Guild Potpourri Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gutenberg's equipment was seized by his creditors.

To complete his world-changing project, Gutenberg borrowed substantial funds from local moneylender Johann Fust. When Gutenberg's shop failed to turn an overwhelming profit, Fust took over with his partner, Peter Schöffer, around 1456. They would continue printing for several years, introducing many new techniques and training the first generation of printers.
This question was written by Stuthehistoryguy.

Answer: Mayor La Trivia on "Fibber McGee and Molly"

Gale Gordon's radio career began with dramatic roles, but his greatest success came with comic characters such as Mayor La Trivia. He continued to work in television taking numerous comic roles, including my favorite - Osgood Conklin. Orson Welles was one of the six radio voices for the shadow. Although the well-known Jay Silverheels was the television Tonto, John Todd did the voice for the radio character. Basil Rathbone was one of the voices for the "Sherlock Holmes" radio program.
This question was written by Uglybird.

Answer: evacuees

Gen(eva cue Es)meralda. Evacuees are people who have been transported from life-threatening areas.
This question was written by Richicago.

Answer: Back taxes

Arlington used to belong to Robert E. Lee. During the Civil War, the federal government refused to accept payment of the property taxes on it. Since the taxes were "never paid", they confiscated the land and immediately turned it into a national cemetery so that the Lee family could never regain ownership.
This question was written by Tralfaz.

Answer: Front Side Bus

If you're now mumbling "friggen silly beeswax", I'll take it you went for the security breach. The Front Side Bus moves data between the CPU and main memory, and also other devices like the hard drive and expansion slots. The faster the bus, the faster the CPU can send data to the memory and return it to complete given commands. If you're buying a new computer, be sure to ask if the FSB speed is adequate to both the speed of the processor and that of the memory.

It's an important bit of computer architecture and you should avoid the information bottleneck. This question was written by Bertho.

Answer: Hatred of females

Most research and articles published on this subject, state that people who suffer from this condition have a fear of intimacy or responsibility.
This question was written by Jack1331.

Answer: Most batters hit by pitch

The unlucky fellow who hit the most batters in his career was none other than Walter Johnson, with 203 hit batsmen over 21 seasons; when he retired, Ryan was in eighth place on this list with 158. Ironically, Johnson was reputedly terrified of hurting an opposing player with his legendary fastball.
This question was written by Stuthehistoryguy.

Answer: Vera Peterson from "Cheers"

Sheridan is of course the pampered son of Hyacinthe and Richard Bucket, I mean Bouquet. Hyacinthe dotes on him via the telephone and Richard painfully forks out more money for things like silk pyjamas and basket weaving courses. Robin Masters was the character who was the owner of the gorgeous estate and the cars that Tom Selleck drove in the series. The legendary Maris is never seen though is perhaps one of the greatest "unseen" characters as she's the constant source of eye-brow raising on the part of Niles' entourage.
Vera Peterson only appears once on "Cheers" when Norm attends Thanksgiving at Carla's house and she appears with a pie obscuring her face.
This question was written by Bruyere.

Answer: Winemaking

""Terroir" is "soil" in French, but takes on considerably more meaning when used by the French wine trade. It refers not only to the soil but the subsoil, drainage, precise geographical location, topography and microclimate of a vineyard. "Terroir" then includes things like the vineyard's sun exposure, slope, proximity to a river or stream, etc. The vines "must see the river" is a famous saying in Médoc. Simply stated, "terroir" refers to the obvious, that every vineyard (and for that matter, every vine) exists in a unique environment. It is therefore impossible for a wine such as Mouton-Rothschild to be produced elsewhere in Médoc, or the world, because no other place in the world has the same "terroir" as Mouton. "Terroir" is an argument of exclusivity." (from http://science.csustan.edu/alchemist/terroir.htm)

"Ullage" is the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full.

"Botrytis" (full name botrytis cinerea) is a beneficial fungal infection of the vines, also called "noble rot" (you have just GOT to love something called noble rot). The mold causes the grapes to shrivel and develop both more sugar and more concentrated flavor. They are then used to make sweet (and expensive) dessert wine.
This question was written by LilahDeDah.

Answer: Belarus

Discussions have been going on in Belarus about a possible moratorium on the death penalty, but people are still being executed. The number of executions is decreasing though, with only 4 executions in 2002. Women, children under 18 and men over 65 can't be executed.
Portugal abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1976, Belgium in 1996 and Poland in 1997.
This question was written by Leau78.