January 6, 2000
What film director named his twin sons after Jim Carrey and Andy
Kaufman?
A: MILOS FORMAN, director of "The Man on the Moon"
January 7, 2000
What poet is quoted by Bette Davis at the end of the 1936 movie
"The Petrified Forest"?
A: FRANCOIS VILLON
January 10, 2000
What fictional character has been portrayed by Charlton Heston,
Tim Curry, and Orson Welles?
A: LONG JOHN SILVER
January 11, 2000
In what Collin Raye hit does the singer tell of moving to Arkansas
to sell VCRs for Wal-Mart?
A: LITTLE ROCK
January 12, 2000
What current NFL quarterback was the #1 pick in the very first
draft held by the now-defunct United States Football League?
A: DAN MARINO
January 13, 2000
What is the real first name of TV hero "Sky King"?
A: SCHUYLER. A lot of folks confused the actor, Kirby Grant,
with the character.
January 18, 2000
On "Star Trek," what U.S. state does Captain James T. Kirk call
home?
A: IOWA, born in the city of Riverside.
January 19, 2000
What sitcom couple was married on December 2, 1969 after living
together for more than 3 years?
A: TONY AND JEANNIE NELSON.
January 20, 2000
Who was the most recent U.S. president to have a state county
named after him?
A: WARREN G. HARDING
January 21, 2000
What Paul Simon composition was inspired by the song "Mary,
Don't You Weep" by the Swan Silvertones?
A: BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER, specifically inspired by
the line "I'll be a bridge over deep water if you trust my name."
January 24, 2000
Who was the only defenseman to win the Art Ross Trophy for
leading scorer in the NHL -- a feat he accomplished twice in the
1970s?
A: BOBBY ORR
January 25, 2000
What one name completes the titles of these 1939 cartoons:
"___'s Hotel," "___'s Picnic," "___'s Movie Mystery," and
"___'s Tire Trouble"?
A: PORKY
January 26, 2000
NBC weatherman Al Roker is married to what ABC news
correspondent?
A: DEBORAH ROBERTS
January 27, 2000
What big bandleader fronted a quartet that featured Teddy
Wilson on piano, Gene Krupa on drums, and Lionel Hampton on
vibraphone?
A: BENNY GOODMAN
January 31, 2000
What unusual piece of currency is mentioned in the title of Limp
Bizkit's 1997 debut album?
A: THREE DOLLAR BILL. The album was "Three Dollar Bill Y'all."
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