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#1 Ronald Reagan: Past to Present

  1. QUOTES
    In each of the following direct quotes from the public speeches andconversations of Ronald Reagan (either as President or Governor of California) and other members of his cabinet, they are referring to specific entities or concepts. Please identify who or what he is talking about in each case. (If not stated, the speaker is Reagan.)

    1. ".....loony tunes....."

    2. "....{there is} as much {of it} today as there was when Washington was at Valley Forge."

    3. "....they can be recalled."

    4. "....two days drive from Harlingen, Texas."

    5. "....the Peacekeeper..."

    6. "....cause 89% of all pollution." too.)

    7. "...bomb them back into the Stone Age."

    8. "....they've left America!"

    9. 1981: Reagan asked his USIA head Charles Wick whether this country was in NATO.

    10. After Reagan claimed in a televised speech that Nicaragua was supporting Communist guerillas in this country, its foreign minister protested to him that they have no guerillas at all.

    11. "....defensive weapons only."

    12. "Go for it, America!" What is "it"?

    13. "...they were separate countries for over 3000 years...."

    14. "Isn't that the same choice a murderer makes?"

    15. 1985: They fought "on the wrong side" in the Spanish Civil War.

    16. 1986: "....just like the brave men of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade."

    17. "...and if I may say so, win one for the Gipper!" (to whom was this said?)

    18. George Bush: "They ought to call it the Temple of Doom."

    19. George Schultz: "...the Hamlet of nations."

    20. General Thomas Enders: "With enough shovels, we'll get through it...." avoiding radiation).

    21. "I would find something crazy in all of my friends, {too}"

    22. "I'm ______, too!"

  2. What was the actual name of the horse Reagan owned and rode in "Stallion Road" (1947) and "The Last Outpost" (1951)?

  3. According to "Bloom County," what happened with James Watt, Anne Burford, Richard Allen, Rita Lavelle, and Ray Donovan?

  4. In the Doonesbury jigsaw puzzle run piece by piece during early 1987, what is being said to President Reagan?

#2 Geography

  1. Which of the states were named after people, and what people were they named after (include number where appropriate)?

  2. What was Alaska called before the U.S. bought it from the Russians in 1867?

  3. What state was officially admitted to the union 150 years after it was unofficially admitted?

  4. What is the official symbol of the city of Atlanta?

  5. What was bought for 40 pounds and a beaver hat in 1641?

  6. What is the official state sport of Maryland?

  7. What is the only U.S. national landmark on wheels?

  8. You are a high school math student in each of the following states. What is the area of a circle with a radius of 3? (give numerical answer to nearest hundredth decimal place only)

  9. What is the easternmost state in the U.S.?

  10. Where was "America the Beautiful" written?

  11. From the childhood classic "Make Way For Ducklings," what is the ducks' route through Boston?

  12. ("The Giant Pygmies of Beckles" memorial slip-Python-into-anything question:) A few years ago, John Cleese did a series of memorable ads for Callard and Bowser's candy in New York. In one of the ads, Cleese assures us that the Callard and Bowser's name is really a very simple one to remember. According to that ad, what easy mental associations are necessary to recall the name "Callard and Bowser"?

#3 YOUR CHILDHOOD TV

  1. In "The Jetsons," what is the name of the robot dog who competes with Astro?

  2. Name the principals on "The New Zoo Revue."

  3. Who was the hep-cat who was the longtime non-super mascot of the Saturday morning cartoon Justice League of America?

  4. What were the five special days of the week on "The Mickey Mouse Club"?

  5. In "Bewitched," what is the first thing Tabitha does to get herself in trouble at nursery school?

  6. In one episode of "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," Norman goes on a crash diet. What is the main food he eats?

  7. In the final episode of "Battlestar Galactica," Apollo picks up an electronic signal which he suspects originates from earth. What is the signal?

  8. In "Get Smart," how did Dr. Yes die?

  9. When they eat radioactive food on "Gilligan's Island," what did Mary Ann, Gilligan, and Mrs. Howell eat, and what special powers did they get?

  10. In "Chico and the Man," Chico gets himself hired after pulling a shady stunt in the garage. What does he do?

  11. Please write down all the words to the opening song of "Land of the Lost."

  12. In "The Andy Griffith Show," what happened when Otis' brother came to town, and in a separate episode, why wouldn't Opie give to the school charity collection?

  13. In "Happy Days," who provides psychological counselling for Fonzie's dog?

  14. In "The Brady Bunch," remember when Peter played ball in the house? His parents, trying to force a confession, had him assign punishments to his brothers and sisters. What punishments did Greg, Marsha and Jan suggest for themselves?

  15. Give the actor/actress who played these roles, and the TV series which they played them in:

    1. an overbearing Jewish mother; maid for the president of a construction company; a police commissioner's house-keeper

    2. a millionaire; a master woodsman in 1754; a private eye

    3. A mathematics professor; a pickle factory entrepreneur; a private eye in New Orleans

    4. A practical-joking Uncle; a partner in a Californian law firm; the Munster family physician; the administrator of a small private hospital

    5. A TV soap opera producer; one of the Hansens; Don Adams' police sergeant boss

    6. What do the following people have in common: Jonathan Winters, Harlem Globetrotters, Sonny and Cher, Batman and Robin, Abbott & Costello?

#4 Classics

  1. Answer the question and explain:

    1. How many Real Men does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    2. How many Real Women does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    3. How many Jewish mothers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    4. How many Psychiatrists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    5. How many Catholics does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    6. How many Surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    7. How many Californians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    8. How many Oregonians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    9. How many jugglers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

    10. How many Polacks does it take to screw in a lightbulb?