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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. Which one of the following Clint Eastwood movies was a "Spaghetti Western" made in Italy?_________________________
[Choices: A Fistful of Dollars, The Outlaw Josie Wales, Hang 'Em High, Pale Rider, High Plains Drifter ]

2. He was one of the three astronauts in the Apollo 11 crew that made history in July 1969:________________________.
[Choices: Wally Schirra, Gordon Cooper, David Scott, Michael Collins, John Young ]

3. Sherman Potter and _____________________ arrived at the 4077th during the 1975-76 season of "M*A*S*H".
[Choices: Father Mulcahy, Max Klinger, Charles Winchester, B.J. Hunnicut, Ugly John ]

4. What major life event happened to Elvis Presley in 1973?____________________________
[Choices: Became a grandfather, Died, Went into the Army, Got divorced, Got married ]

5. Which 1960's rocker formed the band "Air Force" in 1969?_________________________
[Choices: Jack Bruce, Peter Green, Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck ]

6. In 1964, this island united with Pemba and Tanganyika to form Tanzania:__________________________.
[Choices: Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Zanzibar, Seychelles ]

7. Elizabeth Taylor played royalty in this 1963 movie:______________________________.
[Choices: David and Bathsheba, The Czar, Queen Elizabeth, Samson and Delilah, Cleopatra ]

8. This comic strip character made his U.S. debut in 1963:____________________________.
[Choices: Andy Capp, Julius Knipl, Beetle Bailey, Steve Canyon, Dagwood ]

9. Detectives Ron Harris and Stan Wojciehowicz were characters on this 1975-82 TV series:_____________________________.
[Choices: S.W.A.T., Barney Miller, Vega$, Bosom Buddies, Kojak ]

10. Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands signed this economic treaty in 1958:_________________________.
[Choices: Tri-lateral Commission, Benelux Union, European Economic Area, Free Trade Association, Nordic Council ]

11. The Lindsay Kemp Mime Troupe performed in the elaborate 1970's stage shows of:_________________________.
[Choices: George Clinton, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper ]

12. Donald Barr penned this 1972 best-selling nonfiction book:____________________________________.
[Choices: Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty, Cocteau, The Boys of Summer, The End of Ideology, Nixon Agonistes ]

13. The 1975 movie "Rooster Cogburn" is he only film John Wayne made with this actress:___________________________.
[Choices: Lauren Bacall, Glenda Jackson, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Joanne Woodward ]

14. All of these were headlines in 1961 except:________________________________.
[Choices: First man in orbit, Egypt takes Suez Canal, JFK inaugurated, Bay of Pigs invasion, Berlin Wall erected ]

15. Effie Klinker is a character created by:____________________________.
[Choices: Lily Tomlin, Edgar Bergen, Mel Blanc, Imogene Coca, Carol Burnett ]






Answers:

1. A Fistful of Dollars [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fistful_of_Dollars ]

2. Michael Collins [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_C ... (astronaut) ]

3. B.J. Hunnicutt [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_M ... characters ; note the spelling of "Hunnicutt". ]

4. Got divorced [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley ]

5. Ginger Baker [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Baker ]

6. Zanzibar [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania ]

7. Cleopatra [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra_(1963_film) ]

8. Andy Capp [see http://www.tcj.com/andy-capp-is-sixty-this-year/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Capp ]

9. Barney Miller [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Miller ]

10. Benelux Union [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelux ]

11. David Bowie [see https://www.nme.com/news/music/lindsay- ... ed-2370923 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Kemp ]

12. Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty [see https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-revi ... sions-of-/ ]

13. Katharine Hepburn [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_Cogburn_(film) ]

14. Egypt takes Suez Canal [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis (from 1956) ]

15. Edgar Bergen [see the section "The Chase and Sanborn Hour" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bergen , and https://www.mptvimages.com/images/89686 ... to-by-gabi . For more pictures of Effie Klinker, Google "images for Effie klinker", with one showing a resemblance to Mitch McConnell ]