New Scaratings

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

1. In 1969, who sang the hit song "My Cherie Amour"?______________________
[Choices: Neil Diamond, Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, Johnny Rivers, Stevie Wonder ]

2. Which President was billed by the IRS for back taxes while still in office?____________________
[Choices: Richard Nixon, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter ]

3. Everyone remembers Liz Taylor as "Cleopatra", but who played Julius Caesar in the 1963 film?________________
[Choices: Richard Burton, Paul Scofield, Maximilian Schell, Rex Harrison, Peter O'Toole ]

4. What happened in the life of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on February 13, 1974?_____________________
[Choices: Won Nobel Prize, Exiled from the U.S.S.R., Born in Kiev, Died in the U.S., Married Anna Pavlova ]

5. "We Built this City", "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "Sara" were hit songs by this group:__________________.
[Choices: Fleetwood Mac, Journey, Pink Floyd, Starship, Foreigner ]

6. The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified during the Presidency of:___________________.
[Choices: Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald Ford, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan ]

7. "De plane, Boss, de plane" were familiar words to viewers of:____________________.
[Choices: M*A*S*H, Fantasy Island, Spencer's Pilots, Operation Petticoat, Hawaii Five-O ]

8. Malibu dancer Jacki Sorensen helped make this trend popular in the 1970's:__________________.
[Choices: Wearing cap backward, Afro hairdo, Pet rocks, Aerobics, Playing Frisbee ]

9. Who wants to know if you have ever been to Electric Ladyland?_________________
[Choices: David Bowie, Perry Como, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John ]

10. Who caused a stir with a speech addressing the U.N. General Assembly on September 26, 1960?____________________
[Choices: Fidel Castro, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Benedict XV ]

11. The 1958 song "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" was a hit for:___________________.
[Choices: Carl Perkins, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Neil Young ]

12. Which musical features the song "There Are Worse Things I Could Do"?_____________________
[Choices: West Side Story, Funny Girl, Hair, Damn Yankees, Grease ]

13. Fans were introduced to British secret agent 007 in this very first James Bond movie:___________________.
[Choices: Dr. No, Live and Let Die, A View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only, Goldfinger ]

14. This tobacco company debuted "Miller Lite" in 1975, five years after acquiring the brewery:_________________.
[Choices: Philip Morris, Aflac, Liggett, R.J. Reynolds, American Brands ]

15. What was the theme song for TV's "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour"?_____________________
[Choices: Yellow Rose of Texas, Gentle on My Mind, Rhinestone Cowboy, Monday Monday, Turn Turn Turn ]






Answers:

1. Stevie Wonder [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Cherie_Amour_(song) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Gu-CyE-NQ ]

2. Richard Nixon [At Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON, Richard (ACE) and Patrick (MRRED) each got 1000 Points, Jean (LESTER) 907, and Phil (BSLXPN) 902 Points on this one; see https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/ ... ns-1050587 . Unfortunately my tablet as REACH logged off by itself, so I lost 1000 Points and had to scramble to log back on for the rest of the game.]

3. Rex Harrison [I (REACH, DICKIE) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra_(1963_film) ]

4. Exiled from U.S.S.R. [Patrick got 1000 Points, Jean 980 on this one; see the section "In the West" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn ]

5. Starship [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_(band) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ for a video of "We Built This City" ]

6. Lyndon Johnson [We blew this one, getting 165 Points or less; see the section "Ratification" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fi ... nstitution ]

7. Fantasy Island [For the (1:35) intro to the first episode, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x_QbVDlLbI and for a (0:25) clip, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUQiO25IwYM . See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze_plane!_Ze_plane! ]

8. Aerobics [see https://www.pinterest.ca/Connielent/jacki-sorensen/ ; we in Canada fondly remember :20 Minute Workout from the early 1980's - was it viewed much in the USA?]

9. Jimi Hendrix [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Ladyland ; Jimi had a hit with Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" - see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY ]

10. Fidel Castro [see https://ask.un.org/faq/37127 and http://www.history.com/news/fidel-castr ... -years-ago ]

11. Johnny Cash [I botched the call, but Jean ignored me and got 972 Points on this one; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hWW8Lr-Ajg ]

12. Grease [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) and/or Sue (SWIFT) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_(film) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MePOG81yMY ]

13. Dr. No [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._No_(film) ]

14. Philip Morris [A lot of guessing on this one; see the section "History" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Brewing_Company and https://www.forbes.com/2002/05/30/0530topnews.html ]

15. Gentle on My Mind [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_on_My_Mind_(song) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETkzK9pXMio ]