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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. Who sings about a car built from scraps on the 1976 recording "One Piece at a Time"?___________________
[Choices: Mel Tillis, Willie Nelson, Luciano Pavarotti, George Jones, Johnny Cash ]

2. This designer's miniskirt made a big splash in 1965:______________________.
[Choices: Mary Quant, Roy Halston, Charles Worth, Madeleine Vionnet, Bill Blass ]

3. Who played "Dracula" in the 1979 version of the Bram Stoker novel?___________________
[Choices: Frank Langella, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Lee, Peter O'Toole, Jack Palance ]

4. This House Committee opened impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon in May 1974:___________________.
[Choices: National Security, Rules, Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight ]

5. In Roger Miller's 1965 hit "King of the Road", what was the cost of the "Rooms to Let"?_________________
[Choices: Dollar, Two dollars, Quarter, Buck and a half, 50 cents ]

6. This product, introduced by 3M n 1980, became an office staple:___________________.
[Choices: Magic tape, Post-it Notes, Rolodex, White-out, Vegetable paper clips ]

7. Grandpa Jones became a fixture on "Hee-Haw" with his performances on the:_________________.
[Choices: Banjo, Tambourine, Bass, Harmonica, Clarinet ]

8. Written by James Fixx, "The Complete Book of _________________" became a U.S. bestseller in 1978.
[Choices: Rollerblading, Yoga, Square Dancing, Running, Frisbee ]

9. All of these were #1 hits in the 1960's for The Supremes except:__________________________.
[Choices: Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love, Back in My Arms Again, You Can't Hurry Love, I Honestly Love You ]

10. In 1961, he referred to television as a "Vast Wasteland":____________________.
[Choices: Wilbur Mills, Newton Minow, Jack Paar, Billie Sol Estes, Fred Friendly ]

11. The 1957 movie "Bridge on the River Kwai" takes place in:___________________.
[Choices: Vietnam, Burma, China, Germany, Ohio ]

12. What did Jimmy Carter do immediately after being sworn in as President on January 20, 1976?____________________
[Choices: Blew a conch shell, Prayed on his knees, Waved the Georgia flag, Kissed the Bible, Walked to the White House ]

13. "Keep on Loving You" and "Can't Fight this Feeling" were #1 hits by this group:_____________________.
[Choices: REO Speedwagon, Styx, All-4-One, Queen, Foreigner ]

14. A live telecast captured a security man's assault on _______________________ at the 1968 Democratic Convention.
[Choices: Tom Brokaw, Barry Goldwater, Dan Rather, Spiro Agnew, Ted Koppel ]

15. Who played The Prisoner on the 1960's show "The Prisoner"?____________________
[Choices: Lee Majors, Patrick Macnee, Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Patrick McGoohan ]






Answers:

1. Johnny Cash [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws-_syszg84 ]

2. Mary Quant [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Quant ]

3. Frank Langella [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_(1979_film) ]

4. Judiciary [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachme ... hard_Nixon ]

5. 50 cents [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrhAC0dFis0 ]

6. Post-it Notes [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-it_Note ]

7. Banjo [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_Jones ]

8. Running [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx ]

9. I Honestly Love You [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac24COCKTVM and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John . Fans will know that ONJ's grandfather, Max Born, won the Nobel Prize for Physics.]

10. Newton Minow [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_N._Minow ]

11. Burma [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridg ... River_Kwai ]

12. Walked to the White House [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sZOuT_WMGw ]

13. REO Speedwagon [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJzNZ1c5C9c and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmo36gnUCWE ]

14. Dan Rather [see the section "Dan Rather incident" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Demo ... Convention and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wItUjFU1i4M ]

15. Patrick McGoohan [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner ]