QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- April 2000

Copyright 2000 Ray Hamel

April 3, 2000
What was the only Abbott and Costello movie filmed entirely in color?
A: ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD


April 4, 2000
Which Beach Boys song included a reference to "Hal and his famous ashtray"?
A: BARBARA ANN, on the "Beach Boys' Party" album


April 6, 2000
On "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," players get to keep the money earned at two plateaus -- $1,000 and $32,000. Contestants on the original "$64,000 Question" in the 1950s also got to keep money earned at two different plateaus. What were these two money amounts?
A: $512 and $4000. At the $4000 level, the player had the option of taking the money or a new Cadillac.


April 7, 2000
What was the name of the talking piano on the "Buster Brown" radio show?
A: GRANDY


April 10, 2000
Which South American country was named after a city in Italy?
A: VENEZUELA, which means "Little Venice"


April 11, 2000
What big screen beauty appeared on the cover of "Life" magazine 14 times?
A: ELIZABETH TAYLOR. Marilyn Monroe was a popular guess. She appeared on 8 covers.


April 12, 2000
At the age of 17, who formed a rock group called the Sleepwalkers with "Teen Beat" drummer Sandy Nelson and future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston?
A: PHIL SPECTOR


April 19, 2000
What musician-actor met his future wife while making the movie "Caveman"?
A: RINGO STARR


April 20, 2000
What singer had top 40 hits with songs from the movies "Mardi Gras" and "Bernardine"?
A: PAT BOONE


April 21, 2000
What 1973 film featured narration by James Franciscus and a musical score by Neil Diamond?
A: JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL


April 25, 2000
In what movie did Daryl Hannah play a performance artist obsessed with fire?
A: LEGAL EAGLES


April 26, 2000
What producer was responsible for three Best Picture Oscar winners: "On the Waterfront," "Lawrence of Arabia," and "The Bridge on the River Kwai"?
A: SAM SPIEGEL


April 27, 2000
What bar, fashioned after an English pub, was the regular hangout for the characters on "Three's Company"?
A: THE REGAL BEAGLE


April 28, 2000
What actress made her way into the Guinness Book of World Records for her 2,062 consecutive performances in the play "Charlie Girl"?
A: DAME ANNA NEAGLE . In case you missed it, all of last week's answers rhymed.


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