#1
Realm: Television
Question: (Bill Hahn's endless, obnoxious Star Trek question.)
Answer: Phasers on Stun.
Song: Rock Around the Clock-- Bill Haley & the Comets
#2
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: Who said (quote) "I am going into an unknown future but I'm still all here. And still, while there's life, there's hope," and what was significant about when the person said it?
Answer: John Lennon said it (in an interview with RKO December 8) the day he was shot.
Song: Baby, Now That I've Found You-- Foundations
#3
Realm: Movies
Question: In the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," from where does the computer HAL get its name?
Answer: The letters H-A-L precede the letters I-B-M, respectively.
Song: Can't Get Next To You-- Temptations
#4
Realm: Advertising
Question: What is the trick to Battling Tops?
Answer: "It's all in the wrist."
Song: Ask the Lonely-- 4 Tops
#5
Realm: Sports
Question: There are four colleges who have been ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty for only one week in their history. Three of these schools are Bucknell, Muhlenberg, and Catawba. What school was the fourth?
Answer: Williams College (#20-- 1941-2)
Song: Traces-- Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost
#6
Realm: TV
Subrealm: The Flintstones
Question: What is the name of the lodge that Fred and Barney belong to, and who is the master of it?
Answer: The Royal Order of Water Buffaloes; The Grand Poobah.
Song: Turn Back the Hands of Time-- Tyrone Davis
#7
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: Recite the verse from whence we get our famous mascot.
Answer: "I've never seen a purple cow / I hope I never see one / But I can tell you anyhow / I'd rather see than be one!"
(By the way, Gelett Burgess (the author of that verse) wrote a subsequent verse: "Ah yes, I wrote the Purple Cow / I'm sorry now I wrote it / But I can tell you anyhow / I'll kill you if you quote it!")
Song: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'-- Crazy Elephant
#8
Realm: Movies
Question: We all remember in "Superman 2" that Lex Luthor finds Superman's source of power on Earth way up north. What we want to know is, after he fits the first crystal into the machine, what is transmitted?
Answer: A Krypton Senator reciting "A Tree," by Joyce Kilmer, Planet Earth. ("I think that I will never see / A poem lovely as a tree" etc.)
Song: Sky Pilot-- Eric Burdon & the Animals
#9
Realm: TV
Subrealm: M*A*S*H
Question: In three different episodes, a member of the M*A*S*H team receives a home movie. Who are they, and what is the occasion of each one?
Answer: Henry Blake-- his daughter's birthday; Radar-- a family picnic for his pregnant cow; B.J.-- his wedding anniversary.
Song: War-- Edwin Starr
(NOTE: There is also an episode in which Frank Burns' wedding film is discovered and screened (without Frank's knowledge, of course). But Major Burns already had this cannister with him.)
#10
Realm: Advertising
Question: What kind of kids eat Armour Hot Dogs, and what do they put on them?
Answer: "Fat kids, skinny kids, kids who climb on rocks, tough kids, sissy kids, even kids with chicken pox." "Mustard, ketchup, lots of relish too, pickles, onions, even peanut butter too."
Song: "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"-- Steam
#11
Realm: Sports
Question: What rookie had the highest batting average in the major leagues in 1981?
Answer: Hubie Brooks (of the New York Mets).
Song: Don't Pull Your Love-- Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
#12
Realm: TV
Question: Where would one have heard the phrase, "You're under arrest, sugar"?
Answer: On the TV show "Get Christie Love."
Song: Stop! In The Name of Love-- Supremes
#13
Realm: ACTUALITY/ Music
Question: According to Dion DiMucci in "The Wanderer," what kind of guy is he?
Answer: The kind of guy who never settles down. Actuality: "Holiday Inn"
(NOTE: Actualities were used in trivia contests of the 1970s and early 1980s. An Actuality was an audio clip of a couple of minutes' length, taken straight from a movie or TV show. It was played in lieu of a song. Therefore, the accompanying question was often about music.)
#14
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: Originally, A.A. Milne's "Pooh" was not a bear, but an entirely different animal altogether. What kind of animal was Pooh?
Answer: Pooh was a swan (so named by Christopher Robin "because if you call him and he doesn't come (which is a thing swans are good at), then you can pretend that you were just saying "Pooh!" to show how little you wanted him.")
Song: Last Song-- Edward Bear
#15
Realm: Comics
Question: In all comics, there has been perhaps no villain so famous, classic, or long-lasting as Batman's arch-nemesis, the Joker. In fact, he's longer-lasting than some people might think, as he had a crime career even before becoming the Clown Prince. Who was the Joker before he changed his name, and what made him decide to switch?
Answer: Before becoming the Joker, he was simply the Red Hood (with a scarlet-masked costume set with one-way mirrors). He became the Joker as the result of an accident which changed his skin white and hair green after his first successful job-- the heist of a million-dollar payroll from the Monarch Playing Card Co.
Song: Laugh, Laugh-- Beau Brummels
#16
Realm: Advertising
Question: We all remember the American Cancer Society commercial "Like Father, Like Son," depicting the relaxations of a smoker and his adorable blond-headed son. What we want to know is what are the 4 things that the son tries to do like the father?
Answer: 1) washes the car; 2) skips a rock; 3) throws a stick; 4) plays with cigarettes.
Song: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)-- Edison Lighthouse
#17
Realm: Sports
Subrealm: Tennis
Question: In the 1981 U.S. Open, John McEnroe won the men's singles and men's doubles championships. Who was the only other player to win two events at the '81 Open?
Answer: Anne Smith (women's and mixed doubles).
Song: It Only Takes a Minute-- Tavares
#18
Realm: TV
Question: What famous television character was born on April 1, 64 B.C.?
Answer: Jeannie.
Song: 16 Candles-- Crests
#19
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: 3 POINT PLAY Many of us have made the drive to New York City in less than three hours in a speedy race down the Taconic Parkway. What we may not have noticed is all the backwoods roads that cross the Parkway along the way. For one point, give us five crossroads of the Taconic Parkway. Earn two points for seven.
Answer: SEE SEPARATE SHEET.
Song: Natural High-- Bloodstone
#20
Realm: Movies
Question: In the movie "The Producers," what does L.S.D. wear around his neck during his audition?
Answer: A Campbell's tomato soup can, of course.
Song: White Lies, Blue Eyes-- Bullet
#21
Realm: TV
Subrealm: Saturday Night Live
Question: We all remember Jorge and Yortek. What we are very anxious to know is, what did they do in Czechoslavakia for work, and what do they do in America?
Answer: In Czechoslavakia, they were brain surgeons. In America, they sell decorative bathroom fixtures.
Song: Travellin' Man-- Ricky Nelson
#22
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: Can we ever forget Casey Kasem and the "American Top Forty Countdown" every week since May, 1970? No, of course not. So, for one point, please tell us what Casey says at the end of every "AT40" show.
Answer: "Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars."
Song: Sunday Will Never Be The Same-- Spanky & Our Gang
#23
Realm: Sports
Question: What professional sports team has gone the longest without winning a championship of any sort?
Answer: The NY Rangers.
Song: Nature's Way-- Spirit
(NOTE: The Rangers' woes were legendary, extending from 1941 through 1981, the year of this contest. It would not be until Oh No, Bette Midler! that the Rangers would finally win the Stanley Cup again. However, this answer could be incorrect-- depending on your interpretation of it. As of 1981, three baseball teams had not won the final title for a longer stretch, their last championships predating the Rangers' 1940 Cup (or 1942 league title) by more than two decades. These teams were the Red Sox (1919-present), White Sox (1918-present), and Cubs (1909-present). Indeed, unlike the Rangers, all three have yet to win the championship SINCE the 1981 Phasers contest, also. However, the New York skein was more wretched than those of the three baseball squads. The Rangers played for decades in a 6-team league, yet managed to miss the 4-team playoffs eighteen out of 24 years. What the question above is getting at is that the Rangers failed to finish first in their league or division from 1943-1981, inclusive. In this sense, the question is correct since the Cubs and both Sox all captured AL or NL championships during this time, only to lose the World Series. But similarly, the Rangers did advance to Stanley Cup finals in 1950, 1972, and 1979. In the latter two cases, the Stanley Cup matched the playoff survivor of one conference against another, each generally being considered a lesser "title." Without winning their division, the Rangers had been Campbell Conference champions as recently as two years before the Phasers contest. Regardless of semantics, though, no one can argue with the premise that being a Rangers fan really, really sucked.)
#24
Realm: Comics
Subrealm: Marvel
Question: A plague-infested ship from the dying planet Taa crashed headlong into the heart of a blazing sun. All aboard the ship perished in a last fiery blaze of glory. All save myself. I emerged from the cataclysm with power unparallelled and a great hunger. Who am I?
Answer: Galactus.
Song: Oh Babe, What Would You Say?-- Norman "Hurricane" Smith
#25
Realm: TV
Question: In a famous episode of "The Jetsons," Judy falls in love with a teen idol and becomes a groupie. What is the name of the singer, and what is the name of the song he performs?
Answer: Jet Screamer; "Eep Op Ork Ah-Ah (Means I Love You)."
Song: La La Means I Love You-- Delfonics
(NOTE: The unusual title comes when Judy's song submission to Screamer gets mixed up with Elroy's secret code.)
#26
Realm: Advertising
Question: Sing-a-long! Sing the first verse of the jingle for Freakies cereal.
Answer: "We are the Freakies / We are the Freakies / This is our Freakies tree / We never miss a meal / 'Cause we love our cere-eel."
Song: Soul Deep-- Box Tops
#27
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: In the five years since the Nickelodeon Theatre has become the Images Theatre, what three movies have played there more than any others?
Answer: 1) King of Hearts; 2) Harold and Maude; 3) Annie Hall.
Song: Popcorn-- Hot Butter
#28
Realm: Movies
Subrealm: Harold and Maude
Question: Harold gives Maude a gift following their trip to the carnival. Where did Maude put the gift, and why?
Answer: She threw it in the ocean, so she'd always know where it was.
Song: Black is Black-- Los Bravos
#29
Realm: TV
Question: What does Frosty the Snowman say after the hat is placed on his head?
Answer: "Happy birthday!"
Song: Little Beatle Boy-- Angels
#30
Realm: Sports
Question: Who were the five starters on the 1975-76 University of North Carolina basketball team, all of whom reached the NBA?
Answer: Phil Ford, John Kuester, Tom Lagarde, Walter Davis, Mitch Kupchak.
Song: Lightnin' Strikes-- Lou Christie
#31
Realm: Miscellaneous
Subrealm: Fantasy Novels
Question: In the world of Narnia, why is it a bad idea to invite a Centaur to dinner?
Answer: He will eat you out of house and home because he has two stomachs-- one horse stomach and one people stomach.
Song: Rings-- Cymarron
#32
Realm: Advertising
Question: Name the four games produced by Schaper Toys.
Answer: Don't Break the Ice; Ants in Your Pants; Cootee; Don't Spill the Beans.
Song: Elenore-- Turtles
#33
Realm: TV
Subrealm: Bugs Bunny
Question: What animal do Tasmanian Devils especially like to eat, and what animal will they not eat?
Answer: Rabbits (yum!); monkeys (yuk!!).
Song: One Bad Apple-- Osmonds
#34
Realm: Comics
Subrealm: Marvel. Genus: Micronauts. Species: Bug
Question: Simply, what is Bug's favorite food?
Answer: Snail loaf.
Song: No Fair at All-- Association
#35
Realm: Movies
Question: We all remember "The Wizard of Oz"-- the story of young Dorothy Gale's symbolic introduction to young womanhood. Of course, we all know the movie backwards and forwards, upside-down and inside out. Therefore, it is not too unreasonable to ask the following question. In the film, our heroine Dorothy picks up and holds, handles, or otherwise hobnobs 12 different objects. Name 8 for 1 point, 10 for 2 points.
Answer: Chick; cruller (donut); Toto; picnic basket; bouquet of flowers; lollipop; apples; oil can; straw; handkerchief; bucket of water; broomstick.
Song: Hold On I'm Comin'-- Sam and Dave
#36
Realm: Sports
Question: Carney Lansford led the American League in batting in 1981. Who was the last righthanded batter to lead the AL before Lansford?
Answer: Alex Johnson, 1970.
Song: Morning Girl-- Neon Philharmonic
#37
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: At the Green Mountain Race Track in Pownal, Vermont, what is the name of the electronic rabbit that leads the poor, unfortunate dogies to the finish line?
Answer: Frosty.
Song: Who Loves You-- 4 Seasons
#38
Realm: TV
Subrealm: Barney Miller
Question: What is the name of Sergeant Harris' book?
Answer: "Blood on the Badge."
Song: Welcome Me Love-- Brooklyn Bridge
#39
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: We all remember the Wedding of the Century. No, we don't mean Luke and Laura, but the one between Prince Charles and ex-Lady-now-Princess Diana. What we want to know are the two things that Charles' younger brothers did as their part of the ceremony. Hint: It happened after everyone left the church.
Answer: 1) They did a Laurel & Hardy comedy routine at the reception; 2) They wrote with a lipstick "Just Married" and stuck it to the back of their horse-drawn carriage.
Song: Down in the Boondocks-- Billy Joe Royal
#40
Realm: Advertising
Question: Sing the Fig Newton song.
Answer: "Chewy ewy gooey on the inside / Golden flaky tender cakey outside / You wrap the inside in the outside / Is it good? Darn-tootin'! / It's the big Fig Newton / Here's the tricky part / The big Fig Newton / One more time / The big Fig Newton!"
Song: Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)-- Lulu
#41
Realm: TV
Question: On what television program was the first interracial kiss?
Answer: "Star Trek."
Song: Precious and Few-- Climax
#42
Realm: Sports
Question: Who was the first professional fighter to knock down Muhammad Ali?
Answer: Henry Cooper.
Song: It's a Shame-- Spinners
#43
Realm: Movies
Question: Three questions from Woody Allen's "Take the Money and Run." 1) What instrument did Woody play in the school marching band? 2) What was the side effect of the miracle drug he was the guinea pig for? 3) How did the work camp punish him?
Answer: 1) The cello; 2) He was turned into a rabbi; 3) Solitary confinement with an insurance salesman.
Song: Have You Heard-- Duprees
#44
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: For one point, name six of the nut mixes at the Slippery Banana. For two points, name eight.
Answer: SEE ATTACHED SHEET.
Song: Chick-A-Boom-- Daddy Dewdrop
#45
Realm: ACTUALITY/ Music
Question: When Daryl Hall and John Oates sing of "your kiss on my list," what is the list of?
Answer: The best things in life. Actuality: "Miracle on 34th Street"
#46
Realm: TV
Question: Glen Howard had Andy Hill; Dan Farrell had Joe Sample; who did Jeff Dillon have?
Answer: Peggy Maxwell (from "The Name of the Game").
Song: She-- Monkees
#47
Realm: Comics
Question: Perhaps the most successful new comic on the market today features a hero that is a quadrophenic, or a man with four personalities. Not guises, but real personae that up until recently have had a strong grip on him, causing him while in the use of one personality to refer to the other personalities as "him," much to the confusion of his crime-fighting career and distraction of his girlfriend. Name the four personalities and what they do for a living.
Answer: 1) Steven Grant-- rich millionaire; 2) Jake Lockley-- cab driver and seeker of information; 3) Marc Spector-- mercenary soldier; 4) A reincarnation of Konshu, the Egyptian god of the moon, who fights crime as the Moon Knight.
Song: Neither One of Us-- Gladys Knight & the Pips
#48
Realm: Sports
Question: In Super Bowl IV, Otis Taylor broke the game open for the Chiefs by turning a routine pass into the flat into a long touchdown. Who was the Minnesota Viking defender who Taylor beat for the score?
Answer: Earsell Mackbee.
Song: Here Comes the Night-- Them
#49
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: Who is Mary Ann Vecchio?
Answer: You remember her. She was the young girl photographed standing over the slain body of the Kent State student. She had run away from home and was subsequently tracked down due to the widespread publication of this famous photograph.
Song: She Cried-- Jay & the Americans
#50
Realm: Advertising
Question: What are the Wacky Packages spoofs on the following products? 1) Budweiser; 2) Kleenex Tissues; 3) Duz; 4) Chicken of the Sea; 5) Ajax; 6) Top Job? One point for 4, two for 6.
Answer: 1) Bloodweiser ("beer for vampires"); 2) Kleenaxe Tissues ("don't lose your head, use..."); 3) Duzn't Do Nuthin'; 4) Sick of the Sea (seasick pills); 5) Ajerk ("the do-nothing cleanser, you gotta be a jerk to use it"); and 6) Top Slob.
Song: Let's Pretend-- Raspberries
#51
Realm: TV
Subrealm: All in the Family
Question: Why does Archie insist on sitting only in his chair?
Answer: EITHER hemmorhoids OR shrapnel from a war wound, and the chair is padded to....
Song: Baby Take Me in Your Arms-- Jefferson
#52
Realm: Movies
Question: What famous movie event occurs after the line, "You're going to die up there"?
Answer: Regan urinates on the living room floor (in "The Exorcist").
Song: Flying on the Ground is Wrong-- Buffalo Springfield
#53
Realm: Sports
Question: In 1976, the New York Rangers acquired Phil Esposito from the Boston Bruins. Who were the four other players involved in the trade?
Answer: Carol Vadnais, Brad Park, Jean Ratelle, and Joe Zanussi.
Song: Hats Off to Larry-- Del Shannon
#54
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: Who is Eugene T. Maleska?
Answer: Editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle.
Song: Sky High-- Jigsaw
#55
Realm: TV
Question: Who are the five Mighty Heroes, and what are their occupations when not saving the day?
Answer: Diaper Man-- baby; Rope Man-- sailor; Cuckoo Man-- clockmaker; Strong Man-- mechanic; Tornado Man-- meteorologist.
Song: Lady Willpower-- Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
#56
Realm: Advertising
Question: What are Aunt Jemima pancakes without her syrup like?
Answer: A ship without a sail, a boat without a rudder, a kite without a tail, the spring without the fall.
Song: Love Train-- O'Jays
#57
Realm: Comics
Subrealm: Marvel
Question: Everyone knows that Peter Parker became the Amazing Spider-Man when he was bitten by a radioactive spider at a science exhibit. Of course, everyone knows that. What we want to know is, how did the powers first manifest themselves?
Answer: To avoid an oncoming car, Peter jumped out of the way and found he had leapt onto a side of a building, and stuck.
Song: Magic-- Pilot
#58
Realm: TV
Subrealm: General Hospital
Question: What song was playing at the disco as Luke raped Laura?
Answer: "Rise" (by Herb Alpert)
Song: Come On Down to My Boat-- Every Mother's Son
#59
Realm: Sports
Question: What two players (since 1900) hold the record for most singles titles at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships?
Answer: Bill Tilden, Helen Wills Moody.
Song: Tell Him-- Exciters
#60
Realm: Movies
Subrealm: Casablanca
Question: Ready? What is the name of the last cafe that Ilsa and Rick are in before he goes to Casablanca?
Answer: La Belle Aurore.
Song: Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye-- Casinos
#61
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: Around campus are rooms or areas named for, or given in memory of, or dedicated to the following people. What we want to know is, the building and floor where each room or area is located. One point for four, two points for all six. 1) David Van Alstyne III; 2) William K. Dana; 3) Henry Needham Flynt; 4) Martin Luther King, Jr.; 5) William Allen Newell; 6) David Sterling?
Answer: 1) Basement Lounge, Sawyer; 2) Math Library (Dana-Towne), 2nd floor, Bronfman; 3) Study area, 4th floor, Sawyer; 4) Reserve Room, basement, Sawyer; 5) Lounge, first floor, Weston; 6) WCFM Production Studio, basement, Baxter.
Song: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)-- Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
#62
Realm: TV/ Movies
Question: Where did the following people go to college: 1) Father John Mulcahy; 2) June Cleaver; 3) Fred Flintstone; 4) Joanna Kramer?
Answer: 1) Loyola; 2) Mount Holyoke; 3) Prinstone University; 4) Smith.
Song: Will You Be Staying After Sunday-- Peppermint Rainbow
#63
Realm: Advertising
Subrealm: Lite Beer
Question: THREE POINT PLAY Which Lite Beer personality said: 1) "The Buck stops here." 2) "We're not just a couple of animals who can play football." 3) "I also like the easy-opening cans." 4) "I've learned to relax." 5) "Count the vote and that's no joke." 6) "If the flanker does a down and out, and the weak side linebacker blitzes, what does the noseguard do?" One point for four, two for six.
Answer: 1) Buck Buchanan; 2) Dick Butkus; 3) Bubba Smith; 4) John Madden; 5) Deacon Jones; 6) Fred Williamson.
Song: I Ain't Got Time Anymore-- Glass Bottle
#64
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: What does Horton say after he hatches an egg in "Horton Hears A Who"?
Answer: "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, 100%."
Song: Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get-- Dramatics
(NOTE: An unforgivable error! May the lightning bolts of Seuss rain down! Horton hatches an egg in, well, "Horton Hatches the Egg." And he says the above quote amid hardships WHILE incubating the egg, not afterwards. In "Horton Hears A Who," Horton.... er.... hears a Who.)
#65
Realm: Movies
Question: In this musical film fantasy, a boy named Bartholomew is held captive in the evil Dr. Terwillicker's piano academy with 499 other unfortunate students. With the help of the plumber, Auguste Zabladowsky, Bartholomew escapes the torture of the "Happy Finger Method" and frees his kidnaped mother. Name the movie.
Answer: "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T."
Song: Hawaii 5-0-- Ventures
(NOTE: The screenplay for "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T." was written by Dr. Seuss.)
#66
Realm: TV
Question: In one of his many attempts to convert Oscar to neatness, Felix tries hypnosis. What is the phrase he uses to trigger Oscar's "neat" personality?
Answer: "The fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves." ("Julius Caesar.")
Song: Crimson & Clover-- Tommy James & the Shondells
#67
Realm: Sports
Question: Who were the four members of the Baltimore Colts' Sack Pack defensive line in 1975?
Answer: Fred Cook, Mike Barnes, John Dutton, Joe Ehrman.
Song: I'm On the Outside (Looking In)-- Little Anthony & the Imperials
#68
Realm: TV
Question: Singalong! Sing the theme song to "Gumby."
Answer: "He once was a little green ball of clay: Gumby! You should see what Gumby can do today: Gumby! He can walk into any book With his pony pal Pokey, too. If you've got a heart Then Gumby's a part Of you. Hoo. Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo."
Song: More Today Than Yesterday-- Spiral Starecase
#69
Realm: Comics
Subrealm: Peanuts
Question: Everybody knows Snoopy grew up on the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. What we want to know is: 1) The last time he went back there, what happened to it? 2) Where is his brother Spike living today?
Answer: 1) It was converted into a parking lot. 2) Needles, California.
Song: Fox on the Run-- The Sweet
#70
Realm: Advertising
Question: The Hostess company has recently created four advertising characters to promote their four kinds of dessert cakes. Name them.
Answer: Twinkie the Kid, Captain Cupcake, Fruit Pie the Magician, King Ho-Ho.
Song: Love Can Make You Happy-- Mercy
(NOTE: King Ho-Ho, the Ringo of the group, was soon dropped.)
#71
Realm: Sports
Question: Jim Brown led the NFL in rushing eight times. Two men have led the league four times. One is O.J. Simpson-- who is the other?
Answer: Steve Van Buren.
Song: The Horse-- Cliff Nobles & Co.
#72
Realm: TV
Subrealm: I Love Lucy
Question: What is the name of Little Ricky's dog, and why?
Answer: Little Ricky named his dog Fred, after Fred Mertz the landlord, to soften his heart and let the dog stay in the building. (The trick worked.)
Song: Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)-- Helen Reddy
#73
Realm: Movies
Subrealm: The Graduate
Question: We're not going to ask one of those easy questions like where Richard Dreyfuss appears in the movie, or what kind of car Dustin Hoffman drives, or where Benjamin Braddock went to college, or even what TV show Mrs. Robinson is watching when Benjamin comes to pick up Elaine for their first date because we know the answer to all those questions, don't we? But what we do want to know is according to Elaine Robinson, how does Carl Smith propose to her?
Answer: "I think we'd make a pretty good team."
Song: Hey There Lonely Girl-- Eddie Holman
(EASY NOTE: Dreyfuss pokes his head into the door in Ben's boarding house and offers to call the police when everyone hears Elaine scream in Ben's room; Ben drives a stick (necessitating his driving Mrs. Robinson home); Ben went to Williams (if you know how to look for necktie hue and such); Mrs. Robinson is watching "The Dating Game.")
#74
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: THREE POINT PLAY Who are the following people? 1) Steve Boshakis; 2) Earl J. Waggendorn; 3) Joe Shlabotnik; 4) Winston O'Boogie; 5) Merkin Muffley; 6) Allan Konigsberg? One point for four, two for six.
Answer: 1) John Belushi's "friend" from school; 2) Corey Baker's friend; 3) Charlie Brown's favorite baseball player; 4) John Lennon; 5) The President of the U.S. in "Dr. Strangelove" (Peter Sellers); 6) Woody Allen.
Song: Who Do You Think You Are-- Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods
#75
Realm: Comics
Question: We all know that every Christmas, the characters in the comic strip "Pogo" sang their own version of "Deck the Halls." What we want to know is how the Pogo version goes. And you need to sing it.
Answer: "Deck us all with Boston Charlie, Walla Walla, Wash. and Kalamazoo. Nora's freezing on the trolley, Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-- garoo! Don't we know archaic barrel, Lullaby Lilla Boy Louisville Lou? Trolley Molly don't love Harold, Boola boola Pensacoola hullaballoo!"
Song: If You Don't Know Me By Now-- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
#76
Realm: TV
Question: In their attempts to win the highly coveted prize of the title of "The World's Wackiest Racer," despite the devious and endless efforts to wreak havoc and chaos over the contest by Dick Dastardly and his faithful sidekick Muttley, what are the names of the cars driven by: 1) Professor Pat Pending; 2) The Ant Hill Mob; 3) Rufus Roughcut & Sawtooth; 4) Penelope Pitstop; and 5) Luke and Blubber Bear?
Answer: 1) The Convert-a-Car; 2) The Bulletproof Bomb; 3) The Buzz Wagon; 4) The Compact Pussycat; 5) The Arkansas Chug-a-Bug.
Song: The Cheater-- Bob Kuban & the In-Men
(NOTE: Judging from the paper copy, Phasers probably dropped Rufus Roughcut and the Buzz Wagon from the question when asking it.)
#77
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: It is always fun to get a cone, sugar or plain, or a dish of ice cream from our friends at the Snack Bar, Arline, Ruth, Thelma, Nancy, Emma, Dorothy, and Margaret. So you check out the "Borden's Ice Cream" sign for the available flavors. Usually the right side of the sign has no flavors listed, exposing fun little slogans about buying Borden's ice cream. Name THREE of the fun little slogans.
Answer: 1) Be a hero; 2) Take some home; 3) Treat the family; 4) Always appreciated; 5) Good for them; 6) For dessert tonight.
Song: Concrete and Clay-- Unit Four Plus Two
#78
Realm: Advertising
Question: We all remember the anti-drug commercial in the park with the bratty kid who makes the insightful statement, "Why do you think they call it 'dope'?" Who played the pusher?
Answer: Henry Winkler, of course.
Song: Go Now!-- Moody Blues
#79
Realm: Speaking of Henry Winkler, from the Realm of TV
Question: What is Arthur Fonzarelli's nemesis?
Answer: Liver.
Song: More-- Kai Winding
#80
Realm: Movies
Question: >From "The Life of Brian," what have the Romans done for the Jews? One point for six, two for eight.
Answer: The aquaduct, sanitation, roads, irrigation, medicine, education, wine, public baths, public order, brought peace, fresh water system, public health.
Song: Vehicle-- The Ides of March
#81
Realm: Sports
Question: Which was the only college basketball team to win the NIT and the NCAA tournaments in the same year?
Answer: CCNY (1950).
Song: The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore-- The Walker Brothers
#82
Realm: Advertising
Subrealm: WCFM
Question: What is the name of the Crime Dog?
Answer: McGruff.
Song: I've Never Seen Love Like This-- Orpheus
#83
Realm: TV
Question: In what television series did Tuesday Weld and Warren Beatty have supporting roles playing characters named Thalia Menninger and Milton Armitage?
Answer: "(The Many Loves of) Dobie Gillis."
Song: O-o-h Child-- Five Stairsteps
#84
Realm: Advertising
Question: We all remember the United Methodist Church, whose commercials have brought a better moral character to this great nation of ours. But could you please sing their jingle promoting sharing?
Answer: "Oh, that's the way it is / Truely-ooley-ooley is. That's the way it is / Truely-ooley-olley is. So what you going to do today? I think I'll share."
Song: Reach Out of the Darkness-- Friend and Lover
#85
Realm: Movies
Question: Speaking of pictures, 1) the narrator of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" has two pictures on his desk. Who are they of? And 2) Who is pictured on Perry White's wall in "Superman 2"?
Answer: 1) F.D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan; 2) Bill Cosby.
Song: She's Coming Home-- Zombies
#86
Realm: Sports
Question: There have been six boxers who have held titles in three different weight classes. Name the two who are still fighting.
Answer: Wilfred Benitez, Alexis Arguello.
Song: Listen People-- Herman's Hermits
#87
Realm: Willaimsiana
Question: The Edward King Memorial Question For those of us mature adults who are old enough to drink in the state of Massachusetts, what are the three abbreviations on the stamp that marks students allowed to buy alcohol at the Log?
Answer: NO. (for number), PG. (for page), and ID (it is a senior yearbook picture stamp).
Song: Friday on My Mind-- Easybeats
#88
Realm: TV
Question: What are the problems on the following planets in Federation space: 1) Gideon; 2) Deneva; 3) Organia; 4) Sherman's Planet; 5) Omicron Cet III?
Answer: 1) Overpopulation; 2) Single-celled abomination with a communal intelligence and the ability to take over one's nervous system; 3) The insistence of us corporal beings on the use of VIOLENCE; 4) Grain famine; 5) Mysterious space spores take away your ability to care or try.
Song: Rain on the Roof-- Lovin' Spoonful
#89
Realm: Comics
Subrealm: Galactus
Question: Name five beings to hold the distinction of being heralds to Galactus.
Answer: 1) Silver Surfer; 2) Gabriel air walker; 3) The Destroyer; 4) Fire Lord; 5) Terrax the Tamer; 6) Rom Space Knight.
Song: Didn't I-- Delfonics
#90
Realm: Music/ ACTUALITY
Question: What are the three things that Paul McCartney says Eleanor does?
Answer: 1) picks up the rice; 2) waits at the window; 3) dies. ACTUALITY: "All My Children"
#91
Realm: TV
Subrealm: Saturday Night Live. Genus: Advertisement Spoofs
Question: "With a name like Flucker's, it's got to be great jam." But hold it right there, fella, what are the names of the seven other jams that have to be great?
Answer: Nose Hair; Death Camp; Dog Vomit; Monkey Pus; Painful Rectal Itch; Mangled Baby Ducks; 10,000 Nuns and Orphans.
Song: Save Your Heart for Me-- Gary Lewis & the Playboys
(NOTE: The seventh jam is actually called "10,000 Nuns and Orphans All Eaten By Rats." There is also an eighth jam whose name is so foul that it cannot be spoken aloud on TV.)
#92
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: Name the five Jackson brothers. (And don't think we'd be so stupid as to play one of their songs. That's too easy.)
Answer: Michael, Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Jermaine.
Song: You Were On My Mind-- We 5
#93
Realm: Movies
Question: In the movie classic "Gone with the Wind," Scarlett O'Hara says three times in the movie, "I'll think about it tomorrow." In each case, what is it? That is to say, what shall she think about tomorrow?
Answer: 1) Which Tarleton twin to go to Twelve Oaks with, if either. 2) The fact that she has shot a man (the Yankee). 3) The fact that Rhett has left her.
Song: You've Got Your Troubles-- Fortunes
#94
Realm: Sports
Question: Who was the only double winner at the 1981 World Cup track meet?
Answer: Evelyn Ashford.
Song: 98.6-- Keith
#95
Realm: TV
Subrealm: M*A*S*H
Question: B.J. Hunnicutt's wife organized a get-together in New York City for the relatives of the M*A*S*H staff. For the party, our friends in Korea take a picture of themselves and send it back to the States. What is wrong in the picture, and why?
Answer: The unit is standing in front of a sign that says "Fort Dix" (an army camp in New Jersey) because Klinger never told his mother he was in Korea. (In fact, she knew all along, but didn't tell him so that he would not worry about her.)
Song: Hang On Sloopy-- McCoys
#96
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: We all remember during last year's trivia contest the question "for all you scholars out there" regarding the order of the deaths in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." We also remember that the question was asked by what was called a Mystery Guest. Who read the question?
Answer: Charlotte Marlowe.
Song: 96 Tears-- ? and the Mysterians
#97
Realm: Movies
Subrealm: Dr. Strangelove
Question: What is the code prefix and what are the two phrases that it is associated with?
Answer: P.O.E.-- Peace on Earth or Purity of Essence.
Song: Night Time-- Strangeloves
#98
Realm: Advertising
Question: What is the slogan on every Molson Canadian Beer bottle?
Answer: "Honest brew makes its own friends."
Song: My Pledge of Love-- The Joe Jeffrey Group
#99
Realm: TV
Question: What are the names of the chef, handyman, and mailman in Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood?
Answer: Chef Brockett, Joe Negri, Mr. McPheely (Speedy Delivery).
Song: I'm Your Puppet-- James and Bobby Purify
#100
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: In the popular fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, name SIX types of undead listed in the DM's guide.
Answer: Skeleton, zombie, ghoul, shadow, wight, ghast, wraith, mummy, spectre, vampire, ghost, lich.
Song: The "In" Crowd-- Dobie Gray
#101
Realm: Movies
Question: In the summer smash "Raiders of the Lost Ark," when Indiana Jones is boarding the plane to the Middle East, the Nazi spy is hiding behind a magazine. What magazine is it, and who is on the cover?
Answer: Life; Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun.
Song: Indiana Wants Me-- R. Dean Taylor
(NOTE: The song is crossed out, so we don't know what the song played was. On the bright side, we know that Phasers got up to at least Question #101.)
#102
Realm: Sports
Question: In 1980-81, three players on the same NBA team constituted the highest-scoring threesome in the last twelve years. Name these three teammates.
Answer: Alex English, David Thompson and Dan Issel (of the Denver Nuggets).
Song: Who Put the Bomp-- Barry Mann
#103
Realm: Comics
Question: Name the six present members of Alpha Flight, and the one present non-member which was the reason for their entry into comic-book-dom.
Answer: Sasquatch, Shaman, Aurora, North Star, Snowbird, Vindicator. They made their debut trying to force the X-Men's Wolverine back into the group.
Song: Some Kind of Wonderful-- Grand Funk
#104
Realm: Advertising
Question: What are Razzles?
Answer: A gum and/or a candy. (Need both.)
Song: 1, 2, 3 Red Light-- 1910 Fruitgum Company
(NOTE: "FIRST it's a candy, THEN it's a gum, little round Razzles are so much fun, yum, yum, give me some, give me some Razzles, they're a whole candy store in a package, rooty-fruit flavors, give me some Razzles, they're a whole candy store in a package, etc." Not that my mind is wasted or anything.)
#105
Realm: TV
Question: Who sings the theme songs for the following television shows: 1) Baretta; 2) Green Acres; 3) Love Boat; 4) Eight is Enough?
Answer: 1) Sammy Davis, Jr.; 2) Eddie Albert/Eva Gabor; 3) Jack Jones; 4) Grant Goodeve (who plays the oldest son David).
Song: Be My Baby-- Andy Kim
(USELESS NOTE: Dionne Warwick sang the "Love Boat" theme in its very last season, four years after this contest.)
#106
Realm: Movies
Question: In "Play It Again, Sam," what does Woody give to Diane Keaton for her birthday?
Answer: A little plastic skunk.
Song: Western Union-- 5 Americans
#107
Realm: Sports
Question: What three 1980 Pittsburgh Panthers were #1 draft picks in this year's college draft?
Answer: Hugh Green, Mark May, Randy McMillan.
Song: My Life Is Over With You-- Hollies
#108
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: Where is Ephraim Williams buried today?
Answer: The basement of the Thompson Memorial Chapel.
Song: Oh How Happy-- Shades of Blue
#109
Realm: Advertising
Question: Name five groups that are told that This Bud's For You in the Budweiser television commercials.
Answer: Firemen, ballpark, newspaper, brewery, steelworkers, football, baseball, parade, food people, coal miners, sports store.
Song: Just Like Me-- Paul Revere & the Raiders
#110
Realm: TV
Question: What is Maxwell Smart's standard cover occupation?
Answer: A greeting cards salesman.
Song: Lies-- Knickerbockers
#111
Realm: Movies
Subrealm: Alfred Hitchcock
Question: Where does Hitch appear in "Dial M For Murder" and in "Lifeboat"?
Answer: 1) In a college reunion photo; 2) In a weight-loss ad in a newspaper.
Song: Time Won't Let me-- Outsiders
#112
Realm: Sports
Question: Who were the four players who tied for the 1981 American League home run title?
Answer: Bobby Grich, Tony Armas, Eddie Murray, Dwight Evans.
Song: Keep the Ball Rollin'-- Jay & the Techniques
(NOTE: Of the Angels, A's, Orioles, and Red Sox, respectively. Each had 22 homers in the strike-abbreviated season. The AL leader also had 22 in 1944 when all statistics were depressed by the war; before that, no one had topped the league with fewer homers since Babe Ruth was a pitcher.)
#113
Realm: Comics
Question: Everybody knows that Misty Knight is a part-bionic member of "Nighteoing Restorations," seen in a supporting role as girlfriend to Iron Fist of "Heroes for Hire." And everyone knows that women cannot get by in the city all alone. Who was Misty Knight's roommate, and who is her present one?
Answer: The old roommate was Jean Gray, or Phoenix, of the X-Men. Her new roomie is Harmony Whyte, girlfriend of Luke Cage, the Power Man half of "Heroes for Hire."
Song: Grazing in the Grass-- The Friends of Distinction
#114
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: Who designed Jane Russell's push-up bra?
Answer: Howard Hughes.
Song: Why Can't I Touch You?-- Ronnie Dyson
(NOTE: Hughes was the producer of Russell's-- er, breakout movie, 1943's "The Outlaw." He used some of the same technology used in his aircraft to construct the bra.)
#115
Realm: Advertising
Question: According to George Burns, what is the secret to long life?
Answer: Eveready Alakaline Batteries.
Song: Um Um Um Um Um Um-- Major Lance
#116
Realm: TV
Question: Name the seven Walton children.
Answer: John-Boy, Mary Ellen, Jim-Bob, Elizabeth, Jason, Erin, Ben.
Song: Walk Away Renee-- The Left Banke
#117
Realm: Sports
Question: Who scored three goals for England in the 1966 World Cup final?
Answer: Geoff Hurst.
Song: Tired of Waiting For You-- Kinks
#118
Realm: TV
Question: In the original Mr. Bill shows, what did our hero say every time he was told Mr. Sluggo was on his way?
Answer: "Oh no! He's going to be mean to me!"
Song: She's a Lady-- Tom Jones