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

1. What rock legend met his longtime companion at London's Indica Art Gallery in 1966?___________________
[Choices: John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Paul McCartney ]

2. Which flower was used as a symbol of peace by war protesters of the 1960's?_________________
[Choices: Hyacinth, Daisy, Forsythia, Crocus, Sunflower ]

3. In 1971, this Boomer directed the first episode of the regular "Columbo" series:___________________.
[Choices: George Lucas, Burt Reynolds, Steven Spielberg, Aaron Spelling, Sylvester Stallone ]

4. What comic strip debuted in 1970 after being picked up by Universal Press Syndicate?______________________
[Choices: Dilbert, Family Circus, Doonesbury, Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois ]

5. What album by the Eagles produced the hit single "Take It Easy"?_______________________
[Choices: Get Over It, The Long Run, Eagles, Revolver, Hotel California ]

6. Who was murdered on November 24, 1963?______________________
[Choices: Lee Harvey Oswald, Last Emperor of China, King Faisal, Che Guevara, Fulgencio Batista ]

7. Who directed Clint Eastwood in the spaghetti westerns?______________________
[Choices: Sergio Leone, David Lean, Don Knotts, Sam Peckinpah, John Ford ]

8. To whom did Gerald Ford grant a pardon as his last Presidential act?___________________
[Choices: Tokyo Rose, Roy Cohn, Chevy Chase, Martha Mitchell, Joseph McCarthy ]

9. Whose recording of "Oh, My Pa-Pa" was one of the 10 biggest singles of 1954?____________________
[Choices: Eddie Fisher, Mama Cass, Pat Boone, Perry Como, Patti Page ]

10. Which woman won an Olympic Gold Medal in Figure Skating in 1960?___________________
[Choices: Cathy Rigby, Connie Stevens, Chris Evert, Carol Heiss, Cindy Williams ]

11. Janet, who roomed with Chrissy and Jack on "Three's Company", worked in a ________________ shop.
[Choices: Dress, Flower, Candy, Gift, Toy ]

12. Many lives were affected by the Friedman twins, who both became ___________________ in the late 1050's.
[Choices: Fashion designers, Diet gurus, Cosmetic giants, Astrologers, Advice columnists ]

13. In 1967, singer Otis Redding urged his listeners to:___________________________.
[Choices: Bend me Shape me, Get it Together, Try a Little Tenderness, Dance with Me, Rock the Boat ]

14. Which superhero's real name is Steve Rogers?_______________________
[Choices: Green Lantern, Incredible Hulk, The Torch, Plastic Man, Captain America ]

15. Everyone remembers the whistling versions of "Colonel Bogey March" from this 1957 movie:______________________.
[Choices: An Affair to Remember, Sayonara, 12 Angry Men, Bridge on the River Kwai, Paths of Glory ]





Answers:

1. John Lennon [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Ono ]

2. Daisy [see https://www.etsy.com/ca/market/daisy_peace_sign and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Id_r6pNsus or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynEiRvxazU ]

3. Steven Spielberg [see https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066932/ ]

4. Doonesbury [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doonesbury ]

5. Eagles [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(album) ]

6. Lee Harvey Oswald [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Harvey_Oswald ]

7. Sergio Leone [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone ]

8. Tokyo Rose [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Rose and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iva_Toguri_D'Aquino ]

9. Eddie Fisher [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dWOsP_wly0 ]

10. Carol Heiss [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Heiss ]

11. Flower [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three's_Company ]

12. Advice columnists [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eppie_Lederer and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Phillips ]

13. Try a Little Tenderness [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnPMoAb4y8U ]

14. Captain America [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America ]

15. Bridge on the River Kwai [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbnClCGpTzs and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridg ... River_Kwai ]