March 2, 2000
What novel is set in the ultrareligious Republic of Gilead?
A: THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood
March 3, 2000
What actor opened a shop called the Posh Bagel in Beverly Hills
in 1975?
A: BURT REYNOLDS
March 6, 2000
Ed, Eve, and Mark were assistants to what TV character?
A: ROBERT T. IRONSIDE
March 8, 2000
What DC Comics hero could fly thanks to an antigravity belt that
contained "the ninth metal"?
A: HAWKMAN
March 9, 2000
1. What Apollo astronaut's mother had the maiden name Moon?
2. What big band leader's orchestra provided the music for Barry
Gordon's 1955 novelty hit "Nuttin' For Christmas"?
3. Combine the letters in the surname of the answers to question
#1 and #2, and they can be rearranged to spell the name of what
actor-director?
A: 1. BUZZ ALDRIN
2. ART MOONEY
3. LEONARD NIMOY
March 13, 2000
Gallifrey is the homeworld of what TV character?
A: THE DOCTOR on "Doctor Who"
March 14, 2000
In what movie did John Wayne introduce Pat Garrett to Billy the
Kid?
A: CHISUM
March 15, 2000
What horse rallied from a 40-length deficit to win the 1958 Santa
Anita Derby, and made the cover of "Sports Illustrated" as a
result?
A: SILKY SULLIVAN
March 16, 2000
In the Hoyt Axton song, "Della and the Dealer," what was the
unusual name of the cat?
A: KALAMAZOO
March 17, 2000
What TV couple was played by an actor and actress that shared
the exact same birthday?
A: STEVEN AND ELYSE KEATON on "Family Ties." Michael
Gross and Meredith Baxter share a birthday on June 21, 1947.
March 20, 2000
In what movie does Sean Connery make this statement: "He pulls
a knife; you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital;
you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way"?
A: THE UNTOUCHABLES
Hooray! 86 correct answers -- a new Question of the Day record,
breaking the old record of 82! And there was much rejoicing.
March 21, 2000
What female vocalist accompanied Paul Anka on his hits "There's
Nothing Stronger Than Our Love," "One Man Woman," and
"Having My Baby"?
A: ODIA COATES
March 22, 2000
What was the profession of the characters played by Douglas
Fowley in "Singin' in the Rain," Jack MacGowran in "The
Exorcist," and Peter O'Toole in "The Stunt Man"?
A: FILM DIRECTOR
March 23, 2000
Standing 5'10" tall, who is the shortest NBA player to ever win
Rookie of the Year honors?
A: DAMON STOUDAMIRE, in 1996
March 24, 2000
Who dropped her real last name of Beasler when she became a
professional country music singer?
A: NORMA JEAN. She was Porter Wagoner's musical partner
before Dolly Parton.
March 27, 2000
What writer was known as "Tusitala" ("Teller of Tales") by the
local natives of Samoa, and was buried at the summit of Mount
Vaea on Samoa?
A: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
March 28, 2000
What Spider-Man villain was created through the merger of
former Daily Bugle reporter Eddie Brock and a malicious alien
being?
A: VENOM
March 29, 2000
What novel, set in Danzig, Germany, is narrated by a dwarf named
Oskar Matzerath?
A: THE TIN DRUM
March 30, 2000
Who was the first black sportcaster to join the broadcast booth
crew on ABC's "Monday Night Football"?
A: FRED WILLIAMSON, in 1974
March 31, 2000
Who was the only U.S. President to finish in third place in his bid
for re-election?
A: WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. In 1912, he finished behind
Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt.
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