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

1. He had a 1966 pop and country hit with his version of "The Tips of My Fingers":___________________________.
[Choices: Bobby Darin, Spiro Agnew, Glen Campbell, Eddy Arnold, Frank Sinatra ]

2. This satirical 1971 book looks at the influence of TV on American life:______________________.
[Choices: The Stepford Wives, Carrie, Love Story, Being There, The Betsy ]

3. Her role as Black Widow on TV's "Batman" in 1967 was the last on-screen appearance for:____________________.
[Choices: Tallulah Bankhead, Eartha Kitt, Brigitte Bardot, Ingrid Bergman, Vivien Leigh ]

4. Who wrote the music and lyrics for the 1960 Broadway musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"?__________________________
[Choices: Oscar Hammerstein, Meredith Willson, Jule Styne, Irving Berlin, Alan Jay Lerner ]

5. Which musician visited the Maharishi with the Beatles in 1968?______________________
[Choices: John Phillips, Donovan, Pete Seeger, Tom Jones, Eric Clapton ]

6. In 1957, he became the first unseeded singles player to win the U.S. Open Final:______________________.
[Choices: Vic Seixas, Rafael Osuna, Jimmy Demaret, Mal Anderson, Bob Keeshan ]

7. This 1953 horror movie was one of the earliest 3-D flicks:_________________________.
[Choices: The Blob, The Raven, The Mummy's Curse, The Son of Frankenstein, House of Wax ]

8. What novelty item was used by Apollo 8 astronauts to keep their tools from floating?______________________
[Choices: Slime, Silly Putty, Play-Doh, Slinky, Bubble gum ]

9. "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" was a big hit for this group in 1967:________________________.
[Choices: The Lettermen, The Platters, The Four Tops, The Chiffons, The Temptations ]

10. In 1965, U.S. Marines landed in ______________________ to prevent an alleged Communist takeover.
[Choices: Haiti, El Salvador, Berkeley, Grenada, The Dominican Republic ]

11. Hosted by Don Cornelius, this show began in 1970 in Chicago, then later moved to Hollywood:______________________.
[Choices: Soul Train, Wall Street Week, Fernwood 2-Night, Wild Kingdom, The Big Blue Marble ]

12. In 1977, this person became the Premier of Israel:_____________________.
[Choices: Golda Meir, Jackie Mason, Anwar Sadat, Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin ]

13. In their 1967 hit, what was the Young Rascals' favorite time for "Groovin' "?______________________
[Choices: Monday morning, Wednesday noon, Saturday night, Friday night, Sunday afternoon ]

14. This pharmaceutical company pulled LSD off the market in 1966:__________________________.
[Choices: Abbott, Tandy, Textron, Eli Lilly, Sandoz ]

15. How does Oddjob meet his maker in the 1964 film "Goldfinger"?_______________________
[Choices: He drives off a cliff, He gets electrocuted, He falls out of a plane, He's beheaded, He drowns ]






Answers:

1. Eddy Arnold [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNjBYW6e_Bw ]

2. Being There [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There_(novel) for the 1970 novel, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There for the 1979 film. ]

3. Tallulah Bankhead [see https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Widow and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallulah_Bankhead ]

4. Meredith Willson [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unsin ... n_(musical) ]

5. Donovan [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India ]

6. Mal Anderson [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Anderson ]

7. House of Wax [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Wax_(1953_film) ]

8. Silly Putty [see the section "Other uses" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_Putty ]

9. The Lettermen [we were all looking for "Frankie Valli", which wasn't one of the Choices listed. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can't_Tak ... es_Off_You and for a performance by Frankie Valli, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGFToiLtXro from 1967. Yes, The Lettermen had a #7 hit in 1967 with the song, but it was in a medley with "Goin' Out of My Head": see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wU8WT7zCV0 . In 1964, Little Anthony & the Imperials had a hit with "Goin' Out of My Head"; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3j9bAVqt3c . In 1965, Petula Clark sang a cover version of "Goin' Out of My Head"; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FntIoD547I ]

10. Dominican Republic [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Civil_War ]

11. Soul Train [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cornelius ]

12. Menachem Begin [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menachem_Begin ]

13. Sunday afternoon [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JIq8Zn0AJE ]

14. Sandoz [see the section "History" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergic_ ... ethylamide ]

15. Electrocuted [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17pbWuJGFTE ]