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15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds and with 3 Clues:

1. In the 1960's TV show "Flipper", Flipper was a:_____________________.
[Choices: Dolphin, Collie, Penguin, Boat, Beaver ]

2. Edward Albee's play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" concerns itself with this issue:___________________.
[Choices: The Bloomsbury Group, Troubled marriage, Capitol Hill dealings, Rebellious teenagers, An academic conference ]

3. This country and pop artist had a hit with "My Special Angel" in 1957:____________________.
[Choices: Sonny James, Buddy Holly, Conway Twitty, Tommy Edwards, Bobby Helms ]

4. Which upscale automaker declared bankruptcy in 1971?______________________.
[Choices: Pinto, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Lamborghini ]

5. Who starred in such films as "Iceland", "Wintertime" and "Thin Ice"?_____________________
[Choices: Sonja Henie, Dorothy Hamill, Tai Babilonia, Esther Williams, Mary Decker ]

6. In 1971, S.E. Hinton published "That was Then, ___________________."
[Choices: That was Great, Work on Tomorrow, Don't Dwell on It, This is Now, When I was Happy ]

7. Who had a #1 hit in 1972 with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"?______________________
[Choices: Dionne Warwick, Melba Moore, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin ]

8. Which 1960's nostalgia item was created by a British pub owner?___________________
[Choices: Bell bottoms, Lava lamp, Black light, Beanbag chair, Shag carpeting ]

9. Which film has Jane Fonda playing opposite Robert Redford?____________________
[Choices: Barbarella, Barefoot in the Park, Any Wednesday, Downhill Racer, Klute ]

10. Which industrial giant marketed the first microwave oven?___________________
[Choices: Raytheon, SONY, Westinghouse, Macy's, General Motors ]

11. Who had so much fun with Elton John "When rock was young" in "Crocodile Rock"?____________________
[Choices: Sally, Sheila, Sara, Sandy, Suzie ]

12. In the 1960's and 1970's, Tony Oliva was one of this sport's standouts:___________________.
[Choices: Hockey, Football, Tennis, Soccer, Baseball ]

13. Simon Templar was the name of a character on what TV show?______________________
[Choices: I Spy, The Avengers, It Takes a Thief, Get Smart, The Saint ]

14. In 1972, Standard Oil of New Jersey changed its name to:_________________.
[Choices: Olympia, Exxon, Cities Service, Skelly, Boeing ]

15. Jimmy Dean had a big hit with this song in 1960:_____________________.
[Choices: One for my Baby, Big Bad John, Irresistible You, As Time Goes By, That Old Black Magic ]




Answers:

1. Dolphin [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipper_(1964_TV_series) ]

2. Troubled marriage [I (REACH) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who's_Afr ... inia_Woolf? ]

3. Bobby Helms [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Special_Angel and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFgQ0cIZiDw ]

4. Rolls-Royce [Andrew C (GRYFON) pre-called this one, explaining that its downfall came from problems developing its jet engines; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited ]

5. Sonja Henie [We deduced this from the multiple skating movies; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonja_Henie ]

6. This is Now [Andrew pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Was_ ... his_Is_Now ]

7. Roberta Flack [Myfanwy (SPRAJO, DICKIE) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First ... _Your_Face and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9jmusgMgro ]

8. Lava lamp [Except for Dave as TULADI who got all 1000 Points, the rest of us needed Clues to get partial Points on this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_lamp .]

9. Barefoot in the Park [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_ ... Park_(film) ]

10. Raytheon [I pre-called this one; see the section "Discovery" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven ]

11. Suzie [Phil (BSLXPN) pre-called this one; see https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/1961/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Ta0qCG8No ]

12. Baseball [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Oliva ]

13. The Saint [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saint_(Simon_Templar) ]

14. Exxon [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon ]

15. Big Bad John [see https://en.wikipedia.org/Big_Bad_John and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnnHprUGKF0 ]

The first slink in the Answer for Q15 should have read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bad_John .