QUESTION OF THE DAY ARCHIVE -- December 2000

Copyright 2000 Ray Hamel


December 1, 2000
Who was the only NFL player to throw at least 4 touchdown passes and intercept 4 passes in his career?
A: SAMMY BAUGH. The question should have actually specified that he did this in a single game, not in a career.


December 4, 2000
What popular TV mini-series was set in the small New England town of Port Phillips?
A: RICH MAN, POOR MAN


December 5, 2000
What singer gave a convincing performance as a soldier in the 1957 Sam Fuller movie "China Gate"?
A: NAT "KING" COLE


December 6, 2000
The Black Crowes had a top 40 hit with what Otis Redding song?
A: HARD TO HANDLE


December 7, 2000
Which of the Beatles was the first to be a grandfather?
A: RINGO STARR


December 8, 2000
Who played Dustin Hoffman's wife in the 1984 Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman"?
A: KATE REID


December 11, 2000
Who starred in both the first film directed by Quentin Tarantino and the first film directed by Ridley Scott?
A: HARVEY KEITEL in "Reservoir Dogs" and "The Duellists."


December 12, 2000
What author has written a series of 4 books, one published every 10 years, that are set in Brewer, Pennsylvania?
A: JOHN UPDIKE, with his "Rabbit" series


December 13, 2000
What was the only top 10 song for Elvis Presley with a girl's name in the title?
A: "(MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME" hit #4 in 1961.
Decemebr 14, 2000 According to the title of a Bradley Denton novel, who is "Alive and Well on Ganymede"?
A: BUDDY HOLLY


December 15, 2000
What #1 song was written by Hank Cochran after he heard the title as a line of dialogue in the movie "Diamond Head"?
A: MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY


December 18, 2000
What TV series set a record by winning 9 Emmy Awards during its first season?
A: THE WEST WING


December 19, 2000
What former National Basketball Association player's silhouette is used on the official NBA logo?
A: JERRY WEST


December 20, 2000
The dimunitive Dr. Miguelito Loveless was a recurring villain on what TV show?
A: THE WILD WILD WEST

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