Saturday, July 4, 2009

Answers To Tuesday Trivia #58

Before revealing the answers, here are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers:

3rd place: BeckEye- 68 pts
2nd place (tie): Jessica the Rock Chick and Rich- 72 pts each
1st place: Pjazzy- 73 pts

The bonus pts that were available for the Garth Brooks question was the key to victory for Pjazzy. :-)

Congrats to those who made it to the podium this week and thanks to all of you who played!

1. What piano playing rock 'n' roll pioneer has appeared in such films as 1956's The Girl Can't Help It and the 1986 comedy Down and Out In Beverly Hills? 2 pts

Little Richard

2. If you heard the phrase "Calling Dr. Bombay! Emergency! Come right away!", what long-running supernatural-themed sitcom would you be watching? 2 pts

Bewitched

3. On September 27, 2008, Ryan Reynolds married what actress, who finished first in the U.S. edition of FHM's 2006 poll of the sexiest women alive? 3 pts

Scarlett Johansson

4. Which one of the following celebrities did not guest star as themselves on an episode of Sanford and Son? 8 pts

a. George Foreman
b. Lena Horne
c. Redd Foxx
d. Flip Wilson

5. The photo below features the stars of what TV series? 6 pts





















Paper Moon- Adapted from the 1973 film starring Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, the TV version ran on ABC from 1974-1975 and featured Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster in the lead roles. As a sidenote, Ryan O'Neal and Christopher Connelly played brothers when they both starred in the 1964-1969 ABC nighttime soap Peyton Place.

6. The following lyrics are from what song? 6 pts

Yes I'm the pirate pilot
Of this ship if I get
Wit' the ultraviolet dream
Hide from the red light beam
Now do you believe in the unseen

Insane In the Brain by Cypress Hill

7. In June 2009, what actress made news when she attempted to bring attention to the diminishing population of Great White Sharks by pasting posters of sharks around Oklahoma City? 5 pts

Jessica Alba

8. With the exception of the first installment, the titles of the books in the Rachel Morgan/The Hollows series are puns on the names of films starring which performer? 8 pts

a. Meryl Streep
b. Clint Eastwood
c. Harrison Ford
d. Gwyneth Paltrow

Some of the titles in the series include: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (an allusion to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), Every Which Way But Dead (a takeoff of Every Which Way But Loose), and The Outlaw Demon Wails (a pun on The Outlaw Josey Wales)

9. The screen cap below is from what music video? 8 pts















Untitled (How Does It Feel) by D'Angelo. For those of you who want to get your drool on, here is the video:



10. What are the titles of the five consecutive #1 hits that Garth Brooks had on the Billboard Country chart from 1990-1991? 3 pts each

The Dance
Friends In Low Places

Unanswered Prayers

Two of a Kind, Workin' On A Full House

The Thunder Rolls


Beckeye was the only player to get all 5 songs correct!

For 10 bonus points, how many total weeks did the five singles spend at #1 on the Billboard Country chart? If nobody guesses the exact number of weeks, the one who comes closest gets 5 bonus pts.

12 weeks- Although no one guessed the correct number of weeks, Pjazzy earned 5 bonus pts by coming the closest (she guessed 5 weeks).

11. What's the story? Below are brief descriptions of 5 movies with the word "story" in the title. You have to complete the title. 2 pts each

a. __ Story- 1995 film that introduced the characters of cowboy Woody and space ranger Buzz Lightyear.

Toy Story


b. The __ __ Story- Black baseball pioneer plays himself in a 1950 film of his life.

The Jackie Robinson Story


c. __ __ Story- 1961 Best Picture Oscar winner that focuses on the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks.

West Side Story


d. The __ Story-1940 romantic comedy starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and Jimmy Stewart

The Philadelphia Story

e. The Story of __- Rob Reiner film starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer

The Story of Us

12. The 2005 Gwen Stefani song Hollaback Girl was inspired by an interview with Seventeen magazine in which what performer negatively referred to Gwen as a "cheerleader"? 6 pts

a. Madonna
b. Pink
c. Fiona Apple
d. Courtney Love

13. Modeled on an apparel worn by the man who was Prime Minister of India from 1947-1964 (hence its name), the photo below features what 60s fashion fad? 3 pts





















The Nehru jacket

14. Born on March 23, 1978, gossip blogger/TV personality Mario Armando Lavandeira is better known by what name? 3 pts

Perez Hilton

15. What is the name of the multiple award-winning actress in the screen cap below? 15 pts
















Christine Baranski- During her career, she has received such honors as an Emmy and multiple Tonys and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her work. The screen cap above is from a guest appearance she made during her late teens (using the name Chris Charney) in a 1970 episode of The Brady Bunch titled "The Slumber Caper". You can watch a clip of it below.












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