Americana

#1 Ronald Reagan: Past to Present

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."
  Forest in the continental U.S.
3. "....they can be recalled."
  Nuclear missiles, if launched accidentally (they can't).
4. "....two days drive from Harlingen, Texas."
  El Salvador's Red Army.
5. "....the Peacekeeper..."
  A nuclear warhead.
6. "....cause 89% of all pollution."
  Trees. (Which presumably caused the same 89% of all pollution in 1777, 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.
  The United States.
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.
  The Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
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...."
  A full nuclear war (you'd use the shovel to pile dirt on yourself, avoiding radiation).
21. "I would find something crazy in all of my friends, {too}"
22. "I'm ______, too!"
What was the actual name of the horse Reagan owned and rode in "Stallion Road" (1947) and "The Last Outpost" (1951)?
According to "Bloom County," what happened with James Watt, Anne Burford, Richard Allen, Rita Lavelle, and Ray Donovan?
In the Doonesbury jigsaw puzzle run piece by piece during early 1987, what is being said to President Reagan?

#2 Geography

Which of the states were named after people, and what people were they named after (include number where appropriate)?
Washington (Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington); Georgia (King George II); Maryland (Queen Mary); New York (the Duke of York); Pennsylvania (William Penn); Delaware (Lord De LaWarr); Louisiana (King Louis XIV); North Carolina (King Charles II, from Carolus, Latin for Charles); Virginia (Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England)-- but NOT West Virginia, which didn't exist until the Civil War and was then named after, er, Virginia.
What was Alaska called before the U.S. bought it from the Russians in 1867?
What state was officially admitted to the union 150 years after it was unofficially admitted?
What is the official symbol of the city of Atlanta?
The peachtree.
What was bought for 40 pounds and a beaver hat in 1641?
What is the official state sport of Maryland?
Fencing.
What is the only U.S. national landmark on wheels?
San Francisco's cable cars.
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)
Unfortunately, no states are actually "following," in the above question (they forgot to list 'em). However, there was at least one state to legally establish the value of pi as 3, or something like that.
What is the easternmost state in the U.S.?
Alaska. (It's a time zone thing.)
Where was "America the Beautiful" written?
From the childhood classic "Make Way For Ducklings," what is the ducks' route through Boston?
("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"?
Just remember: Cal-, as in "Cal-vin Coolidge"; "-lard" as in "Jess Wil-lard"; "and" as in "Hans Christian And-erson"; "Bow-" as in "Bau-haus" OR "Mutiny on the Bou-nty"; and "-zer" as in "pan-zer division." That simple mnemonic completed, the name is then simplicity itself to recall.

#3 YOUR CHILDHOOD TV

In "The Jetsons," what is the name of the robot dog who competes with Astro?
Name the principals on "The New Zoo Revue."
Freddie the Frog, Henrietta Hippo, Charlie the Owl...... and Doug and Mary Jo as the boring humans. That's the New Zoo Revue, comin' right at you!
Who was the hep-cat who was the longtime non-super mascot of the Saturday morning cartoon Justice League of America?
The wording of this question is likely screwed up; "Snapper" Carr was the hep-cat mascot of the DC COMIC BOOK Justice League for a decade and is probably the answer sought. The closest TV equivalent would be Wendy and Marvin the Wonder Twins, which is clearly not correct, since they weren't non-super. And anyway, on TV they were the "Super Friends," not the Justice League.
What were the five special days of the week on "The Mickey Mouse Club"?
"Anything Can Happen Day" was one..... "Who What Where When Why and How Day" was another (I think)...... "Mousecartoon Day" might've been another....???
In "Bewitched," what is the first thing Tabitha does to get herself in trouble at nursery school?
In one episode of "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," Norman goes on a crash diet. What is the main food he eats?
In the final episode of "Battlestar Galactica," Apollo picks up an electronic signal which he suspects originates from earth. What is the signal?
In "Get Smart," how did Dr. Yes die?
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?
Mary Ann eats radioactive carrots, and sees a ship just off the island (it's really hundreds of miles away). Gilligan eats radioactive spinach, and becomes super-strong. Mrs. Howell eats radioactive sugar beets, and gets hyper (exercising and cleaning the island at top speed). Later, of course, all three castaways develop cancerous tumors and die in untreatable agony.
In "Chico and the Man," Chico gets himself hired after pulling a shady stunt in the garage. What does he do?
Please write down all the words to the opening song of "Land of the Lost."
"Marshall, Will and Holly, on a routine expedition-- till the greatest earthquake ever known-- caught on the rapids, it struck their tiny raft, and sent them down a thousand feet below-- to the La-a-a-and of the Lost, to the La-a-a-and of the Lost. (ARRRRR!)"
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?
In "Happy Days," who provides psychological counselling for Fonzie's dog?
Dr. Joyce Brothers.
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?
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
  Nancy Walker-- "Rhoda," "Family Affair," "McMillan and Wife"
2. a millionaire; a master woodsman in 1754; a private eye
  We'd like to know this one ourselves. There aren't too many 16th-century "master woodsmen" on TV other than Daniel Boone, but Fess Parker (who played him) didn't do a heck of a lot else, besides Davy Crockett (who was neither millionaire nor 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
  Dick Van Patten, "The New Dick van Dyke Show," "Mama," "The Partners."
6. What do the following people have in common: Jonathan Winters, Harlem Globetrotters, Sonny and Cher, Batman and Robin, Abbott & Costello?
  They all shared animated mysteries with Scooby-Doo and the gang.

#4 Classics

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?
  "None; I should just sit here in the dark."
4. How many Psychiatrists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
  Just one, but only if the lightbulb truly wants to be screwed in.
5. How many Catholics does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
  Two, two, and ONLY two....... but only after marriage.
6. How many Surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
  Umbrella mustard on the doorstep? Shaking with raccoon juice! (OR: any equivalent substitute)
7. How many Californians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
  Californians don't screw in lightbulbs, they screw in hot tubs. OR: "Hey duuuude, forget the lightbulb trip and catch some bitchin' rayyyys." (OR: probably others equally "hilarious.")
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?
  Four; one to stand on a chair holding the lightbulb, and three to turn the chair. (The original lightbulb joke. Perhaps funnier is the "painting a house" variant, with 1 holding the brush, and 999 lifting the house up and down.)