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The mystery hour bonus. Put down your guess at the title when you are done. The correct title is worth 1 point.
(the correct title was "Fat Men")
- Who speaks the first word in "Citizen Kane"? What word was it?
Orson Welles; unsurprisingly, it's "Rosebud."
- Who was Pauline Wayne? (Hint: she was important during Taft's administration.)
She was Taft's pet cow, who often grazed on the White House lawn.
- What Broadway musical star played "Big Babe" Lazich in the 1950 version of "The Enforcer"?
Zero Mostel.
- We all know where Santa Claus lives, but on what date did his alter-ego Saint Nicholas die?
December 6, 343..... or 1,645 years and 3 days before this contest.
- Name the song, composed by Henry VIII, that was performed on the Williams campus last week.
Difficult to say for sure now, but some possibilities include: "Pastime with Good Company," "Consorts XXIV" or "VI," "Taunder Naken," "Whereto Should I Express," "Helas Madame," "Gentil Prince de Renom," or "En Vray Amoure.")
- Name the character played by Sydney Greenstreet in "The Mask of Dimitrios."
Mr. Peters.
- In "The Adventures of Robin Hood," with Errol Flynn, who played Little John?
Alan Hale.
- Alfred Hitchcock was famous for cameo roles in all his own films; describe when and where he appeared in each of the following films. Be specific as possible; bonus for the date of the movie.
Silly Me's "Mystery Topic" Hour Bonus contained a separate mini-audio
section, apparently having nothing to do with the secret topic, "Fat Men."
(None of the musicians below were particularly chunky.) Each song clip
featured part of a live performance, and teams had to name both the artist
and the live venue in which the performance was recorded. Here is the answer
key.
- X-- "At the Whiskey a Go Go on the Fabulous Sunset Strip
- Beatles-- "At the Hollywood Bowl"
- Cheap Trick-- "at Budokan"
- Bob Dylan-- "at Budokan"
- Velvet Underground-- "at Max's Kansas City"
- Simon and Garfunkel-- "in Central Park"
- Sam Cooke-- "at the Harlem Square Club, 1963"
- Jimi Hendrix-- "at the Isle of Wight"
- Jimi Hendrix-- "at the San Diego Sports Arena"
- Ike and Tina Turner-- "at Carnegie Hall"