Question of the Day Archive -- October 2000

Copyright 2000 Ray Hamel

October 2, 2000
Catherine Deneuve and her sister, Francoise Dorleac, played fraternal twins in what movie?
A: LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT (THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT)

October 3, 2000
Janice-Marie Johnson was the lead singer for what 1970s disco group?
A: A TASTE OF HONEY

October 4, 2000
What actress produced and directed the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir"?
A: SHIRLEY MACLAINE

October 5, 2000
The utterance of what word leads to a man being stoned in "Monty Python's The Life of Brian"?
A: JEHOVAH

October 7, 2000
What TV law enforcement vehicle was created by Norman Tuttle and piloted by Jesse Mach?
A: STREET HAWK

October 10, 2000
According to the theme song of their cartoon series, which member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a "party dude"?
A: MICHELANGELO. "Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines / Raphael is cool but rude / Michelangelo is a party dude."

October 11, 2000
The main characters on what science fiction TV series met while working together on the StarBright Project?
A: QUANTUM LEAP

October 12, 2000
What film star started in television as the title character on the Mexican soap opera "Teresa"?
A: SALMA HAYEK

October 13, 2000
What author's novels are set in the fictional town of Port William, Kentucky?
A: WENDELL BERRY

October 16, 2000
What song was a pop hit for Brian McKnight and a country hit for Mark Wills?
A: BACK AT ONE

October 17, 2000
Who is the only female film director to win a Golden Globe for Best Director?
A: BARBRA STREISAND for "Yentl"

October 18, 2000
What destructive rock singer drove an exploding Cadillac into the Hudson River and blew up a Chevy Nova on Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" show?
A: WENDY O. WILLIAMS

October 19, 2000
Game show veteran Betty White made her game show debut on which show?
A: WHAT'S MY LINE?

October 20, 2000
In 1988, who became the first female driver to win a NASCAR touring series event?
A: SHAWNA ROBINSON, who has her own web page at www.shawnarobinson.com

October 23, 2000
In what movie is a young mouse assured that "there are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese"?
A: AN AMERICAN TAIL

October 24, 2000
In the James Bond movies, Bond fights the underworld organization SPECTRE. What was the Russian-based name of the organization Bond battled in the novels by Ian Fleming?
A: SMERSH

October 25, 2000
The Marcels, The Skyliners, and the Jaggerz are all musical groups that formed in what city?
A: PITTSBURGH

October 26, 2000
On August 19, 1987, while discussing mail order taxes live on NBC, what consumer advocate was suddenly forced to read a statement on the air with a gun to his back?
A: DAVID HOROWITZ

October 27, 2000
What NFL linebacker played for the Miami Dolphins during their perfect 14-0 season and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during their dismal 0-14 season?
A: LARRY BALL. Defensive lineman Maulty Moore also played for both teams.

October 30, 2000
What animal is used as the official symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?
A: PANDA. A record 89 answers received!

October 31, 2000
What food is mentioned in the titles of 5 James Brown hits from 1969?
A: POPCORN. The songs were "The Popcorn," "Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother For Me)(Part 1)," "Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn (Part One)," "Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (Part Two)" and "Lowdown Popcorn" from the 1969 album "The Popcorn."


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