QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- July 2001

Copyright 2001 Ray Hamel


July 2, 2001
Amy Heckerling directed what movie written by Cameron Crowe?
A: FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH

July 3, 2001
What holiday is mentioned in the lyrics of the Rufus Thomas song "Walking the Dog"?
A: THE FOURTH OF JULY

July 5, 2001
What novelist was elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992?
A: JOHN IRVING, who often incorporates wrestling into his novels

July 12, 2001
What actor gave singing a shot, and succeeded in selling more than a million copies of his first single, "Start Movin' (In My Direction)"?
A: SAL MINEO

July 13, 2001
What city is the predominant setting of plays written by playwright A.R. Gurney?
A: BUFFALO, NY, which is Gurney's hometown.

July 16, 2001
What movie cowboy appeared in more than 50 movies with a sidekick named Frog Millhouse?
A: GENE AUTRY. Frog Millhouse was played by Smiley Burnette. Frog also appeared as a the sidekick of Sunset Carson in a few films. The character became popular enough to star in his own westerns, with his own sidekick named Tadpole.

July 17, 2001
What was Sally Field's CB handle in the movie "Smokey and the Bandit"?
A: FROG

July 18, 2001
What group had a minor hit in 1961 with the novelty song "Frogg," an updated version of "Froggy Went A-Courtin'?
A: THE BROTHERS FOUR

July 19, 2001
In "The Muppets Take Manhattan," Kermit the Frog suffers amnesia after being hit by a taxi. What new name does he assume?
A: PHILIP PHIL

July 20, 2001
In the comic strip "Garfield," what was the name of Jon's pet frog?
A: HERBIE

July 23, 2001
What band dumped their drummer, Jimmy Chamberlain, for his involvement in the heroin-related death of keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin?
A: SMASHING PUMPKINS

July 24, 2001
What Marvel Comics hero is nicknamed "The Man Without Fear"?
A: DAREDEVIL

July 25, 2001
What subject was taught by the teacher in the Freddy Cannon song "Abigail Beecher"?
A: HISTORY

July 26, 2001
On what 1990s TV show did several characters work at Wilshire Memorial Hospital?
A: MELROSE PLACE

July 30, 2001
Who is unable to get any sleep in the Warner Brothers cartoon "Daffy Duck Slept Here"?
A: PORKY PIG

July 31, 2001
Who was the first member of the Milwaukee/St.Louis/Atlanta Hawks to lead the NBA in scoring?
A: BOB PETTIT in 1956



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