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. Which 1960's drama began with the intro, "Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity"?____________________
[Choices: The Doctors, Marcus Welby M.D., Gunsmoke, Medical Center, Ben Casey ]

2. This Soviet dancer who defected in 1961 became Dame Margot Fonteyn's favorite partner:___________________.
[Choices: Vaslav Nijinsky, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Igor Youskevitch, George Balanchine ]

3. Which rocker played guitar and keyboards for James Gang in the late 1960's?____________________
[Choices: Ray Manzarek, John Phillips, George Harrison, Joe Walsh, James Taylor ]

4. Earl Graves founded this magazine in 1970:____________________.
[Choices: Omni, Discover, Seventeen, Black Enterprise, Essence ]

5. What TV program had the highest single-season rating in the 1970's?___________________
[Choices: Banacek, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, 60 Minutes, All in the Family ]

6. This country spawned the Asian flu in 1957:_____________________.
[Choices: China, India, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia ]

7. This early 1960's recording star was born Ernest Evans:________________________.
[Choices: Pat Boone, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry ]

8. Introduced in 1971, "_______________ Space" was one of the first coin-operated video games.
[Choices: Virtual, Computer, Intel, Network, Cyber ]

9. What is the name of Robert Redford's character in "The Electric Horseman"?_____________________
[Choices: Peter Pewter, Chuck Copper, Sam Silver, Gordon Gold, Sonny Steele ]

10. William Levitt made a name for himself in post-War America in this field:____________________.
[Choices: Politics, Auto design, Art, Play writing, Home construction ]

11. All of these songs are on Carole King's famous 1971 album "Tapestry" except:______________________.
[Choices: Beautiful, So Far Away, I Feel the Earth Move, One Bad Apple, It's Too Late ]

12. What famous sports award was won by Charles White in 1979?_____________________
[Choices: Heisman Trophy, Lombardi Award, Lady Byng Trophy, World Series MVP, Cy Young Award ]

13. In which of his movies did Elvis Presley sing "Blue Suede Shoes"?__________________
[Choices: Speedway, Viva Las Vegas, G.I. Blues, Spinout, Girl Happy ]

14. This European city was flooded in 1966 when the Arno River rose above its banks:__________________.
[Choices: Geneva, Athens, Vienna, Prague, Florence ]

15. In 1967, this rock band had a #1 hit with "The Letter":_____________________.
[Choices: The Young Rascals, The Box Tops, The McCoys, Moby Grape, Steam ]






Answers:

1. Ben Casey [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Casey and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juN1mgR3VBQ ]

2. Rudolf Nureyev [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Nureyev ]

3. Joe Walsh [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Walsh and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gang ]

4. Black Enterprise [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Enterprise ]

5. All in the Family [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_Family and https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/07/entertai ... index.html ]

6. China [see the section "Asian flu (1957-1958)" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_pandemic ]

7. Chubby Checker [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) pre-called this one at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chubby_Checker ]

8. Computer [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Space ]

9. Sonny Steele [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Horseman ]

10. Home construction [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levittown ]

11. One Bad Apple [see The Osmonds at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96HqPpjI3UY ]

12. Heisman Trophy [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W ... n_football) ]

13. G.I. Blues [see the section "Elvis Presley rendition" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Suede_Shoes and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Blues ]

14. Florence [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_flood_of_the_Arno ]

15. The Box Tops [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIWY8UyW9bw ]