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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