QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- August 2000

Copyright 2000 Ray Hamel

August 2, 2000
In what movie does James Cagney explain the "Variety" headline STIX NIX HIX PIX to a group of teenagers?
A: YANKEE DOODLE DANDY

August 3, 2001:
In 1967, which airline became the first all-jet airline?
A: TWA

August 4, 2000
What song was a top ten hit in 1948 for 3 different performers -- Frankie Carle, Francis Craig, and Larry Green?
A: BEG YOUR PARDON

August 7, 2001:
In what year was the Daytona 500 auto race shortened to the Daytona 50?
A: 1974, during the oil embargo

August 8, 2001:
What actress was married to Ronald Colman and George Sanders?
A: BENITA HUME

August 9, 2000
Who is the last man on the right in Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper"?
A: SIMON

August 14, 2000
What TV game show host was born Eugene Rubessa?
A: GENE RAYBURN of "Match Game" fame.

August 15, 2000
What pop band made a comeback in 1987 with the album "Pool It"?
A: THE MONKEES

August 16, 2000
What was the last '60s film to pair up Annette Funicello with Frankie Avalon?
A: FIREBALL 500. Okay, they were both in THUNDER ALLEY too, but Avalon had little more than a glorified cameo, so they weren't really a pair. That's my semantics and I'm stickin' to it.

August 17, 2000
Virgil, Goofy, Goliath and Bluebeard were chimpanzees in what movie?
A: PROJECT X

August 18, 2000
Members of what country band appeared as Rodney Dangerfield's backup band when he sang "Twist and Shout" in the movie "Back to School"?
A: HIGHWAY 101

August 21, 2000
What title was shared by #1 songs from the Eagles and the Emotions?
A: BEST OF MY LOVE

August 22, 2000
What TV character was the mother of daughters named Rachel and Zoey?
A: CYBILL SHERIDAN.

August 23, 2000
The members of what rock group all dyed their hair blond for an appearance in a 1978 Wrigley's chewing gum commercial?
A: THE POLICE

August 24, 2000
Award-winning songwriter Diane Warren wrote four songs -- "But I Do Love You," "Right Kind of Wrong," "Please Remember," and "Can't Fight the Moonlight" -- for what movie?
A: COYOTE UGLY

August 25, 2000
Who was the youngest golfer to ever win the PGA Championship?
A: GENE SARAZEN, in 1922 at age 20 (3 years younger than Tiger Woods)

August 28, 2000
In what U.S. city would you find a downtown business area called the "Golden Triangle"?
A: PITTSBURGH or DENVER. It appears that several other cities also have "Golden Triangles," but only these two are in downtown business districts as far as I can tell.

August 29, 2000
Whose radio theme song included the lines: "Who's that little chatterbox / The one with pretty auburn locks"?
A: LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE

August 30, 2000
After Harvey Korman left "The Carol Burnett Show," what actor was his immediate successor?
A: DICK VAN DYKE

August 31, 2000
What tennis player was both the youngest and oldest man to win the Australian Open?
A: KEN ROSEWELL, at age 18 in 1953 and age 37 in 1972.


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