Williamsiana

Please answer the following questions, all of which might have something to do with a Williams of sorts.

When William McKinley was nominated for President by the Republican Party Convention in 1896, who did the Democratic Party, the Populist Party (aka the People's Party, the Middle-of-the-Road Party), and the National Silver Party (aka the Bi-Metallic League) nominate to oppose him?
William Jennings Bryan won all three nominations.
Who was the first President to pitch a baseball to open a baseball season?
William Taft.
President William Henry Harrison, the first President to die in office, was also the first to arrive to his inauguration by what means?
By train.
William the Conqueror was a true triviaphile, and his commissioning of the Domesday Booke proves it. What is the Domesday Booke?
An accounting of the population and the valuation of all property throughout the land. Kind of an early World Almanac for Britain
William of Orange had a legal dilemma when he tried to accept the Crown of England.... what was it?
At the time, he was leading a revolt against England's ruler James II. It was legally sticky to rule the same country you were attacking.
The longest time that the U.S. has been without a President was 53 hours, between the time that William Henry Harrison died, and his VP John Tyler could be found and sworn in. Where was John Tyler?
When located, he was on his hands and knees, playing marbles. (Although probably not for all 53 of the hours.)
William Henry Pratt is/was better known as?
Boris Karloff.
According to William of Malmesbury, William IX of Aquitaine (Eleanor of Aquitane's granddad) had the idea to endow a rather unique Abbey. What was unique about it?
He intended to give the monks a monastery neither controlling nor controlled by the secular power. (In theory, the monks had only nominal economic obligations to the Holy See, and complete independence from the diocesan bishop. They governed themselves, under their Abbot Berno and his elected successors.)
Bill Williams of Hondo, Texas spent 30 days to win a $500 bet. What did he do?
He pushed a peanut up Pike's Peak with his nose.
What was William Obanheim's claim to fame?
He was "Officer Obie," the man who arrested Arlo Guthrie for littering and therefore inspired the song, "Alice's Restaurant."
Who provided the voice for Marshall Matt Dillon in the radio version of "Gunsmoke"?
William Conrad.
What is Bill Hagy's claim to fame? (Bonus if you come down and do it for us.)
He was the Baltimore Orioles' super fan who would jump on top of the team's dugout between innings and spell out "O-R-I-O-L-E-S" with his body.
William Moulton, creator of Wonder Woman, is well known for what other creation?
Inventing the lie detector (which did not involve a golden lasso).
From "Schoolhouse Rock," what was the Bill?
That there should be warning lights at train crossings to protect schoolbuses.
Who had the most at-bats in any one U.S. baseball season?
Willie Wilson (of the Kansas City Royals).
According to some, who is Jeanne Kirkpatrick's love slave?
Bill the Cat.
When William "Refrigerator" Perry participated in Wrestlemania 4, who threw him from the ring?
Andre the Giant.
Who were the 5 kids who visited Willy Wonka's factory, and what happened to each of them?
Veruca Salt-- while throwing temper tantrum, stands on chocolate egg rater; is judged a "bad egg" and falls through trapdoor; Augustus Gloop-- greedily falls into chocolate river, is sucked through pneumatic tubes to chocolate processing room; Violet Beauregard-- ignores warnings and chews blueberry gum; soon turns blue and inflates to blueberry-like proportions; Mike Teevee-- televisually shrunk to a few inches high; Charlie Bucket-- inherits the entire factory.
Who won the triple crown in both the major and minor leagues of baseball?
Ted Williams.
What is the most recently-used piece of equipment currently being displayed at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown?
The bat used by the Giants' Will Clark in the 1989 NL playoffs. Clark won MVP of the series by batting .650.
William of Occam is best known for developing "Occam's Razor." Please describe how "Occam's Razor" works.
(NOTE: It should be "William of OCKHAM.") It's a philosophic principle stating that terms, concepts, assumptions, etc. must not be multiplied beyond necessity.
So what was "Occam's toothbrush," then?
A team name used by the Harry "Snapper" Organs mob in a contest about 2 years previous. (They came in fourth.)
Who was the only Williams Salutatorian to speak in place of the Valedictorian at Commencement (Graduation) in this century?
Will Gillespie '85, who began his speech by stating that he was "now the answer to a trivia question." He was right.
Name the star, not necessarily to the music business, who recorded the album "The Transformed Man."
The man.... the myth.... the magic.... William Shatner.