January 5, 2001
As Dorothy taps her heels together 3 times and prepares to return to
Kansas at the end of "The Wizard of Oz," how many times does she
say "There's no place like home"?
A: NINE. She begins the phrase a 10th time, but never says the word
"home" at the end of it.
January 8, 2001
Meeko and Percy are animals that originally appeared in which
animated Disney film?
A: POCAHONTAS
January 9, 2001
Who was the first actor to win a Tony and Oscar Award for the same
role?
A: JOSE FERRER. Seven performers have won the Tony and later the
Oscar for the same role: José Ferrer in "Cyrano de Bergerac" (Tony:
1947/Oscar: 1950), Shirley Booth in "Come Back, Little Sheba"
(1950/1953), Yul Brynner in "The King and I" (1952/1956), Rex Harrison
in "My Fair Lady" (1957/1964), Anne Bancroft in "The Miracle Worker"
(1960/1962), Paul Scofield in "A Man for All Seasons" (1962/1966), and
Joel Grey in "Cabaret" (1967/1973).
January 10, 2001
George Plimpton appeared in TV commercials for what video game
system?
A: INTELLIVISION from Mattel.
January 11, 2001
What radio hero used a Key-o-Matic Code-o-Graph?
A: CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT
January 12, 2001
Who played lead guitar on the Monkees song "Mary, Mary"?
A: GLEN CAMPBELL
January 16, 2001
What TV character held a job as a documentary filmmaker for the
Explorer Channel?
A: PAUL BUCHMAN, played by Paul Reiser on "Mad About You"
January 17, 2001
Despite rumors to the contrary, I was not the inspiration for what rock
group's 1992 album "It's a Shame About Ray"?
A: THE LEMONHEADS
January 18, 2001
Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong are sisters in what best selling novel?
A: THE KITCHEN GOD'S WIFE by Amy Tan
January 19, 2001
What former regular on "The Porter Wagoner Show" had a
hit with the single "Let's Go All the Way"?
A: NORMA JEAN
January 22, 2001
The "Squeeze Your Bippy" board game was a tie-in to
what NBC TV show?
A: ROWAN AND MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN
January 23, 2001
"It's going to take you, and the police department, and the
fire department, and the National Guard to get me out of
here" said the heroine in what Oscar-winning movie?
A: NORMA RAE
January 24, 2001
In the animated film "Yellow Submarine," which of the
Beatles was the first to encounter Captain Fred and his
banana-hued craft?
A: RINGO
January 25, 2001
What singer's radio theme song was "When the Blue of the Night Meets
the Gold of the Day"?
A: BING CROSBY
January 26, 2001
INSITE is a group of devotees that celebrates what romantic film?
A: SOMEWHERE IN TIME. INSITE stands for International Network of
Somewhere In Time Enthusiasts
January 29, 2001
David and Linus Larrabee are brothers competing for the same girl
in what movie that has been filmed twice?
A: SABRINA, filmed in 1954 with Humphrey Bogart and William
Holden, and in 1995 with Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear.
January 30, 2001
What was the name of Mrs. Drysdale's pet poodle on "The
Beverly Hillbillies"?
A: CLAUDE
January 31, 2001
Who was the coach of the gold medal-winning U.S. hockey team
at the 1980 Winter Olympics?
A: HERB BROOKS
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