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 TV housekeeper worked for two different families during the series run?__________________________
[Choices: Alice Nelson, Mr. Belvedere, Hazel Burke, Lurch, Mrs. Livingston ]

2. The Apollo 11 crew made the first Moon touchdown aboard the ________________ lunar lander in 1969.
[Choices: Liberty, Friendship, Plato, Concord, Eagle ]

3. Martin Brody, Quint, and Matt Hooper are the central characters in this movie thriller:_____________________.
[Choices: The French Connection, Shaft, The Killing, Bullitt, Jaws ]

4. This 14-year-old gymnast from Romania was the darling of the 1976 Summer Olympics:______________________.
[Choices: Mary Lou Retton, Lu Li, Nelli Kim, Nadia Comaneci, Daniela Silivas ]

5. Which 1960's group had such hits as "Kind of a Drag" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"?_________________________
[Choices: The Knickerbockers, The Buckinghams, The Box Tops, The Beau Brummels, Strawberry Alarm Clock ]

6. On May 27, 1960, a bloodless coup ousted the leader of this nation:______________________.
[Choices: Angola, Turkey, Canada, Israel, Spain ]

7. These TV shows all debuted in 1968 except:________________________.
[Choices: Mayberry R.F.D., Laugh-In, 60 Minutes, Kojak, The Mod Squad ]

8. Evel Knievel failed to clear 13 ___________________ at London's Wembley Stadium in 1975.
[Choices: Tanks, Tractors, Volkswagen vans, Double-decker buses, Lear Jets ]

9. In the 1968 film "The Thomas Crown Affair", Thomas Crown masterminds _____________________ in Boston.
[Choices: A car theft ring, The opening of a Wendy's, A bank robbery, The theft of a diamond, A kidnapping ]

10. Who was King of England from 1936 until 1952?______________________
[Choices: George VI, Scotty I, John II, Charles III, Richard IV ]

11. What is the name of "his latest flame" in Elvis Presley's 1961 hit single?_________________________
[Choices: Marie, Sheila, Peggy, Jenny, Rosie ]

12. People joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne at the closing of the old __________________________ in 1966.
[Choices: Lincoln Center, Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge, Radio City Music Hall, Metropolitan Opera ]

13. Who played Webster Long on the 1980's sitcom "Webster"?_________________________
[Choices: Redd Foxx, Jamie Foxx, Emmanuel Lewis, Ernest Thomas, Gary Coleman ]

14. In 1963, this animal was the central figure in a stream of goofy Question and Answer jokes:_______________________.
[Choices: Chimpanzee, Rooster, Elephant, Duck, French poodle ]

15. Which 1965 Bob Dylan song features the character "Mr. Jones" in its lyrics?___________________________
[Choices: Ballad of a Thin Man, Positively 4th Street, Like a Rolling Stone, Mr. Tambourine Man, Maggie's Farm ]






Answers:

1. Hazel Burke [see the section "Synopsis, Network change and final season" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_(TV_series) ]

2. Eagle [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11 ]

3. Jaws [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film) ]

4. Nadia Comaneci [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Comaneci ]

5. The Buckinghams [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq1fpN1qWv8 ]

6. Turkey [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Turkish_coup_d'etat ]

7. Kojak [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojak (1973-78) ]

8. Double-decker buses [see "May 26, 1975" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_E ... reer_jumps ]

9. Bank robbery [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thoma ... (1968_film) ]

10. George VI [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI ]

11. Marie [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59pOE3OmUi8 ]

12. Metropolitan Opera [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropoli ... 9th_Street) . Radio City Music Hall declined in 1965-1978, but did not close for good in 1966; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall .]

13. Emmanuel Lewis [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_(TV_series) ]

14. Elephant [We at Whispers, Ottawa ON had never heard of elephant jokes until this game; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_joke . See also the jokes following "Mommy Mommy" jokes at https://books.google.ca/books?isbn=0874830680 which we did know. ]

15. Ballad of a Thin Man [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we37yX3zpKA ]