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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. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" was a hit song for ____________________ in 1965.
[Choices: Aretha Franklin, Perry Como, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder ]

2. Nike Inc. got a big boost in 1972 with the development of the _________________ sole.
[Choices: Waffle, Grid, Sandwich, Balloon, Sponge ]

3. What was Richie's mother's name in the sitcom "Happy Days"?_________________
[Choices: Ethel, Darlene, Margaret, Claudia, Marion ]

4. A ring of rocky debris was found around this planet in 1979:____________________.
[Choices: Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Pluto ]

5. The 1972 #1 hit "Teddy Bear Song" was the biggest hit of her career:______________________.
[Choices: Lynn Anderson, Terri Gibbs, Barbara Fairchild, Donna Fargo, Skeeter Davis ]

6. Which maven of the fashion world lived at the Paris Ritz during the Glory Days?______________________
[Choices: Anita Bryant, Coco Chanel, Edith Head, Oleg Cassini, Porfirio Rubirosa ]

7. Who sang the title song to the 1967 film "Valley of the Dolls"?_____________________
[Choices: Dionne Warwick, Engelbert Humperdinck, Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand, Petula Clark ]

8. What nickname was given to President Richard Nixon's Special Investigations Unit?_______________________
[Choices: Murderers' Row, Swab Jockeys, Plumbers, Cowboys, Pump House Gang ]

9. Which 1960s rocker formed a band called Air Force in 1970?__________________
[Choices: Ginger Baker, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck ]

10. Which nation finally allowed women to vote in Federal elections in 1971?______________________
[Choices: Denmark, Switzerland, Canada, Portugal, England ]

11. During a special week of "Password", host Allen Ludden played opposite his wife:________________________.
[Choices: Beatrice Arthur, Marlo Thomas, Sandy Duncan, Betty White, Valerie Harper ]

12. The first major sports strike in the U.S. occurred in this sport in 1972:____________________.
[Choices: Baseball, Basketball, Professional wrestling, Boxing, Lacrosse ]

13. Peter, Paul and Mary sing in a 1969 hit, "I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know __________________________."
[Choices: If I'll ever be the same, When it got so insane, When I'll be back again, Why I'm in the fast lane, If I'll forget the pain ]

14. Much-hitched Elizabeth Taylor was married in the 1970's to which of her many husbands?______________________
[Choices: Michael Todd, Richard Burton, Michael Wilding, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Fisher ]

15. This 1965 Julie Christie movie made boots, fur hats and floor-length coats fashionable:______________________.
[Choices: A Thousand Clowns, Lawrence of Arabia, Ship of Fools, Doctor Zhivago, The Sound of Music ]






Answers:

1. James Brown [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5D2hJhacU ]

2. Waffle [see https://www.popularmechanics.com/techno ... ffle-iron/ ]

3. Marion [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Days ]

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

5. Barbara Fairchild [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggtp3yshx6g ]

6. Coco Chanel [see the section "World War II" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Chanel ]

7. Dionne Warwick [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xKkSSKmjbk ]

8. Plumbers [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Plumbers ]

9. Ginger Baker [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Baker's_Air_Force ]

10. Switzerland [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_s ... witzerland ]

11. Betty White [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ludden ]

12. Baseball [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Majo ... all_strike ; although I pre-called this one, my tablet screen froze, and I lost 683 Points before I could register the answer. Grrr!]

13. When I'll be back again [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc-7SnMnX78 ]

14. Richard Burton [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor ]

15. Doctor Zhivago [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Zhivago_(film) and https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/382524562093539007/ ]