QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- July 1998

Copyright 1998 Ray Hamel


July 1, 1998
What actress is mentioned in the lyrics of "Dig It" by the Beatles, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham, and the latest single by Ringo Starr, "La De Da"?
A: DORIS DAY


July 2, 1998
What famous playwright composed music using the pseudonym "Corno di Basseto," the Italian term for the tenor clarinet?
A: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW


July 3, 1998
The name's the same. What was the name of the Greek war hero who has been credited with the invention of dice, the alphabet and the lighthouse; and the name of the Saracen knight defeated by Sir Tristram in the legends of King Arthur?
A: PALAMIDES


July 6, 1998
What tennis player won her record-breaking 20th Wimbledon title on this day (July 6) in 1979?
A: BILLIE JEAN KING


July 7, 1998
Showings of what movie favorite frequently begin with audience members shouting "Let there be lips!"?
A: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

July 8, 1998
What actor killed Basil Rathbone in "The Mark of Zorro," and in turn was killed by John Carradine in "Jesse James"?
A: TYRONE POWER


July 9, 1998
"Scrambled Eggs" was the working title for the Beatles' song "Yesterday." Which other Beatles hit was written with the working title "Daisy Hawkins"?
A: ELEANOR RIGBY


July 10, 1998
What was the name of the baby girl born to Betty Jo and Steve on "Petticoat Junction"?
A: KATHY JO


July 13, 1998
What classic film featured Greta Garbo saying "I vant to be alone," and ended with the line "People come, people go. Nothing ever happens"?
A: GRAND HOTEL


July 14, 1998
On "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," most of Perry White's advice and anecdotes involved what celebrity lionized by Perry?
A: ELVIS PRESLEY. Perry's favorite expression was updated from "Great Caesar's Ghost!" to "Great Shades of Elvis!"


July 15, 1998
What cartoon rodents were pursued by Lt. Col. Kit Coyote and Sgt. Okey Homa?
A: GO-GO GOPHERS


July 16, 1998
Whose crimefighting partners included Mike Gambit, Catherine Gale, Dr. David Keel and Tara King?
A: JOHN STEED, the dapper agent from "The Avengers" whose best known partner is the leather-loving Mrs. Emma Peel.


July 17, 1998
Under what name did the musical Wolfgramm family record and perform?
A: THE JETS


July 20, 1998
Which cast member from the original "Star Trek" TV series was the first to make a guest appearance on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
A: DEFOREST KELLEY, as an unspecified Admiral (who certainly resembled the curmudgeonly Dr. McCoy) in the show's first episode.


July 21, 1998
What #1 song from 1958 featured only one lyric, the one-word title of the song?
A: TEQUILA by the Champs


July 22, 1998
What TV series featured a 150-pound family sheepdog named Ladadog?
A: PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES


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