QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- June 2002

Copyright 2002 Ray Hamel


June 3, 2002
What TV character wrote poetry for "Mortician's Monthly" magazine?
A: HERMAN MUNSTER on "The Munsters"


June 4, 2002
What singer-songwriter earned his first trip to New York City at age 15 by collecting Campbell's soup can labels?
A: PAUL ANKA


June 5, 2002
Amanda Waller was the leader of what comic book group?
A: THE SUICIDE SQUAD


June 6, 2002
What is the name of the waitress at the diner frequented by Jon and Garfield in the comic strip "Garfield"?
A: IRMA


June 7, 2002
Provided with the year of a film's release and the film's final line(s), you provide the title.
1. 1968: "Boys, let's watch the cigarette butts, shall we? This is my house, not a pigsty."
2. 1937: "Emily, I have a confession to make. I really am a horse doctor, but marry me and I'll never look at another horse."
3. 1939: "He used to be a big shot."
4. 1997: "I am a star. I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a star. I'm a big, bright shining star. That's right."
5. 1980: "I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss...boss boss boss boss boss boss"
6. 1994: "I hope I can make it to the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."
7. 1942: "I've just launched Gerald."
8. 1938: "May I obey all your commands with equal pleasure, Sire!"
9. 1952: "No patty fingers, if you please. The proprieties at all times. Hold onto your hats."
10. 1977: "Never mind that, you're rusting my guitar."
11. 1992: "Oh for Christ's sake -- here, watch my shoes."
12. 1965: "Push the button, Max."
13. 1991: "Remember - go Ninja, go Ninja, go. I made another funny."
14. 1951: "Stanley Banks, my grandchild. My first grandchild."
15. 1972: "Where are your troubles now? Forgotten. I told you so. We have no troubles here. Here life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful. Even the orchestra is beautiful."
16. 1942: "What's the matter, old timer? Don't you remember this song?"
17. 1963: "It's a medical experiment. I drank some of your river water."
18. 1998: "When I was young, I met this beautiful girl by a lake..."
19. 1994: "You know what? I'm sick of being in the van. You guys are gonna be in the van next time. I've been in the van for 15 years, Harry."
20. 1987: "You know, you look a little like Tom Cruise in 'Top Gun.'"
21. 1953: "Maybe he just wanted to steal our wirecutters. You ever think of that?"
22. 1979: "Why couldn't you have brought this up last week? Six months isn't so long. Not everybody gets corrupted. You have to have a little faith in people."
23. 1959: "Wait till the girls get a load of this! Honest to goodness, it's the absolute ultimate."
24. 1933: "I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. Why should I be afraid? I'm not afraid."
25. 1940: "Shakespeare, huh? Why, he must have come from Texas. We been saying that down there for years."
ANSWERS:
1. THE ODD COUPLE
2. A DAY AT THE RACES
3. THE ROARING TWENTIES
4. BOOGIE NIGHTS
5. RAGING BULL
6. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
7. WOMAN OF THE YEAR
8. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
9. THE QUIET MAN
10. THE GOODBYE GIRL
11. HERO
12. THE GREAT RACE
13. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE
14. FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND
15. CABARET
16. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
17. TAMMY AND THE DOCTOR
18. WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
19. TRUE LIES
20. POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL
21. STALAG 17
22. MANHATTAN
23. GIDGET
24. MORNING GLORY
25. DARK COMMAND


June 17, 2002
In what movie did Alejandro Rey have his legs broken for helping his friend, Charles Bronson?
A: MR. MAJESTYK in 1974


June 18, 2002
Who played the only survivor of a group of astronauts returning from Venus in "20 Million Miles to Earth"?
A: WILLIAM HOPPER


June 19, 2002
Brothers Derek, Ray and Phil Shulman were together in what rock band?
A: GENTLE GIANT


June 20, 2002
What Chicago Cubs player was nicknamed "The Peerless Leader"?
A: FRANK CHANCE


June 21, 2002
Zsa Zsa Gabor once told Neil Sedaka how much she liked his song about "a cow and a girl." What song was she referring to?
A: CALENDAR GIRL


June 25, 2002
Which U.S. President is mentioned in the opening theme song of "All in the Family"?
A: HERBERT HOOVER


June 26, 2002
What comic book character was a member of the Defenders and the Pantheon?
A: THE HULK


June 27, 2002
What actor left the TV cop series "Naked City" after his character was killed in a fiery car crash?
A: JOHN MCINTIRE. He moved onto westerns like "Wagon Train" and "The Virginian."


June 28, 2002
In what movie comedy would you find a meat processing plant making Dugout Dogs?
A: THE NAKED GUN



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