#1
Realm: Let The Wild Rumpus Begin
Subrealm: Up Against The Wall, and Spread 'Em
Question: How does "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" define the marketing bureau of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation?
Answer: "A Bunch of Mindless Jerks Who'll Be The First Up Against The Wall When The Revolution Comes"
Song: "Revolution," by the Beatles
#2
Realm: The French
Subrealm: Mercy Buckets, Bone Joor, Bone Joor
Question: Of late, the French company Roc'Eclerc has decide to expand their horizons. They plan to open 15 branches of a groundbreaking kind of supermarket in England. What very specialized kind of items will they sell?
Answer: Funereal goods.
Song: "Promises," by Lyle Lovett
#3
Realm: Crime and Punishment
Subrealm: How Not To Be Seen
Question: Why was suspected thief Wayne Black unable to deny his identity when
confronted by the police?
Answer: He had the tattoo "I'M WAYNE BLACK" across his forehead.
Song: "Destination Unknown," by Missing Persons
#4
Realm: Marital Bliss
Subrealm: Honey, Could You Lose a Few Pounds?
Question: In the Finnish Wife-Carrying Championships, the goal is to carry a woman over a 780-foot course through water, on sand, grass and asphalt, and over two fences. What is the first prize for this sport (so unjustly passed over by the Olympic committee)?
Answer: The woman's weight in lemonade.
Song: "Baby Lemonade," by Syd Barrett
#5
Realm: Horticulture
Subrealm: More Fun Than a Garden Weasel
Question: What is the slogan for Wilson Garden Tools, on the sadly-underrated "Ben Stiller Show"?
Answer: "What Sexy Is"
Song: "Yes I Want," by the Origin
#6
Realm: Grouchy Composers
Subrealm: Italian Style
Question: How did Italian opera composer Guiseppe Verdi prevent street organists from mangling arias from his works in public?
Answer: He hired out all of the organs for one year, and kept them locked in a room.
Song: "Light My Fire," by Mae West
#7
Realm: French Cultural Icons
Subrealm: Jerry Lewis Is a Comic Genius
Question: In October of 1995, what American was called "the absolute star" by the French Minister of Culture, and honored by the French government with the Order of the Chevalier of Arts and Letters for "serving world culture"?
Answer: Sharon Stone.
Song: "Papa Was A Rolling Stone," by the Ephlats
#8
Realm: More French People
Subrealm: What IS It With The French?
Question: The underrated French composer Eric Satie once composed a special kind of music not to be listened to, but instead to serve as background. What did he call this form of composition?
Answer: "Wallpaper music," or "furniture music."
Song: "Fly on the Wall," by XTC
#9
Realm: Theater of the Absurd
Subrealm: Versus Theater of the Stupid
Question: Who played the role of Karen, the only woman in the three-person cast, in the Broadway premiere of David Mamet's "Speed The Plow"?
Answer: Madonna.
Song: "Stage," by Live
#10
Realm: Famous Last Words
Subrealm: With That Literary Twist
Question: What is the last word in James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake"?
Answer: "The."
Song: "Icing Up," by the The
(NOTE: Questions 11 and 12 were read in reverse order. Try not to let this affect your enjoyment of the contest.)
#11
Realm: Scooby Snacks
Subrealm: Would You Do It for a Hash Brownie?
Question: THIS IS A THREE-POINT PLAY! Everyone knows the names of the kid crimefighters on the Saturday morning classic, "Scooby-Doo"-- Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Freddy. But for one point for naming two, and two points for all four, give each of the characters' full first and last names, including Shaggy's REAL first name.
Answer: Velma Dinkley; Daphne Blake; Freddy Jones; and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers.
Song: "I Wanna Get High," by Cypress Hill
#12
Realm: Forgotten Fads
Subrealm: Good Intentions
Question: While travelling around our global village, you may occasionally meet a fellow traveller wearing a pin with a small green five-pointed star on it. What does such an ornament signify?
Answer: The person wearing it is an Esperanto speaker.
Song: "Monty Got a Raw Deal," by R.E.M.
(NOTE: Questions 13 and 14 were read in inverse order, too. Has our entire world gone mad, mad I tell you, MAD????)
#13
Realm: Forgotten Fads
Subrealm: It Started Out Like a Thong
Question: The 1987 winner of the Honda Motor Company's Inventiveness Contest won for designing a pair of underwear with three leg holes. What was the purpose of this innovation?
Answer: It can be worn six days in a row, rotating 120 degrees each day, then turning inside-out and repeating.
Song: "When We Grow Up," by Free To Be...You and Me (or Diana Ross)
#14
Realm: Famous Last Words
Subrealm: Ah, Those Wacky Frenchmen
Question: Alfred Henry Jarre became famous in the late 1800's as the master of the bizarre. He walked pet lobsters on a leash, kept owls in his bedroom, and ate his meals from dessert to appetizers. He died in 1907. What were this absurd man's last words?
Answer: "I am dying. Bring me a toothpick."
Song: "Something In My House," by Dead or Alive
#15
Realm: Dern Foreigners!
Subrealm: What Have They Got That We Don't?
Question: Chile, Argentina, Great Britain, Norway, Australia, France and New Zealand all have something in common, something that the U.S. and Russia have yet to try. What is it?
Answer: They have each claimed portions of Antarctica as their territory.
Song: "Antarctica," by Midnight Oil
#16
Realm: All's Fair
Subrealm: When You Can't Go For The Gold
Question: What is the Dicken Medal awarded for?
Answer: It is the highest alloyed animal decoration awarded for valor. (In World War 2, it was awarded to numerous dogs and horses, a handful of pigeons, and one cat.)
Song: "Paul Revere," by the Beastie Boys
#17
Realm: The British Are Coming!
Subrealm: Quick, Save the Insurance Policy
Question: In the War of 1812, the British set fire to Washington D.C. The then-current First Lady, Dolley Madison, managed to escape with two irreplaceable objects-- the Declaration of Independence, and one other. What was it?
Answer: Her pet parrot.
Song: "Polly," by Nirvana
#18
Realm: Freedom of Religion
Subrealm: How Else Are You Going To Get God's Attention?
Question: An inmate at the Dixon Correction Center in Illinois has filed a federal lawsuit, charging that the prison has violated his freedom of worship. What has the prison done to prevent him from worshipping as the members of the Technicians of the Sacred do?
Answer: They won't let him worship naked in the prison chapel.
Song: "Circus Church," by The Sky Cries Mary
#19
Realm: Have You, Have You in a Meat Locker?
Subrealm: Sure To Lower Your Purity Score
Question: Newcastle, Oklahoma has passed an ordinance prohibiting couples from having sex while standing in one of these. What is it?
Answer: Any store's walk-in meat locker.
Song: "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," by Meatloaf
#20
Realm: Our Illustrious Judicial System
Subrealm: Try This The Next Time You Have Jury Duty
Question: A woman in Cook County, Illinois proved herself ineligible for jury duty by making a remark about the prosecutor and one of the assistant defense attorneys. What was it?
Answer: She said that she would like to have a 'menage a trois' with either one, and her boyfriend.
Song: "Your Little Secret," by Melissa Etheridge
(NOTE: Yup, you guessed it--- Questions 21 and 22 were flipped on-air.)
#21
Realm: Groups Demanding Representation
Subrealm: But They'll Never Make MinCo
Question: Mary Tyler Moore distributed the following letter on behalf of which under-represented group: "They are fascinating beings with complex social interactions, long childhoods and awkward adolesences. They flirt with one another, and have even been seen walking arm-in-arm. They feel pain." What is she talking about?
Answer: Lobsters.
Song: "The Ballad of Herman and Sally," by the Smothers Brothers
#22
Realm: A Pure and Simple Life
Subrealm: It Takes a Bit of Work, But You Soon Get The Hang of It
Question: The Pennsylvania Amish scorn modern conveniences like electricity and cars. Bicycles are banned to limit mobility, to preserve the community. But what modern means of transport is becoming popular among the old-order youth?
Answer: Rollerblades.
Song: "Amish Paradise," by Weird Al Yankovich
#23
Realm: Invention
Subrealm: Feminine Products
Question: In 1879, a doctor in Lowell, Massachusetts worried what might happen if the four most important women in the town got sick, and were unable to work at the same time. What did he invent to lessen the town's reliance on these women?
Answer: He invented phone numbers.
Song: "619-239-KING," by Mojo Nixon
#24
Realm: Mass Murder
Subrealm: Of Small Sea Creatures
Question: The freighter Infinity ran aground off Curacao in June 1995, and was allowed to dump 400 tons of what item to lighten its load, and free itself-- which subsequently killed all the coral below?
Answer: Rice.
Song: "Turning Japanese," by Liz Phair
#25
Realm: Ornithology
Subrealm: Crazy Schemes
Question: What was Eugene Schifflin trying to do in 1890, when he set 60 European starlings loose in Central Park?
Answer: He was a Shakespeare fanatic who had a plan to introduce into the New World EVERY species of bird ever mentioned in the works of the Bard.
Song: "Little Bird," by Annie Lennox
#26
Realm: Ecology
Subrealm: Bye Bye Birdie
Question: What was responsible for the extinction of the Steven Island wren?
Answer: The entire population was exterminated by one lighthouse keeper's cat.
Song: "The Skylark Sings," by David Kechley
#27
Realm: Strange Requests
Subrealm: And Even Stranger Reasons
Question: In 1993, Robert Joe Moody murdered two women in separate attacks. He was recently convicted, and granted his request for a death sentence. Why did Moody want a death sentence?
Answer: So that space aliens would resurrect him, and prove their existence.
Song: "Airhead," by Thomas Dolby
#28
Realm: Fun Party Tricks
Subrealm: Don't Try This At Home
Question: Lobster Boy, the circus performer with clawed hands who was murdered by his wife in 1994, had one son. His son was billed as "The Human Blockhead." How did he earn his name?
Answer: He hammered nails into his nostrils.
Song: "Head Like A Hole," by Nine Inch Nails
#29
Realm: Stupid Inventions
Subrealm: At Least It's Not the French Again
Question: In his tell-all book, Mr. Blackwell of "Worst Dressed" fame talks about one of his unsuccessful houseware product marketing attempts. What product did he design, that all consumers returned because of the pain it caused them?
Answer: Rhinestone-studded toilet seats.
Song: "Blue Moon," by Elvis Presley
#30
Realm: Forgeries
Subrealm: Run For The Border
Question: Shalom Ganish, an Israeli national, was caught using a fake Libyan passport by U.S. immigration officials. What was it that tipped them off it was a fake?
Answer: The country in question was spelled "Libia."
Song: "Gloria," by Them
#31
Realm: I Am Not a Role Model
Subrealm: Well, Obviously
Question: After a trip to Greece, Shaquille O'Neal was asked if he had visited the Parthenon. What was the big guy's response?
Answer: "I can't really remember the names of the clubs we went to."
Song: "No Hook," by Shaquille O'Neal
#32
Realm: Heinous Crimes
Subrealm: A Capella
Question: Lt. David Dickinson, a lifeguard at Volusia County, Florida, was suspended for a transgression committed when a raftload of Cuban refugees washed up on the beach. What exactly was his "transgression"?
Answer: Singing the theme song to "Gilligan's Island."
Song: "Refugee," by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
#33
Realm: Religious Freedom, Part Deux
Subrealm: God Swapping!
Question: A prisoner named Willie Marshall sued his state government because they supposedly put essence of swine in his food, violating his rights as a Muslim. After he lost that case, he changed religions and sued them again! Why did he sue the second time?
Answer: He had converted to Satanism, and prison officials would not give him dove's blood and tarot cards.
Song: "Temple," by Jane Siberry
#34
Realm: Downsizing
Subrealm: We Need Some
Question: According to a Knight-Ridder wire service report dated February 25, 1975, in a common error, how could Playboy Enterprises Inc. save 25,000 dollars every year?
Answer: By "removing ornamental pants" (a typo for "plants").
Song: "I Must Increase My Bust," by the Lords of Acid
#35
Realm: Food, Folks, and Fat
Subrealm: The Nicer Ingredients
Question: According to a Burger King placemat entitled, "Anatomy of the Whopper," why are there tomatoes in the Whopper?
Answer: The fries put a good word in for them.
Song: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," by Fred Astaire
#36
Realm: Secret Societies
Subrealm: DOH!
Question: THIS IS A THREE-POINT PLAY! In a "Simpsons" episode, Homer becomes the leader of a secret society called the Stonecutters. Name the members of the Stonecutters World Council from that episode. Name two for 1 point, four of them for 2 points.
Answer: Mr. T, Jack Nicholson, George Bush, and Orville Reddenbacher.
Song:
#37
Realm: Classic Humor
Subrealm: A Day at the Races
Question: Whenever Spike Jones and His City Slickers band put on a musical comedic version of a horserace, the same horse always won. Name that horse.
Answer: Beedlebaum.
Song: "Horsies," by the Horsies
#38
Realm: Political Candidates
Subrealm: He Looks Better In a Dress Than I Do
Question: In 1982, a transvestite ran for mayor in San Francisco, and recieved 23,121 votes. What was his-- or her-- name?
Answer: Sister Boom-Boom.
Song: "Tripping Drag Queens," by Defenestration
#39
Realm: Literary History
Subrealm: Strange Origins
Question: According to Neil Gaiman's comic series "The Sandman," William Shakespeare's playwriting skill was a gift from Morpheus, the Dream King himself. In exchange for this gift, Mr. Shakespeare was to write two plays for the Sandman. Which two plays were they?
Answer: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Tempest."
Song: "Let Me Entertain You," by Shakespear's Sister
#40
Realm: Collecting
Subrealm: What's Wrong With Stamps?
Question: Harry Finley has pursued an interesting hobby, and set up a museum for it, in his basement outside Washington D.C. He publishes a newsletter for those interested in it, and has also been called "really scary" by "Sassy" magazine. What does this man collect?
Answer: He collects feminine products.
Song: "Blood Makes Noise," by Suzanne Vega
#41
Realm: Party Politics
Subrealm: Russian Style
Question: The new Partiya Lyubitelei Piva in Russia had 5,000 members in 1994, and its platform includes human rights, free trade and lower taxes. But what is its main plank, the one thing they feel all Russians can agree upon?
Answer: Beer.
Song: "Theme from "From Russia With Love"," by Matt Monro
#42
Realm: Arts and Entertainment
Subrealm: So, Entertain Us
Question: You have one try. One. Just one. Sing the entire theme song to "The Animaniacs."
Answer: "It's time for the Animaniacs/ And we're zany to the max/ So just sit back and relax/ You'll laugh till you collapse/ We'reAnimaniacs/ Come join the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister, Dot/ Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot/ They lock us in the tower whenever we get caught/ But we break loose, and then vamoose, and now you know the plot/ We're Animaniacs/ Dot is cute, and Yacko yacks/ Wacko packs away the snacks/ While Bill Clinton plays the sax/ We're Animaniacs/ Meet Pinky and the Brain who want to rule the universe/ Good Feathers flock together, Slappy whacks them with her purse/ Buttons chases Mindy, while Rita sings a verse/ The writers flipped, we have no script, why bother to rehearse?/ We're Animaniacs/ We have the pay-or-play contracts/ We're zany to the max/ We're Animani--/ Totally insane-y/ Pinky and the Brain-y/ Animani-acs/ Those are the facts."
Song: "March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites," by P.D.Q. Bach
#43
Realm: Culture
Subrealm: It Ain't Kurosawa
Question: Professor Donald Morland of the University of Dayton has become an expert on classic films of the 1930s. He claims that a certain type of film increased morale during the Great Depression. In what specific type of film is this professor an expert?
Answer: Three Stooges films (nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!).
Song: "Pop Goes The World," by Men Without Hats
#44
Realm: More Politics
Subrealm: Kissing Hands and Shaking Babies
Question: American voters seem to be getting dumber and dumber. They elected
Marion Barry, the ex-con, to be mayor of Washington, D.C. And in Friendsville, Maryland, they've re-elected Spencer Schnossnagel to a fifth term as mayor, despite his prior convictions, and a current case pending. What has this friendly mayor been convicted of?
Answer: Indecent exposure.
Song: "Shouldn't Have Done That," by Depeche Mode
#45
Realm: Being of Sound Mind
Subrealm: That's Debatable
Question: A nurse in Gary, Indiana has decided that she does not wish to be kept on life support if she cannot be revived. To ensure that she is taken off life support, where has she put her will?
Answer: It's tattooed on her belly.
Song: "Happy Nurse," by the Sugarcubes
#46
Realm: All The News That's Fit To Print
Subrealm: And Then Some
Question: In 1982, the magazine "Chicago" began something that has become a hateful American tradition. What did they do to their magazine that everyone else seems to be doing today?
Answer: They put the first perfumed strip into a magazine.
Song: "Prima Donna," by Chicago
#47
Realm: Law and Order
Subrealm: Law, At Least
Question: After training and several weeks on the job, Louis Lee was fired by the Drug Unit of the Freeport, Illinois police department. Lee slept through assignments, he was too short, and he defecated in a patrol car. But what made hiring Lee in the first place so unusual?
Answer: He was a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.
Song: "Three Little Pigs," by Green Jelly
#48
Realm: Everybody Else Is Doing It
Subrealm: Don't Think We Don't Notice
Question: "The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry" published a paper by two Wisconsin researchers about a practice common to most Americans. They found that most of the people did it to relieve discomfort. Others did it for enjoyment, or sexual stimulation. What is this practice?
Answer: Nose-picking.
Song: "Got No Shame," by Brother Cain
#49
Realm: Litigation
Subrealm: Pain, Suffering and Mental Anguish
Question: Edna Hubbs hurt herself trying to turn on the lights in her house. What company did she blame, and consequently sue for $50,000, for causing her injury?
Answer: She sued the company that makes "the Clapper" (apparently she hurt herself while clapping too hard).
Song: "Mickey," by Toni Basil
#50
Realm: Armstrong Never Dies
Subrealm: It Just Smells That Way
Question: Although informal and illegal gatherings of this kind still persist, the last legal one of these took place in the 2nd century, B.C. What was it?
Answer: Bacchanalia.
Song: "Party Girl," by U2
#51
Realm: Art Imitates Life
Subrealm: Art Imitates New York
Question: Jean Tingley's sculpture, "Homage To New York," was meant to satirize technology, and it did so, although not in any way planned. What happened to her sculpture?
Answer: It broke down, and blew up.
Song: "Burn Like Brilliant Trash," by Machines of Loving Grace
#52
Realm: Prodigies
Subrealm: Not Exactly Mozart
Question: What very famous piece of music was composed by 16-year-old Euphemia Allen in 1877?
Answer: "Chopsticks."
Song: "All Imperfect Things," by Michael Nyman
#53
Realm: Leprosy
Subrealm: Is This Your Finger?
Question: What are the only animals, besides humans, that can contract leprosy?
Answer: Armadillos.
Song: "Falling To Pieces," by Faith No More
#54
Realm: Climate
Subrealm: Everybody Complains About it, But.....
Question: Professor Alexander Abian of Iowa State University claims that the weather on Earth can be cured. He has a solution to bring the earth to an eternal spring. What is his solution?
Answer: To blow up the moon.
Song: "Flash," by Queen
(NOTE: Question #55 was never read on the air by Mindless Jerks, with no palpable explanation for its disappearance. Narcoleptic fever dream? Mass hallucination? Ah, sweet mysteries of trivia.)
#56
Realm: Politics
Subrealm: Fringe? No, Go Further.
Question: Sidney Shaw, a London businessman, once ran for Parliament and lost, as a member of a rather eccentric party. What party was it?
Answer: The Elvis Presley Party.
Song: "Anarchy in the U.K.," by Megadeth
#57
Realm: Random Titles
Subrealm: Not Quite Random Titles
Question: What do these titles have in common: "It," "Bunn, Wackett, Blizzard, Stubble and Boot," "A Horse, A Spoon and a Basin," and "Sex and Violence"?
Answer: They were all originally-suggested titles for "Monty Python's Flying Circus."
Song: "Fool For Your Loving," by Whitesnake
#58
Realm: Western Imperialism
Subrealm: Humor Across Cultural Bounds
Question: Certain people, when quizzed by explorer Houton La Billiardiere to give words for numbers greater than a billion, happily supplied any number of such words (maybe more than a billion). Only later was it discovered that these people were actually deliberately supplying the helpless European with swearwords. Who were these pranksters?
Answer: The people of Tonga.
Song: "Language Is a Virus," by Laurie Anderson
#59
Realm: American Traditions
Subrealm: Ask Grandma
Question: What do the terms "log cabin," "flying geese," and "trip around the world" have in common?
Answer: They're all quilt patterns.
Song: "Tapestry," by Carole King
#60
Realm: Commended Personalities
Subrealm: Maybe He Can Speak at Commencement--- But Then Again, We Have a Really Cool Guy Speaking at Commencement
Question: As a sick joke, Tim Moorer of the Texas House of Representatives sponsored a resolution, stating among other things that "this compassionate gentleman's dedication and devotion to his work has enabled the weak and the lonely throughout the nation to achieve and maintain a new degree of concern for their future. He has been officially recognized by the State of Massachusetts for his noted activities and his unconventional techniques involving population control and applied psychology." The bill passed unanimously. Who did they commend?
Answer: Albert DeSalvo, "the Boston Strangler."
Song: "Delicate Terror," by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
#61
Realm: Meta-Trivia
Subrealm: Trivia Gods
Question: According to a "Williams Record" article from January 14, 1969, what did Ted Green of Carter House do that made him a Trivia legend?
Answer: He correctly identified a song from the pattern of scratches along the outside, before the song's first note was heard. (The song was "Angel Baby.")
Song: "
(NOTE: Answer and Song #62 was accidentally read prior to the question, so the question was scrapped. It would have been:)
#62
Realm: Progress
Subrealm: Sort Of......
Question: What is the common link between "Zorro" and "Lost in Space"?
Answer: Guy Williams, who played the dad in "Lost in Space," and Zorro.
Song: "Space Is The Place," by Spacehog
#63
Realm: Yes, They're Both Male
Subrealm: No, That's Not It
Question: What do Frank Sinatra and Benjamin Grimm have in common?
Answer: They're both known as "Old Blue Eyes."
Song: "Burnin' For You," by Blue Oyster Cult
#64
Realm: Arts and Crafts
Subrealm: Of The Italian Renaissance
Question: Veruccio, a Renaissance sculptor and Leonardo da Vinci's teacher, once sculpted a young David triumphant over Goliath. What is a little bit different about this David, compared to most traditional portrayals?
Answer: His David holds a knife instead of a sling.
Song: "Murder of One," by Counting Crows
#65
Realm: Tradition!
Subrealm: Something's Missing Here
Question: What is odd about the Greek territory of Mount Athos?
Answer: Nothing female is allowed inside, even animals.
Song: "King of the Mountain," by Midnight Oil
#66
Realm: Hobbies
Subrealm: One Bored Accountant
Question: Mr. Steven Powelson, a 78-year-old accountant, has a classic, unique talent. What is this talent?
Answer: He recites the entire "Iliad" from memory, in the ancient Greek.
Song: "It's Now or Never " (Italian vers.), by Dr. Ammondt
#67
Realm: The Meaning of Life
Subrealm: Pez
Question: "Pez" is short for a German word. What's the English meaning of this word?
Answer: Peppermint (from "Pfefferminz").
Song: "Tattoos, Heartbreak, Bad Luck, and Migraines," by Candy Planet
(NOTE: Question 68 was right out. There is NO Question 68.)
#69
Realm: Cosmetics
Subrealm: Keep It Clean
Question: Kebbis, one of the most expensive shampoos in the world, contains a synthesized form of hyaleronic acid, which adds body and volume to hair. Where in nature can this eye-stinging acid be found?
Answer: Sperm.
Song: "Easy To Be Hard," by Lynn Kellogg (from "Hair")
#70
Realm: Plea Bargaining
Subrealm: It's Cheaper Than a Bribe
Question: George Rodriguez went to court in Kenosha, Wisconsin for DWI and hitting a parked car. How did he convince the judge to let him off with a fine and probation, instead of a jail term?
Answer: He handed him a "Get Out of Jail Free" card (like any 5-year-old would).
Song: "Under The Boardwalk," by the Drifters
#71
Realm: Classic Blunders
Subrealm: Way Down on the List
Question: According to the FBI, about 45 bank robbers per year are arrested for this silly reason. What major mistake do these morons make during their holdups?
Answer: They write the holdup notes on their own deposit slips.
Song: "There Goes A Tenner," by Kate Bush
#72
Realm: Advertising Slogans
Subrealm: Suppose It's True For Parking Tickets, Too?
Question: A Tel Aviv ad agency's attempt to combat poor driving spawned an ad campaign in poor taste. What was the "fact" that the agency's "research" supposedly proved about poor-driving men?
Answer: "Bad drivers have small dicks."
Song: "Papa Loved Mama (Mama Loved Men)," by Garth Brooks
#73
Realm: Pants
Subrealm: Pants I Need
Question: In "Brando," author Peter Manso claims that Marlon wore a special kind of pants when he played Stanley in "A Streetcar Named Desire," because Marlon thought that Stanley would have liked them like that. What was special about these pants?
Answer: The pockets were cut out, so that he could put his hands in his pockets, and touch himself.
Song: "Hand in My Pocket," by Alanis Morrisette
#74
Realm: Health Tips For Men
Subrealm: Gimme an Aspirin
Question: According to Boston University, 200,000 American men are impotent as a result of-- what?
Answer: Falling on the crossbars of their bikes.
Song: "World of Pain," by Cream
#75
Realm: Opera
Subrealm: Calm Down, George!
Question: It's only natural for a composer to be upset when performers don't perform works in their original form. In convincing diva Francesca Cuzzoni to sing an aria from "Ottone" his way, however, George Frideric Handel probably went overboard. How did he get his way?
Answer: He held her out of a window until she agreed.
Song: "Falling Backwards," by Fairground Attraction
#76
Realm: Famous People
Subrealm: Everyone Starts Somewhere
Question: Nowadays, TV weatherman Willard Scott appears on the morning show, "Good Morning America." In 1962, however, Willard had a very different kind of job, working in Washington D.C. What was it?
Answer: He invented, and appeared as, the very first Ronald McDonald.
Song: "You Bring the Miracles," by the Weather Prophets
(NOTE: Willard Scott appears on "The Today Show." There is, of course, no observable difference between that show and "Good Morning America.")
#77
Realm: Rules of Thumb
Subrealm: Eeewwwww!!!
Question: Everyone knows that you can tell the age of a tree by counting its rings. Some clever zoologist, however, discovered a way to tell the age of a whale in a somewhat similar manner. How?
Answer: By counting the layers of ear wax.
Song: "In My Ear," by Toad the Wet Sprocket
#78
Realm: French Impressionism
Subrealm: Some Guys Have All The Luck
Question: Back to the French again! Obviously, it takes more than talent and creativity for artists to succeed. Most artists work jobs to pay the bills, before becoming famous. Impressionist Claude Monet, however, had a distinct advantage over his colleagues. How could he afford to wander France as a painter?
Answer: He won the state lottery in 1891 (100,000 francs).
Song: "Dancing Gold," by Belly
#79
Realm: Geography
Subrealm: Because It Was There
Question: Mount Everest is famous as the highest mountain on Earth. As a result, it holds other related world records. What can you find at the 20,000-foot mark, the highest of its kind in the world?
Answer: The world's highest-altitude public toilet.
Song: "Brother John," by Big Head Todd and the Monsters
#80
Realm: Classic Blunders 2
Subrealm: Yeah, Right, Dumbass
Question: In 1899, Charles H. Duell stated that everything that can be invented had been invented. Why was this statement particularly ironic?
Answer: He was the Commissioner of the U.S. Office of Patents.
Song: "Could I Have Been So Blind?", by the Black Crowes
(NOTE: Questions #81 and #82 were read in reverse order on the air. It is so very, very important that you know.)
#81
Realm: Everyone Makes Mistakes
Subrealm: And Windows 3.1 Wasn't So Hot, Either
Question: Bill Gates may utilize unscrupulous tactics in his business dealings, but he has been incredibly successful in keeping up with the pace of a rapidly-developing industry. The record shows, however, that Mr. Gates' vision of the future of home computers hasn't always been perfect. In 1981, what prediction did he make about home computing needs?
Answer: "640K ought to be enough for anybody."
Song: "Where Would I Be Without IBM?", by Information Society
#82
Realm: Sounds Like a Bad Joke
Subrealm: Not a Very Funny One
Question: In March, 17 illegal immigrants were caught being smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border. Where were they hiding?
Answer: Inside a Port-O-Potty.
Song: "Mirror in the Bathroom," by the English Beat
#83
Realm: Small Round Paisley Things That Go "Poing!"
Subrealm: Questions That Have NOTHING To Do With Their Realms
Question: Indonesia, a country that had never won a medal in Olympic sport, took five in the last one. In what sport did they dominate?
Answer: Badminton.
Song: "Jesus Is Just Alright," by the Byrds
#84
Realm: Hoosier Pride
Subrealm: Gee, From The Mindless Jerks?
Question: The governor of Indiana recently signed a paper making the Wabash River Indiana's state river. Now there's a movement to create a state bug. What lucky insect has this candidacy?
Answer: The firefly.
Song: "Advantage Has Its Price," by Bug Juice
#85
Realm: Life Beyond College
Subrealm: Minimum Wage, Yee-Hah!
Question: Bobby Northington of Tennessee recently filed a lawsuit against a temporary employer. What was his reason for suing?
Answer: His employer chained him to his desk.
Song: "Manwich," by Women of Sodom
#86
Realm: Technical Reading
Subrealm: A Little Light Reading
Question: This product's manuals, which weigh several tons, actually weigh more than the product itself. What is it?
Answer: A Boeing 747.
Song: "Weigh," by Phish
#87
Realm: Action!
Subrealm: Cut!
Question: Martin Scorsese's early short film, "The Big Shave," has only one actor, in a bathroom, cutting himself repeatedly while shaving. In addition to including in the credits the statement, "Viet '67," with what did he credit Herman Melville?
Answer: "Whiteness." ("Whiteness by Herman Melville.")
Song: "The Big Picture," by Why Can't Tori Read?
#88
Realm: Television and Its Discontents
Subrealm: At Least It's Not Francis the Talking Mule
Question: Alan Young has been seen for centuries on Nickelodeon as Mr. Ed's owner, Wilbur. Those of us who aren't retired might also remember him as the voice of what cartoon character in the 80s?
Answer: Scrooge McDuck.
Song: "Goin' Quackers," by Willio and Phillio, with Donald Duck
#89
Realm: Subtle Hints
Subrealm: Uh-- Are You Guys Trying to Tell Me Something?
Question: For a long time after forming Pink Floyd with a few friends, Syd Barrett was recognized as an incredibly talented and cool guy. Eventually, however, factors unknown began to take their toll on the poor man's mind. When the band decided that having their lead guitarist stand onstage and strum randomly, not mouthing along with the lip-synching, shouldn't continue, how did they manage to drop him?
Answer: They just didn't pick him up for their next gig.
Song: "I Am Coming," by Jimmy Somerville
#90
Realm: Shaving Seconds
Subrealm: Please Remain in Your Seats....
Question: When an airplane lands ahead of schedule (God forbid!) and must wait around before taxiing to the gate, what is the area in which it waits called?
Answer: The penalty box.
Song: "The Referee's Daughter," by the Zambonis
#91
Realm: Damn Writing Tutors
Subrealm: Stop Dangling That Participle
Question: Writers are often sensitive about editors' suggestions to trim their work. One responded to a request to cut three lines from a 5,000-word article with the words, "I have performed the necessary butchery. Here is the bleeding corpse." What famous writer was this?
Answer: Henry James.
Song: "Mack the Knife," by Ella Fitzgerald