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Question: What is Rule Six?
Answer: There is no rule 6.
Song: MacArthur Park--Richard Harris
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Realm: Movies
Question: In John Landis' segment of the movie "Twilight Zone," Vic Morrow finds himself in Vietnam. What links this scene with Landis' earlier film, "Animal House"?
Answer: An American unit is wandering in the swamp after having shot their commander, Lt. Neidermeyer, who according to the end of "Animal House," was shot by his own troops in Vietnam.
Song: Incense and Peppermints--Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Realm: T.V., Misc.
Question: What do these names have in common? Tallulah Bankhead, Art Carney, Joan Collins, Van Johnson, Carolyn Jones, Liberace, Ethel Merman, Jill St. John?
Answer: They all appeared as special guest villains in the "Batman" TV series.
Hint: Special guest----
Song: Land of 1,000 Dances--Cannibal and the Headhunters
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Realm: Cartoons, "Bloom County"
Question: Where might one find a giant spotted Snorkle wacker?
Answer: Mike Binkley's closet of anxieties.
Song: Love is Blue-- Paul Mauriat
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Realm: T.V.
Question: Name the star of the movies "Mohawk Over the Moon" and "The Hula Girl and the Fullback."
Hint: Ava Grubb was her double.
Answer: The Movie Star-- Ginger Grant.
Song: I'm Telling You Now-- Freddie and the Dreamers
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Realm: Miscellaneous
Question:
Answer: His hands form the letters "A" and "L" in sign language.
Song: Motorcycle Mama-- Sailcat
Reader: Clara Park
Realm: T.V., Bugs Bunny
Question: Why does Bugs Bunny dream of Jeannie?
Answer: Because she's a light brown hare.
Hint: Think of the Stephen Foster song.
Song: Spirit in the Sky-- Norman Greenbaum
Realm: Comedy, Music
Question: We are sure you all remember the Rutles: Ron Nasty, Stig O'Hara, Dirk McQuickly, and drummer Barrington Womble (who changed his name to Barry Wom). But do you remember their albums? Name any five.
Answer: Meet the Rutles; Sgt. Rutle's Only Darts Club Band; Tragical History Tour; Let It Rot; A Hard Day's Rut; Ouch!; Yellow Submarine Sandwich; Shabby Road.
Song: Things I'd Like To Say-- New Colony Six
Realm: Misc.
Question: Andrew Lloyd Webber had a triple play on Broadway in the 80's. Stephen Schwartz had one in the 70's. Who had one in the 60's, and what were the plays?
Answer: Stephen Sondheim-- West Side Story, A Little Night Music, Company.
Song: 96 Tears-- Question Mark and the Mysterians
(NOTE: The preceding contest, run by Phasers on Stun, had just asked a question (#96) about Schwartz's 1970's triple play. A "triple play," as might be insultingly obvious for us to explain, means to have three productions running on Broadway simultaneously.)
Realm: Sports
Question: There were once 2 Rhodes Scholars on the same N.B.A. roster. Name them and the team.
Answer: Bill Bradley and Tom McMillen of the NY Knicks, 1977.
Hint: They both have political ambitions.
Song: Working in the Coal Mine-- Lee Dorsey
Realm: Movies, "The Godfather"
Question: How did the Corleone family know that their top hit man Luca Brasi was dead?
Answer: A dead fish was enclosed in Luca's bulletproof vest, meaning he "sleeps with the fishes.")
Hint: It's an old Sicilian message.
Song: Soul Deep-- The Box Tops
Realm: Comedy, T.V.-- Python
Question: If you have a three-foot-high hole in your wainscotting, what do you have, and what might THEY have?
Answer: Sheep! And they might have guns! (In which case they are killer sheep.)
Hint: They are ulotrichous.
Song: Superfly Meets Shaft-- John and Ernest
Realm: Comic Books, Marvel
Question: Readers of the X-Men must surely be very tired of hearing how invulnerable Wolverine is due to his healing powers and an adamantine skeleton. Please tell us, though, two of the three ways the writers have creatively destroyed him in semi-real stories.
Answer: 1) A sentinel fireballs him in the divergent future story entitled "Everybody Dies." 2) Mystique cuts his throat. severing an artery, and he bleeds to death (this is a robot double). 3) In Belasco's Limbo, we see a skeleton of Logan, but we aren't told how the demon servant S'ym kills him.
Song: Hang 'Em High-- Booker T. and the MG's
Realm: TV, Dr. Who
Question: What is the doctor's favorite candy?
Answer: Jelly babies.
Song: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'-- Crazy Elephant
Realm: Sports/ Miscellaneous
Question: What does the Iditarod Long Distance Dogsled Race commemorate?
Answer: The mushers who mushed serum 1,000 miles to heal the sick in the 1925 diptheria epidemic.
Song: Just Like Romeo and Juliet-- The Reflections
Realm: TV
Question: Name four of the six "Sid and Marty Krofft Superstars."
Answer: 1) H.R. Pufnstuf 2) Land of the Lost 3) The Bugaloos 4) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters 5) The Far Out Space Nuts 6) The Lost Saucer
Song: 1,2,3 Red Light-- 1910 Fruitgum Company
(NOTE: YOW! How soon they forget the all-time classic "LIDSVILLE," starring the irreplaceable Charles Nelson Reilly as an evil wizard who torments a land of gigantic anthropomorphized hats! (Can't say as we blame them....) The Kroffts are also wholly or partly responsible for the wretched ripoff "D.C. Follies," the Donny and Marie show, the Brady Bunch variety hour, the Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters Hour, "Electra Woman and Dyna-Girl," and other stellar moments of entertainment. There is no earthly religion in which they will not spend eternity roasting in Hell.)
Realm: Movies, Cult Films
Question: What classical composition appears in the epic thriller, "Bambi Meets Godzilla"?
Hint: It was used in a famous TV show.
Answer: "The William Tell Overture."
Song: Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)-- The Buckinghams
Realm: Movies, Comedy-- "Life of Brian"
Question: What does Brian write 100 times on the wall?
Answer: "Romanes eunt domus" was grammatically incorrect. A Roman soldier pointed out that it was correctly done "Romani ite domum," and forced Brian to write this 100 times.
Song: I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight-- Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: Name the Watergate Senators.
Answer: Ervin, Baker, Montoya, Inouye, Talmadge, Weicker, Gurney.
Song: You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture-- Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Realm: T.V., "Bob Newhart"
Question: Dr. Robert Hartley (Bob Newhart) holds group sessions with three regular patients. Name them!
Answer: Elliott Carlin, Emil Peterson, Lillian Bakerman.
Song: Cinnamon-- Derek
Realm: Comic Books, Marvel
Question: Nick Fury, agent of SHIELD and former sergeant of the Howling Commandoes, wears an eyepatch. How exactly was this blindness caused?
Answer: A grenade exploded while Nick was on a mission to destroy a German secret weapon (Beacon Light), damaging his optic nerve. He refused surgery that might have saved his vision, so that he could stay in the war. His eyesight continued to deteriorate until he went blind in 1963.
Song: Wild Weekend-- Rockin' Rebels
Realm: Miscellaneous
Question: This is a three point play with an extra point for the name of the reader. What do the Holy Roman Empire and an IBM Selectric have in common?
Answer: They use Carolingian miniscule script, invented by the scholars of Charlesmagne (Karl the Great).
Song: Just a Little-- Beau Brummels
Reader: Mark Taylor
Realm: TV, "M*A*S*H"
Question: What was special or unusual about Margaret Houlihan's wedding gown?
Answer: Klinger's uncle (Zack) used it to get out of WW II.
Hint: Think of where she could have gotten it.
Song: We Love You Beatles-- Carefrees
Realm: Music
Question: A later-to-be-famous record producer wrote and sung this song. Who is he, and where did he get the title of the song?
Answer: Phil Spector-- he got the words from his father's tombstone.
Song: To Know Him Is To Love Him-- The Teddy Bears
Realm: Sports/ Advertising, Baseball
Question: What special place does Lynn, Mass. hold in baseball history?
Answer: As the people from General Electric keep telling us, Lynn was the site of the first night baseball game.
Song: Run Joey Run-- David Geddes
Realm: Comic Strips, "Doonesbury"
Question: What was Mike's uncle convicted of, and what was his sentence?
Answer: Taking bribes for the awarding of county contracts. He was given a slap on the wrist (literally).
Hint: Think of extreme punishments.
Song: The Americans-- Byron MacGregor
Realm: TV, Saturday Morning Cartoons
Question: Please sing for us how one uses an interjection. (We only need the chorus part.)
Answer: "Interjections show excitement or emotion. They're generally set apart from the sentence by an exclamation point, or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong."
Song: An Open Letter To My Teenage Son-- Victor Lundberg
Realm: Movies
Question: E.T. made Reese's Pieces famous. We want you to name two movies that featured Baby Ruth candy bars.
Answer: "Caddyshack" and "The Day After."
Song: Once You Understand-- Think
(NOTE: While the first official "Horrible Song Quartet" would not come to Trivia until Harry "Snapper" Organs' Winter 1989 contest, Songs #25-28 of this contest oh-so-eminently qualify. All four, er, "tunes" are ineffably grotesque on multiple levels. If you have not heard them, do try not to. In particular, the evil Gary Selinger's back-to-back-to-back trilogy of all-spoken word records (MacGregor, Lundberg and Think) is still recalled with vivid horror and distaste by this contest's survivors, all these years later. The sentiment "We should have done something" seems to sum it up.)
Realm: Advertising
Question: What's special about the "Gay Bob" doll's packaging?
Answer: He comes in his own cardboard closet.
Hint: Where you might expect to find him.
Song: Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead-- The Fifth Estate
Realm: Willaimsiana
Question: On Route 22, between Taconic Parkway and Williamstown, one passes through Stephentown, N.Y. A parkside sign proclaims something special about the town. What is it?
Answer: It's the only Stephentown on Earth.
Song: Midnight Cowboy-- Ferrante and Teicher
Realm: T.V.
Question: Who would say "oopie doopie, we have fun"?
Answer: Go-Go-Gophers (Chief Rufflefeather).
Hint: Running-boards' superior.
Song: Get Me to the World on Time-- Electric Prunes
Realm: Comics, Marvel
Question: Thor, as the Asgardian god of thunder, wields Mjolnir (Mee-ull-neer), an uru hammer of great power. Despite the enchantment on it forbidding anyone but Thor to hold it, several characters have. Please relate the legends of the few others to hold and wield Mjolnir.
Answer: 1. Odin, Thor's father, who enchanted the hammer and used it before Thor did. 2. Red Norvell, a human who was imbued with the "essence of Thor." 3. Beta Ray Bill, an alien who was "worthy to wield the power of Thor." 4. Two robots, at least. They are not covered by the enchantments. Gabriel the Airwalker, herald of Galactus, and Replicus, alien android. (Three out of four for credit.)
Hint: We don't want any times when the enchantments were removed. Think of the nature of the enchantments.
Song: Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me-- Crow
Realm: Movies
Question: Katherine Hepburn is the only actress to have won the Best Actress Oscar four times, but for what films?
Answer: "On Golden Pond," "A Lion in Winter," "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?," and "Morning Glory."
Hint: Her career spans more than five decades.
Song: Nobody But Me-- The Human Beinz
Realm: Sports
Question: Who is the only Puerto Rican pitcher to have a twenty-win season?
Answer: Ed Figueroa, 1978 Yankees.
Hint: Failed to get number 20 two years previously.
Song: Jenny Take a Ride!-- Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
(NOTE: Perhaps even more impressively, Figueroa is the only player in major-league history with all five vowels in his last name.)
Realm: Advertising, Cereals
Question: Count Chocula, Frankenberry and Booberry are three of them. What is, or was, the fourth monster cereal?
Answer: Fruit Brute.
Hint: It has "howling good flavor."
Song: Muddy Water-- Johnny Rivers
Realm: Misc.
Question: From "Catch-22," what is the only time that you can go into Major Major's office?
Answer: When he is not there.
Song: Do You Know What I Mean-- Lee Michaels
Realm: T.V., What's In A Name?
Question: What does the name "Horshack" mean?
Answer: "The cattle are dying."
Song: Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie-- Jay and the Techniques
Realm: Comedy, Monty Python
Question:
Answer: There is a kangaroo in the back. There is a trampoline act. Jell-O is being served. There are 28 Apostles, and they are too Jewish. There are three Christs (one fat one balancing two skinny ones).
Song: Hold Me Tight-- Johnny Nash
Reader: Eva Grudin (for 4th point)
Realm: Movies, "It's a Wonderful Life"
Question: Give the name and title of the creature responsible for saving Jimmy Stewart.
Answer: Clarence Oddbody, Angel Second Class.
Hint: He will be 293 next May.
Song: Smiling Faces Sometimes-- The Undisputed Truth
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: Name all five Triple-XXX movies that have played at Images in 1984.
Answer: Taboo; The Young Like It Hot; Night Hunger; Opening of Misty Beethoven; Fleshdance.
Song: Soulful Strut-- Young-Holt Unlimited
Realm: Sports
Question: Three point play. There are five NFL quarterbacks who have thrown for over 4,000 yards in a season. Name four for one point, all five for two points.
Answer: Joe Namath, Dan Fouts, Brian Sipe, Bill Kenney, Lynn Dickey.
Hint: Four are active today.
Song: Little Ole Man (Uptight)-- Bill Cosby
Realm: T.V., Game Shows
Question: What was Emil Autoure's only line on the game show "Treasure Hunt"?
Answer: "Yes, I did."
Hint: Think of his job on the show.
Song: Where Did Our Love Go-- Donnie Elbert
(NOTE: The 1973-76 Chuck Barris game show featured 30 prize boxes, some of which held standard game show prizes, most of which contained crappy joke items (or "clunks"). One, however, held a $25,000 check. Emil Autoure was a respectable-looking foppish gentleman whose entire career (or so we were told) consisted of guarding and monitoring the whereabouts of this check from week to week. (Since they gave away two boxes per week, and contestants occasionally forfeited the box they did select, the check was hardly ever chosen.) Autoure would be shown at intervals throughout the half-hour before box-choosing time, but would never speak or reveal a facial expression. At the climactic moment, host Geoff Edwards would trot the silent Emil out, and solemnly ask him whether he had personally placed the $25,000 check inside one of the thirty boxes. The above was his response. Incidentally, the full name of the game show was "The NEW Treasure Hunt.")
Realm: Movies, Woody Allen
Question: How did the world end in "Sleeper"?
Answer: Someone named Albert Shanker got hold of a nuclear warhead.
Hint: A "who" got a "what"?
Song: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-- Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
(NOTE: A joke that was obtuse to much of the world in 1973 is almost totally obscure now. Albert Shanker was the head of the New York City teachers' union in the late 60's and early 70's; his tenure was marked by remarkable tension and two-way threatening between himself and city officials. A nuclear exchange would have been just a small escalation.)
Realm: "Doonesbury"
Question: Rufus, the black youth under Mike's tutelage, says he wants to be an atomic weapons researcher when he grows up. Why?
Answer: He figures that if the black community harnesses the atom, they will be in a better position to deal with the whites.
Song: Little Arrows-- Leapy Lee
Realm: T.V., "Brady Bunch"
Question: When Greg was asked to become a rock star, what name was he given, and why did they ask him?
Answer: Johnny Bravo; because he fit the suit.
Hint: Think of the company in "Stripes."
Song: Master Jack-- Four Jacks and a Jill
Realm: Mike Constantino Memorial No-Hints "Star Trek" Question:
Question: If you were Mike Constantino, chances are that on September 8, 1966, at 8:30 P.M., you would have had your tv tuned to NBC -- where the very first "Star Trek" episode was being aired. What we want to know is: what two shows -- on CBS and ABC -- would you have missed had you watched that first "Star Trek" episode?
Answer: CBS-- "My Three Sons"; ABC-- "The Tammy Grimes Show" (or "Dating Game" for West Coast viewers).
Song: Come Back When You Grow Up-- Bobby Vee
Realm: Sports
Question: Who holds the NFL's single-season rushing record for quarterbacks?
Answer: Bobby Douglas ran for 968 yards with the Chicago Bears in 1973.
Hint: A rare lefty Q.B.
Song: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands-- Laurie London
Realm: Misc.
Question: Who are Christopher Glenn, David Jackson, and David Poling?
Answer: The voices/hosts of CBS's "In The News," the Saturday morning let's-educate-the-kiddies news briefs.
Song: Hippy Hippy Shake-- The Swinging Blue Jeans
Realm: Saturday Morning Cartoons
Question: There were several different controls on the steering column of the Mach-5. For 1 point, name 4; for 2 points, name all 6.
Answer: Homing pigeon; waterproof dome; stilts; offroad tires; jumper; and sawblades.
Song: Pick Up the Pieces-- Average White Band
Realm: Comics
Question: Back when Bazooka bubble gum still cost a penny, most kids were reading the comics that came with the gum. Some of us still chew Bazooka when our dentist isn't looking, and so we know who is in "the Gang," and also who the gang leader is. Well?
Answer: Bazooka Joe is the leader; Herman, Pesty, Mort.
Song: Be Thankful For What You Got-- William DeVaughn
Realm: Movies
Question: What was the name of Harrison Ford's character in "Apocalypse Now"?
Answer: Colonel Lucas.
Song: I've Found Someone of My Own-- The Free Movement
Realm: Comedy
Question: What, according to Lenny Bruce, is an indication of Miami's depressed economy?
Answer: Old Jewish women are mugging Cubans.
Song: If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)-- Luther Ingram
Realm: Advertising
Question: "Ants in the Pants." "Cootie." "Last Straw." Though you won't admit it, some of you probably owned these games. The question is, who made them, and what is their motto?
Answer: Schaper (pronounced "shopper") Toys. The motto: "Schaper always leaves you laughing.....ha ha ha ha ha."
Hint: Rhymes with Yakky-Doodle's friend.
Song: Living Next Door to Alice-- Smokie
Realm: Comics
Question: What currently active superhero used to calmly machine-gun criminals in cold blood?
Answer: Batman, in the 1940's.
Hint: The character was a bit schizophrenic, but has mellowed out since then.
Song: But You Know I Love You-- The First Edition
Realm: Sports
Question: Several years ago, the New York Nets' starting five consisted of Kim Hughes, Tim Basset, Al Skinner, Bubbles Hawkins, and Dave Wohl. What was so unusual about it?
Answer: This was the only all-lefty lineup in NBA history.
Hint: They share a sinister characteristic.
Song: Superstar-- Carpenters
Realm: TV, "Star Trek"
Question: Last year's "Star Trek" Bonus dealt with Williams Shatner's ability to play multiple personalities or to display bodily possession. We want you to name the pre-"Star Trek" movie in which William Shatner displays these same talents.
Answer: "White Commanche," a 1967 movie in which Shatner plays twin sons of a white mother and an Indian father. In the movie, the sons are pitted against one another.
Song: Never My Love-- Blue Swede
Realm: Music, TV
Question: This song was the theme for what TV show?
Answer: "Dark Shadows."
Song: Quentin's Theme-- the Charles Randolph Greane Sounde
Realm: Sports
Question: Who is the only man to play baseball in all four divisions in one year?
Answer: Dave Kingman in 1977-- Mets, Padres, Angels, Yankees.
Hint: Known for breaking house windows near Wrigley Field.
Song: Angel of the Morning-- Merrilee Rush
Realm: Movies
Question: What do the following films have in common: "Saratoga," "Something's Got to Give," and "Melville Goodwin U.S.A."?
Answer: They all had to be remade following the death of their stars: Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe, and Humphrey Bogart, respectively.
Hint: Involves disaster.
Song: Handy Man-- Del Shannon
Realm: Comedy, Bill Cosby
Question: Identify the three main go-cart racers, the music that accompanies each, and the source of each piece of music.
Answer: 1) Cosby: ne-ne-ne-ne-ne-ne-nah ("The Rough Riders") 2) Old Weird Harold: duh-dun-ditty-dun ("The Lone Ranger") 3) Cryin' Charlie: brrr-rrr-rrr-rrr ("The Green Hornet").
Song: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling-- Dionne Warwick
Realm: T.V., "Rocky and Bullwinkle," the "Local Twelve" Memorial Question
Question:
Answer: Lion, tiger, rhino, and Rocky.
Song: Jambalaya-- Blue Ridge Rangers
Reader: Mrs. Marlowe
Realm: Misc.
Question: What does the abbreviation ZIP in zip code stand for?
Answer: Zone improvement program.
Song: Rings-- Cymarron
Realm: Movies, Cult Films, Really Really Bad Cult Films
Question: In "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," what was the title of the song which stopped the tomato menaces in their tracks?
Answer: "Puberty Love," by Ronny Desmond.
Song: American City Suite-- Cashman and West
Realm: Movies, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Question: Where was the $200,000 in gold to be found?
Answer: In a grave marked "Unknown" next to Arch Stanton, in the Sand Hill Cemetary.
Song: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly-- Hugo Montenegro
Realm: Movies, Woody Allen
Question: Who was Annie Hall's suicidal brother, and what was odd about him?
Answer: Duane-- when he saw headlights he wanted to swerve right into them.
Song: Pata Pata-- Miriam Makeba
Realm: Advertising
Question: If you see a circle subdivided by 3 lines radiating from the center, you know that you are looking at a Mercedes. What kind of car are you looking at if you see the constellation of the seven sisters (the Pleides, for you astro-types)?
Answer: A Subaru.
Song: Everyone's Gone to the Moon-- Jonathan King
Realm: Comic Strips
Question: Who is Linus van Pelt's favorite teacher?
Answer: Miss Othmar.
Hint: By the time he brought in eggshells, she was Mrs. Hagemeyer.
Song: The Boy From New York City-- The Ad Libs
Realm: Sports
Question: Who is the only American-born hockey player to score five goals in a game?
Answer: Mark Pavelich.
Hint: He was a member of the 1980 Olympic team.
Song: You Turn Me On (The Turn On Song)-- Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville
Realm: Movies, "Body Heat"
Question: Give us the high school ambitions of Matty Walker and Mary Ann Simpson.
Answer: Matty-- to graduate; Mary Ann-- to be rich and live in an exotic land.
Song: Troglodyte (Cave Man)-- Jimmy Castor Bunch
Realm: T.V., Videos
Question: What movies are advertised on the marquee in Michael Jackson's "Thriller"?
Answer: "House of Wax" and "Shlock."
Hint: Vincent Price and John Landis.
Song: Black Slacks-- Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones
Realm: Comics
Question: Exactly what is an "apteryx," and in which comic strip can one be found?
Answer: "A wingless bird with hairy feathers," "B.C."
Song: Oh Happy Day-- Edwin Hawkins Singers
Realm: T.V., "Captain Kangaroo"
Question: Who played Mr. Greenjeans?
Answer: Frank Zappa's father.
Song: Love's Theme-- Love Unlimited Orchestra
(NOTE: The above is one of those urban legends that just isn't true. The Beaver didn't die in Vietnam, Bubble Yum doesn't contain spider eggs, Mikey's stomach didn't explode when he ate Pop Rocks and soda, and Lumpy (Mr. Greenjeans) Brannum is not Frank Zappa's dad.... even if Zappa DID put out an album entitled "Lumpy Gravy.")
Realm: Movies, "2001"
Question: Who runs the space station?
Answer: Hilton.
Song: Baby Take Me In Your Arms-- Jefferson
Realm: T.V.
Question: What two people starred in the 1959 General Electric Television play, "A Turkey for President"?
Answer: Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
Hint: Isn't it obvious?
Song: Tracy-- The Cuff Links
Realm: Advertising
Question: What is the name of the man on the Zig-Zag rolling papers package?
Answer: Boris.
Hint: No-good-nik's partner.
Song: Smile A Little Smile For Me-- The Flying Machine
Realm: Movies, "Casablanca"
Question:
Answer: Ilsa Lund/Laslow; Bulgarian girl; Sasha (the Russian bartender).
Song: I Think We're Alone Now-- Tommy James and the Shondells
Reader: Pres. Chandler
Realm: TV., "M*A*S*H"
Question:
Answer: Sonja Henie's thighs.
Hint: It has the same effect on Andy Laitman.
Song: Get Dancin'-- Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
Reader: Dean Dan O'Connor
Realm: Comics, "Doonesbury"
Question: What was the name of the ship commandeered by Duke when he was Governor of Samoa?
Answer: The S.S. Mayonnaise.
Song: The Rapper-- The Jaggerz
Realm: Sports
Question: Who is the only basketball player to perform for an NBA, NCAA, Olympic, and high school championship?
Answer: Jerry Lucas.
Hint: He is also known for his amazing memory.
Song: Are You Ready-- Pacific Gas and Electric
Realm: Comedy
Question: What airline company provides low-cost overseas flights by eliminating such frills and extras as maintenance, radar, technical instruments and seating?
Answer: The Mrs. Grace L. Ferguson Airline and Storm Door Company.
Hint: It's a Bob Newhart script.
Song: Joy-- Apollo 100
Realm: T.V., "All in the Family"
Question: We'd like the name of Archie Bunker's law firm.
Answer: Rabinowitz, Rabinowitz, and Rabinowitz.
Hint: Savage Jews who will tear you apart.
Song: Venus-- The Shocking Blue
Realm: Misc.
Question: Who was David Rice Atchison?
Answer: President of the United States for a day, on March 4, 1848.
Hint: It happened on March 4, 1848.
Song: Reflections of My Life-- The Marmalade
(NOTE: Actually, it was 1849; the election was in 1848. March 4th fell on a Sunday, and President-elect Zachary Taylor refused to be sworn into office on the Sabbath. With the inauguration postponed until Monday the 5th, the President pro tempore of the Senate was the acting President. His tenure has been described as "uneventful.")
Realm: Movies, James Bond
Question: What is the motto on the coat of arms of Bond's ancestors?
Answer: "The world is not enough."
Song: Back When My Hair Was Short-- Gunhill Road
Realm: TV, "Hogan's Heroes," What's In A Name?
Question: What is Lt. Andrew Carter's Indian name?
Answer: "Little deer who goes sure and swift through the forest."
Song: Hooked on a Feeling-- Blue Swede
Realm: Music
Question: What is the subtitle of this song, printed on the record label in parentheses?
Answer: "Exordium and Terminus."
Song: In the Year 2525-- Zager and Evans
Realm: Comedy
Question: When Woody Allen sees "a girl that beautiful," what does he want to do?
Answer: Cry, or write a poem, or jump on her.
Song: Bang a Gong (Get It On)-- T.Rex
Realm: Sports
Question: Name the last 20-game winner to have an ERA over 4.00.
Answer: Jim Merritt, 1970 Reds.
Hint: He didn't DESERVE it.
Song: We Gotta Get You a Woman-- Runt
Realm: T.V.
Question: In what show was the first interracial kiss ever shown on network television? Which characters were involved?
Answer: "Star Trek"; Kirk and Uhura.
Song: Tubular Bells (theme from "The Exorcist")-- Mike Oldfield
(NOTE: The above was the first question ever read on the radio by trivia legend Ted Benson. He reports that he took the mike, and said, "Now here's a question for all you "Star Trek" fans-- er--uh-- and fans of other science-fiction-type series-- um-- or other TV shows---")
Realm: Movies
Question: In "Network," why was Howard Beale killed?
Answer: Poor ratings.
Song: The Americans-- Gordon Sinclair
(NOTE: This was the second time the song "The Americans" was played in this contest. Byron MacGregor's million-selling version was Trivia Song #26. The song was one of those super-patrotic "talking" records over "Battle Hymn of the Republic"-type backing music, and argued why all the nations of the world should gratefully kiss the United States' ass in Macy's window. Both versions wrongly hit the Top 40.)
Realm: Comedy, Marx Brothers
Question: Note: This is a three point play with an extra point for the name of the reader. In the 1933 classic "Duck Soup," Rufus T. Firefly contemplates marrying Mrs. Teasedale. If this happened, what could Rufus see, and what couldn't he see?
Answer: He could just see her slaving over a hot stove, but he couldn't see the stove.
Song: Reach Out of the Darkness-- Friend and Lover
Reader: Lazlo Kersenyi
Realm: Movies, "Diner"
Question: What did Earl do to gain everlasting fame?
Answer: He ate the entire left side of the menu.
Hint: He fit into a small car afterwards.
Song: Bend Me, Shape Me-- The American Breed
Realm: Misc.
Question: What is between Channels 6 & 7 on the TV set?
Answer: The entire FM Radio spectrum.
Hint: The answer sounds good.
Song: Friday on My Mind-- The Easybeats
Realm: Sports
Question: Which active baseball player has been with the most teams?
Answer: Jay Johnstone.... 8 teams.
Hint: One of the game's most zany characters.
Song: Expressway to Your Heart-- Soul Survivors
Realm: Movies
Question: What are the first words Obi-Wan Kenobe says AFTER he dies?
Answer: "Run Luke."
Hint: They are spoken to Luke.
Song: I Wanna Testify-- The Parliaments
Realm: Advertising
Question: They look like spiders, bugs, and assorted fishing lures, but you can eat them. What are they?
Answer: Incredible Edibles.
Hint: Not "creepy crawlers," but they are similar, and the name rhymes.
Song: Little Bit O' Soul-- The Music Explosion
Realm: Comics, Marvel
Question: Thanks to the Official Marvel Handbook to the Universe, we all know just how much protection is afforded by Tony Stark's armor and Captain America's shield, but what does Spider-Man wear for protection under his outfit?
Answer: "A thick set of bruises." (This answer must be very close. "Nothing" is not OK.)
Hint: Think of Spider-Man's costume, budget, and most importantly, his sense of humor. Be imaginative.
Song: Beg, Borrow, and Steal-- The Ohio Express
Realm: Movies/ TV
Question: Long before "Charlie's Angels," 2 of the Angels appeared together in a movie which ironically contrasts their later roles. Please name the actresses and the movie they appeared in.
Answer: The actresses were Kate Jackson and Cheryl Stopplemoor (Ladd), who played Roberta and Jody, classmates at Salem Academy in the movie "Satan's School for Girls."
Hint: The Angels' names were (Sabrina?) and Chris.
Song: Shakin' All Over-- Guess Who
Realm: T.V., "All in the Family"
Question: Archie Bunker always has an answer for everything. What plan did he propose to stop hijacking when he appeared on a television editorial?
Answer: Give all the passengers guns at the start of the trip, and collect them all at the end of the trip.
Hint: The plan might backfire.
Song: Little Girl-- Syndicate of Sound
Realm: Comedies, Bob Newhart
Question: According to Bob, what is his golf handicap?
Answer: "My arms are too short."
Hint: Not the numerical value of 15.
Hint: Emily responds, "Why don't you use longer clubs?"
Song: Gloria-- Shadows of Knight
Realm: Advertising
Question: In the 60's, what product was this song used to promote on TV?
Answer: Pepsi-Cola.
Song: Music to Watch Girls By-- The Bob Crewe Generation
Realm: Movies
Question: From the movie "Eating Raoul," what will be the specialty of Paul and Mary's country kitchen?
Answer: The Bland Enchilada.
Hint: Think Cocina.
Hint: Think of Paul and Mary's last name. (It's BLAND, for all you Rule 6ers.)
Song: Here Comes the Night-- Them
Realm: TV, "Odd Couple"
Question: What was the reason that Felix Unger's wife divorced him?
Answer: Pestiness. His wife swore under oath that he was a pest.
Hint: It set a precedent in the state of New York.
Song: Love Is All Around-- The Troggs
Realm: Sports
Question: Who has played the most positions among active NFL players?
Answer: Guido Merkens of the Saints, who has played quarterback, wide receiver, defensie back, punter, and kick returner.
Hint: A favorite of Bum Phillips.
Song: Walk Away Renee-- The Left Banke
Realm: Movies, "Zelig"
Question: What reason does Zelig, as a psychoanalyst, give for splitting with Freud?
Answer: They split over penis envy. Freud insisted that it must be restricted to women.
Hint: It had to do with jealousy.
Song: The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore-- The Walker Brothers
Realm: Misc.
Question: From Philip Roth's novel, what was the sickest thing Alexander Portnoy ever did?
Answer: He had sex with a piece of liver and then ate it for dinner.
Song: Here Comes My Baby-- The Tremeloes
Realm: Movies, "Airplane!"
Question: Please identify for us the 4 members of the flight crew of Flight 209.
Answer: Capt. Clarence Over (Peter Graves); co-pilot Roger Murdock (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar); radar Victor Bosta (Frank Ashmore); auto-pilot Otto (Himself).
Song: Classical Gas-- Mason Williams
Realm:
Answer: They are unique to the musical works of P.D.Q. Bach.
Song: Convention '72-- The Delegates
Reader: Victor Hill
Realm: Movies, "A Clockwork Orange"
Question: What was the name of Alex's snake?
Answer: Basil.
Song: Batman Theme-- The Marketts
Realm: Williamsiana
Question: What objects can be found in the Williams College Seal?
Answer: A globe, telescope, parchment, olive branch, sun's rays, and an ink bottle with quill.
Hint: NO HINTS on this one.
Song: Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)-- Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
Realm: Sports
Question: From Jim Bouton's "Ball Four," who led the beaver-shooting expeditions on the roof of the Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C.?
Answer: Mickey Mantle.
Hint: One of the all-time great switch hitters.
Song: California Sun-- The Rivieras
Realm: TV
Question: What TV show was originally a skit on "Love American Style" entitled "Love and the Television"?
Answer: "Happy Days."
Hint: The show had four spinoffs.
Song: Baby Now That I've Found You-- The Foundations
(NOTE: Actually, the skit was entitled "Love and the Happy Day," which makes the question a tad easier.)
Realm: Advertising/ Comedy
Question: What people does Adrian Whapkaplet decide to place in the commercial for Mr. Simpson's string?
Answer: A nude woman in a bath, a doctor, small children admiring the string, a dog, and Archbishop Makarios' brother.
Hint: The string comes in 3-inch lengths, and can be used to destroy household pests (by flogging them or hanging them, depending on their size).
Song: Somebody's Been Sleeping-- 100 Proof Aged in Soul
Realm: Music
Question: What rock group is featured in the most popular rock musical movie of all time (based on ticket and album sales)?
Answer: Sha Na Na, in the movie "Grease."
Hint: The musical was a play first.
Song: Do You Love Me-- The Contours
Realm: Sports
Question: Name the last rookie to start and win a World Series opener.
Answer: Bob Walk-- 1980 Phillies.
Hint: His name is something a pitcher does not like to do.
Song: Soul Makossa-- Manu Dibango
Realm: Advertising
Question: What's the #1 fact of life?
Answer: VD gets around.
Hint: Perhaps less common at Williams than at other places.
Song: One Man Band (Plays All Alone)-- Ronnie Dyson
Realm: Misc.
Question: Please complete the following, SAT-style. Little Boy is to Enola Gay as Fat Man is to-------?
Answer: Bock's Car.
Hint: Little Boy is to Hiroshima as Fat Man is to Nagasaki.
Song: Pictures of Matchstick Men-- Status Quo
Realm: Misc.
Question: What woman has appeared on the cover of TIME and NEWSWEEK magazines the most times?
Answer: The Virgin Mary.
Song: Lies-- The Knickerbockers
Realm: Comics
Question: In the classic comic book "Superman vs. Muhammad Ali," drawn by the truly classic, wonderful, and fantastic artist Neil Adams, who wins, and why?
Answer: Ali, of course--- the fight takes place under a red sun, which, as we all should know by now, reduces Superman's strength to its 'normal' human value. Ali then beats up Superman with fairly great ease.
Song: Star-- Stealer's Wheel
Realm: Movies, Bond
Question: In a romantic segment in "Diamonds Are Forever," a couple walks off hand in hand. Who are they?
Answer: Mr. Whint and Mr. Kidd, the two gay assassins.
Song: Taurus-- Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band
Realm: Movies
Question: From the movie "Animal House," what is the name of Doug Neidermeyer's horse?
Answer: Trooper.
Song: Talk Talk-- The Music Machine