A Catholic priest who writes fiction about some very unholy churchmen? A Danish baroness who lived for more than 15 years on a coffee plantation in British East Africa A Distant Mirror" was about life in what century? a. 11th b. 14th c. 16th d. 18th A High Wind in Jamaica" centered on: a. eccentricities in a colonial men's club b. children captured by pirates c. an uprising of plantation workers d. Caribbean yacht racing A Man Called Intrepid" was written by: a. Len Deighton b. William Stevenson c. Barbara W. Tuchman d. Leslie A. Marchand A Not-So-Still Life," autobiography by artist son of artist Father Max. Son's name? A being called Him later took on the name: A biographer complained that a life of Walter Pater was nearly impossible to write because Pater: a. invented so many wildly improbable tales about himself b. so rarely took an active part in anything c. required his friends to swear they would reveal nothing about him A blade attached to a pendulum swings back and forth, moving closer to the body of a bound prisoner...Name of story, and of author? A bump on the outside means_____." A couple whose troubles made recent literature: a. Milton and Rose Friedman b. P.D. James and John Le Carré c. Nora Ephron and Carl Bernstein d. Maxine Hong Kingston and James Clavell A crown appeared on the head of people eating this product. A day without orange juice is like a day without_____." A famous author stabbed his wife and then wrote a novel about it. What is the author's name and what was the name of the book? A famous former slave who led an expedition through the Oregon Trail that helped to settle the state of Washington had the same name as which U.S. president? A gentlemanly gangster spent a lot of time with Mary Perkins. Name him. A hunting we go a hunting we'll catch a fox and ? A little dab will do ya." A little dab of what? A little red book of quotations? A long poem by William Carlos Williams is called after what New Jersey city? A major-league baseball player lost a leg but still continued his career as a pitcher. A film starring Jimmy Stewart was made of his heroic achivement. What was his name? A radio play for voices set in a Welsh village? A rectangle 2.5"x1.5" give the area in square inches and the perimeter in inches. A rooster is sitting on top of a roof. It lays an egg. Which side of the roof will it fall down? A splinter group of Hydra is A.I.M. What do the initials mean? A syllable that comes in front of the root or base word is called a ___? A vehicle carrying the letters ZA hails from which country? A would-be assassin with the unlikely nickname of "Squeaky" tried to kill what U.S. president? A.A. Fair is a pen name of what well known detective writer? A.J. Liebling was expelled from Dartmouth College for what reason? AMC is an accepted abbreviation for what company? Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton fought a duel. Which one of them lost and died? About how big and how heavy are the baskets of hot-air balloons? About how many doughnuts are consumed by policemen each month? About how many earthquakes occur annually? About how many movies are made for North America each year? About how many people convert to each religion every day (in the U.S. & world?) About how many species of insects are estimated to live on earth? About how much does a veterinarian make per year? About what percent of Americans in 1776 were of British origin? About whom it was said that a fortune was required to keep him poor? Abraham Lincoln was murdered at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. What was the name of the play that night? Abraham Lincoln's birthplace? According to John F. Kennedy a knowledge of history is, above all, a means of what? According to Marilyn Manson, who makes good-looking models? According to Mother Goose how many blackbirdswere backed in a pie? According to Robert Frost, one could do worse than be...what? According to World Book Encyclopedia, what are the top seven non-animal topics that are most studied? According to a law professor, lying and perjury are different. What constitutes perjury? According to actress Lauren Bacall, who or what is "The Source"? According to advertising surveys, what is the most effective word in boosting a product's sales? According to legend, who or what makes Keebler cookies? According to the Bible, how long did Methuselah live? According to the CIA,what percentage of the female poplulation in Haiti is illiterate? According to the Radio Ad Council, what is "red hot"? According to the TV series, how far is Wayne Mansion from Gotham City? According to the song, what kind of camera does singer/songwriter Paul Simon own? According to this perfume's maker, it's going to be an Aviance night. Who is the maker? According to what SF movie is the ultimate enemy still man? Actor Burt Reynolds has not been romantically linked with which of the following famous women? a. Dinah Shore b. Sally Field c. Suzanne Somers d. Loni Anderson Actor Ed Asner was elected president of what labor union? Actor Eric Roberts (The Pope of Greenwich Village) is engaged in a long term relationship with what actress? Actor George Hamilton is actually George Hamilton IV. True or false? Actor George Kennedy's first involvement with show business was when he was in the army, acting as technical advisor to what 1950s TV show? Actor Leonard Nimoy wrote a very personal book. What was its title? Actor Richard Dreyfus is related to the famous French soldier of the same last name who was sentenced to Devil's Island. True or false? Actor Tony Perkins, noted for his performance in Psycho, has also sung on his own albums. True or false? Actor Tyrone Power was once married to a French actress with just one name, which was: a. Annabella b. Babette c. Colette d. Damita Actor Warner Baxter was the father of actress Anne Baxter. True or false? Actor Warner Oland, best known for his portrayal of Charlie Chan in sixteen movies, was actually: a. Hungarian b. German c. Swedish d. Norwegian Actor author of "The Moon Is a Balloon"? Actor/composer/singer Anthony Newley was a child star. True or false? Actor/director John Cassevetes is married to what actress who stars in many of his movies? Actors Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges have a famous father. What is his name? Actress Carrie Fisher and recording artist Art Garfunkel are married. True or false? Actress Cheryl Ladd is the daughter of actor Alan Ladd. True or false? Actress Diana Dors was once married to what actor/comedian who has since become a well-known TV game-show host? Actress Dixie Lee was the first wife of what famous singer? Actress Estelle Parsons's first boyfriend when she was a teenager ultimately became what movie star? Actress Florence Henderson is a spokesperson for what product? Actress Gina Lollobrigida has established herself in what other artistic career? Actress Ingrid Bergman is related to director Ingmar Bergman. True or false? Actress Jodie Foster is a student at what Ivy League university? Actress Lynn Redgrave acts as spokesperson for what service? Actress Melissa Gilbert (Little House on the Prairie) is having a well-publicized romance with what young actor? Actress Pam Grier (Fort Apache, The Bronx) and former football star, now actor, Roosevelt (Rosie) Grier are cousins. True or false? Actress Sissy Spacek began her career doing: a. Off-Off Broadway b. singing c. TV commercials d. modeling Actress Susan Sarandon and actor Chris Sarandon are brother and sister. True or false? Actress Victoria Principal was a spokesperson for which health and fitness center? Actress Virginia Mayo's father invented mayonnaise. True or false? Actress and wealthy socialite Dina Merrill is married to what well-known actor? Actress/author Ruth Gordon is married to what well-known writer? Actually, I was hoping for a_____." Adlai E. Stevenson was all of the following except: a. Senator from Illinois b. Governor of Illinois c. U.N. Ambassador d. Presidential candidate Admiral Nelson's first name? Afghanistan is slightly smaller than: a. Texas b. New Jersey c. Michigan After "Return Of The Jedi," did Boba Fett crawl out of the Sarlacc's belly? After Feb 14, what is the most popular wedding date? After Mark Twain, who was the most popular writer in America at the turn of the century? Not an American. After Shakespeare had become successful, he bought a large house in his birthplace. What is the name of the house? After Warner Brothers refused to release it, on what radio station did Frank Zappa originally broadcast the "Leather" album so that his fans could record it? After bubble/chewing gum is thrown away, what happens to it? Does it decompose? After five hundred years of life, what happened to the Ancient One? After her relationship with Nicky Arnstein, Fanny Brice married what well-known showman? After leading the Howling Commandos, what did Nick Fury go on to lead? After masturbation, do the sperm die when exposed? After oil is pumped from the earth, is there just a big empty hole in the ground? After selling a stock how long does the money take to settle and to transfer it to another place? After using this men's cologne and aftershave men had to defend themselves from their dates. After watching the "Konnan" music video on WCW Thunder, I have one question - is there a God? After you have eaten, why do you get a cramp in your side if you exercise? Akio Morita is the Japanese physicist and business executive who founded what major company? Al, Jim and Harry were the three brothers who made up what popular comedy team? Alaska and Hawaii were admitted as states in what year? Albania is slightly larger than: a. Rhode Island b. Arizona c. Maryland Alec Tronn is an alien who came to Earth and became what super-hero? Alexander Fleming was the bacteriologist who, in 1928, discovered what important new drug? Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in 1881 by: a. his own imperial guard b. anarchists c. religious fanatics d. Bolsheviks Alexandre Dumas wrote The Three Musketeers. His son wrote Camille. What was his son's name? Alfred B. Nobel, who established the Nobel Peace Prize, was also a famous inventor. What is his best known invention? Alfred Hitchcock was once indicted for murder in the 1920s. True or false? Alfred Jarry wrote "Ubu Roi." True or false? Alfred Newman was: a. a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter b. a composer of film scores c. the name associated with Mad Magazine d. 14th Vice President of the United States Alice B. Toklas was the long-time companion of what famous writer? Alice Faye and Cyd Charisse were both married to what popular singer of his day? Alice meets the: _____Rabbit _____Hatter _____Cat _____Hare _____Turtle Alice receives advice from_____, which sits on a mushroom and quietly smokes a long hookah? Alistair Cooke is a citizen of what nation? All 14th century peasant rebellions in Europe had a similar cause, which was: a. the church demanded exorbitant contributions b. landowners tried to keep down wages during a labor shortage c. lack of organized help for plague victims d. demand for a share in government All my men wear_____ _____ or they wear nothing at all." All of the following won the first "Best-Looking Hair Award" of 1983: Tom Selleck, Sylvester Stallone, Patrick Duffy, George Hamilton, and Rick Springfield. True or false? Although Anthony Quinn is best known as Zorba the Greek, he isn't Greek. He's Anthony the_____. Although Tina always practices her tennis, what does Momma feel needs more practice? Am I in love? America's oldest standing synagogue? Amerigo Vespucci, from what part of Italy, went where and on whose behalf? Among the current crop of actors, who is Jimmy Stewart's favorite? Amos T. Halftrack runs what base in the comic strips? Amy_____smoked big black cigars. An Andy Panda cartoon gave birth to a famous, cantankerous bird. Name him. An English lord who wrote, swam and loved incomparably? An alien creature in a funny hat has opposed both Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Where is he from? An alligator serves as the logo for what brand of clothes? An early episode in the life of Henry James involved a bicycle trip across India. True or false? An ex-football player makes big business of religion, according to Sinclair Lewis. Ancient Indian civilization, including the city of Mohenjo-daro, took place along the valley of what river? Andrew Carnegie wrote How to Win Friends and Influence People. True or false? Andrew M. Greeley wrote "Love's Pagan Heart." True or false? Andy Capp has some form of employment. True or False? Andy Gump has one distinguishing feature. What is it? Angel Top is the daughter of which Dick Tracy villain? Angela Lansbury, Brooke Adams and Phoebe Cates starred in the ABC TV miniseries based on which book by Shirley Conran? Angie Dickinson was once married to what well-known musician/composer? Angkor Wat, the ritual center of the kings of Cambodia, was built in what century? a. 4th b. 6th c. 9th d. 12th Ann Miller tapdanced on the top of what product? Anna Maria Alberghetti did commercials for which salad dressing? Annie Glenn, wife of Senator John Glenn (the former astronaut), finally conquered a life-long problem. What was her problem? Anthropologically, what has changed about humans? Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac was the founder of Detroit. True or false? Any question about anything? Any secrets about the battle of Wounded Knee? Anyone know how to deal/cure BPD (boderline personality disorder)? Anything will taste better on this. Apollo 10's capsule and lunar module were named after a pair of comic strip characters. Who were they? Appetizer vs. hors d'oeuvre? Different names for the same thing? Approximately how many Americans fought in the Spanish Civil War? a. 500 b. 1,550 c. 2,800 d. 3,300 Approximately how many Muslims are in the world? Approximately how many christians are in this world? Approximately how many email messages are sent each day, and what is the busiest day of the year? Approximately how many immigrants entered the United States between the Civil War and World War I? a. 10 million b. 20 million c. 30 million d. 40 million Approximately how many months after her marriage to Stefano Casiraghi was Princess Caroline's healthy six-pound, ten-ounce baby born? Approximately how many organisms have been collected, studied, catalogued, and named? Approximately how many patents did Thomas Edison obtain in his lifetime? Approximately how many people perished in Stalin's purges during the 1930s? a. 1 million b. 5 million c. 10 million d. 15 million Approximately when was the Great Wall of China begun? Aqualad is Aquaman's son. True or False? Aquaman was a one-time King of Atlantis. Did he inherit the throne? Arak's friend Valda has a nickname in the DC comics. What is it? Aren't you glad you used_____?" Argentinian weaver of short complex tales? Arkon the Magnificent hails from which Marvel planet? Arnold Dorsey is the real name of what popular singer? Arnold Palmer is a spokesperson for what automotive product? Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams collaborated as young men on an uncompleted play on the digging of the Erie Canal. True or false? As I Lay_____" by William Faulkner. As Mahatma Gandhi died, he uttered the words "Hey Rama"; what does that mean? As an employer, when do I have to pay overtime to a person on salary? As infants, the twins who founded Rome were said to have been suckled by? As of March 31, 1999 who is the richest man in the world? As poet John Berryman leaped to his death in 1972 from a bridge into the Mississippi, what was his last gesture reputed to be? As the owner of the second largest chain of variety stores (Woolworth's was number one), he was exceptionally rich-but when his shoes would start to wear out, he'd still line them with paper. Who was he? As the patient improves, the psychiatrist worsens... Name of this psychiatrist in Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night"? Asgaard's Enchantress's real name is Sersi. True or False? Asked on his deathbed if it was hard to die, who said, "Yes, but not as hard as doing comedy"? Asuncion is the capital of what nation? Atari is a Japanese word that means_____. Atlantic islands due west of Lisbon? Attila was king of what 5th century nomadic people? Audie Murphy won more medals than any other soldier in U.S. history. True or false? Australian actor Mel Gibson (The Year of Living Dangerously) was born in: a. Peekskill, N.Y. b. Brooklyn, N.Y. c. Sydney, Australia d. Darling Downs of Queensland, Australia Austria is slightly smaller than: a. New York State b. Maine c. West Virginia Austrian writer Franz Werfel hid from the Nazis in a French church and later wrote a book celebrating that church's saint. Name of book? Author "A Town Like Alice," "The Far Country" and "On the Beach"? Author "Tropic of Cancer"? Author Nora Ephron (Heartburn) was married to what famous journalist? Author Peter Benchley (Jaws) is the third generation of Benchley writers. Name his famous literary father and grandfather. Author and champion of black magic and witchcraft, he was a model for Somerset Maugham's "The Magician." Author of "A Distant Mirror" and "The March of Folly"? a. Leon Uris b. James A. Michener c. Barbara W. Tuchman d. Alistair Cooke Author of "A Pair of Blue Eyes"? Author of "Blackboard Jungle"? Author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? a. Jaqueline Susanne b. Truman Capote c. Gore Vidal d. William F. Buckley Author of "Buddenbrooks"? a. Rainer Maria Rilke b. Hermann Hesse c. Thomas Mann d. Heinrich Boll Author of "Cornhuskers," "Smoke and Steel" and "Abraham Lincoln?" Author of "Darkness at Noon"? a. Zane Grey b. James T. Farrell c. Arthur Koestler d. Thornton Wilder Author of "Dragonsong," "Dragonsinger" and Dragondrums"? Author of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"? Author of "God Emperor of Dune"? Author of "Gulliver's Travels"? Author of "Guys and Dolls"? Author of "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God," basis for the PBS television series? Author of "If You Could See Me Now"? Author of "Ivanhoe"? Author of "Jacob's Room"? Author of "Lord Jim"? Author of "Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man"? Author of "My Mother/My/Self"? Author of "National Velvet"? Author of "Native Son"? Author of "Nevada!" and "Wyoming!"? Author of "Pale Horse, Pale Rider"? Author of "Roots"? Author of "Scaramouche" and "Captain Blood"? Author of "Ship of Fools"? Author of "Some Fruits of Solitude"? a. Cotton Mather b. Henry David Thoreau c. William Penn d. Richard Henry Dana, Sr. Author of "Sonnets from the Portuguese"? Author of "Steppenwolf" and Magister Ludi"? Author of "Strictly from Hunger," "Westward Ha!" and "The Rising Gorge"? Author of "The Bastard," "The Lawless" and "The Warriors"? Author of "The Cruel Sea"? Author of "The Daring Young Man on the Flynig Trapeze" and "The Time of Your Life"? Author of "The Deserted Village"? Author of "The Devil's Dictionary"? Author of "The Dragons of Eden"? a. Isaac Asimov b. Carl Sagan c. Arthur C. Clarke d. Frank Herbert Author of "The Four Just men" and "Sanders of the River"? Author of "The Good Earth"? Author of "The Informer"? Author of "The Joy of Sex": a. Nancy Friday b. Alex Comfort c. Gay Talese d. Xaviera Hollander Author of "The Magnificient Ambersons"? Author of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" Author of "The Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance"? Author of "The Women's Room"? Author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"? Author of "Thy Neighbor's wife"? a. William F. Buckley b. Gay Talese c. Nancy Friday d. Norman Mailer Author of "Titus Groane" and "Gormenghast"? Author of "Tobacco Road" and "God's Little Acre"? Author of "Up from Slavery"? Author of "Wampeters, Foma and Granfaloons"? Author of "While Reagan Slept"? a. Art Buchwald b. F. Mondale c. Theodore Sorenson d. William Manchester Author of Bold Breathless Love," "Rash Reckless Love" and "Wild Willful Love"? a. Rosemary Rogers b. Valerie Sherwood c. Kathleen Woodiwiss Author of Middlemarch"? Author of Portnoy's Complaint? Author of the Forsyte Saga? Author of the Ragged Dick Series and Luck and Pluck Series? Author of the essay "A Dissertation on Roast Pig"? Author of the libretto for the musical "Show Boat"? Author of the novel "Show Boat"? Authors William Cullen Bryant and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were both descendants of what famous Mayflower settlers? Away goes trouble down the drain" is the motto of what company? Ay-yi-yi-yi, I am the_____Bandito." Aztec ruler imprisoned by Cortes? Aztec" and "The Journeyer" were written by: a. Gary Jennings b. Howard Fast c. Martin Cruz Smith d. Belva Plain Baby Face" Nelson was a member of what famous criminal's gang? Baby Huey was what kind of animal in cartoons and comic books? Ball player Reggie Jackson promotes a VCR with "Reggievision." What is the real name for this feature? Ball players Babe Ruth, Henry Aaron, and Reggie Jackson all have this in common. Ballet dancer Aleksandr Godunov has been involved with what movie star for the last three years? Bangladesh is mostly the alluvial plain of what two great rivers? Bank Americard is a former name of what now-famous international credit card? Barbara Cartland, queen of the romance novels, is from: a. Michigan b. Maine c. France d. England Barbara Jo Allen, who rose to fame on radio with Bob Hope, was also known as "Vera Vague." True or false? Barry Allen was splashed in chemicals and became which super-hero? Bart Hawk became the leader of which flying squadron in World War II? Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is a descendant of what famous hero of the Old West? Batman creator Bob Kane created what animated spy? Batman's butler Alfred has a last name. Do you know it? Battle Creek, Michigan, is the home of what breakfast cereal company? Be prepared" is the motto of what youth organization? Beany and Cecil started out as a cartoon show. True or False? Beany and Cecil were always at odds with whom? Beat author of "On the Road"? Because they are number two, they try harder. Beetle Bailey's Sarge was once married. True or False? Beetle Bailey's buddy, Killer, has a last name: Before Bugs Bunny, Warner Bros. had another cartoon star. Who was he? Before Erma Bombeck became a celebrity she lived in Centerville, Ohio across the street from what young radio personality who would soon become a major TV talk show host? Before Mickey Mouse took off, Disney was known for a series of cartoons. What were they called? Before Olive Oyl met Popeye she was engaged to someone. Name him. Before Prince Valiant, Hal Foster illustrated which strip? Before becoming Binary, Carol Danvers was a super-hero called: Before becoming Elijah Muhammed, this leader of the Black Muslims was known as? Before becoming Tigra, what was the Chicagoan's true name? Before deodorant was invented, did people just smell bad, or did they do something about it? Before doing "Truth or Consequences" was Bob Barker involved in TV? Before he hit it big as a comedian, Rodney Dangerfield had to win both money and respect by selling aluminum siding. True or false? Before he made his name as a famous journalist/columnist, he sang in a trio that included George Jessel and worked in vaudeville for twelve years. At the end of his life he performed yet again as the narrator of a popular TV show. Who was he? Before marrying Clark Gable, Carol Lombard married a Powell. But which one: Dick Powell or William Powell? Before she became a spokesperson for Maxwell House Coffee, she was the Wicked Witch of the West. Who is she? Belle Starr, the famous female outlaw of the Old West, was married and had a child. True or false? Ben bought a sheet of stamps of 35 cents. There are 8 stamps on each row. How much did it cost? Bernard Pomerance's play about the human spirit in a circus freak? Besides blondes, what do gentlemen prefer? Besides the Broncos, who was the last AFC team to win the Super Bowl? Bestselling "60 Minutes" author? Bette Davis and Henry Fonda once dated each other as teenagers. True or false? Between what two states does the Mason-Dixon Line run? Beyond national loyalties, who were opposed in the Thirty Years War? Big Blue" and "Pink Pad" are the nicknames for two competitors; what are their real names? Billie Burke who played Glinda, the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz, was the widow of what famous man? a. Robert Benchley b. Leslie Howard c. George M. Cohan d. Florenz Ziegfeld Billie Jean King and her husband, Larry, are the parents of two children, both girls. True or false? Billie Sol Wrightoff is the broker to which comic strip journalist? Billy Joel's unusually shaped nose is due to: a. a career as an amateur boxer b. a football injury c. normal growth d. a motorcycle accident Billy Martin, the on-again-off-again coach for the New York Yankees, did a series of commercials for what beer? Bing Crosby's son Gary is a well-known young golfer. True or false? Binkley has his hormones carbonated by whom in Bloom County? Biographer of Ernest Hemingway and Sophia Loren? Blondie and Tootsie do most of their shopping at what department store? Bloom County's Steve Dallas appeared in a rock video with which band? Blue Book Prices Corvette Bob Guccione was an artist before he became the publisher of Penthouse Magazine. True or false? Bob Hope said the following about the Reagans: "Ronnie's hero is Calvin Coolidge and Nancy's is Calvin_____." Bobbi Harlow, in Bloom County, has two interesting relatives. One is Yaz Pistachio. Name the other. Bobbie Darin died at 37 years old; what year did he die? Bobby Fischer defeated what Soviet chess player in Iceland for the world championship in 1972? Book and author on which Roman Polanski's film "Tess" was based? Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature but was forced by the Soviet government to reject it. True or false? Boris and Natasha were always after a hat. Name the hat. Boston cookbook author and TV personality? Bram Velsing, the Dreadknight, is an exiled citizen of which Marvel country? Brenda Starr works for the Daily Flash. Name her competition. Brendan Behan's first play? British author of "A Kid for Two Farthings" and "Expresso Bongo"? British comedian John Cleese does commercials for which imported beer? British jockey turned bestselling writer? British man-of-letters long resident on the island of Majorca? British poet and artist was a friend of Thomas Paine and denounced George III and the King of France. British writer and mathematician whose life ranged from tea with Bloomsbury set to campaigning for nuclear disarmament through civil disobedience. His name? Broderick Crawford appeared in a TV ad for what soft drink? Brooke Shields's mother's name is Teri. What is Brooke's father's name? Brother Voodoo is actually two brothers. Name them. Bruce Jenner, Olympic medal winner and T.V. personality, divorced his first wife to marry Elvis Presley's former girlfriend. What was her name? Bryher's first name? Buck Rogers's greatest opponent was: Budd Schulberg's version of F. Scott Fitzgerald'd Hollywood days? Buddy Rogers is best known as: a. a drummer b. husband of Mary Pickford c. children's TV star, Mr. Rogers d. none of the above Bugs always finds himself at the wrong end of a gun, usually toted by which two men? Built for today. Built to last for tomorrow," was a motto for which car company? Bulgaria is slightly larger than: a. Tennessee b. Wyoming c. Connecticut Burma's huge river? Burt Reynolds created a sensation as the first male centerfold in what publication? Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weismuller both portrayed Tarzan, but only one of them was an Olympic champion. True or false? Buz Sawyer enlisted in which branch of the service? By 1400 the Black Death had reduced the previous century's population of Europe by: a. 25% or more b. 50 c. 75 d. 10 By 1932, in the depths of the Depression, about how many people were out of work in the United States? a. 6 million b. 12 million c. 18 million d. 24 million By how much is light faster than sound? By land area, which is the largest city in the world? By what brand name is Hellman's Mayonnaise known west of the Rockies? By what name was character actor George Hayes better known? By what nickname was Rose Kennedy's father known? By what other name was prison inmate Robert Stroud known? By what other name was the wealthy James Buchanan Brady known? By what resources does Hawaii acquire its income and what are the percentages? By whom Aramaic is spoken today? By whom was Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, chauffeured around town? CBS-TV once agreed to build a television studio in Florida next to what star's golf course? Cain Marko, the Juggernaut, has a mutant stepbrother. Name him. Call for_____ _____." Capital and most important city of the Confederacy? Capital city of Afghanistan? Capital city of Argentina? Capital city of Australia? Capital city of Cambodia? Capital city of Chile? Capital city of Czechoslovakia? Capital city of Hungary? Capital city of Iraq? Capital city of Jordan? Capital city of Laos? Capital city of Malaysia? Capital city of New Zealand? Capital city of Nicaragua? Capital city of Paraguay? Capital city of Rumania? Capital city of Saudi Arabia? Capital city of Switzerland? Capital city of Uruguay? Capital city of Venezuela? Capital of Muslim Spain? a. Valencia b. Madrid c. Toledo d. Cordoba Captain America's arch-enemy is: Captain America's first partner, Bucky, had a real name. What was it? Captain Hook, Tiger Lily and Tinker Bell are characters in what story? Captain Ulysses Hazard was a World War II operative code-named: Captain William Bligh held what other post on the "Bounty" besides that of captain? Carlotta Monti was the mistress of what famous comedian? (Hint: she wrote a book about their relationship that was later turned into a movie.) Carrie Snodgrass, who starred in the movie Diary of a Mad Housewife, left her burgeoning career to live with what rock star? Casper the Friendly Ghost frolicked with which witch? Catch that_____Spirit." Celebrity Barbara Hutton, once married to Cary Grant, was the granddaughter and heir of what famous retailer? Central character of "Wuthering Heights"? Chain of islands off the southern tip of Florida? Chalkie is Andy Capp's partner in mayhem. True or False? Changing directions in yachting is called what? Charles Atlas, before becoming the "World's Most Perfectly Developed Man," claims he had been a weakling, weighing how many pounds? Charles Aznavour was born in: a. Armenia b. Paris c. Quebec d. Corsica Charles Aznavour was the protege of what famous singer? Charles Boyer inspired a cartoon skunk. Who? Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution after observing what bird in the Galapagos Islands? Charles Dickens left what novel unfinished at his death? Charles Lindbergh flew fifty combat missions against the Japanese in World War II as a civilian. True or false? Charles-Edouard Jeannerti-Gris is the real name of what famous modern architect who, among other projects, designed most of the new Indian city of Chandigarh in the 1950s? Charlie Chaplin's wife Oona is the daughter of what famous playwright who was adamantly against their marriage? Charlie the Tuna promotes what product? Chaucer was an actual person. True or false? Chevy Chase's real name is: a. Charles Chase b. Charles Chatworth c. Chevalier Chase Beaudine d. Chevy Chase Christina Crawford, who wrote Mommie Dearest about her mother, Joan, was adopted. True or false? Christopher Columbus was from what Italian city? Chuck Conners (The Rifleman) played professional baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. True or false? Chuck McCann recently starred in a Clio-award-winning soft drink commercial. Name the drink. Chuck and_____Have a Baby." Cicero and Julius Caesar were initially friends but later enemies. True or False? Classy Fred Astaire went off to the races and married a female jockey. What is her name? Cliff Robertson acts as a spokesman for what telecommunication firm? Clint Eastwood is married to his regular leading lady, Sondra Locke. True or false? Cloning, how's it done? Clovis I, king of the Franks, ended Roman rule in Gaul and founded what dynasty? Col. Ethan Allen and Col. Benedict Arnold captured what fort in 1775? Cold Comfort Farm" (1932) by Stella Gibbons was: a. an account of an eccentric girlhood on a great estate b. a satire on grim rural novels in Hardy's tradition c. the life of a woman country doctor that influenced Herriot d. a description of collective agriculture in the U.S.S.R,. Collection of short pieces by the host of "The Prairie Home Companion" radio show? Color Me Beautiful" by Carole Jackson is about: a. watercolor painting b. beauty tips for women c. house decorating d. Cabbage Patch dolls Columbian author of "One Thousand Years of Solitude"? Come on over to my pad" is a slogan for what product? Come to think of it, I'll have a_____." Come to where the flavor is, come to_____ _____." Comedienne Gilda Radner had a well-publicized affair with: a. Chevy Chase b. Brian-Doyle Murray c. Cleavon Little d. Gene Wilder Commissioner Dolan's daughter, who loves the Spirit, is named: Commodore (Cornelius) Vanderbilt made his fortune in which two of these endeavors? a. the railroad b. steamship company c. Erie Canal d. fur trade Compared with World War I military casualties, World War II military casualties were: a. much less b. almost the same c. much greater Compiler of the anthology "The Golden Treasury"? Complete the following jingle; "Don't cook tonight, call_____ _____." Conchy is a: Confessions of an English_____ _____"? Congressman Wayne Hays had an affair with a "secretary" he hired who couldn't type. She later did a nude pictorial for Playboy Magazine. What is her name? Connecticut insurance executive who wrote poetry in his spare time? Considering all the plates and spikes, how did stegosaurs mate? Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine empire, finally fell in 1453 to: a. the Ottoman Turks b. the Seljuks c. Germanic invaders d. the Slavs Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore was executed in what state? Copper pipe comes in three thickness grades: K, L and M. Just how thick are these grades in inches? Cornwallis was defeated at what town in the last major battle? Correct or incorrect: Harold Robbins: The Key to Rebecca Ken Follett: Goodbye Janette Correct or incorrect? 666: Jay Anson XPD: Len Deighton Correct or incorrect? A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog: Dylan Thomas Correct or incorrect? A Room of One's Own: Virginia Woolf A Room With a View: E.M. Forster Correct or incorrect? Aeschylus: Oedipus at Colonus Sophocles: The Seven Against Thebes Correct or incorrect? Aristophanes: Iphigenia in Aulis Euripides: The Frogs Correct or incorrect? Ben Jonson: Comus John Milton: Volpone Correct or incorrect? Christopher Marlowe: The Jew of Malta Thomas Kyd: The Spanish Tragedy Correct or incorrect? D.H. Lawrence: Seven Pillars of Wisdom T.E. Lawrence: The Rainbow Correct or incorrect? Danielle Steele: A Perfect Stranger Belva Plain: Random Winds Correct or incorrect? Dumas pére: The Count of Monte Cristo Dumas fils: La Dame aux Camélias Correct or incorrect? Father Brown: Lewis Carroll Father William: G.K.Chesterton Correct or incorrect? Francis Bacon: The Book Named the Governor, and Thomas Elyot: Novum Organum Correct or incorrect? Hart Crane: The Bridge Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage Correct or incorrect? Irving Wallace: The Origin, and Irving Stone: The Second Lady Correct or incorrect? Irwin Shaw: Bread Upon the Waters, and Thomas Harris: Red Dragon Correct or incorrect? Jackie Collins: The Company of Women Mary Gordon: Chances Correct or incorrect? Janet Dailey: No Time for Tears Cynthia Freeman: Nightway Correct or incorrect? John G. Fuller: Dynasty Robert S. Elegant: The Ghost of Flight 401 Correct or incorrect? John Le Carré: Blood and Money Thomas Thompson: The Honourable Schoolboy Correct or incorrect? Laurie McBain: Love Me Marietta, Jennifer Wilde: Dark Before the Rising Sun Correct or incorrect? Livy: Germania, and Tacitus: History of Rome Correct or incorrect? Moss Hart: The man Who Came to Dinner Bret Harte: Outcasts of Poker Flat Correct or incorrect? Northern Rhodesia: Zimbabwe Southern Rhodesia: Zambia Correct or incorrect? Of Time and the River: John Steinback Of Mice and Men: Thomas Wolfe Correct or incorrect? Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Elsie Venner Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: The Common Law Correct or incorrect? Paul Theroux: In Patagonia Bruce Chatwin: The Old Patagonian Express Correct or incorrect? Petronius: Satyricon Cicero: De Senectute Correct or incorrect? Pizarro: El Salvador Alvarado: Peru Correct or incorrect? Plain Language from Truthful James: Rudyard Kipling Plain Tales from the Hills: Bret Harte Correct or incorrect? Plato: Dialogues Aristotle: Poetics Correct or incorrect? Richard Henry Dana, Sr.: The Idle Man Richard Henry Dana, Jr.: Two Years Before the Mast Correct or incorrect? Rosalind: As You Like It, and Rosaline: Romeo and Juliet Correct or incorrect? Ross McDonald: Travis McGee John D. MacDonald: Lew Archer Correct or incorrect? Ruth Beebe Hill: Hanta Yo Anna Lee Waldo: Sacajawea Correct or incorrect? Sam Shepard: True West Sam Beckett: Rockaby Correct or incorrect? Sherwood Anderson: The Petrified Forest Robert E. Sherwood: Dark Laughter Correct or incorrect? Sir Walter Raleigh: History of the World, and Thomas More: Utopia Correct or incorrect? The Man Who Was: Rudyard Kipling The Man Who Was Thursday: G.K. Chesterton Correct or incorrect? The Prisoner of Zenda, Lord Byron The Prisoner of Chillon: Anthony Hope Hawkins Correct or incorrect? The Virginia Company of London: New England coast The Virginia Company of Plymouth: Virginia and Maryland Correct or incorrect? Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War Xenophon: Anabasis Correct or incorrect? Truman Capote: The Executioner's Song Norman Mailer: In Cold Blood Countee_____ Countess Giuletta Nefaria is the real name of Madame Masque. True or False? Country of birth of John Paul Jones? Country western singer Jessi Colter is married to which of the following country western stars? a. Merle Haggard b. Waylon Jennings c. Roger Miller d. Willie Nelson Creator of "Don Quixote"? Creator of "Elegy in a Country Churchyard"? a. Wordsworth b. Gray c. Shelley d. Keats Creator of "Green Eggs and Ham"? Creator of "Little Lord Fauntleroy?" Creator of "Peter Pan"? Creator of "The Beggar's Opera"? Creator of "The Owl and the Pussycat"? Creator of "archy and mehitabel"? Creator of Barry Lyndon? Creator of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh? Creator of Gargantua and Pantagruel? Creator of Gunga Din? Creator of Hercule Poirot? Creator of James Bond? Creator of Lady Sneerwell and Lady Teazle in "The School for Scandal"? Creator of Perry Mason? Creator of Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny and Tom Kitten? Creator of the Lemon Drop Kid and Harry the Horse? Crock is about: Cruel_____"by Steve Martin Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton is about what country? Cuddly" Dudley Moore has a very tall girlfriend. What is her name? Custer died in what battle? Cyrano de Bergerac was a real person, not just a fictional character. True or false? Czar Ivan the Terrible was so "terrible" that in an angry fit he killed his own son, Ivan. True or false? Daddy Warbucks adopted which comic strip heroine? Daddy of "Mafia Princess"? Dag Hammarskjold was the first U.N. Secretary-General. True or false? Daimon Helstrom is better known as: Dale Evans married Roy Rogers long before they made movies together. True or false? Dame Judith Anderson is English. True or false? Dame Rose Macaulay's bizarre trip to Turkey? Dance studio mogul Arthur Murray appeared in several MGM movie musicals. True or false? Dandy" Don Meredith is a_____Tea lover. Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" was a work of fiction based on what real peson's adventures? Dante's ideal woman was named? Darkseid's avenging son is: Dashiell Hammett, who created the characters of Sam Spade and The Thin Man, was himself a detective. True or false? Date of Arthur C. Clarke's "Odyssey Two"? Date of D-Day, the Allied landing in Normandy? Date of German invasion of Poland, and date of Britain and France's declaration of war on Germany? Datsun_____." David Clayton Thomas from Blood Sweat and Tears is now a spokesman for what product? David John Moore Cornwall is the real name of what famous writer of spy novels? David Stockman is the "boy wonder" director of what U.S. government office? Dawg is owned by which comic strip family? Dead Souls" was written by: a. Gogol b. Dostoevsky c. Gorki d. Tolstoy Dean Swift's name for his beloved Esther Johnson? Deathlok is from an alternate future of the 1990's. True or False? Deep Throat" star turned author. Define online access. Denizen of Greenwich Village, he and his wife were found murdered. Depending upon to whom you listen, this beer is either less filling or tastes great. Dere's a million good-looking guys in da world, but I'm a novelty." Who said it? Derogatory term for Napoleon concerning stature and military rank? Describe a delta. Describe activities involved using "waterfall" model in SDLC. Describe the different types of volcanoes. Describe three differences between gravitational forces and electrostatic forces. Describe three kinds of evidence that archaeologists study. Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha is the full name of what well-known TV personality? Desilu Studios was created by what husband-and-wife team? Desire Under the Elms" was written by: a. Sean O'Casey b. W.B. Yeats c. Tennessee Williams d. Eugene O'Neill Devil Dinosaur was about a boy and his red pet dinosaur. True or False? Dianne, Janet, Kathy, and Peggy are a sister singing group. What is their last name? Dick Cavett promotes which brand of computers? Dick Clark promotes which mail-order record club? Dick Tracy had his own cartoon series and featured three operatives. What was the name of the Oriental one? Dig Dug, Pole Position and Battlezone are all home video games that are made by what company? Ding, dong,_____calling." Do/did Eskimos live in igloos? Dodge trucks are built "_____tough." Doesn't war in fact have to be declared by Congress? Why wouldn't Vietnam be considered a war? Don Quixote's horse? Don Quixote's squire? Don Stroud (Captain Pat Chambers on TV's Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer) got his start doubling for Troy Donahue on a surfboard. True or false? Don't get mad, get_____." Don't just ask for a light (beer), ask for_____light." Don't stir without_____ _____." Donald Sutherland was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. True or false? Donald Sutherland was in the movies set on an island and based on which book by Ken Follett? Dondi's dog is named Freddie. True or False? Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" is based on what novel by what author? Donne, Herbert, Crashaw, Cleveland, Marvell and Crowley are known as what? Dostoevski's account of his prison years? Dostoevski's last novel? Down from Canada, up from the cold," is the motto of what sparkling spring water? Dr. Charles Frederick Menninger discovered meningitis. True or false? Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a black surgeon, was the first to perform what type of operation? Dr. Demento is: a. a psychiatrist/columnist b. an axe-murderer c. a disc jockey d. a rock 'n roll artist Dr. John S. Pemberton invented: a. pantyhose b. antidandruff shampoo c. Coca-Cola d. the first pinball machine Dr. Johnson's biographer? Dr. Paul Ehrlich developed a treatment for: a. gonorrhea b. smallpox c. diptheria d. syphilis Dr. Seuss' "The Cat in the_____." Drew Pearson, famed Washington muckraking columnist, had a side business of selling a certain commodity which he advertised as "better than in the column." What did he sell? Dudley Do-Right's girl friend Nell's last name is: Due to a legal decree he has chosen to mask himself in wraparound sunglasses, but Clayton Moore is still_____. Dumas pére's "The Man in the Iron Mask" is based on a real person. True or false? During Intercourse, with full vaginal penetration by the penis, does ejaculation have to occur for me to become Pregnant? During 1958-61 the United Arab Republic was composed of what two countries? During the most recent year that stats are available, how many marriages were conducted? During the 13th century, what Asian leader ruled a kingdom that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea? During the most recent year that stats. are available, how many divorces were granted? During the summer months we are urged to "slip in something_____." During this decade, what percent of all births have been to unwed mothers? During what geologic era did man evolve? During which of these spans did Confucius live? a. 14-86 A.D. b. 328-256 B.C. c. 551-479 B.C. d. 764-692 B.C. Dustin Hoffman grew up in: a. Cleveland b. Toronto c. New York City d. Los Angeles Dustin Hoffman once appeared in a TV ad. Whose product was he selling? E.L. Doctorow's Western? Early name for the Tower of London? Ecologically, are humans a first or second level consumer? Economist's book which first brought up the concepts of "conspicuous leisure" and "conspicuous consumption"? Ed Koch tells us about the most unforgettable and forgettable characters he has met. Eddie Fisher was the best friend of one of Elizabeth Taylor's husbands. Name him. Edith Sitwell believed she was a reincarnation of Catherine de Medici. True or false? Edmund Spenser referred to her as "Gloriana," Sir Philip Sidney was a friend, "William Shakespeare performed his plays for her. Who? Edward Fitzgerald's translation of the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" proved to be: a. an original poem in English with little to do with the Persian original b. a much closer translation than at first believed Edward Gibbon wrote "The Decline and Fall of the_____Empire"? a. Russian b. Indian c. Roman d. British Edwin O'Connor is supposed to have based this portrait of a big city political boss and his shenanigans on Boston's mayor James M. Curley. Its title? Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. took violin lessons from Jascha Heifetz. True or false? El Salvador is the same size as: a. Florida b. Indiana c. Massachusetts Eldridge Cleaver wrote Soul On Ice when he was: a. in Libya b. a expatriate in Paris c. in prison d. on the run from the Mafia Elizabeth Montgomery's TV husband was an adman; what was his name? Elizabeth Taylor once called this film star the most beautiful woman in the world. Who was Liz referring to? Ella Fitzgerald is a spokesperson for what audio tape? Ellery Queen is really two people. Who are they? Ellery Queen is the pen name of two men. True or false? Ellie Patterson's friend, Connie, has dated which two men? Ellie, in For Better or For Worse, goes to night school to take what subjects? Elsa Miranda did ads for what brand of banana? Elsie the cow is the mascot for what company? Elvis Presley was known as "The King" of rock 'n roll. Who was known in the movies as "The King"? (Hint: not King Kong) Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Agassiz and Lowell were all members of what club? Emily_____, author of "Etiquette" Emperor Meiji moved his court to Edo, which he renamed what? England's King Alfred the Great ruled during: a. 690-718 b. 714-742 c. 732-760 d. 871-899 England's Modesty Blaise always works with a partner. What is his name? English author's mechanical citrus fruit? English humorist and expert on gamesmanship, lifemanship and one-upmanship? English playwright who wrote "The Winslow Boy" and "Separate Tables"? English writer who made much of the idea that science and the humanities have split into two cultures? English, French, and German all belong to what same language family? Epic Comics' Coyote is part of which mythology? Epic Comics' Marada the She Wolf is a sorceress. True or False? Erfurt is in which German state? Ernest Hemingway had an irrational fear of seagulls. True of false? Ernest Hemingway, E.E. Cummings and John Dos Passos all did what when? Ernie Barnes is the name of the former football player for the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos who did all the paintings for what character on what TV situation comedy? Errol Flynn was born in Australia. True or false? Ethnic region of Spain of which Barcelona is the capital? European colonizers of Indonesian islands? Eva Peron, the subject of the hit Broadway musical Evita, was the wife of what ruler of Argentina? Eve Arden, who starred as Our Miss Brooks on TV, performed with the Ziegfeld Follies. True or false? Eve Eden is secretly: Even if you have not, like Keats, looked into Chapman's Homer, do you know Chapman's first name? Even if you were a millionaire, you would not be able to buy a better coffee. Even though he plays a villain on TV, he recently urged us all to stop smoking. Everything is better with_____ _____on it." Ex-boxer Rocky Graziano used to speak on behalf of what automotive product? Ex-wife of New York City American-Chinese psychoanalyst who became top-selling writer. Exactly how much square footage does the Earth consume? Exactly how tall is Prince Philip? Exactly what is everything men and women physically go through during sex? Expert witness on love signs: a. Sylvia Porter b. Susan Brownmiller c. Linda Goodman d. Barbara Tuchman Explain how a refrigerator works. Explain how different people use Joan of Arcas a political pawn. Explain the diamond system in billiards? Explain the difference between a large-scale and small-scale map. Explain the difference between a theory and a scientific law? Explain the infield fly rule in baseball. Explain what happens to the temperature as you increase altitude. What is causing this to occur? Explain why the middle colonies were also known as the Breadbasket Colonies? Extreme food shortage of long duration is known as what? F. Scott Fitzgerald had a grand romance at the end of his life that wasn't with Zelda. Who was the lady? F. Scott Fitzgerald's name for the 1920s? FInding a web sight on exploers FUCK" is an acronym. What does it stand for? Famed British translator of Chinese and Japanese poetry? Famed explorers Lewis and Clark began their expedition to the Pacific Ocean from what city? Famed sex researchers Masters and Johnson are married to each other. True or false? Famed writer of Westerns Max Brand also wrote about a modern medical doctor named what? Famous English writer (1811-1863), born in India, dropped out of Cambridge, tried reading for law, abandoned painting in Paris, before trying his luck with the pen? Famous Scottish-born writer-naturalist who walked all over North America before the turn of the 20th century? Famous astronomer Copernicus was: a. German b. Polish c. Hungarian d. Dutch Famous brothers Chang and Eng (of mixed Chinese and Siamese ancestory) gave rise to what expression that has entered the English language? Fantasy writer and a peer? Father John Corridan was the real-life inspiration for the labor-reform priest in what famous movie? Fatty" Arbuckle once performed in a Broadway play with Humphrey Bogart. True or false? Felix the Cat always ended his show with a phrase. What was it? Felix the Cat had a nemesis named The Professor. True or False? Female author of controversial young-adult bestsellers who turned her hand to adult bestsellers? Feminist and author Gloria_____. Fidonet was developed by who? Fill in the missing name from these famous words spoken by Alexander Graham Bell: "Mr._____, come here; I want you." Film critic Andrew Sarris is married to another eminent writer on film. What is her name? Find the sum of the measure of the interior angles of any hexagon. Finish the titles: "Morte_____," "The Romance of the_____," "Sir Gawaine and the_____ _____." Finnegan's_____." First a TV script, then a movie script, about a lonely Bronx butcher who meets an unmarried schoolteacher. Title and writer? First book of John Le Carré in which a woman is the most important character? First name of D.H. Lawrence's wife? First name of Henry James' philosopher-writer brother? First name of Joan Crawford's author daughter? First name of Leopold Bloom's wife? First name of the founder of Harvard College? First names of Elizabethan dramatists Beaumont and Fletcher? First names of the three Brontë sisters? First names of the two Durrell brothers? First prime minister of Israel? Five by Graham Greene: "Brighton_____" "The_____of the Matter" "Our_____in Havana" "The_____American" "Travels with My_____" Five by William Faulkner: "The_____and the Fury" "_____in the Dust" "Requiem for a_____" "The Wild_____" "King's_____" Flash Gordon most often battled evil on which exotic planet? Flash Gordon's writer/artist Dan Barry is related to what other strip artist? Flo Capp's best friend is: Florence Nightingale Graham was the real name of what famous beauty specialist who built a cosmetic empire out of a $1,000 investment? Follow the leader, he's on a_____." Food eaten in Shakespearean times. Football coach Frank Kush coached what future baseball star at Arizona State University? For 1996 election, who were the candidates and their positions from primaries to the final elections? For Jules Verne, why was the situation tense in France in 1870? For a school science project how do you make a coral reef? For any given age, what percentage of the current U.S. population still remains virginal? For how long could Negative Man stay outside Larry Trainor's body? For how long do I cook sweet potatoes in the oven? For how many days do the Chinese celebrate their New Year? For infants, is being in the water like being in the womb? For many years, this legendary beer was sold only west of the Mississippi River. For sunburn pain, use_____." For the perfect whiskey sour all you need to do is "open the_____and you've got it made." For what candy in the 1940s was Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie a spokesperson? For what cigarette would people walk a mile? For what do the initials GTE stand? For what does AT&T stand? For what does the "C" in VCR stand? For what fruit did Angie Dickinson do TV ads? For what is Lee Travis famous for? For what is Lee Trevino famous for? For what mattress did Susan Anton do a series of ads? For what product does the famous nightclub singer Bobby Short sing the theme song? For which paper does Brenda Starr work? For whom or what are the Marines looking? For years these two men collaborated on several successful radio ads, including a series of imaginative and enjoyable Time Magazine spots. Ford Madox Ford's "Some Do Not," "No More Parades," "A Man Could Stand Up" and "The Last Post" were gathered under what single title? Former Attorney General John Mitchell was accused and acquitted on a charge of conspiracy. True or false? Former CIA agent Edwin P. Wilson was put in prison for delivering armaments illegally to what foreign nation? Former Governor Jerry Brown of California and singer Linda Rondstadt were secretly married on January 19, 1983. True or false? Former U.S. Olympic star Cathy Rigby served as spokesperson for what product? Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey's middle initial stood for: a. Hornblower b. Hilton c. Houston d. Horatio Former Yippies Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin once made an offer to buy the New York Yankees baseball team. True or false? Former comedian Marty Ingels and his wife Shirley Jones successfully sued what publication? Former pitching great Sandy Koufax married the daughter of what well-known actor? Former teacher Jonathan Crane is also one of Batman's deadliest foes. Who is he? Found a unused bottle of corn oil in the garage, it might be a few years old, is it safe to use? Founder of the Dada movement in Paris? Four by Aldous Huxley: "Antic_____" "_____Counter_____" "Chrome_____" Brave_____ _____" Four by Alexander Solzenitsyn: "_____ _____in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" "Cancer_____" "The_____Circle" "The_____Archipelago" Four by F. Scott Fitzgerald: "The_____Gatsby" "_____Is the Night" "This_____of Paradise" "The_____Tycoon" Four by Harold Robbins: "The_____Merchants" "Where_____Has Gone" "A_____for Danny Fisher" "Never Love a_____" Four by Longfellow: "The_____of Miles Standish" "_____of a Wayside Inn" "The Wreck of the_____" "The_____at Springfield" Four by Saul Bellow: "Dangling_____" "Seize the_____" "Looking for_____ _____" "Henderson the_____ _____" Four travel books by D.H. Lawrence: "Twilight in_____" "Sea and_____" "Mornings in_____" "_____Places" Fractured Fairy Tales was narrated by which popular character actor? Francis Xavier Cabrini was the first U.S. citizen to be named a_____by the Roman Catholic Church. Frank Frazetta was an art assistant on Li'l Abner. True or False? Frank Sinatra started the "Rat Pack." True or false? Frank Sinatra's wife Barbara was once married to what famous comedian? Frank Sinatra, Jr. was once a kidnapping victim. True or false? Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated who in the 1932 presidential election? Frazer's "The Golden Bough" was composed of: a. translations from Chinese poetry b. comparative religion and mythology c. the reveries of an opium addict d. history and tradition of European banks Fred Astaire was born in: a. New York City b. London c. Omaha d. St. Louis Frederick Remington was the inventor of the Remington rifle. True or false? Frederick Rolfe, known as Baron_____. Frederick Weyerhaueser was known as: a. The Lingerie King b. The Lumber King c. The Candy King d. The Wire King Free domain names? Free to Choose" was a tie-in to what Nobel economist's TV series? Freedom's Five was Marvel's super-hero team during which world war? French author (1825-1915) of a ten-volume work on insect life? French author Céline's real last name? French author of "Madame Bovary"? French author of "Nana"? French poet who was original campaigner for Cubist painting? French writer and philosopher of personal happiness and freedom who placed all five of his children in an orphan asylum? Frenchman more interested in flowers of evil than leaves of grass. Friedrich Anton Mesmer introduced the use of hypnotism in medicine. True or false? Funky Winkerbean accompanied which buddy to the National Air Guitar tournament? G. Gordon Liddy tells all. GE is an accepted abbreviation of what company? Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, the French fashion designer, was known by what other name? Gadzooki has a large, green friend. Who is he? Gael Greene's "Blue Skies, No_____." Galactus has had seven beings as his heralds. Name them. Galactus is the sole survivor of: Garfield's owner, John, is continually asking out one particular woman. What is her profession? Garret A. Morgan, a scientist from Cleveland, invented what item of equipment used in World World I? Gary Dahl invented a humor phenomenon that swept the nation a decade ago. What was it? Gather ye rose-buds while ye may" was the advice of: a. Robert Herrick b. George Herbert c. Alexander Pope d. John Dryden Gaylord the Buzzard hangs out with which filthy witch? General Howe led the British to what victory on his way to Philadelphia in 1777? Geo-Force, of the Outsiders, had a super-powered half sister. Name her. George Eliot was her pen name. George Eliot wrote "The Mill on the_____" and "Silas_____" George Jean Nathan wrote about what? George Lucas is credited as author of the book "Star Wars." True of false? George Orwell, author of "1984," served with the Imperial Police in what Asian country? George Wallace is the only four-term governor in Alabama history. True or false? Gerald Ford was born in what city? German battleship scuttled off Montevideo? Get that bastard off the lot, now! I never want to see him again until we need him." Who said it? Getting_____" by Woody Allen. Ghana is slightly smaller than: a. Vermont b. California c. Oregon Ginger Rogers and Lola Lane were both married to what actor who portrayed a doctor created by writer Max Brand? Give Dr. Sivana's full name. Give a definition of a number. Give a hoot, don't_____." Give me liberty or give me death"-who said this, where and when? Give me some information on electromagnetics. Give the full name for Terry and the Pirates' Connie? Give the full name of the reporter covering Doonesbury's Walden Puddle. Give the history of gold. Glass in a window is in what state of matter? God's in his heaven, All's_____with the_____. Goethe's "Faust" was based on a real person by that name. True or false? Goethe's early novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" caused what reaction among its young male readers? Golden Boy" and "The Country Girl" are by what playwright? Goldie Gold's friend, Action Jack, had a last name and a profession. What were they? Goldsmith's play in which the hero mistakes the home of his wife-to-be as an inn, and her father as an overfamiliar innkeeper? Goliardic verse was often impolite student and minstrel verse in Latin. True or false? Gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson has been portrayed on the silver screen by what actor/comedian? Goobers and_____." Good-bye to All That" was written by: a. Aldous Huxley b. Robert Graves c. George Orwell d. D. H. Lawrence Gordon Ashe, Michael Halliday, Jeremy York and J.J. Marric are all pens names for what British author? Got milk? Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners" (1666) was an autobiography by a man known for a more famous work. That work and his name? Grandma Moses, otherwise known as painter Anna Marry Robertson Moses, lived to be how old? Gravity's Rainbow" and "V." were written by? Grenada is twice the size of: a. Washington, D.C. b. Delaware c. Rhode Island Gulley Jimson was its hero. Gunner, Sarge, Capt. Johnny Cloud, and Captain Storm have what in common? HOW DID NEW YORK GET THE NICKNAME "THE EMPIRE STATE" Hal Jordan became what DC comics villain? Hanna-Barbera rose to fame by creating what duo for MGM? Hans Christian Andersen of fairy tale fame was: a. Swedish b. Danish c. Norwegian d. German Happy Days," "Newspaper Days" and "Heathen Days" are the three volumes of whose autobiography? Harold Gray's 20th century comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" got its title from what, by whom? Harold Ross, James Thurber, Wilcott Gibbs, S.J. Perelman and E.B. White were associated with what magazine? Harold Washington is the first black mayor of what major U.S. city? Harper's Bazaar did not choose which of the following in their list of the top ten most beautiful actresses of 1983? a. Twiggy b. Joan Collins c. Victoria Principal d. Meryl Streep Harriet, the only female bird in Snoopy's camping ground, excels at something. What? Harry Anderson, star of TV's Night Court, has another show biz sideline. What is it? Harvey Kurtzman and Frank Frazetta never contributed to the Flash Gordon strip. True or False? Have a Coke and a_____." Have black bears killed people (campers, etc.) in recent history? Have there been any complaints about the Ford Windstar ('99 model)? Have there been any new break-throughs in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries? Have we ever seen Beetle Bailey's eyes? Hawaiian singer Don Ho is Jewish. True or false? Hawk and the Dove, of comic book fame, are cousins. True or False? He hated modern life and lived with hawks in the California mountains. His name? He lived in a cottage in the Bronx. He was a famous child actor. Later he became a TV executive, a director, and even played Clark Kent's boss Perry White. Who is he? He was a major-league baseball pitcher with the nickname "Bulldog," a sportscaster, and the author of a book that was the basis of a short-lived TV show. Who is he? He wrote "Dracula," she wrote "Frankenstein He wrote "Room at the top." He wrote "The Horse's Mouth," basis of the Alec Guinness film. He wrote the libretto for Richard Strauss' "Der Rosenkavalier": a. August Heinrich Hoffmann b. Hugo von Hofmannsthal c. Christian Hofmann von Hofmannswaldau He wrote the text for Handel's "Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" a. John Donne b. John Dryden c. Alexander Pope d. George Herbert Heart Like A Wheel, starring Bonnie Bedelia, is a movie about what real-life female race car driver? Heckle and Jeckle have differing backgrounds. Which is from Brooklyn and which from England? Heinz catsup is_____good. Helen Broderick, a comic relief character actress in the 1930s, is the mother of what famous actor? Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan performed an act on the vaudeville circuit. True or false? Helen Keller was born deaf, dumb, and blind. True or false? Hello,_____." Hello? Hellzapoppin was a hit play and movie starring the comedy team of Olsen and Johnson. What famous comedian recently tried without success to revive the play? Henry Kissinger's wife Nancy played on her women's basketball team in college. True or false? Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" is set in what city? Henry Miller's letters to her were published in 1965 and her Diaries have aroused widespread interest. Henry Miller's trip to Greece? Herbert Hoover was a mining engineer who had worked in Australia and China before eventually becoming President. True or false? Herbert Khaury is the real name of what unusual singing star? Hercules and his friend, Recorder, met a friendly Skrull. What was his name? Here are the first names of a father and two daughters of a well-known theatrical family: Richard, Joan, and Constance. What is their last name? Here lies one whose name was writ in water." Who? Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne were close friends. True of false? Hero of "The Catcher in the Rye"? Highest point in Alaska? Highest point in Arizona? Highest point in California? Highest point in Colorado? Highest point in Montana? Highest point in Nevada? Highest point in New Mexico? Highest point in Oregon? Highest point in Utah? Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Christianity each have millions of followers in which country in South Asia? His famous schoolbooks-the Readers and Speller-sold more than 100 million copies. His last name? His name conjures up images of religion, but his two houses of rock 'n roll worship were The Fillmore East and The Fillmore West. What is his name? Hitler's autobiography? Hollywood's classy film director Ernest Lubitsch (famous for "The Lubitsch Touch") was once a silent screen movie comic in Germany. True or false? Honduras is slightly larger than: a. Utah b. Tennessee c. Massachusetts Hoppy the Marvel Bunny says SHAZAM to get his powers. True or False? Horace and John were two brothers who had a significant impact on the automobile business. What was their last name? Horatio Alger was a character in a series of children's books about hard work leading to success in the latter part of the 19th century. True or false? House and home are often interchanged. Is there much of a difference? Hugh Hefner was once engaged to Gloria Steinem. True or false? Humorist who helped found a publishing house? Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker's initials are important in what work? Hunt, Millais, Rossetti and Morris belonged to what brotherhood? I adore my_____." I am in love with someone who is 4 years older than me. Do I have a chance? I am trying to find out about a box that I have that is dated 1889. I could have had a_____." I didn't use my deodorant yesterday, and I may not today," is a slogan for what product? I feel like something_____." I gotta get me some_____and_____." I had to be great. I couldn't be medium. My mouth was too big." Who said it? I have a crooked penis. Is that normal? I have a temporary green card; do I still need a employment authorization card for work? I have heard that Rozinante (the horse in Don Quixote) means something special in Spanish. What? I have heard there is a new theory about the Big Bang, what is it? I like those tiny little tea leaves in_____tea." I love this website; are there any others like it? I need information on gun control. I need many photos of art works of museums. What photo agency should I contact? I need some legal advice. I need to find FruitSOURCE. I need to know the top 50 graduate schools for microbiology and/or pathology? I think, therefore I am. Is this true? I understand that planting a St. Joseph statue in one's lawn helps one sell one's house. Should the statue be planted in the front or back yard (or both) and should it be facing the house or away and should it be right-side-up or upside-down? In other words, what should its positioning be? I understand...but why is it called the "Brooklyn Side"???!!??? I want my_____." I want to know about the first computer...how fast, how big? I want to know about the history of the Civil War... I want to travel to Brussels and stay over for 1 night. I need a travel agent. I was born on January 19; am I Capricorn or Aquarian? I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask any other man to live for mine" is the philosophy of a new society being built by the characters of what novel by what author? I wish I were an_____ _____ wiener." I would like information on the Sydney Opera House? I would like information on the book "The Merck Index ". I would like to know where, (city and state) the two Atom Bombs used in WWII, were manufactured. I would like to know why flying from Europe to the U.S. is always longer than from the U.S. to Europe? I would like to work from home. How do I find out about jobs? I'm afraid of butterflies, does that make me a freak? Is it a common phobia or what? I'm coo-coo for_____." I'm having a son and I'm a Jr. Do I number him II or III after his name? I'm interested in registering as a bone marrow donor. How do I do this? and What does the donation process entail? I'm interested in using egg whites, beaten into a meringue, for frosting. Do I need to worry about salmonella or anything else if I use this without cooking it? I'm trying to locate Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Speech I've got a report to get interviews, would you be able to answer some questions on bald eagles? I've got the fever for the flavor of a_____." I've heard that, if you play Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" backwards, there's a message. If so, what does it say? I've made over a million dollars in my life by not listening to men in blue suits." Who said it? I've often heard it stated that humans use only 18% of their brain capacity. What is the basis for this conclusion? I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that's the only way of ensuring one's immortality." What writer said it? a. Marcel Proust b. Franz Kafka c. James Joyce d. Philip Roth IBM is best known for its line of_____. Iceland is the same size as: a. New Jersey b. Virginia c. Montana Ichabod Crane was a character in what book by what writer? Identify "the saving place." Identify ways to maintain a healthy body. For example: nutrition, physical activity, etc.... Ignoring legalities, which is more dangerous to your health to be addicted to: marijuana or cigarettes? Images seen through a microscope are backwards and upside down. Why don't telescopes do that too? Imprisoned in every fat man," wrote what British critic about himself, "a thin one is wildly signalling to be let out"? India's largest city? Indian author of "Gone Away"? Indira Ghandhi is the daughter of what famous Indian? Indonesia is composed of how many islands? a. 700 b. 1,150 c. 13,500 Indy 500 winners Al Unser and Mario Andretti both promoted this toy race track. Infiniti is a division of what corporation? Inspector Maigret's "precinct house"? Into what three estates was medieval society divided? Into which body of water does the River Ganges flow? Inveterate enemy of Sherlock Holmes? Irish short story writer who spent much of his adult life in Brooklyn? Iron is produced by what type of supernova? Irving Berlin assigned the royalties to his song "God Bless America" to what two organizations? Irving Berlin began his musical career as a singing waiter. True or false? Irving Stone's "Lust for Life" and "The Agony and the Ecstacy" were about what two artists? Irwin the Troll, in Broom Hilda, has a nephew. Name him. Isaac Asimov is the pen name of three New York University professors. True or false? Island nation south of Sicily? Islands off Galway Bay? Islands off the Mediterranean coast of Spain? Israel became independent in what year? It took a wine merchant to blend a scotch this pleasing to the palate," is a slogan for what company? It's Shake 'N' Bake,_____ _____ _____." It's manly, yes, but I like it too," refers to what product? It's not champagne, it's_____ _____ _____ _____ _____." It's perfectly clear that_____is better." It's so easy when you use_____." It's your lucky_____day." Italian author of "Conjugal Love" and "Two Women"? Italian playwright responsible for "Six Characters in Search of an Author"? J.R.R. Tolkien's last? Jack Benny helped make "Rochester" famous. What was Rochester's real name? Jack Gelber's play about junkies Jack Hart was bathed in the Zero Fluid and became which Marvel hero? Jack Kirby did a comic strip adaptation of a science fiction film. Name it. Jack Kirby drew the strip adventures of which comic book hero? Jack Kirby once drew the original Captain Marvel. True or False? Jack Kirby's intertwined stories in New Gods, Mister Miracle, Jimmy Olsen and the Forever People form what saga? Jack London joined what famous gold rush? Jack the Ripper was probably, in real life, a man called Ivor Novello. True or false? Jackie Oh!" was written by Mario Puzo. True or false? Jacobo Timerman's "Prisoner Without a_____, Cell Without a_____." Jacqueline Bisset is a film producer. True or false? James Agee was primarily known as a critic and novelist, but he also wrote the screenplay for what movie starring Humphrey Bogart? James Clavell, author of Shogun, also produced and directed what motion picture starring Sidney Poitier? James Dean died in a motorcycle accident. True or false? James Joyce wrote a play. True or false? James MacArthur (Hawaii Five-O) is the adopted son of Helen Hayes and Charles MacArthur. True or false? Jan and Jace aided which intergalactic cartoon hero? Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights" were written by different Brontë sisters. True or false? Jane Fonda, while portraying a call girl in a hit movie, had close relations with what costarring actor? Janet Collins, a ballerina, was the first black artist to perform on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. In what year did she accomplish this? Janet Guthrie was the first woman to qualify and take part in what prestigious racing car event? Jean Baptiste Point du Sable came to the Mississippi Valley with French explorers and founded which city? Jean Gray was a member of the X-Men under two different names. What were they? Jean Harris, convicted of second degree murder in the death of Dr. Herman Tarnower of Scarsdale Diet fame, was headmistress of what exclusive girls' school? Jean Simmons married Farley Granger. True or false? Jean-Paul Belmondo's son is the special friend of what celebrity? Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were husband and wife. True or false? Jeff MacNelly is famous for two things. What are they? Jerry Lewis has a son who made it big for a while in rock 'n roll. What was the full name of his son's group? Jesse Owens ran 100 meter dash in 10.2 seconds in 1936; looking for name of German runner who equalled that record in 1954? Joan Crawford began her show business career as: a. a dancer b. a vaudeville magician's helper c. a ventriloquist d. a flutist Joanne Woodward is Paul Newman's first wife. True or false? Joe Frazier knocked down Muhammad Ali during a championship fight; who was the only other boxer to do that? Joe Palooka was undefeated. True or False? John B. Stetson, creator of the men's cowboy hat known as a "Stetson," started his business in what city? John Blackstar was swept into another universe and confronted: John Brown Russwurn was co-founder of the first black newspaper in the US, (Freedman's Journal). He was also one of the first African-American's to accomplish what? John Cheever's "Chronicle" and "Scandal"? John D. Rockefeller made the family fortune in oil. He spent some of that money by endowing what midwestern university? John Derek "discovered" Ursula Andress. True or false? John Dos Passos, W.H. Auden, Jacques Barzun, Theodore Roethke and Lewis Mumford all received what fellowship? John Erlichman's book was retitled "Washington Behind Closed Doors" for the TV tie-in--its original title? John F. Kennedy, Jr. is a graduate of Harvard. True or false? John Ford, William Rowley and Thomas Dekker wrote: a. biblical commentary b. an encyclopedia of herbal remedies c. accounts of travels abroad d. plays John Gregory Dunne was a famous 17th century poet. True or false? John Hodiak was a movie star of the 1940s and the ex-radio voice of what well-known fictional country bumpkin? John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of_____." John L. Lewis was: a. a boxer b. a labor leader c. a novelist d. none of the above John McEnroe serves as spokesman for what product? John O'Hara set many of his novels and stories in what fictitious town in what real state? John Roebling designed what famous bridge? John Steinbeck's effort on the biblical story of Cain and Abel? John Updike's literary assay into Africa? John Whitfield founded what community settlement in 1639? Johnny Carson once said, "She doesn't need a steak knife. _____cuts her food with her tongue." Johnny Carson" was the title of a song recorded by the Beach Boys. True or false? Johnny Hyde was the agent who helped launch the career of what famous movie star? Joseph Conrad collaborated with whom on the novels "The Inheritors" and Romance"? Joseph Cotton, who played a drama critic in his movie debut (Citizen Kane), had actually once been a drama critic in real life. True or false? Joseph Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy's father, was America's ambassador to what country? Joseph P. Kennedy outlived how many of his children? Josephine the plumber for years served as spokesperson for what product? Jow long did it take Gertrude Ederle to swim the English Channel? Joyce Jillson's answer to "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche"? Judomaster is really Rip Jagger, but what is his army rank? Julius Caesar is told to beware the Ides of March, which is what day on the modern calendar? Just how German was Hitler? Ka-Zar was born in the Savage Land in Marvel's comics. True or False? Kansas Senator Robert Dole's wife Elizabeth has what job in the Reagan administration? Karl Marx's big blockbuster? Katherine Hepburn is a graduate of which of the following colleges? a. Vassar b. Smith c. Radcliffe d. Bryn Mawr Katherine Mansfield wrote: a. plays b. novels c. short stories d. screenplays Kenya is slightly smaller than: a. Alaska b. Texas c. North Dakota Kid Blackie" was the name that a famous heavyweight boxer used when he began his career in 1914. What was this future champion's name? Kids are taller today. What is the average height today versus 20 or 30 years ago? Kinflicks" was written by: a. Judy Blume b. Susan Isaacs c. Lisa Alther d. Erica Jong King Arthur's Round Table seated how many knights? King Lear had three daughters, named? King Leonardo's partner, Odie Colognie, was a tiger in the cartoon. True or False? King Vultan ruled which race on Mongo? Kleenex is a commonly misused for the word tissue-paper. What is the word to describe this misuse? Know any good camping and backpacking tips? Known as a composer and champion of serendipity, he is also the author of short ironic pieces. Known in Rome for his epigrams, he published his first book to celebrate the opening of the Coliseum. His name? L.A. cop turned author? La Mancha is home to what fictional characters? Lady Chatterley's Lover" was what on her husband's estate? Lake St. Clair is a smaller lake on a river connecting which two of the Great Lakes? Lake Titicaca is between what two countries? Lancelot Strong was the second man to become the Shield. True or False? Land o'Lakes butter is from which state? Larry played the harmonica and composed music; Luther was in the movies; Stella made her name on Broadway. They were all siblings. What was their last name? Last Islamic kingdom in Spain? Last czar of Russia? Last name of the poor student who commits murder in Dostoevski's "Crime and Punishment"? Laszlo Loewenstein was the Hungarian actor who rose to fame as: a. Peter Lorre b. Bela Lugosi c. Ernie Kovacs d. Danny Kaye Later name of LeRoi Jones? Lauren Bacall has been romantically linked with what actor who co-starred with her in Broadway's Applause? Lauren Bacall was Humphrey Bogart's: a. second wife b. third wife c. fourth wife d. fifth wife Laurence Sterne began an account of whose "life story" with his conception and ended it with his birth? Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "A Coney Island of the_____." Le Carré's George? Leading Spanish poet executed in the Spanish Civil War? Legendary record producer Phil Spector wrote the song "To Know Him Is To Love Him," performed by The Teddy Bears. Where did he get the title? Legendary stage actress Sarah Bernhardt never acted in a movie. True or false? Leggo my_____." Leigh Brackett, Larry Niven and Alan Dean Foster all write what kind of fiction? Lenin gave in to the peasants in 1921, allowing them to market their produce, in what policy? Lenin's real last name? Let your fingers do the walking through the_____ _____." Li'l Abner's Al Capp wrote the introductory story for which legendary strip? Liberty is freedom from control by others, true or false? Life at West Point according to Lucian K. Truscott IV? Life of the Doors' Jim Morrison? Like China's Mao Tse-Tung, Ho Chi Minh composed poetry. True or false? Lilac time: name the two poets who wrote these lines. a. April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land... b. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd... Lincoln Mercury uses what animal as its symbol? Little Gloria...Happy at Last"--Gloria who? Little Iodine was a spin-off from which comic strip? Living, Loving and Learning" by Leo who? Lois Lowry wrote a series of funny stories about a girl named? Long train journeys are the nonfiction specialty of this novelist. Longfellow's Acadian heroine? Look for the_____label." Looking for simple/cost effective database package that does searches/links for one or more fields? Looks like a Hawaiian bar mitzvah," was Blackwell's comment about what woman on his 1974 worst dressed list? a. Yoko Ono b. Dolly Parton c. Cher d. Bette Midler Lord Snowdon and Lord Lichfield each vied to become the official photographer of Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding. Who was the victor? Lorna Doone, A Romance of_____." Lorna Luft's parents collaborated on only one movie. What was it? Lorne Greene serves what kind of dog food to his dogs? Louis Auchincloss's stories deal with: a. the old West b. merchant seamen c. the upper echelons of society d. the newspaper world Louis Comfort Tiffany, the creator of Tiffany lamps, was the son of the founder of Tiffany's, the famous jewelry company. True or false? Louis XIV's definition of the state? Louis XIV's magnificent palace 12 miles west of Paris? Louis has an unlikely last name for a writer of Westerns. Louisa_____Alcott wrote "_____Women." Love in a Cold Climate" and "Noblesse Oblige" are by? Lowell Thomas was: a. a journalist b. an author c. a founder of Cinerama d. all of the above e. none of the above Lucky the Leprechaun serves as spokesperson for what product? Lucy Montgomery wrote what series of books based on her childhood on Prince Edward Island? Luke Cage is known by two other names. What are they? Lysias, Isocrates, Aeshines and Demosthenes were all: a. playwrights b. philosophers c. orators d. historians MGM's boy-genius, Irving Thalberg, married which of his studio's stars? Macavity the Mystery Cat, Gus the Theatre Cat, Bustopher Jones the Cat about Town and Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat are personalities in what book? Mad's Sergio Aragones has created a bumbling barbarian. What is his name? Madame Marie Curie and her husband discovered radium. What was her husband's first name? Madge the manicurist is a spokesperson for what product? Maggie and Jiggs had a beautiful daughter. What was her name? Make it_____or make it yourself." Malcolm Lowry's "Under the Volcano" is about: a. a pro tennis player b. a homosexual geologist c. an alcoholic consul d. a bored tour guide Many hispanic people celebrate this day in addition to their birthdays? Many men, including me, have a legal name of John and a "nickname" of Jack. Many of her novels are set in the ancient Mediterranean, such as "The Last of the Wine," "The King Must Die" and "The Bull from the Sea." Her name? Many people helped create Bugs Bunny, but who gave him his definitive look? Many products strive to achieve which magazine's seal of approval? Maria Shriver, one of the Kennedy cousins, has been the steady date of what imposing celebrity? Marie Antoinette's mother? Mariette Hartley is a spokesperson for what camera company? Mark Twain set 4 novels, including "Tom Sawyer" in what city? Mark Twain's real name? Marlon Brando had a son, Tehotu, with his Polynesian costar of Mutiny on the Bounty. What was her name? Marlon Brando has an older sister who is an actress. True or false? Martha Halftrack, in Beetle Bailey, is taking tennis lessons from whom? Martin Cruz Smith in Moscow? Marvel's Red Wolf is a member of which Indian tribe? Marvel's original Captain Mar-Vell died in what manner? Mary McCarthy was associated in the 1930s and 1940s with which one of these magazines: a. Hudson Review b. Partisan Review c. New Yorker d. Atlantic Monthly Mary Worth had the nickname Apple Mary during the depression. True or False? Max and Friedrich are both Swiss playwrights who write in German. Mean Joe" Green threw his football jersey to a young boy in exchange for what soft drink? Meaning of the Irish name Searc or Serce - a saint of 6th cen? Meat hooks" is a slang term that refers to what part of the body? Megatrends" by John Naisbitt is about: a. a vitamin scandal b. new weight loss methods c. America in the next decade d. Detroit car designs Mel Blanc is the voice of Donald Duck. True or false? Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Carl Reiner, and Neil Simon all belong to which of the following organizations: a. The Hillcrest Country Club Auxiliary b. Writers Against Sick Humor (WASH) c. a & b d. None of the above. Mel Ferrer was the first husband of what famous actress? Mentor of Titan had two children in the Marvel comics. Name them. Mera, former Queen of a water dimension, married which DC super-hero? Meryl Streep appeared in movies based on these books, one set in Lyme Regis, the other in Brooklyn. Mesopotamian civilizations depended on what two great rivers? Michael Landon represents which photography company? Mick Jagger had a child with his former wife, Bianca. What is the child's alliterative name? Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog was companion to which cartoon hero? Mike Doonesbury's brother is named: Milo Bloom writes nasty editorials about which politician? Milton the Monster was built by which duo in the cartoon series? Miss Buxley is secretary to what commanding officer? Miss Lillian," President Carter's mother, once serviced with the Peace Corps in what country? Miss Vickie," Tiny Tim's ex-wife, is now the weather forecaster on an L.A. TV news program. True or false? Mockingbird is chairman of the West Coast Avengers. True or False? Model/actress Farrah Fawcett used to be the spokesperson for what hair product? Modern pop music group has name of 1925 John Dos Passos novel. Montgomery Ward was actually two people, James Montgomery and Christopher Ward. True or false? More Parks Sausages, Ma,_____." More than 33 million people are HIV-positive. How many of them are in sub-Saharan Africa? 1/3, 1/2, or 2/3? Morris the Cat serves as spokesperson for what cat food? Most famous of the medieval morality plays? Most porn films I've ever seen are a wonderful argument in favor of blindness." Who said it? a. Reverend Jerry Falwell b. critic Rex Reed c. publisher Al Goldstein d. singer Anita Bryant Mother Theresa won a Pulitzer Prize for her work for the poor of Calcutta, India. True or false? Mountain in northern Wales, its name assumed by a photographer earl? Movie critic Roger Ebert won a Pulitzer Prize in 1975. True or false? Movie director Michael Curtiz, producer Alexander Korda, and actor Bela Lugosi all came from what country in Europe? Movie producer David Brown is married to what famous female of the magazine world? Movie tough guy George Raft got his start in show business as: a. a stuntman b. a nightclub dancer c. a dialogue coach d. a bodyguard for Jack L. Warner Moviola," set in Hollywood, was written by: a. William Goldman b. Joseph Wambaugh c. Eve Babbitt d. Garson Kanin Mr. Britling Sees It Through" and "The History of Mr. Polly" are by? Mr. Goodwrench works for what gas station? Mr. Whipple serves as spokesman for what product? Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" was published in 1901. What was the Cabbage Patch? Muckraking columnist Jack Anderson is a practicing Mormon. True or false? Muhammed Ali, when he still went by the name Cassius Clay, cut a pop record. True or false? Multimillionaire Howard L. Hunt used to have his lunch flown to Texas every day from his favorite restaurant in Paris. True or false? Mungo_____, Scottish explorer of West Africa? Murder in a 14th century Italian monastery, by Umberto Eco? Mutt and Jeff were a famous comic strip team but what's Mutt's first name? My 7 year old son takes 8 puffs of ventolin and 4 puffs of flovent on a hard day; will it hurt him? My friends and I have a music group but we have no band how do we get started? My last name is Prinz; where did it originate? My ol' pal_____." My wife has been breastfeeding for 3 months. What are the chances of her getting pregnant again? N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestle's make the very best_____." NINA" is an acronym. What does it stand for? Names of books by James A. Michener set in the following locations? a. South Africa b. Spain c. Maryland d. Colorado Napoleon aimed at sealing off Europe from trading with Britain, a concept he called what? Napoleon's first wife's name? Napoleon's second wife's name? Natasha Romanoff is better known as: National Spelling Bee winning words in 1976 and 1984 were what? Nationality and current occupation of the heroine and hero in Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"? Nationality of the principal character in "Death in Venice"? Neil Armstrong's Apollo moon-landing flight was his only trip in space. True or false? Neil Simon wrote which of these plays? a. "Noises Off" b. "Torch Song Trilogy" c. "Brighton Beach Memoirs" d. "Glengarry Glen Ross" New England poet Robert Frost was born where? New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner's money comes from what enterprise other than baseball? New York writer killed by a dune buggy while sleeping on the beach at Fire Island? Newspaperman Horace Greeley ran for president in 1872. True or false? Nickname of Mary Tudor, who persecuted Protestants when she was queen of England? Nightwood" was written by_____Barnes. Ninotchka was the 1939 movie with what unique advertising slogan that was used because of its star's past artistic reputation? No one knows who the Black Orchid is. True or False? No other battery looks like it, or lasts like it. Noah Beery Jr., who played James Garner's father in The Rockford Files, is the nephew of what famous actor? Noah Webster of dictionary fame and Daniel Webster, the politicians, were cousins. True or false? None of my relations ever spoke to me of my books...The subject was avoided as if it were a king of family disgrace, which might be condoned but could not be forgotten." Which of these authors? a. Henry James b. Edith Wharton c. Gertrude Stein d. F. Scott Fitzgerald Norman Cousins' account of his fight against illness? Norman Mailer helped free him from jail, with an unfortunate result. Name the writer and his book. North Yemen and South Yemen-which is leftist? Nothing Down" and "Creating Wealth" tell you how to make money through what? Nothing beats a great pair of_____." Nothing even comes close" is a slogan for what car manufacturer? Now that Michael Jordan retired, what city does he live in? Nu U was briefly President of South Vietnam in 1957. True or false? O.J. Simpson advertises for what company? Odoacer was chieftain of what barbarian people? Of all the humans who have ever lived, what percent are alive today? Of all the women getting a lumpectomy, how many are American? Of the 15 jockeys riding in the first Kentucky Derby, how many were black? Of what discipline was the famous western gunman, Doc Holiday, a doctor? Of what were Cyrus and Darius the Great rulers? Of which country was Cerebus the Aardvark Prime Minister? Official U.S. Navy historian during World War II, his books deal with New England and war at sea. His name? Often a bridesmaid, never a bride," was the slogan for what product? Oh! Carol," the Neil Sedaka tune, was written about whom? Oh, to be in England Now that_____there Oh, what a feeling," is a motto of what car manufacturer? Oh,_____, I'm glad there's lemon-freshened Borax in you!" Oil-producing island nation in the Persian Gulf? Okay ladies, show us your_____." Old Lonesome is the spokesperson of what company? Oleg Cassini's brother Igor wrote a famous syndicated newspaper column in the 1950s and early 1960s under what name? Olympic swimming champion Mark Spitz is presently engaged in what kind of business? Once gingivitis has set in, will brushing alone get rid of it? One by Ken Follett: "The_____from St. Petersburg." One of the Cambridge critics and a defender of D.H. Lawrence: a. F.R. Leavis b. Malcolm Muggeridge c. Kenneth Tynan One of the most successful plays of the 1890s was "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," by what playwright? One of the two main branches of physical science is chemistry; what's the other main branch? One was an extravagant tipper, one moderate, one a hardliner. Which was which? Balzac Dickens Proust One-time head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Anne Gorsuch was married while in office. What was her name when she resigned? One-time music star Cat Stevens is now a penniless beggar in what foreign country? Only 12 men have walked on the moon and Neil Armstrong was the first. Who was the last, on Apollo 17 in 1972? Only one actor has played Bozo the Clown on TV. True or false? Ooh, la, la,_____." Opus the Penguin is running for Vice-President on which ticket? Opus the Penguin lives with which Bloom County resident: Ordinary People" was written by: a. Judith Krantz b. Jacqueline Briskin c. Judith Guest d. Joyce Haber Origination of word hello? Orson Welles once performed the trick of sawing what famous actress in half? a. Ginger Rogers b. Marlene Dietrich c. Gloria Swanson d. Alice Faye Orson Welles speaks on behalf of what product? Oscar Mayer has a way with_____." Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being_____" Other name for the Indian Mutiny? Other than Road Runner, which Warner Bros. character did Wile E. Coyote confront? Other than Thor, who is the only person worthy enough to wield Mjolnir? Other than Wilma, who was in love with Buck Rogers? Other than Woodstock, name the four birds comprising Snoopy's Beagle Patrol hikes. Our Town," "The Skin of Our Teeth" and "The Matchmaker" are plays by? Our presidents must work for ? and justice for all. Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"--whose title? Over time, is the Earth getting heavier or lighter? Oxford Movement churchman who wrote "Apologia Pro Vita Sua"? Pain Erasure: The Bonnie Prudden Way"--real book or just a notion? Paul Anka's hit song "Puppy Love" was about his relationship with what young actress? Paul Gallico's charwoman? Pearl Buck, author of The Good Earth, was the wife of explorer Frank Buck. True or false? Peg-Leg Pete never appeared in the Mickey Mouse comic strip. True or False? Pen name of Hector Hugh Munro? People stop and listen when you have this broker. Pepin the Short was the first ruler of what dynasty? Peter Canon has trained himself to near perfection and is better known by which super-hero name? Peter Lawford began his career as a child actor. True or false? Peter Matthiessen tramped about the Himalayas in search of what feline? Peter Parker takes photos for the Daily Flash. True or False? Peter Quince at the Clavier" was written by: a. William Carlos Williams b. Ezra Pound c. T.S. Eliot d. Wallace Stevens Peter the Great and Catherine the Great of Russia belonged to what dynasty? Petrarch's ideal woman was named? Picasso's ex-mistress turned author, much to the great man's discontent. Pigeons of the grass alas" is from whose libretto for what opera? Pikes Peak is in which state? Pilot author of "Flight to Arras" and "The Little Prince"? Pioneer Winsor McCay gave us one of the first cartoons. What was it? Pip is told he will be the heir of an unknown benefactor and sets off to London, in which Dickens novel? Pirate and poet? Pizarro conquered who and where? Play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witchcraft trials? Playboy playmate and budding actress Dorothy Stratton was murdered by her husband. What was his name? Playwright of "The Maids," "The Balcony" and "The Blacks"? Playwright who married Marilyn Monroe? Playwright, politician, ambassador, wife of publisher Henry R.? Please define a paradox? Please describe a mesa. Please describe a plateau. Please don't squeeze the_____." Please explain how time dilation is theoretically possible. Please explain the word "brevet"? Please give me the dictionary definitions of "procrastinate" and "stall". Please name the wives of Henry VIII of England. Please provide information on natural language software. Please tell me the import duty of sodium hydrosulfite? Plop, plop, fizz, fizz," was a part of whose jingle? Poet and poem? What seas what shores what granite islands towards my timbers And woodthrush calling through the fog My daughter. Poet who read at John F. Kennedy's presidential inauguration? Pogo first appeared in: Polish polo-player Popeye was introduced in which comic strip? Popeye's chief adversary had two cartoon names. What were they? Popular TV talk show host used his last name as the title of his book. What was it? Popular composer Cole Porter was actually a coal porter in a West Virginia coal mine as a youth. True or false? Popular title of the first edition of Shakespeare's collected plays and its date of publication? Porgy," DuBose Heyward's novel and later play--later still the basis of an opera--was set along what street in what town? Porky Pig had a girl friend. Name her. Portugal is slightly smaller than: a. Colorado b. Indiana c. Vermont Portuguese islands off Morocco? Power Man was once a member of the Fantastic Four. True or False? Pre-European residents of New Zealand? Pre-Raphaelite who placed a sheaf of poems in the casket of his loved one, and later had her exhumed when he found he had no copies? Preference by Loreal costs more, but_____ _____ _____." President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a voracious reader of westerns by what author? President Nixon's banker friend, Charles Rebozo, is known by what nickname? Primrose Bordier received France's Legion d'Honneur for designing: a. The Eiffel Tower b. The Louvre c. The Excocet Missile d. Sheets Prince Andrew of England was reportedly involved with what star of soft-porn movies? Prince Henry the Navigator ruled where? Prince Valiant was prince of what? Prince of Norway who claims the Danish throne after Hamlet's death? Prior to Alaska and Hawaii, what was the last U.S. territory to become a state? Prior to changing its name, Master Card was called what? Private detective Mike Hammer appears in what writer's stories? Psychoanalyst author of "Listening With the Third Ear" and "The Need to be Loved"? Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice cereals used to be called what? Put a Tic Tac in your mouth and get a_____out of life." Put a little_____inya." Putters-together of lists: Irving, David, Amy and Sylvia? Qu'est-ce qu'il y a? Queen Beatrix is the reigning monarch of what European country? Quick Draw McGraw's partner, Baba Looey, was what kind of animal? Quo Vadis?," the novel set in Nero's Rome, was originally written in what language? R. Rodney Rabbit eats a cosmic carrot and becomes which super-hero? RSO Records is represented by what animal? Race Bannon, Hadji, and Bandit joined whom on worldwide adventures? Radio broadcaster Vic Sage is also a comic book crimebuster. Name him. Radio comedian Fred Allen never appeared in a movie. True or false? Radios are on sale for $35.51. They are marked as being 33% off. What is the regular price? Raid kills bugs_____." Rammstein's lead vocalist, Till Lindemann, does a certain stunt at every show. What is it? Ras al Ghul has a daughter devoted to Batman. Name her. Ratings for toaster ovens? Ray Palmer, the Atom, is married to lawyer Jean Loring. True or False? Readers of this magazine "live a little better, a little smarter." Real identity of Buck Mulligan in Joyce's "Ulysses"? a. Charles Stewart Parnell b. Oliver St. John Gogarty c. George Moore d. Padraic Colum Real name and profession of Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland"? Real name of Benét, author and New Yorker correspondent in Paris for many years? Real name of Flann O'Brien aka Myles Na gCopaleen? Real name of O. Henry? Rebecca," "Frenchman's Creek," "My Cousin Rachel," "The Breaking Point"...who wrote them? Regular engines go 'pock, pock, pock.'_____goes 'mmmmmm.'" Reknowned critic of Henry James, James Joyce and Willa Cather? Remember Erma Bombeck's "The Grass Is Always Greener_____ _____ _____ _____"? Remember James Herriot's "All Things_____and_____"? Renowned drummer Buddy Rich acted as spokesperson for what electronic musical product? Representative Geraldine Ferraro is a three-term congresswoman from what borough of New York City? Rerun is Charlie Brown's little brother. True or False? Return of the Druses," an account of this people in Syria and Lebanon, was written by: a. Percy Bysshe Shelley b. Lord Byron c. Alfred, Lord Tennyson d. Robert Browning Reviver of Arts and Crafts Movement whose wallpapers are better remembered than his words today? Rex Stout's overweight gourmet detective who rarely bothers to leave his house to solve a crime? Riccardo Muti became the conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra after whose forty-four year reign? Richard Basehart was a politician before he became an actor. True or false? Rita Farr married someone and together they adopted a boy. Name the husband and the boy. Roald_____writes macabre stories. Robbe-Grillet, Sarraute, Resnais, Godard and Truffaut belong to what cultural movement? Robby Reed, who dialed "H" for HERO, had a favorite expression. What was it? Robert Blake served as a spokesman for this car product. Robert H. Schuller would recognize which one of the following as a colleague? a. Edward I. Koch b. Joseph Wambaugh c. Erma Bombeck d. Billy Graham Robert Louis Stevenson spent months living in an abandoned house at what disused California mine? a. Yellow Astor b. Grass Valley c. Mother Lode d. Silverado Robert Ludlum's foray into humor? Robert Morley is the spokesperson for what airline? Robert Penn Warren has denied that Willie Stark in "All the King's Men" is based on what Louisiana politician? Robert Redford suffers from: a. vertigo b. claustrophobia c. agoraphobia d. none of the above Robert Truax is a private citizen in Saratoga, California who is building something very unusual in his backyard. What is he building? Robin was killed by which of Batman's rogues gallery? Rock singer Stephen Stills auditioned to become a member of The Monkees. True or false? Rock star Grace Jones's latest boyfriend is Swede Hans Lundgren, who is a champion of what sport? Rodney Dangerfield was a close friend of comedian Lenny Bruce. True or false? Roger Williams was the founder of Providence, Rhode Island, a place in which he hoped to provide religious freedom for: a. Huguenots b. Catholics c. Lutherans d. All faiths Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and model Jeri Hall had a baby girl. What's the infant's name? Rolling Stone Visits Saturday Night Live"--real book or just a notion? Rom-Spaceknight-hails from what planet? Ron Wood is a member of The Beach Boys. True or false? Ronzoni_____ _____." Roy Harper is the former ward of which DC superhero? Roy Harper, Green Arrow's ward, has kicked which bad habit? Roz the short-order chef keeps the drinks coming for which Shoe cast member? Ruggles of Red Gap" involves: a. life in Devonshire public school b. the first British pilots in World War I c. an English butler in the old West Ruinite on ice,_____ _____." Rumania is slightly smaller than: a. Texas b. South Carolina c. Oregon Russia on one side, and Turkey, Britain and France on the other, fought what war? Russian author of "Eugene Onegin" and "Boris Godunov"? Russian author of "The Lower Depths"? Russian author who used titles such as "The Bedbug" and "The Cloud in Trousers?" Russian poet who married Isadora Duncan? SS-GB" and "Berlin Game" are by: a. Eric Ambler b. Len Deighton c. Alistair McClean d. Ken Follett Sabrina appeared in cartoons with the Groovy Goolies. Who were they? Sally Rand was the author of Atlas Shrugged. True or false? Sally Struthers is a spokesperson for what charitable organization? Sally Struthers was the voice for which cartoon heroine? Sam Wilson, the Falcon, started life as a criminal. True or False? Sammy Davis, Jr. appeared on a soap opera. True or false? Samuel Beckett's play "Krapp's Last_____." Samuel Clemens was the first writer to use the pen name Mark Twain. True or false? Sappho's island? Sarah Caldwell was the first female conductor of what opera company? Sarah Gamp and Seth Pecksniff are in which Dickens story? Sarge Steel's secretary's name is Velda. True or False? Sault Ste. Marie is between which two of the Great Lakes? Scarlett's twin admirers in "Gone With the Wind"? Scatman Crothers served as the voice of which animated Harlem Globetrotter? Schweppes mixers have_____." Scooby Doo is a fearless pet. True or False? Scooter, Snoopy, Countdown, and Jenny were better known as what cartoon team? Scott Summers has a brother Alex in the Marvel comics. What is his super-hero name? Scott Summers's father is a member of the Starjammers. Name him. Seafarers respect what two North Carolina capes? Secret Agent X-9 later became Secret Agent_____. Selina Kyle is better known in comic books as: Sequel to "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"? Sequel to Milton's "Paradise Lost"? Serpentine" and Celebrity" are by: a. Thomas Thompson b. Irwin Shaw c. Tom Wicker d. William Goldman Setting of "Shogun"? Shah Jehan, Akbar and Aurungzebe all ruled where? Shake, shake, shake a-_____." Shakespeare stole at least one plot from him. He in turn called William an "upstart crow," before dying "of a surfeit of pickled herring and Rhenish wine." His name? Shakespeare's birth and death dates? Shakespeare's birthplace? Shakespeare's daughters' names? Shakespeare's early patron? Shakespeare's mother's name? Shakespeare's son's name? Shakespeare's wife's name? Shakespeare, Jonson, Raleigh, Beaumont and Fletcher were among the customers at what famous Cheapside tavern? Shaw named two contemporary authors "the Chesterbelloc." Who were they? Shaw's "Major Barbara" held that rank in what organization? Shaw's play "Androcles and the_____" She played the bride of Frankenstein in the classic movie of the same name. But she also played the real-life bride to what legendary actor? She starred in the movie Pinky and was the first black star of Broadway. Who was she? She was born in America, yet became the first woman member of the British Parliament. Who was she? She was born in Virginia but used Nebraska as the setting for much of her best fiction. She was less well known by the pen name Mary Westmacott. She was the beautiful comic actress who was married to Clark Gable. She died in a tragic plane crash in 1942. Who was she? She wrote "A Taste of Honey" when she was 18. She's known as both "The Iron Lady" and "Attila the Hen." Who is she? Shep was the name of George of the Jungle's pet elephant. True or False? Shirley Temple was once married to actor John Agar. In 1948 they appeared together in a western movie. What was the name of the film? Sidney Leibowitz is the real name of what well-known singer? Sigmund Freud's wife's name was Anna. True or false? Sigourney Weaver, star of Ghostbusters, stands 5'10 1/2" tall. True or false? Silent screen comedian "Fatty" Arbuckle's career was destroyed in a 1921 sex scandal. Though he never acted again on screen, Arbuckle did direct occasionally. Under what name? Simon Bar Sinister always threatened which cartoon super-hero? Simon Williams, Wonder man, has a criminal brother. Name him. Simone de Beauvoir's philosophical escort? Simple J. Malarkey was Pogo's answer to Senator Joseph McCarthy. True or False? Sinbad Jr. appeared on which cartoon series first? Since Jefferson was a widower, who became unofficial first lady during his administration and official first lady during the next? Sing around the campfire, join the _____ _____." Singer Adam Ant serves as a spokesperson for what product? Singer/songwriter Billy Joel has a famous model for a girlfriend. What is her name? Singer/songwriter/actor Kris Kristofferson was once a teacher at what famous institution? Singing star Lionel Richie came out of what rock group? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's other profession? Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Everest in 1953. Who was his Sherpa companion? Sir Walter Raleigh spoke these words to whom? What dost thou fear? Strike, man! Sir Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. True or False? Sissy is Sissy Spacek's real first name. True or false? Site of atomic bombing during WWII? Skyler, from the Shoe comic strip, is a whiz at what? Skyler, in Shoe, is a failure at which sport: Smirnoff is a splash of_____." Snagglepuss was an announcer on which animated series? Solve this problem -282-(+1017)=? Some Came Running and "The Thin Red Line" were not as successful as his big 1951 novel. What was that and who was he? Some comic strip storylines have run more than a year. True or False? Some of Kafka's heroes are known by what initial? Some who never heard of him know by heart his "The Shooting of Dan McGrew." Something happened to one of the male Real World (MTV Show) castmembers from SF. Do you know what? Sometimes I hear this noisy sparkling sound in my ears. What might it be? Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't," refers to which two candy bars? Sons and_____." Sooner or later, you'll own_____." Soup is good food" is a slogan for what company? South Korea is slightly larger than: a. Kansas b. Vermont c. Indiana Southerners despised "Carpetbaggers" and "Scalawags." To whom did these two words refer? Spanish Muslims were known as? Spanish islands off Morocco? Sparky Lyle's book about the New York Yankees? Spartacus is only a fictional character. True or false. Specimen Days" is Walt Whitman's diary account of what? Speedy" is the mascot/spokesperson for what company? Spell the fictional county associated with William Faulkner. It begins with a Y. Sports announcer Howard Cosell was trained as a lawyer. True or false? Sports writer turned short story writer, from teens through thirties, with a perfect ear for the conversational styles of baseball players and barbers? Springtime bestselling do-it-yourself guides? Sprouting an avacado seed, do the roots grow out of the pointed end or the flat end? St. Petersburg's "Bloody Sunday" was in what year? Stag Party was the original name of what famous publisher's magazine? Stanley Applebaum is the real name of: a. Robert Vaughn b. Steve Lawrence c. Robert Goulet d. Tony Roberts Stanley and Livingstone-which found the other? Staples(office store) has a motto: "Staples, Yeah we've got that."...Yet, shouldn't it be "those"? Starlet Pia Zadora did a series of ads for which liquor? State capital of Alabama? State capital of Arkansas? State capital of Connecticut? State capital of Illinois? State capital of Iowa? State capital of Maine? State capital of Maryland? State capital of Minnesota? State capital of Mississippi? State capital of Missouri? State capital of New Hampshire? State capital of New Jersey? State capital of North Carolina? State capital of Pennsylvania? State capital of Tennessee? State capital of Vermont? State capital of West Virginia? Steel Sterling is followed around the country by what group of youngsters? Stefano Casiraghi is married to what European celebrity? Stephen Dedalus is what author's alter ego? Stephen Hawking is a proponent of the Big Bang Theory. True or False? Stephen King wrote these: "Salem's_____" "The Dead_____" "Pet_____" Stephen R. Donalson's chronicles? Steve Dallas took Bobbi Harlow's relative to her high school prom. Who was she? Steve Wozniak, who helped sponsor the "Us" rock festival in California, was the cofounder of what home computer? Steven Spielberg is credited as author of the book "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." True or false? Sting, lead singer of The Police, once earned his living as a: a. bartender b. teacher c. policeman d. hairdresser Stirrups could be said to be one of the greatest innovations of medieval warfare because they allowed the mounted rider to do what? Story of Valium addiction? Straits at Istanbul? Strawberry hit a homerun in the astrodome that hit the line around the upperdeck, how far? Strunk and White's manual of instruction? Studio insider who wrote "What Makes Sammy Run?" and "The Harder They Fall"? Subtitle of Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass"? Sue Carol was an actress who later became an agent and then married her "biggest" client. Who was he? Super Bowl I: Which player or coach from the Green Bay-Kansas City game later became a commentator? Super Bowl IV where was it played? Super Bowl V: Who was the most valuable player in the Colts’ victory over the Cowboys? Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys running back Duane Thomas, who rushed for a game-high 95 yards against? Super Bowl XX: Which Chicago player did not run for a touchdown? Super Bowl XXIV: The Los Angeles Rams set a record that still stands. What was it? Super Bowl XXIX: Which 49er won back-to-back Super Bowls with the win over San Diego? Super Bowl XXV: Who was the MVP in the Giants’ 20-19 win over the Bills? Super Service Inc. featured for hire what super group? Supergirl's Kryptonian name is: Superman keeps his street clothes compressed in a belt buckle. True or False? Supervisor Dan White of San Francisco shot and killed what two San Francisco city officials? Survivor of the West Coast sixties who likes whimsical titles, such as "A Confederate General from Big Sur"? Susie Chaffee is a spokesperson for what product? Susie Chapstick's real name is_____ _____. Swamp Thing is a transmuted Alec Holland. True or False? Sweet Afton" conjures up what name? Sylvester Stallone is credited as author of the book "Rocky." True or false? Sylvia Plath's poet husband? Syndicated columnist on everyday problems who wrote an encyclopedia? T.S. Eliot released a live pigeon under his chair at a staid London restaurant. True or false? T.V. journalist Geraldo Rivera was originally trained as a lawyer. True or false? TV actor David Hedison (Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea) had a different stage name at one point in his career. What was it? TV actor/comedian Gabe Kaplan is a very serious gambler who plays what game for very high stakes? TV actress Donna Dixon (Bosom Buddies) is married to what famous actor/comedian who used to be busy on Saturday nights? TV personality Dennis James is the son of famed trumpeter Harry James. True or false? TV talk show host/comedian Johnny Carson accidently began a shortage of what product? TV's Mr. Rogers is a Presbyterian minister. True or false? TV-show host Gary Moore used to lead his audience in a sing-along for what cigarette? TWA is the abbreviation of what company? Take the_____challenge." Take the_____plunge." Take_____tonight and sleep, sleep, sleep." Ted Cassidy was the voice for both the animated Lurch and Frankenstein Jr. True or False? Teddy Roosevelt founded and led what military group? Tegucigalpa" was James A. Michener's first book. True or false? Tell Jeeves to inform the Honourable Bertie Wooster that one is a friend of what author? Tell me about phenylethylamine and how it affects you. Tell me about the Collier Brothers, who accumulated lots of clutter? Tell me about the Matterhorn in Switzerland. Tell me about wire bonding. Tell me about witches. Tell me the history of kimono. Temple Drake's life is covered in which two of Faulkner's books? Tennessee Williams was born and raised in Tennessee. True or false? Tennis player Chris Evert Lloyd serves as spokesperson for what drink mix? Terry and the Pirates featured the sultry Dragon Lady. What was her real name? Tess Truheart married which plainclothes detective? Tex Avery stretched the limits of cartoon sexuality with which creation? Texas west of the Pecos and north of the Rio Grande is what country? Thanks, I needed that" is the slogan for what toiletry product? That's Life" in French The "Playboy riots" took place in Dublin in 1908 and later in New York and Philadelphia over what play by what playwright? The "Separate but equal" doctrine was imposed by the U.S. Supreme Court during what case? The "Simon" of the publishing company Simon & Schuster is the father of: a. Paul Simon b. Carly Simon c. William Simon d. Neil Simon The "grasping old sinner" of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"? The "mad monk" who influenced the Czarina? The 11th century saw the founding of the Carthusians and Cistercians, which were what? The 1800 novel "Castle Rackrent" was written by Maria_____? The 1900 uprising against foreigners in China by a secret society of the "righteous and harmonious fist" became known as what? The 1940's Hawkman is actually a reincarnated prince from which ancient race? The 1970's comic, Rima, The Jungle Girl, is based on a novel. Name it. The 9th century court of Charles the Bald was located in what city? The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan featured which detective? The Amityville Horror" has a real location--where is Amityville? The Anatomy of Melancholy" was published by 1621. Who wrote it? a. Robert Burton b. Sir Walter Raleigh c. Christopher Marlowe d. Ben Jonson The Arab advance into northern Europe was stopped at Poitiers by the Franks in 732 under whose leadership? The Archie Comedy Hour introduced a new character. Who was she? The Artful Dodger, Nancy, Bill Sikes, Charley Bates and Fagin star in which Dickens story? The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" was not written by her but by? The Beatles and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were on a concert bill together. True or false? The Bee Gees' Book of Aerobic Dancing"--real book or just a notion? The Beqaa Valley in Lebanon is drained by what river? The Berrigan brothers were priests active in the Vietnam antiwar movement. What were their first names? The Bible refers to hundredfold. How much is it? The Bible says "Thou shalt not kill", yet many Christians serve in the military. Doesn't this make them hypocrites? The Body_____" by Victoria The Boys from Brazil" was written by: a. Gerald Green b. Graham Greene c. Ira Levin d. Julio Cortazar The Bridge of San Luis Rey" was written by: a. Ernest Hemingway b. Tennessee Williams c. William Carlos Williams d. Thornton Wilder The British Commnwealth occupies what fraction of the world's land surface? The British bought Singapore in 1819 from what person? The British fleet in the 1890s was equal to the combined fleets of the two next biggest naval powers, which were? The British musicgroup "The Who," I think had a different name before the called themselves "The Who." What was it? The Bronx Diet"--real book or just a notion? The Cannibal," "The Lime Twig" and "Second Skin" are by? The Catwoman has gone straight. True or False? The Comet is related to what other super-hero from the comic books? The Decameron" was written by: a. Boccaccio b. Cellini c. Machiavelli d. Dante The Diary of Anne Frank" was first published in English under what title? The Doonesbury crew made the cover of Time magazine for real. True or False? The Dreyfus fund uses what animal in its ads? The Duster was made by what automotive company? The Eagles Gather" and "The Turnbulls" were written by Erskine Caldwell or Taylor Caldwell? The Elder Pitt and the Younger Pitt both held what position in Great Britain? The Elongated Man keeps his identity obscured. True or False? The Erie Canal connects what two cities on what two waterways? The First "Dial-A-Joke" featured the humor of what famous comedian? The Fleishers produced how many Superman cartoons? The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is between what three countries? The Great Shark Hunt" was: a. a study of Detroit car executives b. a Greenpeace exposé c. the sequel to "Jaws" d. a survey of the 1960s The Great Smoky Mountains are in which two states? The Greenwich Village bar where Dylan Thomas downed his last whiskies? The Guillotine was a machine used for what; named after a French physician in __________ (year). The Hardy Boys cartoon series featured them traveling the world as: The Hartford Insurance Company uses what animal as its mascot? The Hartford Wits were also known as what? The IBM PC is a small business computer; for what does "PC" stand? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established in 1944 to keep order in the world's monetary system. What is the name of the brilliant British economist behind its creation? The International Monetary Fund was established in 1944 at what New Hampshire meeting? The International Red Cross was founded where and when? The Island of Bikini is in which island group? The Jackson Five once had a cartoon series and provided the voices. True or False? The Journal of Albion Moonlight" and "Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer"--who wrote them? The Kid Power animated series was based on what comic strip? The King and I was based on the story of a real life Anna. True or false? The Kingdom of Lesotho is completely surrounded by what country? The Legion of Super Heroes have their headquarters in what city? The Little Sparrow" was the nickname of what performer? The Lives of a Cell" was written by: a. Lewis Thomas b. Carl Sagan c. Isaac Asimov d. Jane Fonda The Lone Ranger and Tonto appeared in an ad for this frozen pizza maker. The Mabinogion" is a collection of tales translated from the medieval: a. Finnish b. Welsh c. Wendish d. Icelandic The Marquise de Maintenon was first governess to the children of, then mistress of, finally second wife of which French king? The Metamorphoses" was written by: a. Catullus b. Virgil c. Julius Caesar d. Ovid The Mr. Coffee machine is promoted by what famous sports figure? The N.Y. Times Book Review described her autobiography as "a Brooklyn ghetto girl's progress to three homes, two Oscars, six mink coats and ninety-nine films." Whose? The N.Y. Times described this bestseller as "the erotic side of the Japanese samurai tradition." Title and author? The New York City hotel with bronze plaques to some of the many writers who have lived there? The New York Times slogan "All The News That's Fit To Print" was created by what publisher? The Newbery Medal is awarded annually for the best children's book by an American. Who was Newbery? The Nuclear Man is more commonly known in comic books as: The Phantom Stranger's real name and origin have never been revealed in comic books. True or False? The Phantom goes by what secret identity? The Pied Piper of Hamelin was a real person. True or false? The Post Office's mascot is named_____. The Preppy Cat"-real book or just a notion? The Princess in Conrad has an animal convinced it's a dog. What is it really? The Principality of Andorra is between what two countries? The Principality of Liechtenstein is between what two countries? The Professor in Felix the Cat had a nephew. What was his name? The RCA dog is what breed? The Rack and the Iron Maiden were medieval forms of torture. What other methods were there? The Red Badge of Courage" dealt with what war? The Red Tornado is a man with vortex abilities. True or False? The Republic of the Philippines consists of about: a. 7,100 islands b. 9,300 c. 11,400 The Rolling Stone"-not the rock magazine, but the original magazine published in Austin, Texas, from 1894 to 1895-was published by whom? The Rolling Stones hit song "Angie" is about the wife of what other rock star? The Romans Plautus, Terence and Seneca were: a. playwrights b. pastoral poets c. military historians The Saga of Chip Balloo was the first name for which scientifically based animated series? The Shadow of a Gunman," "Juno and the Paycock" and "The Plough and the Stars" are by? The Shining Knight, of comic books, is named Sir Gerrold. True or False? The Silent Spring" (1962) made many conscious of dangers to the environment. Its author? The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America" was a 1647 New England tract denouncing just about everyone. True or false. The TV show Late Night with David Letterman promotes what imaginary product? The TV show Room 222 was brought to us by what sponsor? The Third World War" by General Sir John Hackett and other NATO generals, predicted that this conflict would start in: a. February 1984 b. August 1985 c. September 1991 d. May 2003 The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union made plans for an international organization at what 1944 meeting near Washington, D.C.? The Vision is actually a reconstructed version of the original Human Torch. True or False? The War of the Roses was fought between which two English royal houses? The Watcher has a name. What is it? The Westview High Marching Band got to march in which comic strip parade? The White-Boned Demon" by Ross Terrill is about: a. Madame Mao Zedong b. Charles Darwin c. Michael Jackson d. Arnold Palmer The X-Men had an FBI contact initially. Name him. The aircraft carrier Enterprise selected which cartoon hero for its official mascot? The ancient Phoenicians were famed as what? The animal-loving doctor hero of Hugh Lofting's children's stories? The author of "An Indecent Obsession" also wrote: a. "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail" b. "Surrender to Love" c. "The Cardinal Sins" d. "The Thornbirds" The author of "Tom Jones" was associated with the Bow Street Runners. Who were they? The author of the line "I was not waving but drowning" had a successful movie made about her life in a London suburb--her name? The beer that made Milwaukee famous" was coined by the father of what famous actor? The bitter satire "A Modest Proposal" suggested that the poor raise their children to be sold, butchered and eaten. Who was its author? The captain's name in "Mutiny on the Bounty"? The chances are that if you serve him_____for dinner for a week, he won't ask for bread again." The character played by Peter Falk in Columbo was based on a literary figure, Petrovich, who was a detective in a classic Russian novel by what author? The coastal cities the Chinese were forced to cede to foreigners after the Opium War were known as what? The concept of entropy explains which "arrow of time?" The creator of Inspector Maigret? The critic who married Vanessa Stephen, sister of Virginia Woolf? The cultural center of the High Renaissance was? The dog puppet that used to promote Nestle's products was named_____. The doings of Serjeant Buzfuz, Messrs. Dodson and Fogg, Augustus Snodgrass, Samuel Weller and Nathaniel Winkle are revealed in what Dickens book? The dread Dormammu rules which domain? The earliest authenticated king of ancient Rome was not a Roman at all, but what? The expedition of Humphrey Clinker" was by: a. Henry Fielding b. Laurence Sterne c. Tobias Smollett The expression, "In like flynn," was derived from the off-screen exploits of actor Errol Flynn. True or false? The face in the portrait ages while its subject remains young and handsome. Book and author? The famous Mercury Theater was founded by what renowned actor/director? The famous Nelson family of TV's Ozzie and Harriet spawned rock 'n roll star Rickey Nelson. What is the name of the other Nelson son? The famous lover, Casanova, was from what Italian city? The famous marriage of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier was the first for both stars. True or false? The famous opening sentence of Caesar's "Gallic Wars" states that all Gaul is divided into how many parts? The famous play and later movie The Man Who Came To Dinner was based on what real life person? The famous tavern of Prince Hal and Sir John Falstaff? The fearsome Blastaar comes from: The first Olympics ever held in the U.S. opened on this date in 1904.In which city did it take place? The first collection of Shakespeare plays left one play out which is generally believed to be his. Which play? The first herald for the world-eating Galactus was: The first movie in which Frank Stallone's music was heard was one his brother Sylvester directed, Staying Alive. True or false? The first names John, Lionel, and Ethel belong to what famous theatrical family? The first night game in World Series history was played in what year? The first recipient of an artificial heart was Barney Clark. What was his profession? The first televised presidential debate occurred in what year? The first woman pilot to fly for a major airline was: a. Jenny Carstairs b. Betty Kincaid c. Bonnie Tiburzi d. Leslie Jackson The following quote was part of the ad campaign for what movie? "You were in the field with the horse, you were alone, you were naked." The founder and guiding light of Motown Records, Berry Gordy, Jr. is white. True or false? The hero of Sinclair Lewis's "Dodsworth" was a wealthy automobile manufacturer in what Midwestern city? The hockey equipment manufacturer, CCM. What does it stand for and the origin? The holy city of Mecca is in what country? The island if Hispaniola is divided into what two countries? The kind doctor takes a drug that transforms him into a demon, in what story by what author? The kingdom of Benin in Nigeria had established trade with what European nation by 1490? The kings of ancient E