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GLORY DAZE Game Questions & Answers, Tue. Nov. 19, 2019
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Author:  REACH [ Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:46 am ]
Post subject:  GLORY DAZE Game Questions & Answers, Tue. Nov. 19, 2019
15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds after appearance of Question & 5 Choices, and with 3 Clues:

1. A $1 million annual salary lured _______________________ from NBC News to ABC in 1976.
[Choices: Peter Jennings, Sam Donaldson, Barbara Walters, Connie Chung, David Brinkley ]

2. Not everyone was a fan of Kennedy's idea of the Peace Corps. Its detractors called it:_______________________.
[Choices: Kennedy's Care Corps, Kiddie Korps, Wimp Force, Worldwide Welfare, Great American Handout ]

3. Before forming the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix played lead guitar for the:__________________________.
[Choices: Mills Brothers, Isley Brothers, Sweet Inspirations, Drifters, Temptations ]

4. This famous Russian was killed in a plane crash in 1968:_______________________.
[Choices: Yuri Gagarin, Nikita Khrushchev, Rudolph Nureyev, Boris Pasternak, Leonid Brezhnev ]

5. Gene Hackman played a _____________________ named Frank Scott in the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure".
[Choices: Surgeon, Jewel thief, Minister, Professional gambler, Ship builder ]

6. What company was co-founded in the 1960's by Bill Bowerman?_____________________
[Choices: Jiffy Lube, Starbucks, Nike, Domino's, The Gap ]

7. On the TV show "Bewitched", what was the name of Samantha and Darrin's daughter?______________________
[Choices: Alicia, Tabitha, Candida, Serena, Endora ]

8. In 1960, the FDA approved Enovid for general use. What was it?________________________
[Choices: Birth control pill, Tranquilizer, Fertility drug, Diet pill, Painkiller ]

9. In 1970 and 1971, Robert Quarry played the title character in "__________________, Vampire" and its sequel.
[Choices: Colonel Klink, Captain Blood, Fangula, Prince Fear, Count Yorga ]

10. Developed in 1964, the Moog was the first:__________________________.
[Choices: Fax machine, Electronic wristwatch, Cellular telephone, Laptop computer, Music synthesizer ]

11. Who made show business history with a three-night engagement at Disneyland in 1961?_______________________
[Choices: Benny Goodman, Kate Smith, Harry Belafonte, Elvis Presley, Billie Sol Estes ]

12. Whose "Love Story" novel features the famous line "Love means never having to say you're sorry"?_____________________
[Choices: Jacqueline Susann, Erich Segal, Danielle Steel, Judith Krantz, Jackie Collins ]

13. In the 1967 film "To Sir, With Love", Sidney Poitier gets a job teaching in:____________________________.
[Choices: The slums of Bombay; Brooklyn, New York; Sydney, Australia; London's East End; Detroit's inner city ]

14. In 1968, Ruth Eisemann-Schier became the first woman to appear on the:_________________________.
[Choices: Senate floor, Moon, Cover of Playboy, Ten Most Wanted List, Front of a Wheaties box ]

15. David Janssen played a _______________________ on the 1970's TV series "Harry O".
[Choices: Doctor, Private detective, TV newsman, Lawyer, Family court judge ]






Answers:

1. Barbara Walters [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Walters ]

2. Kiddie Korps [see https://history.state.gov/milestones/19 ... r-progress ]

3. Isley Brothers [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers ]

4. Yuri Gagarin [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin ]

5. Minister [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Posei ... (1972_film) ]

6. Nike [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike,_Inc. ]

7. Tabitha [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bewitched . If you really liked Elizabeth Montgomery, see the episode "masquerade" on the series "Thriller" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAIf2BLDCMk ]

8. Birth control pill [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestranol/noretynodrel ]

9. Count Yorga [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Yorga,_Vampire ]

10. Music synthesizer [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_synthesizer and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched-On_Bach (note: the CD versions I have do not have the original vinyl version of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 which made it a big hit for classical music) ]

11. Benny Goodman [see http://www.bigbandlibrary.com/bigbandsatdisneyland.html and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB0e_hoBd04 (23:27). I recall listening to Benny Goodman playing Mozart's "Clarinet Concerto" with the Cleveland Orchestra on the radio about 50 years ago; for his recordings of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto + Mozart's Clarinet Quintet (mislabelled), see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY6vLmjUAeI . For modern videos of the same pieces, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_63UntRJE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8yygtXfOQg . For a negative view of Goodman's personality, see http://www.billcrowbass.com/billcrowbas ... _Love.html ]

12. Erich Segal [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Story_(novel) ]

13. London's East End [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Sir,_With_Love ]

14. Ten Most Wanted List [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Eisemann-Schier ]

15. Private detective [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_O ]
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