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

1. The 1962 movie "The Birdman of Alcatraz" was about this real human who was an authority on birds:______________________.
[Choices: Joe Amalfitano, Albert Desalvo, Robert Stroud, Richard Angelo, Gary Gilmore ]

2. Which notable event took place on August 9, 1974?____________________
[Choices: Aaron hits 715th homer, Viking I lands on Mars, Nixon resigns, Mao Tse-tung dies, USSR invades Hungary ]

3. On a bad night in 1974, John Lennon punched out a cocktail waitress and this act's manager:____________________.
[Choices: Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, The Smothers Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Jimi Hendrix ]

4. Baskin-Robbins named this 1969 ice cream flavor for an event that was big news:_______________________.
[Choices: Mets Mocha, Payola Peach, Lunar Cheesecake, Ho Chi Minh-ty, Calcutta Cashew ]

5. On "Saturday Night Live", Eddie Murphy parodied this famous children's program:___________________.
[Choices: Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, The Twilight Zone, Romper Room, The Electric Company ]

6. Mehdi Bazargan became the first Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of ___________________ in 1979.
[Choices: Algeria, Iran, Pakistan, Finland, Egypt ]

7. "Electric Music for the Mind and Body" is a classic psychedelic recording by:_______________________.
[Choices: Herman's Hermits, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas and the Papas, Country Joe and the Fish, Big Brother ]

8. His prison-written essays on race, love and violence were published in 1968's "Soul on Ice":__________________.
[Choices: Huey Newton, Malcolm X, Monti Rock III, Jesse Jackson, Eldridge Cleaver ]

9. In 1975, Sean Connery played the title role in "The Man Who ___________________".
[Choices: Knew Too Much, Would Be King, Came to Dinner, Loved Cat Dancing, Fell to Earth ]

10. Passed by Congress in 1969, the "Lady Bird" Bill appropriated funds to remove:____________________.
[Choices: White House pigeons, Massage parlors, Telephone poles, Topless bars, Highway billboards ]

11. Which act went gold with the 1959 release "From the Hungry i"?_____________________
[Choices: The Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, The Kingston Trio, The Righteous Brothers, Peter Paul & Mary ]

12. Phyllis George became the first Miss America to be presented with a ______________ crown in 1971.
[Choices: Ruby, Copper, Diamond, Gold, Platinum ]

13. Who played Bigfoot in a 1976 episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man"?__________________
[Choices: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andre the Giant, Lou Ferrigno, Hulk Hogan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ]

14. Who founded the Church of Scientology?___________________
[Choices: Oral Roberts, Sun Myung Moon, L. Ron Hubbard, Flip Wilson, Louis Farrakhan ]

15. Which of these songs was *not* a hit for Roy Orbison in the 1960's?____________________
[Choices: It's Over, In Dreams, Blue Velvet, Runnin' Scared, Crying ]





Answers:

1. Robert Stroud [I (REACH) at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stroud ]

2. Nixon resigns [Several pre-called this in unison; see the section "Resignation" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NogWhoE418k ]

3. The Smothers Brothers [After a little confusion and lost Points, I called this as the best guess; see http://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-len ... roubadour/ ]

4. Lunar cheesecake [We correctly guessed this from the year, 1969. See https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/192388215302158258/ ]

5. Mr. Rogers Neighborhood [I forget who called this one for full Points, probably Patrick (MRRED); see https://vimeo.com/290826655 and
https://medium.com/@dylanlockwood/who-i ... 128b8e671e ]

6. Iran [Andrew C (GRYFON) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Bazargan ]

7. Country Joe and the Fish [We missed most of the Points guessing The Jefferson Airplane; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_ ... d_and_Body ]

8. Eldridge Cleaver [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_on_Ice_(book) . Patrick's tablet registered zero Points on this one; perhaps yet another tablet freeze. ]

9. Would Be King [Jean (LESTER) called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_W ... King_(film) ]

10. Highway billboards [I called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_B ... cation_Act . Because of the Vietnam War, LBJ and Lady Bird are not given as much credit as they should.]

11. The Kingston Trio [After a few seconds of confusion, I called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...From_the_Hungry_i . This was their 1959 album. Their first hit single was 1958's "Tom Dooley" about domestic violence; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhXuO4Gz3Wo . See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingston_Trio . ]

12. Gold [We missed most of the Points, guessing "Diamonds". See https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/545005992378746779/ ]

13. Andre the Giant [I think Patrick called this one; see https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073677/ ]

14. L. Ron Hubbard [We all pre-called this in unison; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology ]

15. Blue Velvet [Most got full Points on this one, except for a tired me (mental block). For the Bobby Vinton classic, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icfq_foa5Mo ]