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15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly with time and 3 Clues:

1. Henry Gondorff is a memorable character played by Paul Newman in the 1973 film:__________________.
[Choices: The Sting, Slap Shot, The Towering Inferno, Exodus, The Color of Money ]

2. In 1954, William Golding published "The Lord of the ____________".
[Choices: Flies, Universe, Rings, Dance, Underground ]

3. This album by Bob Dylan was among the top sellers of 1975:____________________.
[Choices: Magical Mystery Tour, The Graduate soundtrack, Electric Ladyland, Waiting for the Sun, Blood on the Tracks ]

4. In 1971, Father Daniel Berrigan was charged with conspiracy to kidnap:___________________.
[Choices: Richard Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, Patty Hearst, Charles Manson, Henry Kissinger ]

5. Who played the female love interest of Fred Astaire in the 1957 film "Funny Face"?__________________
[Choices: Loretta Young, Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Ginger Rogers, Lauren Bacall ]

6. Sirimavo Bandaranaike's election in _______________ made her the world's first female Prime Minister.
[Choices: Papua New Guinea, Ceylon, Indonesia, Pakistan, Cape Verde ]

7. Which of these songs was a #1 hit for the O'Jays?____________________
[Choices: Good Times, Love Train, Knock on Wood, I'm Coming Out, I Love the Night Life ]

8. In 1980, Canadian hockey player Scott Olsen founded a company to make this new product:___________________.
[Choices: Snow boards, Rollerblades, Mountain bikes, Bungee cords, Belly boards ]

9. What TV series based on World War II dealt with the 918th Flyer Squadron?_____________________.
[Choices: Twelve O'clock High, Jericho, Combat, The Rat Patrol, Leave It to Beaver ]

10. These famous events all took place in 1972 except:_____________________.
[Choices: Jets win Super Bowl, Vietnam Peace Talks, Watergate break-in, George Wallace shot, Nixon visits China ]

11. "We've got no class, we've got no principals" was a line from this teen rebellion track:__________________.
[Choices: The Wall, Smokin' in the Boys Room, School's Out, Welcome to the Jungle, Hot for Teacher ]

12. Who used the Wendy's slogan "Where's the beef?" during his 1984 run for the White House?____________________.
[Choices: Bob Dole, Michael Dukakis, Ross Perot, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale ]

13. "Room 222" was a TV show set at this high school:_____________________.
[Choices: Carver, Walt Whitman, Eastland, James Buchanan, Chariho ]

14. The Bossa Nova, a big hit with Americans in the 1950's, literally means the:_________________.
[Choices: New Bump, Bad Breath, Booming Beat, Funky Boat, Leg Break ]

15. A hit song in 1968 was "Little Green Apples" performed by:____________________.
[Choices: O.C. Smith, Otis Redding, Herb Alpert, Loretta Lynn, Bobby Goldsboro ]




Answers:

1. The Sting [Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED) and I (as REACH) at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON got all 1000 Points for this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sting ]

2. Flies [I (REACH, LESTER) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies (note that it is not "The Lord of the Flies". Beelzebub was the name of an underling of Satan in Milton's "Paradise Lost", and mentioned in the Bible as "Lord of the Flies", presumably the reason for the handle of BEELZEBUB at BWW Albuquerque; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelzebub and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost .]

3. Blood on the Tracks [I called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_on_the_Tracks ]

4. Henry Kissinger [I called this one; the charge was an example of fake news in 1971, according to https://theintercept.com/2016/05/06/dan ... activists/ . It is not mentioned at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Berrigan ]

5. Audrey Hepburn [I called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_Face ]

6. Ceylon [I pre-called "Sri Lanka", and when it did not appear as one of the 5 Choices, had to recognize the former name of Sri Lanka. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike ]

7. Love Train [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) & others called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Train and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT9jTW7MHc ]

8. Rollerblades [I called this one from the era when inline skates appeared; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerblade . Note the spelling of Scott Olson, not Olsen. ]

9. Twelve O'clock High [Dave (YELDOR, TULADI) and I called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_O' ... (TV_series) ]

10. Jets win Super Bowl [Dave and Patrick (MRRED) got all 1000 Points for this one; I was slow in calculating the year was 1969, so got only 892 Points. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_III .]

11. School's Out [I think Myfanwy called this one, among others. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School's_Out_(song) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oo8QzDHimQ ]

12. Walter Mondale [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where's_the_beef? and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MK9jJzbBT8 ]

13. Walt Whitman [I wrongly switched from Walt Whitman on a wrong call for James Buchanan, then switched back to salvage 443 Points (James Buchanan High was the school for Welcome Back, Kotter). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_222 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_Back,_Kotter . Except for Q10 & Q13, I got all 1000 Points for the Questions in this game.]

14. New Bump [I called "New Something" because "Nova"="New" in Latin (although there is an urban legend that the Chevy Nova did not sell well in Hispanic countries because "No va"="Doesn't go"; however, see https://www.thoughtco.com/chevy-nova-th ... go-3078090 ). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova ]

15. O.C. Smith [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Green_Apples and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6UJOb4oVfU ]

The link in the Answer to Q2 should have read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies .

Thanks for posting the Glory Daze questions.