New Scaratings

15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds after appearance of Question & Choices, and with 3 Clues:

1. This #1 single by Don McLean checks in at 8 minutes and 27 seconds long:__________________________.
[Choices: MacArthur Park, Another Brick in the Wall, Light My Fire, American Pie, Vincent ]

2. What fashion designer was famous for the "Chelsea" look of the 1960's?________________________
[Choices: Nate Thurmond, Bill Blass, Madeleine Vionnet, Yves Saint-Laurent, Mary Quant ]

3. All of these actors were regulars on the sitcom "Hogan's Heroes" except:_________________________.
[Choices: Robert Clary, Richard Dawson, John Banner, Eddie Albert, Bob Crane ]

4. What politician made his famous "You won't have me to kick around anymore" speech in 1962?___________________
[Choices: Richard Nixon, Walter Mondale, Hubert Humphrey, Estes Kefauver, Barry Goldwater ]

5. Who won the coveted Silver Sow Award during the first season of "WKRP in Cincinnati"?______________________
[Choices: Andy Travis, Venus Flytrap, Johnny Fever, Jennifer Marlowe, Les Nessman ]

6. Jim Davis introduced the public to this beloved comic strip character in 1978:_________________________.
[Choices: Dilbert, Broom Hilda, Garfield, Marmaduke, Ziggy ]

7. The fourth film in the 1970's "Airport" series was titled "___________________...Airport '79."
[Choices: Learjet, Harrier, The Snow Storm, The Concorde, Air Force One ]

8. In 1969, Yasir Arafat took over as head of the PLO, and:____________________________.
[Choices: Egypt invaded Israel, Khomeini overthrew Shah, Sadat was assassinated, Qaddafi took over Libya, Iraq-Iran War started ]

9. He was Robert Redford's brother-in-law in the 1972 film "The Hot Rock":___________________________.
[Choices: George Segal, Richard Dreyfuss, Ryan O'Neal, Gene Hackman, Bruce Dern ]

10. The bureaucratization of society was the focus of this 1956 book by William Whyte Jr.:________________________.
[Choices: Only in America, The Peter Principle, The Status Seekers, Games People Play, The Organization Man ]

11. Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie wrote this Oscar-winning song from "Officer & A Gentleman":_______________________.
[Choices: One More Hour, Up Where We Belong, It Might be You, Against All Odds, Eye of the Tiger ]

12. All of these chain restaurants debuted in the 1950's except:____________________________.
[Choices: Wendy's, Denny's, Pizza Hut, Jack-in-the-Box, Taco Bell ]

13. In the 1978 film "Gray Lady Down", Charlton Heston and ______________________ need to be rescued.
[Choices: A hijacked bullet train, A stealth bomber, A nuclear submarine, The First Lady, Air Force One ]

14. Who was President when 18-year-olds were given the right to vote in the United States?_____________________________
[Choices: Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Thomas Jefferson, John Kennedy ]

15. Who plays Dustin Hoffman's wife in the 1979 film "Kramer vs. Kramer"?__________________________
[Choices: Glenn Close, Susan Anton, Meryl Streep, Debra Winger, Jane Fonda ]






Answers:

1. American Pie [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pie_(song) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_TFkut1PM ]

2. Mary Quant [see https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/386676317976216747/ ]

3. Eddie Albert [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan's_Heroes ]

4. Richard Nixon [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_N ... conference ]

5. Les Nessman [see the section "Les at WKRP" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Nessman ]

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

7. The Concorde [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conco ... irport_'79 ]

8. Qaddafi takes over Libya [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_o ... ar_Gaddafi ]

9. George Segal [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Rock_(film) ]

10. The Organization Man [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Organization_Man ]

11. Up Where We Belong [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_Where_We_Belong and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjrOcrisGyI ]

12. Wendy's [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy's (founded 1969) ]

13. A nuclear submarine [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Lady_Down ]

14. Richard Nixon [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-si ... nstitution ]

15. Meryl Streep [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_vs._Kramer ]