February 3, 2002
What actor originated the role of Boy Willie in the 1987 world
premiere of the August Wilson play "The Piano Lesson"?
A: SAMUEL L. JACKSON
February 4, 2002
Which NFL team won the first Super Bowl game aired on ABC?
A: SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS in Super Bowl XIX.
February 5, 2002
Katharine Hepburn collected 4 acting Academy Awards over a
span of nearly 50 years. What other actress collected 3 acting
Oscars spread over a 30-year span?
A: INGRID BERGMAN. She won Best Actress Oscars in 1945 for
"Gaslight" and in 1957 for "Anastasia", and a Best Supporting
Actress Oscar in 1975 for "Murder on the Orient Express."
February 6, 2002
What was the name of the sheepdog in the movie "Labyrinth"?
A: He was named MERLIN outside of the labyrinth and
AMBROSIUS inside of the labyrinth.
February 7, 2002
What bass player provided the memorable bass lines in the
David Essex song "Rock On" and the Lou Reed classic "Walk on
the Wild Side"?
A: HERBIE FLOWERS
February 8, 2002
On what 1980s sitcom did one of the teen characters attend
West Holmes High School in Philadelphia?
A: AMEN
February 11, 2002
Frank Miller seeks revenge in the town of Hadleyville in
what classic movie western?
A: HIGH NOON
February 12, 2002
Who was the first sportscaster to win an Emmy for his
work on "Monday Night Football"?
A: DON MEREDITH
February 13, 2002
How much did the car repairs cost in the 1981 Diesel hit
"Sausalito Summernight"?
A: 80 DOLLARS. "We blew a gasket on the Grapevine, and
80 dollars on repair."
February 14, 2002
What singer's "love" songs include "Love of the Common
People," "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" and
"Yours Love"?
A: WAYLON JENNINGS
February 15, 2002
Who was the first actress nominated for both a Best Actress
and Best Supporting Actress Oscar in the same year?
A: FAY BAINTER. In 1939, she was nominated for Best
Actress for "White Banners" and won Best Supporting
Actress for "Jezebel."
February 18, 2002
In the lyrics of what #1 song did Diana Ross name her singing
partners in the Supremes?
A: BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN. The lines are: "How can Mary tell
me what to do / When she lost her love so true? / And Flo, she don't
know / 'Cause the boy she loves is a Romeo"
February 19, 2002
What Monty Python regular was a guest star on "The Avengers" as a
clown make-up expert and on "Dr. Who" as an art critic?
A: JOHN CLEESE
February 20, 2002
In what movie romance does Ashley Judd develop a theory about
men call the Old Cow, New Cow Theory?
A: SOMEONE LIKE YOU...
February 21, 2002
What comic strip character was born in the kitchen of Mama
Leone's Italian Restaurant?
A: GARFIELD
February 22, 2002
What actress started in show business as a member of the sister
song-and-dance act "The Three Brodels" and made her film debut
playing Robert Taylor's little sister?
A: JOAN LESLIE
February 25, 2002
Receptionist Agnes DiPesto always answered the phone in rhyme
on what TV series?
A: MOONLIGHTING
(This question received a record 110 correct answers.)
February 26, 2002
What movie musical was based on the novel "7 1/2 Cents"
by Richard Bissell?
A: THE PAJAMA GAME
February 27, 2002
What rock band was previously known as 17 and The
Toilets?
A: THE ALARM
February 28, 2002
What crimefighting cartoon group lived in the city of Goodhaven?
A: THE MIGHTY HEROES
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