New Scaratings

15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds after appearance of Question & 5 Choices, and with 3 Clues:

1. Yvonne Elliman reached #1 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart with:_____________________.
[Choices: You Needed Me, Midnight at the Oasis, If I Can't Have You, You Light Up My Life, Blue Bayou ]

2. Lester Maddox served as Governor of ________________ from 1967 to 1971.
[Choices: Hawaii, Montana, New Jersey, Louisiana, Georgia ]

3. In 1960's cartoon episodes, who is the adversary of Savoir-Faire?__________________
[Choices: Commander McBragg, Tennessee Tuxedo, Klondike Kat, The Hunter, King Leonardo ]

4. Which of these fads was the first to become big in the U.S. during the 20th century?____________________
[Choices: Worry beads, Dune buggies, Computer dating, CB radios, Tarot cards ]

5. Who provided the vocals for the 1980's group Power Station?__________________
[Choices: Joe Strummer, Sammy Hagar, Keith Richards, Simon LeBon, Robert Palmer ]

6. Who was the chief Defense Attorney in the 1964 trial of Jack Ruby?____________________
[Choices: Perry Mason, F. Lee Bailey, William Kunstler, Vincent Bugliosi, Melvin Belli ]

7. Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason star in this Neil Simon comedy:_________________________.
[Choices: The Heartbreak Kid, Barefoot in the Park, The Goodbye Girl, Hollywood Suite, Platoon ]

8. This seductress is a character in "Damn Yankees", which opened on Broadway in 1955:____________________.
[Choices: Nellie, Lola, Darla, Goldie, Dolly ]

9. What type of women were The Rolling Stones singing about in a 1969 hit?______________________
[Choices: Angel, Painted, Working, Honky Tonk, Monkey ]

10. The Apollo 11 Moon walkers stepped onto the Moon from a lunar module called the:___________________.
[Choices: Hawk, Falcon, Eagle, Pelican, Seagull ]

11. "I know nothing!" is a phrase identified with this "Hogan's Heroes" character:___________________.
[Choices: Wilhelm Klink, Hans Schultz, Wolfgang Hochstetter, Albert Burkhalter, Louis Lebeau ]

12. Johnny Carson's book "Happiness is a ___________________" was a popular read in 1965.
[Choices: Cuban Cigar, Funny Joke, Dry Martini, Stable of Wives, Box of Chocolates ]

13. Peter Yarrow was a member of what group popular in the 1960's?___________________
[Choices: The Beach Boys, The Dave Clark Five, Peter Paul & Mary, The Animals, Peter and Gordon ]

14. In 1973, Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize:___________________.
[Choices: LSD, Marijuana, Streaking, Flogging, Cocaine ]

15. Who plays the female lead in the 1976 remake of "King Kong"?___________________
[Choices: Michelle Pfeiffer, Fay Wray, Jessica Lange, Cheryl Tiegs, Sissy Spacek ]






Answers:

1. If I Can't Have You [Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED), Dave (as TULADI) and Phil (DICKIE) at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON all got 1000 Points on this one; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8O9SidZbs ]

2. Georgia [I (REACH) pre-called this one; I remember the "Pickrick Drumsticks" he kept at the entrance to his restaurant. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Maddox ]

3. Klondike Kat [We all missed this one except Jean (LESTER) who got 985 Points; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Kat and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Xf5YSOgg0 .]

4. Worry beads [We all missed this one, as Tarot cards have been around since c.1750; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot . "The Hermit" from tarot cards appears on the LP covers of Led Zeppelin IV from 1971; see https://www.panmankey.com/ledzeppelinandtarot.htm and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_IV . Worry beads have also been around for a long time, as part of traditional Greek culture; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worry_beads . Worry beads appeared again in parts of 1960's hippie culture; see https://www.jamesfortune.co.uk/sweet-ch ... s-culture/ . It might be arguable which appeared first as part of the counter-culture. ]

5. Robert Palmer [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Palmer_(singer) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2vHbXI2p4k for "Get It On (Bang A Gong)". ]

6. Melvin Belli [Jean (LESTER) got 972 Points on this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Belli ]

7. The Goodbye Girl [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goodbye_Girl (1977) ]

8. Lola [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Yankees and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kjQmgm0r4g for "Whatever Lola Wants".]

9. Honky Tonk [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honky_Tonk_Women and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXqQh7Y30eg ]

10. Eagle [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11 ]

11. Hans Schultz [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Banner ]

12. Dry Martini [Phil got 1000 Points, Chris 987 & 975 Points on this one; see https://www.goodreads.com/book/2980963- ... ry-martini ]

13. Peter, Paul & Mary [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Yarrow ]

14. Marijuana [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Oregon ]

15. Jessica Lange [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_(1976_film) ]