QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- March 2002

Copyright 2002 Ray Hamel


March 3, 2002
In the past year, what actor worked alongside three of the five 2002 Best Actress Oscar nominees in the films for which they were nominated?
A: JIM BROADBENT. He play Judi Dench's husband in "Iris," Renee Zellweger's father in "Bridget Jones's Diary," and Nicole Kidman's employer in "Moulin Rouge."


March 4, 2002
What boxer was Joe Frazier's opponent in the fight in which Howard Cosell cried out the dramatic announcement "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"?
A: GEORGE FOREMAN


March 5, 2002
What TV show was referenced in the Tone Loc song "Funky Cold Medina"?
A: LOVE CONNECTION


March 6, 2002
What was the first R-rated movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock?
A: FRENZY, in 1972


March 7, 2002
Randolph Scott and Nigel Bruce discovered a lost subterranean kingdom in what fantasy film of the 1930s?
A: SHE (1935)


March 8, 2002
What Shakespearean character is referred to in the lyrics of the Grateful Dead song "Althea"?
A: OPHELIA


March 11, 2002
On "Saturday Night Live," who played Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute?
A: DAN AYKROYD


March 12, 2002
What park officially opened on Earth Day in 1998?
A: DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM


March 13, 2002
What singing group did Cindy Birdsong leave when she replaced Florence Ballard in the Supremes in 1967?
A: PATTI LABELLE AND THE BLUEBELLES


March 14, 2002
Chuck Jones was inspired to create what cartoon character based on a chapter on Mark Twain's "Roughing It"?
A: WILE E. COYOTE


March 15, 2002
What color jerseys did the Houston team wear in the 1975 James Caan film "Rollerball"?
A: ORANGE


March 18, 2002
What was the first and last name of George Bailey's wealthy nemesis in "It's a Wonderful Life"?
A: HENRY (F.) POTTER


March 19, 2002
When Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, she filled the seat of what retiring Justice?
A: POTTER STEWART


March 20, 2002
What TV character was awarded a Purple Heart during WWII when a still blew up in his face on Guam?
A: SHERMAN POTTER on "M*A*S*H"


March 21, 2002
What character name was shared by actors Noah Hathaway and Michael Moriarty in the 1986 horror film "Troll"?
A: HARRY POTTER


March 22, 2002
What female tennis player was chastised by Wimbledon officials for changing her clothes at courtside during a 1988 match?
A: BARBARA POTTER


March 25, 2002
What pop singer has claimed that he is suffering from a skin condition called vitiligo?
A: MICHAEL JACKSON or SISQO


March 26, 2002
In what movie does Michael J. Fox crash his Porsche in the "Squash Capital of the South"?
A: DOC HOLLYWOOD


March 27, 2002
What ABBA hit opens with a bit of a capella singing by the group?
A: TAKE A CHANCE ON ME


March 28, 2002
What Washington Redskins player caught a pass in 183 consecutive NFL games?
A: ART MONK


March 29, 2002
Many ABC affiliates refused to air the episode "A Lion Walks Among Us" from what TV series because it contained the violent scene of a psychotic Fabian attacking an old man with an ax?
A: BUS STOP


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