Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: Musical Biopics

 

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place-  Pjazzy: 50 pts... a perfect score, superb job!!
2nd place-  Dina and David B.: 42 pts each
3rd place- Ann: 39 pts

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.

 

In parentheses, after the performer being depicted in the movie, is the name of the person who portrayed them followed by the name of the film.

 1-5

1. 2 pts- Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx, Ray)   According to the film, this performer would feel what part of a woman's body to determine if she was attractive?  3 bonus pts- Wrist

2. 2 pts- Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line)

3. 2 pts- Tina Turner (Angela Bassett, What's Love Got to Do with It)
4. 2 pts- Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer, The Doors)
5. 2 pts- Selena (Jennifer Lopez, Selena)

6-10

6. 3 pts- Patsy Cline (Jessica Lange, Sweet Dreams)

7. 2 pts- Buddy Holly (Gary Busey, The Buddy Holly Story)

8. 2 pts- Billie Holiday (Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues) What legendary comedian portrayed the character known as "Piano Man" in this film? 3 bonus pts- Richard Pryor
9. 2 pts-  Loretta Lynn (Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter)
10. 4 pts- Stu Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff, Backbeat)

11-15

11. 3 pts- Bobby Darin (Kevin Spacey, Beyond the Sea) The RRHOF inductee depicted in this photo was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in what film? 4 bonus pts- Bobby received an Oscar nod for his performance in the 1964 film Captain Newman M.D.

12. 4 pts-  Charlie Parker (Forest Whitaker, Bird)- Best Intentionally Funny Answer goes to Dina who said, Sax Machine
13. 2 pts- Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips, La Bamba)
14. 2 pts- Elvis Presley (a pre- Miami Vice Don Johnson, the 1981 TV movie Elvis & the Beauty Queen)
15. 6 pts- Barbara Mandrell (Maureen McCormick, the 1997 TV movie Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story)

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: 90s TV II

 

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place-  Beverley: 38 pts... congratulations on making it to the podium!
2nd place-  Jon: 32 pts
3rd place- Dina and David L. (props David for making it here for the first time): 30 pts each

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.

 1-5

1. 2 pts- Wings

2. 2 pts- Rugrats What was the name of the follow-up series to this show which featured the characters as teens and pre-teens?  3 bonus pts- All Grown Up

3. 2 pts- Xena: Warrior Princess
4. 2 pts- Step by Step
5. 2 pts- The Real World: Season One

6-10

6. 3 pts- Picket Fences: This drama, which one 14 Emmys (including 2 for Outstanding Drama) ran on CBS from 1992-1996

7. 2 pts- Dinosaurs

8. 2 pts- American Gladiators
9. 2 pts- Living Single The lead character on this series ran what magazine? 3 bonus pts- Flavor
10. 4 pts- The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: This western/sci-fi series, which starred Bruce Campbell in the title role, ran on Fox from 1993-1994. The first Best Intentionally Funny Answer of the Week goes to Beverley, who said: "Hey Dude- The X-rated Version"

11-15

11. 3 pts- The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo

12. 4 pts- California Dreams: Produced by Peter Engel (who also brought us Saved by the Bell and Hang Time), this sitcom ran on NBC Saturday mornings from 1992-1996- Jon was the only player to get this question correct.   In 2010, several cast members from this series reunited on what talk show? 4 bonus pts- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon-
13. 2 pts- Bananas in Pajamas
14. 2 pts- Boy Meets World
15. 6 pts- The Powers That Be: This political sitcom (which starred John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Holland Taylor, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) ran on NBC from 1992-1993. Beverley was the only player to get this correct.

The other Best Intentionally Funny Answer of the Week goes to David L. who said: "3rd Rock from Frasier's Two and a Half Dynasty!"

Below is a clip from the series' first episode:

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: School's In Session!

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place-  David B: 42 pts... move to the head of the class!!
2nd place-  Michelle: 36 pts
3rd place- Jon: 32 pts

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.

 1-5

1. 2 pts- Saved by the Bell

2. 2 pts- Kindergarten Cop
3. 2 pts- Welcome Back, Kotter The remedial students on this series were collectively known by what name? 3 bonus pts- The Sweathogs
4. 2 pts- Bring It On
5. 2 pts- Old School- Best intentionally funny answer of the week goes to Janet who said: At Least He's Molesting a Blow Up Doll

6-10

6. 3 pts- Parker Lewis Can't Lose (Parker Lewis, the show's shortened title during its final season, was also acceptable)

7. 2 pts- School Daze
8. 2 pts- Head of the Class
9. 2 pts - National Lampoon's Van Wilder (of course, Van Wilder was also acceptable)
10. 4 pts-Delta House: This sitcom version of Animal House ran on ABC from Jan-Apr 1979. How many of the actors in this photo also appeared in the movie on which this series was based? 3 bonus pts- 4- James Widdoes (Hoover, top row center), beneath him is Bruce McGill (D-Day), beneath McGill is John Vernon (Dean Wormer), and right of McGill is Stephen Furst (Flounder).

11-15

11. 3 pts- Blackboard Jungle This character was seen playing what musical instrument in the film? 4 pts- The piano

12. 4 pts- 21 Jump Street (the 2012 film)- No one got this correct

13. 2 pts- Billy Madison
14. 2 pts- Glee
15. 6 pts- One of the Boys- This sitcom ran on NBC from January to April 1982. It starred Mickey Rooney as a senior citizen who moves in to the dorm of his college-aged grandson Adam (played by Dana Carvey). Also in the cast were Nathan Lane (wearing the glasses in the photo) as Adam's roommate Jonathan and Meg Ryan as Adam's girlfriend Jane.

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: The 1980s

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week:

1st place-  Michelle: 44 pts... awesome!!
2nd place- Dina: 41 pts... radical!
3rd place- Pam: 40 pts... gnarly!

 

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.

 1-5

1. 2 pts- album: Thriller

2. 2 pts- video game: Pac-Man
3. 2 pts- TV show: Miami Vice The character on the left had a pet named Elvis. What type of animal was it? 3 bonus pts. Alligator
4. 2 pts- movie- Top Gun
5. 2 pts- fashion fad- parachute pants

6-10

6. 3 pts- music video- Material Girl

7. 2 pts- game show- Press Your Luck
8. 2 pts- hairstyle- Jheri curl: As many of you know, the man in this photo is Eriq LaSalle as he appeared in the movie Coming to America. Although Eriq has done numerous projects since then, I'll bet people still come up to him and say, "Let your soul glo!"
9. 2 pts- cartoon- Jem What is the name of this character's true identity? 3 bonus pts- Jerrica Benton
10. 4 pts- soap supercouple- Jesse and Angie from All My Children

11-15

11. 3 pts- MTV VJ-J.J. Jackson What are the names of the other 4 original MTV VJs? 1 pt each- Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn

12. 4 pts- actress- Heather Thomas (who appeared in the Scott Baio movie Zapped and also played Jody Banks on the Lee Majors action series The Fall Guy, which ran from 1981-1986)- The best intentionally funny answer of the week goes to Janet who said, "Pinky WheresMyBrain"
13. 2 pts- game- Simon (I also accepted Simon Says)
14. 2 pts- movie- Purple Rain
15. 6 pts- architect- Ernő Rubik- In addition to being an architect and mathematician, Ernő is also the inventor of Rubik's Cube and a host of other mechanical puzzles. No one got this correct.