QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- January 1998

Copyright 1998 Ray Hamel


January 5, 1998
What Shakespearean work was the play-within-a-play in "Kiss Me, Kate"?
A: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW


January 6, 1998
Lois Lane may have be Superman's paramour, but what non-Kryptonian movie musical also featured a lead female character named Lois Lane?
A: KISS ME, KATE


January 7, 1998
What singer, better known as half of a duo, scored a single top 10 hit as a solo with "Laugh At Me"?
A: SONNY BONO


January 8, 1998
Okay, class, get out your Shakespeare texts again. "Kiss Me, Kate" wasn't the only movie musical incorporating the work of the Bard. What movie musical was based on Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors"?
A: THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE


January 12, 1998
What regular from "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in" plays the owner of the Finders Keepers shop on "Sesame Street"?
A: RUTH BUZZI


January 13, 1998
"All You Need Is Lunch," "Let It Rot" and "Archaeology" were albums released by what fictitious rock band?
A: THE RUTLES


January 15, 1998
What former NFL placekicker hosted the TV game show "Wheel of Fortune"?
A: ROLF BENIRSCHKE. Extra value trivia: Benirschke's father was the director of the San Diego Zoo.


January 16, 1998
What kid actor portrayed a lip-synching rap singer in the Michael Jackson video "Black and White"?
A: MACAULAY CULKIN


January 20, 1998
We haven't had a multi-part question in a while, so here goes. Name the rock groups that played Love-ly music with the following members:
1. Mike Love
2. Darlene Love
3. Courtney Love

1. THE BEACH BOYS
2. THE BLOSSOMS (also accepted THE CRYSTALS and BOB B. SOXX AND THE BLUE JEANS)
3. HOLE


January 21, 1998
What movie opens with a drag queen lipsynching to Charlene's "I've Never Been To Me"?
A: THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT


January 22, 1998
Who recently celebrated his 3000th consecutive appearance as the Los Angeles Lakers' broadcast announcer?
A: FRANCIS "CHICK" HEARN. Since he started with the Lakers in 1961, Hearn has missed only two broadcasts, and both of those due to bad weather.


January 23, 1998
At the opening of the 1941 movie "Shepherd of the Hills," John Wayne is engaged in what illegal activity?
A: MAKING MOONSHINE


January 26, 1998
What is the name of the teddy bear owned by comic strip cat Garfield?
A: POOKY. You can see his picture at: Pooky


January 27, 1998
On "Sesame Street," what is the name of Big Bird's teddy bear?
A: RADAR


January 28, 1998
The record label for Kraftwerk's 1975 hit "Autobahn" shares its name with the title of what Hitchcock film?
A: VERTIGO


January 29, 1998
In what Jean-Claude Van Damme film were the major characters named after guitars?
A: CYBORG


January 30, 1998
What was the name of Jack Webb's production company, seen chiseled in stone at the conclusion of shows like "Dragnet"?
A: MARK VII


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