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 duo was a Canadian pair who specialized in folk singing?___________________
[Choices: Peaches & Herb, Sam & Dave, James & Bobby Purify, Mel & Tim, Ian & Sylvia ]

2. In 1962, he became the first black student at the University of Mississippi:___________________.
[Choices: Lester Maddox, James Meredith, Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Medgar Evers ]

3. Who played the lead roles in the 1982 film "Victor/Victoria"?_____________________
[Choices: Julie Andrews, RuPaul, Audrey Hepburn, K.D. Lang, Connie Francis ]

4. In 1968, thousands took part in a "Festival of Life" at this city's Grant and Lincoln Parks:_________________.
[Choices: San Francisco, Boston, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Chicago ]

5. "Dancing Queen" reached #1 on the charts for this group in 1977:_____________________.
[Choices: Bee Gees, Foreigner, Bellamy Brothers, ABBA, Ohio Players ]

6. His voice was popular among baseball fans living in the Midwest:____________________.
[Choices: Dave Maynard, Soupy Sales, Bruce Morrow, Harry Caray, Bob Denver ]

7. This boyfriend from TV's "That Girl" was a junior executive for "Newsview" magazine:__________________.
[Choices: Dex Dexter, Donald Hollinger, Eddie Lebec, Virgil Edwards, Carmine Ragusa ]

8. In 1965, critics loved "An American Dream" by author:______________________.
[Choices: Eudora Welty, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, Jerzy Kosinski, John Steinbeck ]

9. Which eccentric artist went gold in 1974 with the album "Apostrophe"?____________________
[Choices: George Clinton, Frank Zappa, Tiny Tim, Arlo Guthrie, Leon Redbone ]

10. General Augusto Pinochet led a successful 1973 military coup in:___________________.
[Choices: Paraguay, Norway, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile ]

11. An affair with an older Mrs. Robinson was part of the plot in what 1960's movie?_______________________
[Choices: Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Carnal Knowledge, Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate ]

12. In 1953, he gained a controlling interest in the world famous casino in Monte Carlo:____________________.
[Choices: Malcolm Forbes, Henry Luce, Henry Du Pont, Aristotle Onassis, Ferdinand Porsche ]

13. What instrument did Dave Clark play in his 1960's band?_____________________
[Choices: Drums, Lead guitar, Bass guitar, Saxophone, Piano ]

14. In 1952, the Mau Mau rebellion against British rule began in:__________________.
[Choices: China, South Africa, Greenland, Kenya, Malaysia ]

15. From 1978 to 1986, he hosted the game show "Tic Tac Dough":____________________.
[Choices: Walter Mondale, Alex Trebek, Chuck Woolery, Gene Rayburn, Wink Martindale ]






Answers:

1. Ian & Sylvia [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_&_Sylvia ]

2. James Meredith [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Meredith ]

3. Julie Andrews [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor/Victoria ]

4. Chicago [see the section "History...In 1968,..." at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Park,_Chicago ]

5. ABBA [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s ]

6. Harry Caray [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Caray ]

7. Donald Hollinger [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Girl ]

8. Norman Mailer [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Dream_(novel) ]

9. Frank Zappa [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe_(') and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXP_pr7np-o ]

10. Chile [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet ]

11. The Graduate [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graduate ]

12. Aristotle Onassis [see the section "Business, Monaco" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle_Onassis ]

13. Drums [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dave_Clark_Five ]

14. Kenya [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_Mau_Uprising ]

15. Wink Martindale [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-Tac-Dough , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wink_Martindale and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2jVE-0pXX8 ]