Answer To Friday Funday Trivia: Common Bond

The common bond the trio in the montage above share is that they all played Templeton Peck (aka "Face") on various versions of The A-Team. No one was able to come up with the correct answer.

Photo 1: Tim Dunigan originated the role in the pilot for the TV series The A-Team. Because Dunigan was "too tall and too young", he was replaced.

Photo 2: Dirk Benedict took over the role of Face for the remainder of the series's run

Photo 3: Bradley Cooper played Face in the 2010 film version.

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Friday Funday Trivia: Common Bond

Here is this week's question:  What do the following trio have in common that no one else does?

Please do not post your answer in the comments section. Instead, send it to ultfan@gmail.com no later than tonight (7/29) at 11:59 PM EST. The answer will be posted on Saturday, July 30th.

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Pop Culture Trivia: The Beatles Edition

  

The next 15 questions are all related to John, Paul, George and Ringo.  If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin and are about to be touched for the very first time, please read all the rules before taking the quiz:

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1. Opening to the sound of a chattering audience and an orchestra tuning up and ending with a final piano chord that lasts over 40 seconds, what landmark LP was ranked #1 on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time? 2 pts

2. On February 9th 1964, The Beatles drew an estimated 73 million viewers during their first appearance on what prime time variety show? 2 pts

3. The cropped photo below is part of the cover of what Beatles compilation, which won Grammys for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album and Best Surround Sound Album? 3 pts

4. Before settling on "The Beatles", which one of the following names was not used by The Beatles during their formative years? 6 pts

a. The Quarrymen
b. Johnny and the Moondogs
c.The Liverpool Lads
d. The Silver Beatles

5. The following lyrics are from what song? 3 pts

I don't know how you were diverted
you were perverted too
I don't know how you were inverted
no one alerted you
  
Bonus: Which Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee played lead guitar on this song? 3 pts

6. Correctly match the women in the photo with the Beatle that they married. 2 pts each

1.
2.
3.
4.

7. Of the following Beatles albums, which is the only one that contains the word “Beatles” on its front cover? 6 pts

a. Magical Mystery Tour
b. Abbey Road
c. Let It Be
d. Rubber Soul

8. What are the titles of the six #1 hits the Beatles had on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964? 2 pts each

For 10 bonus points, how many total weeks did these six songs spend at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100? If nobody guesses the exact number of weeks, the one who comes closest gets 5 bonus pts.

9. The photo below is of what performer, one of only two non-Beatles to receive billing as an artist alongside the Beatles on an official Beatles record release? 5 pts

For 3 bonus points, who is the other non-Beatle to receive billing as an artist alongside the Beatles on an official Beatles record release?

10. In the 1965 film Help, there is a scene in which John is reading which one of the following books? 6 pts

a. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
b. A Spaniard In the Works by John Lennon
c. 1984 by George Orwell
d. The James Bond Dossier by Kingsley Amis

11. Below are the names of people (real or fictional) mentioned in the lyrics of songs by The Beatles. You have to correctly identify the song. 3 pts each

a. Vera, Chuck, and Dave
b. Semolina Pilchard and Edgar Allan Poe
c. Flat Top
d. Peter Brown
e. Desmond and Molly Jones

12. What is this movie character's family relationship to the fictional Paul McCartney? 3 pts

13. Which one of the following Ringo Starr-led Beatle tunes was actually written by Ringo? 6 pts

a. Yellow Submarine
b. With A Little Help From My Friends
c. Octopus's Garden
d. Act Naturally

14. What are the names of the four songs on the album The Beatles (aka "The White Album") that contain a female's name in their title? 2 pts each

15. The screen cap below is from what Beatles promo clip? 15 pts

Pop Culture Trivia: The Animation Edition

The next 15 questions deal with the world of animation.  If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin and are about to be touched for the very first time, please read all the rules before taking the quiz:

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1. Acceleratii incredibus and Carnivorous vulgaris are among the pseudo-Latin names used for what two Warner Bros. cartoon characters, who made their debut in the 1949 film Fast and Furry-ous? 2 pts

2. Debuting on April 1, 2000, what sister channel of The Cartoon Network uses the slogan "We'll Be Right Back A'tcha!"? 2 pts

3. By raising his magic sword and proclaiming: "By the power of Grayskull", Prince Adam of Eternia is transformed into what superhero? 3 pts

4. In the 1992 episode of The Simpsons titled "Lisa's First Word", which Academy Award-winning actress provided the voice of Maggie? 6 pts

a. Katharine Hepburn
b. Cher
c. Elizabeth Taylor
d. Meryl Streep

5. What are the names of the characters in the photo below? 3 pts each

6. What are the titles of the three full-length films released during the years 2006-2011 that feature such characters as Boog (900-pound grizzly bear) and Elliot (a one-horned mule deer)? 2 pts each

7. In the 1968 film Yellow Submarine, what song did The Beatles sing about Jeremy Hilary Boob Ph.D., a strange, rhyming, gopher-like little brown-furred man whom they meet in the Sea of Nothing? 6 pts

a. Nowhere Man
b. Fool on the Hill
c. Day Tripper
d. Paperback Writer

8. On the animated sitcom Family Guy, what are the first names of Peter and Lois Griffin's 3 children? 2 pts each

9. The movie character in the photo below resides in what major U.S. city? 6 pts

10. Which one of the following "Peanuts" characters refuses to wear a hat while they are playing baseball? 6 pts

a. Lucy
b.Schroeder
c. Frieda
d. Linus

For 3 bonus points, why does this character refuse to wear a baseball cap?

11. Cartoon catchphrases: Below are famous catchphrases of cartoon characters. You have to correctly identify the character who's most associated with the catchphrase. 2 pts each

a. Hey hey hey!
b. You're desthpicable
c. I hate meeces to pieces
d. Wowsers!
e. Yabba-Dabba-Doozie!
f. That's all I can stands. I can't stands no more!

12. What is the profession of the cartoon character in the photo below? 6 pts

13. On the late 70s Saturday morning cartoon Laff-A-Lympics, what was the name of the team captained by Mumbly which was comprised of villainous characters? 6 pts

a. The Dastardly Dozen
b. The Truly Terribles
c. The Really Rottens
d. The Evil Eight

14. During the 1990s, what are the titles of the six animated films that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song? 2 pts each

Just to be clear, I want the names of the films, not the songs. 

15. The photo below features the cast of what TV show? 15 pts

Pop Culture Trivia: Before They Were Stars

The next 15 questions deal with stars before they hit the big time.  If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin and are about to be touched for the very first time, please read all the rules before taking the quiz:

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1. What legendary songwriting duo, who went on to compose over 50 chart hits on the Billboard Hot 100, first met as teenagers at St. Peter's Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool, England on July 6, 1957? 3 pts

2. The 1934 Three Stooges short Three Little Pigskins featured an early appearance (as a blonde!) by what iconic female comedian, who starred in three hit sitcoms during the years 1951-1974? 3 pts

3. James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jason Segel are among the many up-and-coming performers who starred in what short-lived (1999-2000) TV series, which was set in a fictional suburb of Detroit, MI during the early 1980s? 3 pts


4. "Rocky Rhodes", a Marlon Brando-like actor in the 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone titled "The Bard", was played by which one of the following men? 6 pts

a. James Caan
b. Steve McQueen
c. Martin Sheen
d. Burt Reynolds

5. The photo below features the act which evolved into what top selling recording group? 3 pts

6. Ben Affleck, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Elisabeth Shue all made pre-stardom appearances in commercials for what fast food chain, which was founded by James McLamore and David Edgerton in 1954? 3 pts

7. Which one of the following actors had his first starring big screen role as the teenage son of a white businessman (played by George Segal) in the 1981 comedy Carbon Copy? 8 pts

a. Wesley Snipes
b. Keenan Ivory Wayans
c. Denzel Washington
d. Blair Underwood

8. What are the names of the 3 actresses from the TV series Charlie's Angels who earlier made guest appearances on The Partridge Family? 3 pts each

9. The screenshot below is a scene from what film? 3 pts



10. Before embarking on their own hit-making career, which one of the following singers was a backup vocalist for Michael Jackson during his Bad World Tour from 1987-1989? 6 pts

a. Paula Abdul
b. Sheryl Crow
c. Toni Braxton
d.Shania Twain

11.Before They Were Friends: The stars of Friends (Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer) all had various TV roles before they struck gold with the long-running sitcom. Below are descriptions of characters the six performers played on TV series pre-Friends. You have to correctly match the description with the future Friends star. 3 pts each

a. The left-leaning oldest child of a conservative TV talk show host
b. The spoiled, older step-sibling of a pre-teen performer on a local children's variety TV show
c. A high school student who helps produce a television news program for journalism class
d. A troubled, telekinetic teen with a history of juvenile delinquency
e. An inept wait staff employee who frequently forgets orders
f. A free-spirited, if somewhat lazy, 22-year-old freelance journalist living at home with his mom, sister and her two kids

12. Below is a childhood photo of what multiple Oscar nominee? 6 pts

13. As a self-described "fat and puberty-stricken" teenager, which one of the following performers met Sting backstage at a concert in California in the 1980s? 8 pts

a. Lenny Kravitz
b. Jimmy Kimmel
c. Gwen Stefani
d. Cameron Diaz

14. The 1993-1994 season of The All-New Mickey Mouse Club featured which three future Grammy Award winners in its cast? 2 pts each

15. The photo below features the cast of what TV series? 15 pts

Pop Culture Trivia: The "Please Stand By" Edition

The next 15 questions deal with commercials of the past and present.  If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin and are about to be touched for the very first time, please read all the rules before taking the quiz:

* Along with the Internet, the use of books, magazines, notes, data stored on a computer, etc. to help you come up with the answers is not allowed.

* Please read the questions carefully. For example, if you mistakenly give a performer's name instead of the movie/TV show, the answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you give a final answer along the lines of "If it isn't McDonald's, it's Burger King", it will be marked as incorrect.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* It's best to provide the full name/title of an answer if you know it. However, for TV series, movies, people, etc. that are often referred to by a shortened name/abbreviation, that shortened name/abbreviation is acceptable (unless I specifically ask for the complete name/title). For example:

Coke is acceptable for Coca-Cola

* If you are the only player to get a particular question correct, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers to me will earn 2 bonus points. 

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Have fun, bonne chance and don't let the smooth taste fool you!

1. While sitting down for breakfast, two siblings engage in a back and forth over which one of them will sample a nutritional cereal before getting their younger brother (who hates everything) to try it in an iconic early 1970s spot for what brand name product? 2 pts

2.  81-year old Clara Peller became a star during the 1980s after appearing in a series of commercials for Wendy's in which she asked what 3-word question?  2 pts

3. Originally created for a 1986 commercial on behalf of CALRAB, what highly successful marketing campaign spawned two TV specials, a Saturday morning cartoon series, four studio albums, and a Billboard Hot 100 single (a remake of a Motown standard)? 2 pts

4. In 2010, which one of the following Oscar-nominated actors became the voice for "Mr. Peanut" in commercials for Planters? 6 pts

a. Jude Law
b. Will Smith
c. James Franco
d. Robert Downey, Jr.

5. The woman in the photo is best known as the spokesperson for what line of household cleaning products? 5 pts

6. What are the names of the three monster-themed cereals which General Mills introduced in the early 1970s and are still produced to this day? 2 pts each

7. The screenshot below is from a State Farm commercial which features an appearance by what former game show host? 6 pts (the multiple choice options are below the screenshot)













a. Bob Barker
b. Wink Martindale
c. Monty Hall
d. Richard Dawson

8. What are the names of the six celebrities who appeared in the three "You're Not You When You're Hungry" commercials for Snickers (which first aired in 2010 and 2011)? 3 pts each

Just to be clear, the six celebs do not appear in all three commercials. The three commercials feature 2 celebs each. 

9. For 3 pts each:

a. What is the name of the advertising character in the photo below?
b. He was the advertising character for what product?

10. In 1987, "Revolution 1" became the first Beatles recording to be licensed for a television commercial when it was used by what company? 6 pts

a. Nike
b. Apple
c. Sony
d. Adidas

11. Below are sample lyrics from 5 popular advertising jingles.  You have to correctly identify the brand name product associated with them.  2 pts each

a. Plop, plop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is
b. Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that...
c. What walks downstairs, alone or in pairs...
d. If you think it's butter, but it's not...
e. I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony...

12. Correctly solve the "Wheel of Fortune" puzzle below. 6 pts

 

13. The screenshot below is from a commercial for what product? 6 pts (the multiple choice options are below the screenshot).  For 1 pt each, what are the names of the two actresses in the screenshot?













a. Head & Shoulders
b. Pepsodent
c. Nice 'n Easy
d. Noxzema

14. "Piff! Paff! Poff!", "Knap! Knaetter! Knak!" and "Pim! Pum! Pam!" are the names used in various international markets for what trio of cereal mascots, who were originally designed as elderly gnomes with large noses and ears? 2 pts

15. The actors below are three of the men who've appeared in a long-running series of commercials for what company? 15 pts

Pop Culture Trivia #111: The RRHOF Edition 2

Since the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on March 16, 2011, the following 15 questions are all related to inductees of the RROHF.

For the PCT vets, please note there is a new way to earn bonus points!  Please read the text highlighted in bold red for more details. 

If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin and are about to be touched for the very first time, please read all the rules before taking the quiz:

* Along with the Internet, the use of books, magazines, notes, data stored on a computer, etc. to help you come up with the answers is not allowed.

* Please read the questions carefully. For example, if you mistakenly give a performer's name instead of the movie/TV show, the answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you give a final answer along the lines of "If it isn't The Supremes, it's Martha and the Vandellas", it will be marked as incorrect.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* It's best to provide the full name/title of an answer if you know it. However, for TV series, movies, people, etc. that are often referred to by a shortened name/abbreviation, that shortened name/abbreviation is acceptable (unless I specifically ask for the complete name/title). For example:

CCR is acceptable for Creedence Clearwater Revival

* Billboard-related questions will always refer to the U.S. charts.

* If you are the only player to get a particular question correct, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers to me will earn 2 bonus points.  Also, the person who recruits the most new players earns 2 bonus points!  In order for you to earn credit for recruiting the player, just make sure they include your name in their email to me.


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Have fun, good luck, and remember what the dormouse said!

1.  Written partially by its singer while he was on a houseboat in Sausalito, CA and featuring the sound of  waves and whistling during its fade-out, what R&B song became the first posthumous number-one single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100? 2 pts

2.  Decked out in the group's trademark black fedora and black leather jacket, Eminem inducted what rap group into the RRHOF in 2009? 2 pts

3. Although rumored to be named after rolling papers, what trio actually derived its name from posters of two popular blues musicians that one of the band members had on a wall in his apartment? 3 pts

4. When his group was inducted into the RRHOF, which one of the following performers barred his former surviving bandmates from the stage (choosing instead to play with an all-star band that included Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Robertson)? 6 pts

a. Brian Wilson
b. John Fogerty
c. Steve Winwood
d. Lou Reed

5. The screen cap below is from what music video? 6 pts

6. The following lyrics are from what song? 5 pts

Play your, play your piano now
All right
Ah . . . do it . . . do it
Come on now
Play on it, play on it      

7. What are the titles of the six top 10 singles (5 solo and 1 collaboration) on the Billboard Hot 100 that David Bowie has had during his career? 2 pts each

8. Which one of the following performers was the first ever to be inducted into the RRHOF twice? 6 pts

a. Jimmy Page
b. Clyde McPhatter
c. John Lennon
d. Eric Clapton

9. The photo below is the logo for what band, who were inducted into the RRHOF by Pete Townsend of The Who? 2 pts

10. In the "Performers" category, who are the six duos who've been inducted into the RRHOF? 2 pts each

1986-
1990-
1991-
1992-
2001-
2003-

If you can put the duos in the correct chronological order (by year of induction), you earn 5 bonus pts!

11. Below are the names of five performers who have portrayed RRHOF inductees in movies (with the year of the movie's release in parentheses). You have to correctly provide the name of the RRHOF inductee. 2 pts each

a. Diana Ross (1972)
b. Chuck Berry (1978)
c. Lou Diamond Phillips (1987)
d. Beyoncé (2008)
e. Val Kilmer (1991)

12. When inducted into the RRHOF, the surviving members of which one of the following groups refused to attend the ceremony, calling the museum a "piss stain."? 6 pts

a.The Clash
b.The Sex Pistols
c.The Ramones
d. AC/DC

13. The photo below was used for the cover of what album, which has sold over 40 million copies worldwide? 3 pts



















14. What are the names of the five RRHOF-inducted groups that have a number in their name? 2 pts each

Update: I went back to the list of RRHOF inductees and discovered that I miscounted; there are actually six RRHOF-inducted groups that have a number in their name.  You only have to name 5 of the 6. However, if you can name all six, you earn two bonus points.

15. Due to problems with the embedded player (which included the audio file for question 15), I had to take it down.  To receive the audio file for the 15 pt question, please email me at ultfan@gmail.com. Along with the audio file, I will include the question in the email as well.

PCT #110- The Academy Awards Edition 2: Tom Cruise Control

Since The 83rd Academy Awards air on Sunday, February 27, this quiz is all about Oscar. Each question involves Oscar-winning movies/people or the Academy Awards ceremony itself. Please note that the term "Oscar winning film" does not necessarily mean that the movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture; the Oscar could be for Best Original Song, Best Cinematography, etc.

If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the remaining rules before taking the quiz:

* Along with the Internet, the use of books, magazines, notes, data stored on a computer, etc. to help you come up with the answers is not allowed.

* Please read the questions carefully. For example, if you mistakenly give a performer's name instead of the movie, the answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you give a final answer along the lines of "If it isn't Marlon Brando, it's Dustin Hoffman", it will be marked as incorrect.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* It's best to provide the full name/title of an answer if you know it. However, for TV series, movies, people, etc. that are often referred to by a shortened name/abbreviation, that shortened name/abbreviation is acceptable (unless I specifically ask for the complete name/title). For example:

E.T. is acceptable for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

* If you are the only player to get a particular question correct, you earn 5 bonus points.  The first player to submit their final answers to me will earn 2 bonus points.

* To make it easier for me to add up your score, please cut and paste the game into the body of an email and type your answers after the point value of each question. Although I will email the answers only to those who take the quiz, I will still post the names of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers here.

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Friday, February 25th at 11:59 PM EST.

Have fun and good luck!

1. With 12 nominations (eight for Best Actor and four for Best Supporting Actor), what screen icon (born on April 22, 1937) is the most nominated male actor in Academy Awards history? 3 pts

2. Known as "The Little Tramp", what silent screen legend returned to the U.S. in 1972 after a self-imposed 20-year exile in Switzerland to receive an Honorary Award at the 44th Academy Awards ceremony? 3 pts

3. In the 2004 film Ray, what part of a woman's body did Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx) feel in order to judge her attractiveness? 6 pts

a. waist
b. face
c. neck
d.wrist

4. Originally conceived as a thriller about a young man from South Boston with superior intelligence recruited by the F.B.I., what 1997 drama won 2 Academy Awards (including one for two of its stars for Best Original Screenplay)? 5 pts

5. The screen cap below is from what film? 6 pts

6. The Academy Awards telecast earned its biggest audience one year when it pulled in over 57 million viewers.  Which one of the following films was named Best Picture that year? 8 pts

a. Titanic
b. The Silence of the Lambs
c. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
d. Forrest Gump

7. From 1978 to 1981, the four women who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress all had the initials "MS".  What are the names of those four women? 3 pts each


Note: If you can put the four women in chronological order based on the years in which they won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, you earn 5 bonus pts 

1978-
1979-
1980-
1981-


8. The following lyrics are from what song? 3 pts

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sunsweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth


9. In the screen cap below, the man on the right is singing what song? 6 pts  (The multiple choice selections are below the screen cap)

a. Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton
b. Oh Girl by The Chi-Lites
c. Always and Forever by Heatwave
d. Three Times A Lady by The Commodores

10. In the 1972 film The Godfather, what are the first names of the four children (by blood relation) of Vito and Carmella Corleone? 2 pts each

11.  In Other Words: Below are the disguised titles of five Best Picture Oscar winners. You have to correctly identify the film.

For example: Bullwinkle's Sidekick= Rocky.  Each of these are worth 2 pts

a. The Health Care Recipient from the United Kingdom
b. Small Compartment For Safekeeping That's Damaged
c. Moves Rhythmically Alongside Large Predatory Canids
d. Out of This Spot to An Endless Period of Time
e. The Husband of Hungarian Immigrant Lisa Douglas!

12. In the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, a motley group of motorists go off in search of $350,000 which is buried under a marker shaped like what letter of the alphabet? 6 pts


a. M
b. X
c. W
d. C

13. What is the day job of the movie character in the photo below? 3 pts

14. What are the names of the three former Saturday Night Live regulars who have hosted the Academy Awards? 2 pts each

15. The woman in the photo below is best known for her role in what Oscar-winning film? 15 pts

Pop Culture Trivia #108: The Spooky Edition 2: I Have Nothing In Regards To A Clever Subtitle

For this sequel to a quiz I posted last year, it's once again all about ghosts, witches, mass murderers, etc. as all the questions have ties to the horror/thriller/fantasy/supernatural genres.

For those who have played Pop Culture Trivia in the past, there are two new rules:

1. The first person to submit their answers to me will earn 3 bonus pts. 

2. I will no longer be posting the answers (along with the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers) here.  Instead, I will email the answers (along with the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers) only to those who take the quiz.

If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the remaining rules before taking the quiz:

* Along with the Internet, the use of books, magazines, notes, data stored on a computer, etc. to help you come up with the answers is not allowed.

* Please read the questions carefully. For example, if you mistakenly give a performer's name instead of the movie/TV show, the answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you give a final answer along the lines of "If it isn't The Stepfather, it's Mother's Day", it will be marked as incorrect.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* It's best to provide the full name/title of an answer if you know it. However, for TV series, movies, people, etc. that are often referred to by a shortened name/abbreviation, that shortened name/abbreviation is acceptable (unless I specifically ask for the complete name/title).

* Billboard-related questions will always refer to the U.S. charts.

* If you are the only player to get a particular question correct, you earn 5 bonus points

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Friday, October 29th at 11:59 PM EST.

* To make it easier for me to add up your score, please cut and paste the game into the body of an email and type your answers after the point value of each question.

Have fun, good luck, and don't look behind you!

1. Presented as a documentary pieced together from amateur footage, what 1999 horror movie tells the story of three young student filmmakers who hike into the Black Hills to produce a documentary about a local legend (the spirit of a sorceress killed in the 18th century)? 2 pts

2. Mass murderer/voodooist Charles Lee Ray, who transferred his soul into a Good Guy doll, was introduced in what 1988 film? 2 pts

3. What are the names of the two characters in the photo below? 3 pts each

4.  Robert Gray, the primary disguise assumed by the shapeshifting creature in Stephen King's novel It, is better known by what name? 5 pts

a. Punchinello
b.Sweet Tooth
c. Jack Attack
d.Pennywise the Dancing Clown

5. The following lyrics are from what song? 5 pts

When I come home at night
I bolt the door real tight
People call me on the phone
I'm trying to avoid
But can the people on TV see me
Or am I just paranoid

6.  The screen cap below is from what movie? 3 pts

7. In the movie Scream 2, Derek (Jerry O'Connell) sings what song to Sidney (Neve Campbell) during a scene set in a college cafeteria? 6 pts

a. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart
b. You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone
c. I Think I Love You by The Partridge Family
d. Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe by Barry White

8. What are the complete titles of the 6 films which star Warwick Davis as a character who can choose a bride every 1000 years and whose main weakness is a four-leaf clover? 2 pts each

9. The TV characters in the photo below reside in what fictional U.S. city? 6 pts

 

10. According to the lyrics of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's hit The Monster Mash, which one of the party guests came with his son? 8 pts

a. Dracula
b. The Wolfman
c. The Mummy
d. Frankenstein

11. Below are sets of subtitles of five horror movie franchises. You have to correctly name the movie franchise. 3 pts each

a. Season of the Witch, 20 Years Later, and The Return of Michael Myers

b. Apocalypse, Extinction, and Afterlife

c. Urban Harvest, Fields of Terror, and Isaac's Return
 
d. Stirba – Werewolf Bitch, The Freaks, and New Moon Rising

e. A New Beginning, The Final Chapter, and Jason Takes Manhattan

12. The cropped movie poster below is from what film? 6 pts

13. In the 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone titled, "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?", the character who is revealed as the Martian is distinguished from humans by what physical trait? 6 pts

a. six fingers on each hand
b. a third arm
c. two heads
d.an eye in the middle of their forehead

14. Say Cheese and Die!, Bad Hare Day, and It Came from Beneath the Sink! are all titles in what series of children's horror fiction novels by R.L. Stine? 3 pts

15.  The following screen cap is from what music video? 15 pts

Pop Culture Trivia # 107: The One-Hit Wonder Edition

Since Sept. 25th is National One-Hit Wonder Day, this themed quiz is about the artists whose chart success expired once they reached the 15-minute mark.  As many of you know, there is no concrete definition of what constitutes a one-hit wonder.  For this quiz, the criteria I used is any performer who recorded only one song that reached the U.S. Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is best known for that one song.

If you are a Pop Culture Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read all the rules before taking the quiz:

* Along with the Internet, the use of books, magazines, notes, data stored on a computer, etc. to help you come up with the answers is not allowed.

* Please read the questions carefully. For example, if you mistakenly give a performer's name instead of the movie/TV show, the answer will be marked as incorrect.

* If you give a final answer along the lines of "If it isn't Haircut 100, it's Timbuk 3", it will be marked as incorrect.

* Unless I ask for the correct spelling, you won't lose points for any misspellings as long as I can decipher your answer. If I have no idea what you mean, I'll email you for verification. If I don't hear from you, your answer will be marked as incorrect.

* It's best to provide the full name/title of an answer if you know it. However, for TV series, movies, people, etc. that are often referred to by a shortened name/abbreviation, that shortened name/abbreviation is acceptable (unless I specifically ask for the complete name/title).

* Billboard-related questions will always refer to the U.S. charts.

* If you are the only player to get a particular question correct, you earn 5 bonus points

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Friday, October 8th at 11:59 PM EST.

* To make it easier for me to add up your score, please cut and paste the game into the body of an email and type your answers after the point value of each question. The answers (along with the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers) will be posted on Saturday October 9th.

1. With an opening that includes a sound simulating a breaking surfboard, a maniacal cackle, and an exclamation of the song's title, what 1963 instrumental hit has been featured in such films as Dirty Dancing and Meet the Parents? 2 pts

2. Buckner & Garcia were a one-hit wonder in 1982 with a song that detailed their fever for what video game, which made it into The Guinness Book of World Records as "Most Successful Coin-Operated Game"? 2 pts

3. The following lyrics are from what song? 3 pts

I see de dance people had a ball
'Coz she really want to skip town
Get back, Gruffy, back, Scruffy
Get back you flea infested mongrel

4. Which one of the following one-hit wonders is not a female? 6 pts

a. Charlie Dore (Pilot of the Airwaves)
b. Robin Ward (Wonderful Summer)
c. Jann Arden (Insensitive)
d. Kris Jensen (Torture)

5. The screen cap below is from what music video? 6 pts

6. What are the first names of Biz Markie's four female friends that he mentions in the lyrics to his hit "Just A Friend"? 3 pts each

7. In the music video for "Pop Goes the Weasel" by 3rd Bass, which one of the following performers portrays Vanilla Ice? 6 pts

a. Brian Austin Green
b. Henry Rollins
c. Crispin Glover
d. Anthony Kiedis

8. Born on September 22 1943, Antonia Christina Basilotta is better known by what stage name? 2 pts


9. What is the title of this recording artist's only top 40 hit? 5 pts

10. Which one of the following future legends was a member of The Teddy Bears, who reached #1 in 1958 with their only hit, "To Know Him Is To Love Him"? 6 pts

a. Berry Gordy
b. Carole King
c. Clive Davis
d. Phil Spector

11. Name Droppings- Below are famous people mentioned in the lyrics of 5 "one-hit wonder" songs. You have to correctly identify the song. The year the song hit its peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 is in parentheses after the famous name(s). Each of these are worth 3 pts

a.  Johnny Ray- (1983)
b. Cypress Hill- (1995)
c. Sid and Nancy- (2001)
d. Smokey Robinson- (1967)
e. Bogie and Bacall- (1982)

12. The photo below is of what band? 5 pts
















13.  The lyrics of the 1973 Clint Holmes song "Playground in My Mind" mention which type of "shiny and new" coin? 5 pts

a. nickel
b. penny
c. dime
d. quarter

14. What 5 musical instruments are mentioned in the lyrics of the Vicki Sue Robinson tune "Turn the Beat Around"? 2 pts each

Note: Percussion is not an acceptable answer

15. The screen cap below is from what music video? 15 pts