KOIT morning show.The tree’s been a tourist attraction in northern Idaho since the ’40s.  Sadly, the tree burned down recently.

This morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q:  What was the first known online purchase?

A: a pepperoni  pizza from Pizza Hut back in 1994

What was you first online purchase? I think mine was a CD. Amazon.com turned 15 last Friday. Can you believe it? Here’s an interesting time line of how online shopping has evolved in 15 short years. Amazon wasn’t first. Not by a long shot. They just made it easier.

This morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q: How long does the average dollar bill stay in circulation?

A: about 18 months before it’s pulled and destroyed. It costs about 4 cents to print a dollar bill, and about 16 and a half million are printed each day.

Just in case you missed it this morning on KOIT: The Marin Humane Society has about 80 rescued hens ready for adoption. Only five bucks apiece! You just need to make sure you live in an area zoned for this type of critter. They’re all about a year and half old, and each (EACH!) will lay about 250 eggs a year.  Get in touch with the Marin Humane Society in Novato for info. I’m going to stop off on my way home from work. Just to look, mind you.

This morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q: Diet Coke was introduced on this date (7/9).  What year was it?

A: 1982

Like we said this morning, a movie starring Brad Pitt will start shooting at the Oakland Coliseum at the end of the month, and they’re looking for extras. Here’s the number to call for info:

(818) 985-8811

or go to:

This morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q: What percentage of Facebook users check the site first thing in the morning…even before going to the bathroom?

A: about 34 percent

Parents with kids in the San Ramon Valley Unified should be quite pleased today. Yesterday the district board voted unanimously to operate Subway franchises in their four high schools.  If it works out, the program will trickle down to middle schools as well. a 6-inch sandwich, milk & fruit for four bucks. Not bad! And Subway has some great, healthy choices.

This morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q:  It was July first that NBC broadcast the first TV commercial. What was the product?

A:  Watches.  Bulova paid nine dollars for a commercial during a Dodgers/Phillies game on July 1st, 1941.  For some perspective, a thirty second TV ad during the 2010 Superbowl cost close to three million dollars.

We talked about this this AM,  so if you’re looking info about Project Surf Camp near Moro Bay, you can find it here. A great idea…teaching special needs kids to surf…probably something that they’d never get a chance to do otherwise. It costs the camp $160 per camper, but they only charge a $50 registration fee.

….for big bridge toll changes.  Click here for info. If we all do our homework, should be smooth.

This morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q: Back in 1886, Josephine Cochrane invented the…..

A:….dishwasher. You had to crank it by hand. Ms. Cochrane proclaimed “If nobody else is going to invent a dishwashing machine, I’ll do it myself.” Her servants kept breaking dishes when they washed them.

This morning’s trivia on KOIT:

Q: What San Francisco street is named after the man who delivered water in the area in the 1850’s?

A:  Steiner.   L. Steiner also had friends in high places, namely the man in charge of naming the San Francisco streets in those early days – Charles Gough.  Gough, in addition  to naming a street after himself, also named one for his sister Octavia.

‘Looks like Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina learned the hard way what we learned early on in our careers…a microphone is never turned off! While she was getting ready for a TV interview, she let slip a comment about Senator Boxer’s hair.  It’s going to be a long haul to November.