September 2, 1999
Yesterday's question and answer:
What cartoon characters are described as being "three apples
high"?
A: THE SMURFS
September 3, 1999
What was the only musical act with two #1 songs on the
Billboard pop singles chart in 1982?
A: HALL AND OATES with "Maneater" at the beginning of the
year and "I Can't Go For That" at the end of the year.
September 7, 1999
Spinderella is the female DJ for what rap group?
A: SALT-N-PEPA
September 8, 1999
Barney Quill died from "lead poisoning," which translates into
being shot 5 times with a Luger. In what movie does Jimmy
Stewart uncover who killed him?
A: ANATOMY OF A MURDER
September 9, 1999
What popular children's book opens at the breakfast table with
a daughter asking her mother "Where's Papa going with that ax?"?
A: CHARLOTTE'S WEB
September 10, 1999
Their home planet is Tencton. Hate groups who oppose their
arrival on Earth call the aliens "Slags." What is the nickname
given to these aliens by their supporters?
A: NEWCOMERS on "Alien Nation."
September 13, 1999
What brand of breakfast cereal has oat pieces shaped like crosses,
bells, fish, arrowheads and clovers?
A: LUCKY CHARMS
September 14, 1999
In the 1954 movie "Rear Window," James Stewart plays a
photographer recovering from a broken leg. Where was Stewart
taking pictures when his leg was broken?
A: AT A AUTO RACE
September 16, 1999
An interplanetary thief and con man named Slippery Jim diGriz is
forced to work for the side of the law as what title character in a
series of books by author Harry Harrison?
A: THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT
September 17, 1999
Who was the only U.S. Vice President inaugurated outside of
the United States?
A: WILLIAM R.D. KING was suffering from tuberculosis in
Cuba in 1853, so he received a special dispensation to be
inaugurated as V-P in that country. A few weeks later, he
returned home to Alabama where he died without having ever
set foot in Washington, D.C. while part of its executive branch.
September 20, 1999
Hired by bandleader Chick Webb at age 16, what jazz singer
took over Webb's band for 3 years following the sudden death
of the bandleader in 1939?
A: ELLA FITZGERALD
September 21, 1999
What was the name of the master thief who smuggled a suitcase
filled with $1 million onto the Spinthrift on TV's "Land of the
Giants"?
A: ALEXANDER FITZHUGH
September 22, 1999
What New Zealand boxer held the heavyweight, light
heavyweight, and middleweight boxing titles between 1891 and
1905, but never two titles simultaneously?
A: ROBERT FITZSIMMONS
September 23, 1999
What name is shared by the title character of Robin Hobb's
fantasy novel "Assassin's Apprentice" and the canine
companion of animated character Ko-Ko the Clown?
A: FITZ
September 24, 1999
One of the longest screen kisses of its day was a kiss lasting 21
seconds in the 1946 movie "O.S.S." What actor and actress
engaged in that kiss?
A: PATRIC KNOWLES AND GERALDINE FITZGERALD
September 27, 1999
What rock singer was backed up by His Famous Flames in the 1960s?
A: JAMES BROWN
September 28, 1999
The Kinks' first single released in the U.S. was a 1964 cover of
what Little Richard song?
A: LONG TALL SALLY
September 29, 1999
What TV newsman ended his 50 years in television with the
Shakespeare quote: "All's well that ends well. My time here now
ends extremely well"?
A: DAVID BRINKLEY
September 30, 1999
Rock musician Kyf Brewer, whose music has been featured on
"Dawson's Creek" and "Party of Five," is also the narrator for
what music-based TV program?
A: BEFORE THEY WERE ROCK STARS on VH-1
URL: http://www.primate.wisc.edu/people/hamel/archive.0999.html
Maintained by Ray Hamel
Last updated: December 20, 1999.
Return to
Ray Hamel's Home Page