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15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds, and with 3 Clues:

1. This children's program began with the line "Hey, kids, what time is it?":__________________________ .
[Choices: Captain Kangaroo, Mickey Mouse Club, Sesame Street, Bozo the Clown, Howdy Doody ]

2. This 1971 Nobel Peach Prize winner instituted peace talks with leaders of Eastern Europe:_______________________.
[Choices: Willy Brandt, Harold Wilson, Willis Reed, Georges Pompidou, Pierre Trudeau ]

3. Woody Allen stars as a health food store owner from Greenwich Village in this movie:_______________________.
[Choices: Stardust Memories, Love and Death, Play It Again Sam, Sleeper, Everyone Says I Love You ]

4. In 1980, scientists discovered the link between Toxic Shock Syndrome and:______________________.
[Choices: Sugar, Tampons, Gatorade, Marijuana use, L.S.D. ]

5. George McCrae smoothly sang in 1974, "Woman _____________________, Rock your baby."
[Choices: Please don't say maybe, Come right over here, Movin' to the beat, Take me in your arms, Let's go to the club ]

6. What does Dennis the Menace carry in his back pocket?_____________________________
[Choices: Baseball cards, Ping pong paddle, Frog, Marbles, Slingshot ]

7. Which TV character was frequently depicted delivering his opinions from an armchair?____________________
[Choices: Jed Clampett, Mike Brady, Archie Bunker, Andy Taylor, Howard Cunningham ]

8. In 1968, SONY launched the KV-1310, the first in its line of:______________________.
[Choices: Walkman cassette players, Aibo robots, Trinitron TV's, Playstations, Betamax recorders ]

9. Which of the following starred in the 1973 film "The Last Detail"?___________________________
[Choices: Robin Williams, John Travolta, Jack Nicholson, Elliott Gould, Dustin Hoffman ]

10. Lynette Fromme, who pointed a gun at President Ford in 1975, was nicknamed:_______________________.
[Choices: Smiley, Perky, Gloomy, Toothy, Squeaky ]

11. In 1974, he urged us to "Stop and smell the roses" in a hit song:_________________________.
[Choices: Kenny Rogers, Mac Davis, Glen Campbell, Larry Gatlin, Charlie Rich ]

12. Which famously wealthy man died in his London mansion in 1976?______________________
[Choices: J. Paul Getty, Conrad Hilton, Randolph Churchill, Howard Hughes, Nelson Rockefeller ]

13. He was a TV hit as "The Six Million Dollar Man":___________________________.
[Choices: Lee Majors, Bill Bixby, James Garner, Michael Cole, Jack Lord ]

14. What novel of the 1960's uses made-up words that come from Russian and English and U.S. slang?______________________
[Choices: Valley of the Dolls; Travels with My Aunt; Rabbit, Run; A Clockwork Orange; Rich Man, Poor Man ]

15. This musical by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin was a big hit on Broadway in the 1970's:___________________________.
[Choices: Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, Sweet Charity, Jelly's Last Jam, Show Boat ]






Answers:

1. Howdy Doody [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHU_1Y7Ix5s ]

2. Willy Brandt [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Brandt ]

3. Sleeper [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_(1973_film) ]

4. Tampons [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_shock_syndrome ]

5. Take me in your arms [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzxeBykMOuk ]

6. Slingshot [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_th ... .S._comics) ]

7. Archie Bunker [see https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_670097 ]

8. Trinitron TV's [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitron ]

9. Jack Nicholson [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Detail ]

10. Squeaky [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynette_Fromme ]

11. Mac Davis [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3a5vN4tUl4 ]

12. J. Paul Getty [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Paul_Getty ]

13. Lee Majors [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Six_M ... Dollar_Man ]

14. A Clockwork Orange [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(novel) ]

15. Annie [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_(musical) ]