February 2, 1988
What 1968 movie created a family larger than "The Brady Bunch" with
the merger of the North and Beardsley families?
A: YOURS, MINE AND OURS, starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda.
February 3, 1998
With the 100th anniversary of the "Yes, Virginia" letter and the 50th
anniversary of the movie "Miracle on 34th Street" in 1997, the U.S.
Postal Service hired what actress as the first official Chairperson of
the new national Letters to Santa Program?
A: MAUREEN O'HARA, who starred in "Miracle on 34th Street."
February 4, 1998
Early in his career, what popular singer-songwriter recorded on Duet
Records with partner Jack Parker, calling themselves the uninspired
"Neil and Jack"?
A: NEIL DIAMOND
February 5, 1998
What three word phrase can be found in common at the end of hit song
titles by the Easybeats, Pet Shop Boys, Glen Campbell and We Five?
A: ON MY MIND. The songs were "Friday On My Mind," "Always On My
Mind," "Gentle On My Mind," and "You Were On My Mind" respectively.
February 6, 1998
You would be in what city if you were listening to the radio program
"Chris in the Morning" on KBHR, 570 AM?
A: CICELY, ALASKA, on TV's "Northern Exposure"
February 9, 1998
What actress was married to Michael Keaton in "Mr. Mom" and John
Denver in "Oh God!"?
A: TERI GARR. Several of you mentioned she was also married to Richard Dreyfuss in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
February 10, 1998
What actor gave the nickname "Sluggy" to his actress-wife Mayo Methot
because of their frequent alcoholic bouts?
A: HUMPHREY BOGART
February 11, 1998
According to the Rolling Stones, what color pill is "Mother's Little
Helper"?
A: YELLOW
February 12, 1998
The song "Godstar" by Psychic TV was a tribute to what rock 'n'
roller?
A: BRIAN JONES, of the Rolling Stones.
February 13, 1998
What regal figure of legend rode a horse named Spumador?
A: KING ARTHUR
February 16, 1998
Thirty million viewers can't be wrong and in 1986 they made "The
Mystery of Al Capone's Vault" the most-watched syndicated special in
TV history. Who hosted this empty spectacle?
A: GERALDO RIVERA
February 17, 1998
Who has played grandfathers on the ABC "TGIF" shows "You Wish" and
"Teen Angel"?
A: JERRY VAN DYKE
February 18, 1998
Eric Bell, Gary Moore, Brian Robertson, Snowy White, and John Sykes
all cycled through the lead guitar spot for what hard rock band led by
black Irish vocalist Phil Lynott?
A: THIN LIZZY. Their one hit was "The Boys Are Back In Town."
February 19, 1998
What film, banned in Italy for 15 years, prompted the Italian
government to revoke the voting rights of the film's director Bernardo
Bertolucci?
A: LAST TANGO IN PARIS
February 20, 1998
What are the Camberwell Beauty, Regal Fritillary and American Copper?
A: TYPES OF BUTTERFLIES
February 23, 1998
What was the first word spoken by a young Helen Keller and the last
word spoken by a dying Ulysses S. Grant?
A: WATER
February 24, 1998
What comedian's personas include Maynard Tetlinger, Winslow G.
Flydipper, Elwood P. Suggins and Lance Loveguard?
A: JONATHAN WINTERS
February 25, 1998
What World Football League team shared its name with a top 40 rock
band of the 1960s?
A: DETROIT WHEELS
February 26, 1998
What was the shared name of dogs on the animated TV series "Clue Club"
and "Winky Dink and You"?
A: WOOFER
February 27, 1998
What comic book and cartoon hero rode a "horse" named Storm?
A: AQUAMAN, who rode a sea horse named Storm.
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