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. "Gorgeous" George Wagner became one of TV's earliest stars. What was he?_________________________
[Choices: Wrestler, Kiddie show host, Televangelist, Lounge singer, News anchor ]

2. In 1974, German leader Willy Brandt resigned as a result of a scandal involving charges of:______________________.
[Choices: Spying, Adultery, Cheating in the Olympics, Neo-Nazi sympathies, Black market corruption ]

3. It was the first Beatles song to hit the #1 spot in the U.S.:__________________________.
[Choices: I Want to Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, Get Off Of My Cloud, Satisfaction, A Hard Day's Night ]

4. Which automaker introduced the first fuel injection system in 1954?______________________
[Choices: Chrysler, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen ]

5. In the 1976 movie "Marathon Man", Dustin Hoffman is running from:________________________.
[Choices: A former Nazi, His ex-wife, A deranged preacher, The Olympic Committee, His brother ]

6. The U.S. Congress passed the famous Gulf of ____________________ Resolution in 1964.
[Choices: Japan, Hanoi, Milwaukee, Mexico, Tonkin ]

7. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", "Sara" and "We Built This City" were hit songs by:____________________________.
[Choices: Foreigner, Pink Floyd, Journey, Starship, Fleetwood Mac ]

8. These are all headlines from 1967 except:_________________________.
[Choices: Jimmy Hoffa disappears, Che Guevara executed, World Expo in Montreal, First heart transplant, Six-Day War in Israel ]

9. Each of these men served as Vice President of the U.S. during the 1960's or 1970's except:_______________________.
[Choices: Cyrus R. Vance, Hubert H. Humphrey, Walter F. Mondale, Spiro T. Agnew, Nelson A. Rockefeller ]

10. Which team beat the New York Yankees in 1955 to win their first World Series?________________________
[Choices: Minnesota Twins, Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs ]

11. Which Led Zeppelin song begins with the line: "Hey hey Mama, said the way you move"?______________________
[Choices: Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Heartbreaker, Ramble On ]

12. In 1965, French designer Andre Courreges created this addition to the miniskirt look:________________________.
[Choices: Fruit-shaped hats, Go-go boots, Multiple ropes of pearls, Tube tops, Colored pantyhose ]

13. This 1958-66 sitcom focused on the family life of pediatrician Alex Stone:________________________.
[Choices: The Gale Storm Show, The Donna Reed Show, The Bob Cummings Show, The Tom Ewell Show, The Ann Sothern Show ]

14. Boomers will know that today's cereal labeled "Corn Pops" was once known as "_______________ Pops".
[Choices: Boston, Sugar, Tasty, Kernel, Crispy ]

15. These movie stars all appeared in the 1966 film "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" except:____________________.
[Choices: Elizabeth Taylor, Ryan O'Neal, Sandy Dennis, George Segal, Richard Burton ]






Answers:

1. Wrestler [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_George ]

2. Spying [see the section "Guillaume affair" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Brandt ]

3. I Want to Hold Your Hand [see the section "First visit to United States and British invasion" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles and https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-Beat ... S-hit-song ]

4. Mercedes-Benz [see the section "Development in gasoline/petrol engines, Mechanical injection" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_injection ]

5. A former Nazi [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_Man_(film) ]

6. Tonkin [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution ]

7. Starship [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxyN3z9PL4 (Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ (We Built This City), and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ScTb6_KHg (Sara) ]

8. Jimmy Hoffa disappears [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa ]

9. Cyrus R. Vance [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Vance ]

10. Brooklyn Dodgers [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_World_Series ]

11. Black Dog [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tlSx0jkuLM ]

12. Go-go boots [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-go_boot ]

13. The Donna Reed Show [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Donna_Reed_Show ]

14. Sugar [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Pops ]

15. Ryan O'Neal [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who's_Afr ... olf?_(film) ]