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. Which literate rock star penned the book "In His Own Write" in 1964?______________________
[Choices: Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Ricky Nelson ]

2. What company made the 1950's station wagon called the Nomad?________________________
[Choices: Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Ford, Saab, Datsun ]

3. This Paul Simon song was one of the most popular recordings of 1973:______________________________.
[Choices: Fame, The Joker, Loves Me Like a Rock, Live and Let Die, Time in a Bottle ]

4. On "Dennis the Menace", what is the last name of Dennis?_________________________
[Choices: Martin, Wilson, Mitchell, Benson, Gruppenfuhrer ]

5. Gary Gilmore, the first criminal executed after a 10-year moratorium, died by ______________________ in 1977.
[Choices: Hanging, Guillotine, Electrocution, Lethal injection, Firing squad ]

6. DeForest Kelley played this character on the TV series "Star Trek":______________________.
[Choices: Dr. Leonard McCoy, Yeoman Rand, Ensign Pavel Chekov, Sulu, Montgomery Scott ]

7. Israel retained this country's West Bank as a consequence of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War:________________________.
[Choices: Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Yemen, Jamaica ]

8. Jack Ely sang the lead vocals on this 1960's campus party staple:_________________________.
[Choices: Barbara Ann, Good Lovin', If You Wanna Be Happy, Louie Louie, Do Wah Diddy Diddy ]

9. General Foods introduced this synthetic orange juice in 1964 with much hype:_______________________.
[Choices: Alert, Amaze, Action, Awake, Agree ]

10. Thanks to "American Graffiti", this disc jockey became an even bigger cult figure:__________________________.
[Choices: Robert Hall, Great Googa Mooga, Dr. Demento, Alan Freed, Wolfman Jack ]

11. What was the name of Daniel Boone's trusted Indian friend on the 1960's TV show "Daniel Boone"?_______________________
[Choices: Black Hawk, Mingo, Tonto, Eagle Feather, White Dove ]

12. In 1972, a story about a ___________________ became the best-selling book since "Gone With the Wind".
[Choices: Cat, Dog, Lion, Seagull, Chimpanzee ]

13. This early rock 'n' roll artist is known for hits like "I'm Walkin" and "Ain't That a Shame":_____________________.
[Choices: Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Enrico Caruso, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino ]

14. The first Pan-American Games were held in this city in 1951:________________________.
[Choices: Lima, Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Buenos Aires ]

15. What was The Rolling Stones' first Top 10 Single in the U.S.?___________________________
[Choices: Ruby Tuesday, Time is on My Side, Brown Sugar, Day Tripper, 19th Nervous Breakdown ]






Answers:

1. John Lennon [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_His_Own_Write ]

2. Chevrolet [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Nomad ]

3. Loves Me Like a Rock [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i3JXGtC_os ]

4. Mitchell [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_th ... .S._comics) ]

5. Firing squad [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gilmore_(criminal) ]

6. Dr. Leonard McCoy [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeForest_Kelley ]

7. Jordan [see the section "West Bank" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-o ... erritories ]

8. Louie Louie [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingsmen , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZJ4ESU52U , https://genius.com/The-kingsmen-louie-louie-lyrics , and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvxH64sB4sE ]

9. Awake [see https://www.innit.com/nutrition/awake-f ... 6700077454 ]

10. Wolfman Jack [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfman_Jack ]

11. Mingo [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Ames ]

12. Seagull [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_ ... on_Seagull ]

13. Fats Domino [see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqs5gkyH930 ]

14. Buenos Aires [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_American_Games ]

15. Time is on My Side [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Is_on_My_Side , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_3oxD5dDSw , and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEj8lUx0gwY ]