May 1, 2002
Barry Manilow had a top 40 hit with a cover version of what Four
Seasons song?
A: LET'S HANG ON
May 2, 2002
What was the name of the uncle played on "The Nanny" by
Fran Drescher's real-life father?
A: STANLEY
May 3, 2002
What Fellini film concerns an ocean voyage to scatter the
ashes of a famous diva at sea?
A: AND THE SHIP SAILS ON
May 6, 2002
What actress played Jimmy Stewart's wisecracking secretary in
"Anatomy of a Murder"?
A: EVE ARDEN
May 7, 2002
"You Were Made For Me" was the final top 40 hit in the U.S.
for what British band?
A: FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS
May 8, 2002
The "Bewitched" episode that featured the first appearance of
baby Tabitha also marked the first appearance of what other
recurring character?
A: COUSIN SERENA
May 9, 2002
In the movies, what actor had girlfriends played by Helen
Slater, Julie Warner and Elisabeth Shue?
A: MICHAEL J. FOX in "The Secret of My Success," "Doc
Hollywood," and "Back to the Future, Part III," respectively
May 10, 2002
What actress is mentioned in the lyrics of the Cockney Rebel
song "Mirror Freak"?
A: MAE WEST
May 13, 2002
Who started in vaudeville at age 5, performed as "The Baby
Vamp," and introduced the shimmy on stage?
A: MAE WEST
May 14, 2002
What singer received her first platinum award for her album
"Unpredictable"?
A: NATALIE COLE
May 15, 2002
What popular cartoon character made his first appearance in
the 1949 cartoon "Ragtime Bear"?
A: MR. MAGOO
May 16, 2002
What trumpeter, the son of a sculptor, had only one song hit
the Billboard top 40, but went all the way to #1 in 1968?
A: HUGH MASEKALA, who had a hit with "Grazing in the Grass"
May 17, 2002
What Food Network show uses music from the movie
"Backdraft" as its theme song?
A: IRON CHEF
May 20, 2002
In a 1950s hit song, what line follows "Just tell your hoodlum
friends outside, you ain't got time to take a ride"?
A: YAKETY YAK (DON'T TALK BACK)
May 21, 2002
Who produced, directed and appeared in the 1992 movie
"Hoffa"?
A: DANNY DEVITO
May 22, 2002
In movies, what actor battled a gopher, killed a groundhog and
traveled cross-country with an elephant?
A: BILL MURRAY, in "Caddyshack," "Groundhog Day" and
"Larger Than Life"
May 23, 2002
"Wormhole Extreme" was the 100th episode of what sci-fi TV
series?
A: STARGATE SG-1
May 27, 2002
What driver has lead the most career laps in the Indianapolis
500 without ever winning the race?
A: MICHAEL ANDRETTI, 398 laps. Andretti finished 7th in
this year's race.
May 28, 2002
Who were the only two regular cast members of "M*A*S*H"
to appear in the first and last episodes of the TV series?
A: ALAN ALDA and LORETTA SWIT. William Christopher
replaced George Morgan in the role of Father Mulcahy. Jamie
Farr first appeared as Klinger in the show's 4th episode. Gary
Burghoff left the series in 1979 in the two-part episode
"Good-Bye Radar."
May 29, 2002
What righthander pitched a major league record 59 consecutive
scoreless innings of baseball in 1988?
A: OREL HERSHISER, with the L.A. Dodgers
May 30, 2002
What city was the destination of Ben Affleck and Sandra
Bullock's road trip in the movie "Forces of Nature"?
A: SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
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