QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- May 1999

Copyright 1999 Ray Hamel

May 3, 1999
What #1 song from 1995 used music from the Stevie Wonder song "Pastime Paradise"?
A: GANGSTA'S PARADISE by Coolio


May 4, 1999
Audrey Totter joined the cast of "Medical Center" as the hospital's head nurse replacing what actress who complained of receiving only "one line per week"?
A: JAYNE MEADOWS


May 5, 1999
What movie soundtrack featured "Bye Bye Blackbird" by Joe Cocker, "Back in the Saddle Again" by Gene Autry, and "As Time Goes By" by Jimmy Durante?
A: SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE


May 6, 1999
What hostess of the radio show "The Big Show" refused to have Bette Davis as a guest, convinced that Davis had impersonated her in the movie "All About Eve"?
A: TALULLAH BANKHEAD


May 7, 1999
Who was the host of the game shows "Laugh Line" and "Mother's Day"?
A: DICK VAN DYKE


May 10, 1999
What talk show host was named after the Catholic high school that was his father's alma mater?
A: REGIS PHILBIN


May 11, 1999
What actress appeared in tv-movies portraying actresses Thelma Todd and Jayne Mansfield?
A: LONI ANDERSON


May 12, 1999
What fictional character had three fairy godmothers named Flora, Fauna and Merryweather?
A: PRINCESS AURORA in Disney's "Sleeping Beauty"


May 13, 1999
What 1970s hit song told the tale of Holly, Little Joe, Sugar and Jackie?
A: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE by Lou Reed


May 14, 1999
What regular from the "Police Academy" movies was a struggling actor when he appeared as a contestant winning $10,000 on "The $20,000 Pyramid" with the help of Patty Duke, and returned as a celebrity player on "The $100,000 Pyramid" to compete against Patty Duke?
A: DAVID GRAF, who played the gun-loving Tackleberry.


May 17, 1999
Lionel Richie's first number one song was a duet with what female vocalist?
A: DIANA ROSS, on the 1981 hit "Endless Love"


May 18, 1999
What NFL head coach lost 26 straight games as the leader of the fledgling Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
A: JOHN McKAY


May 19, 1999
In what movie would you find puppies named Moe, Dolly, Chubby and Tchaikovsky?
A: BEETHOVEN'S 2ND


May 20, 1999
What former "Family Ties" cast member made regular appearances on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
A: BRIAN BONSALL moved from the role of little Andrew Keaton on "Family Ties" to Worf's son, Alexander, on "ST:TNG"


May 21, 1999
What rock guitarist played with The Wombles, The Vulcans, Bill Jordan and the Country Boys, The Alan Price Set, The Battered Ornaments, Nucleus, and Sharks?
A: CHRIS SPEDDING


May 24, 1999
Who won the 1988 Daytona 500 by nipping out his son with a .037 second lead?
A: BOBBY ALLISON


May 25, 1999
What TV game show used a theme song reminiscent of the nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock"?
A: BEAT THE CLOCK. For a time, the show's intro featured an animated mouse with the theme song "Hickory dickory dock, it's time to beat the clock..."


May 26, 1999
What name is shared by one of the creators of the Lone Ranger, the cartoon dog that was the mascot of the 1994 World Cup USA, and the hero of "Airplane"?
A: STRIKER. (Fran Striker, Striker, and Ted Striker, respectively.)


May 27, 1999
What brand of breakfast cereal is mentioned in the lyrics of the Ronnie Milsap hit "Pure Love"?
A: CAP'N CRUNCH. The song opens with "Pure love, baby it's pure love / Milk and honey and Cap'n Crunch, and you in the morning..."


May 28, 1999
"Come Outside" was a #1 hit in the UK in 1962. "Every Loser Wins" was a #1 hit in the UK in 1986. "Perfect Moment" was a #1 hit in the UK in 1999. The three different artists who recorded these hits were all cast members, at one time or another, on what soap opera?
A: EASTENDERS


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