15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds after appearance of Question & 5 Choices, and with 3 Clues:1. This actor appeared in a series of 1970's TV spots advertising Polaroid cameras:________________________.
[Choices: David Hasselhoff, Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck, James Garner, Pierce Brosnan ]
2. This inspired the name of a squad that did search-and-destroy missions in Vietnam:____________________.
[Choices: Matchbox cars, M&M candies, Marlboro cigarettes, Timex watches, Zippo lighters ]
3. Which band was formed in 1971 by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen?____________________
[Choices: Steely Dan, The Eagles, The Spinners, Night Ranger, Pink Floyd ]
4. Which Disneyland attraction is *not* found in Fantasyland?____________________
[Choices: It's a Small World, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Peter Pan's Flight, Space Mountain ]
5. In the 1979 film "Manhattan", Woody Allen's character is a/an:_________________________.
[Choices: Pediatrician, Appliance repairman, Writer for TV, Sports agent, Shoe salesman ]
6. What U.S. President selected William H. Webster as FBI Director in the 1970's?_______________________
[Choices: Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, Grover Cleveland, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald Ford ]
7. Who sang the 1953 single "The Doggie in the Window"?_________________________
[Choices: Peggy Lee, Patti Page, Kate Smith, Kay Starr, Doris Day ]
8. In 1972, two American scientists used a satellite to track __________________ for 28 days.
[Choices: Richard Nixon, An elk, The Chinese army, A blue whale, A gopher ]
9. "Yes, Chief" was the signature phrase of what 1960's TV character?___________________
[Choices: Alice Nelson, Morticia Addams, Lucy Carmichael, Hazel Burke, Jane Hathaway ]
10. In 1961, Janio Quadros succeeded Juscelino Kubitschek as the President of:_________________.
[Choices: Thailand, Poland, South Africa, Brazil, Romania ]
11. A 1964 Beatles hit ends with the line "She's ____________________ and I feel fine."
[Choices: In love with me, My one true friend, Never gonna go, Always on my mind, Under my skin ]
12. This last building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright opened in 1959, the year he died:________________________.
[Choices: Oak Park Unity Temple, Larkin Building, Imperial Hotel, Guggenheim Museum, Robie House ]
13. This Italian film was one of the most acclaimed works of the Glory Days:_______________________.
[Choices: The Seventh Seal, The Bicycle Thief, The Blue Angel, The Red Shoes, Blazing Saddles ]
14. [Paraphrased from brief notes, as the battery on my camcorder died] The 1965 musical "Baker Street" is based on what fictional character?___________________
15. Which couple were known as the "Sweethearts of Soul"?_______________________
Answers: 1. James Garner [see the section "Advertising" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariette_Hartley ]
2. Zippo lighters [see the section "Vietnam War" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo ]
3. Steely Dan [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan ]
4. Space Mountain [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Mou ... Disneyland) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasyland ]
5. Writer for TV [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_(film) ]
6. Jimmy Carter [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Webster ]
7. Patti Page [see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AkLE4X-bbU ]
8. An elk [see
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi ... 006363.pdf and
https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default ... fr4442.pdf ]
9. Jane Hathaway [see
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0522667/ch ... /nm0474685 and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kulp ]
10. Brazil [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janio_Quadros and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juscelino_Kubitschek ]
11. In love with me [see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9p3q7j0qoI from the song "I Feel Fine" ]
12. Guggenheim Museum [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_R ... eim_Museum and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright ]
13. The Bicycle Thief [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_Thieves ]
14. Sherlock Holmes [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Street_(musical) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/221B_Baker_Street ]
15. Peaches and Herb [I (REACH) at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON pre-called this one, and did not write down the other Choices, assuming the camcorder was still running... See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaches_&_Herb ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_toLbXviwM for their 1967 "Love is Strange", a cover of the 1957 song by Mickey & Sylvia - see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8buFhHEnKc ]