Monday, November 4, 2013

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: Sitcom Theme Song Lyrics... Sort Of


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

1st place- Teresa: 47 pts
2nd place- Jon: 37 pts 
3rd place- Vanessa: 24 pts

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


1. sit, fateful, tropic, uncharted, movie- Gilligan's Island
2. story, flipped, Philadelphia, auntie, Walkman- The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
3. modern, town, history, courtesy, gay- The Flintstones
4. take, good, bad, world, dreams- The Facts of Life. This series was a spinoff of what sitcom? 3 bonus pts- Diff'rent Strokes
5. movin', deluxe, sky, fish, beans- The Jeffersons

6. together, museum, shawl, gonna, call- The Addams Family
7. life, broke, gear, week, year- Friends
8. place, countryside, allergic, dah-ling, fresh- Green Acres
9. predictability, milk, paper, everywhere, heart- Full House When this series premiered, it aired on what night of the week? 3 bonus pts- Tuesday
10. fog, disappear, warning, lamps, walking- Phyllis- Teresa was the only player to get this correct

11. smile, minute, world, rain, laughter- Growing Pains
12. talk, tree, synchronicity, never, underneath- Sister, Sister- Teresa was the only player to get this correct
13. wake, morning, bus, mess, homework- Saved by the Bell
14. making, world, worries, knows, name- Cheers During its original run, how many times did this show rank as #1 in the Nielsen ratings for the season? 4 bonus pts- 1 (The 1990-91 season)
15. now, together, working, help, along- The Partridge Family. The keywords are from the show's original theme song (When We're Singin'), which was used for the first season (1970-71). The Partridge Family's more famous theme (C'mon Get Happy) was used for the rest of the run (1971-74) and is also normally used for the first season when the show airs in reruns. Jon was the only player to get this correct

Friday, November 1, 2013

Friday Funday Trivia: Sitcom Theme Song Lyrics... Sort Of


Below are 5 keywords from the lyrics of 15 sitcom theme songs. You have to correctly identify the sitcom. The keywords are listed in the order in which they appear in the theme song.  Along with the values for each lyric set, there are 4 bonus questions as well totaling 10 pts.

If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please click the Friday Funday Trivia Rules link near the top of the page before playing. 

Have fun and good luck! 


1. sit, fateful, tropic, uncharted, movie
2. story, flipped, Philadelphia, auntie, Walkman
3. modern, town, history, courtesy, gay
4. take, good, bad, world, dreams- This series was a spinoff of what sitcom? 3 bonus pts
5. movin', deluxe, sky, fish, beans

6. together, museum, shawl, gonna, call
7. life, broke, gear, week, year
8. place, countryside, allergic, dah-ling, fresh
9. predictability, milk, paper, everywhere, heart- When this series premiered, it aired on what night of the week? 3 bonus pts
10. fog, disappear, warning, lamps, walking

11. smile, minute, world, rain, laughter
12. talk, tree, synchronicity, never, underneath
13. wake, morning, bus, mess, homework
14. making, world, worries, knows, name- During its original run, how many times did this show rank as #1 for the season in the Nielsen ratings? 4 bonus pts
15. now, together, working, help, along

Monday, October 28, 2013

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: "Scream" Queens



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

1st place- Jess: 48 pts
2nd place- Michelle: 43 pts
3rd place- Ann: 39 pts 

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.
 1-5

1. 2 pts- Neve Campbell. When the first "Scream" movie premiered, this actress was also starring in what Fox TV series? 3 bonus pts- Party of Five
2. 2 pts- Jada Pinkett Smith
3. 2 pts- Sarah Michelle Gellar
4. 2 pts - Kristen Bell
5. 2 pts- Courteney Cox

6-10

6. 3 pts- Emma Roberts
7. 2 pts- Carrie Fisher This actress is the daughter of what Oscar-nominated performer? 3 bonus pts- Debbie Reynolds (who was nominated for The Unsinkable Molly Brown)- Note: On Monday evening, I realized I screwed up this question. In the quiz, I typed "Oscar-winning" instead of "Oscar-nominated. Oops!
8. 2 pts - Rose McGowan
9. 2 pts- Jenny McCarthy
10. 4 pts- Elise Neal
11-15

11. 3 pts- Alison Brie 
12. 4 pts- Lucy Hale
13. 2 pts - Tori Spelling- This performer made her TV acting debut on what series? 4 bonus pts-  Tori appeared on the series Vega$ at the age of 7.
14. 2 pts- Drew Barrymore
15. 6 pts- Hayden Panettiere

Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Retro Mix Playlist for 10/26/13

Show theme: Heart

6 pm hour

Crazy on You
Sing Child
Straight On
This Man Is Mine
Dog and Butterfly
White Lightning and Wine
Little Queen
Barracuda
Break
Even It Up
Treat Me Well
Rockin' Heaven Down

7 pm hour

What About Love
All Eyes
Heartless
How Can I Refuse
These Dreams
You Ain't So Tough
Kick It Out
Never
Unchained Melody
If Looks Could Kill
Who Will You Run To
Dreamboat Annie
Mistral Wind

8 pm hour

Alone
Hijinx
City's Burning
The Wolf
Tell It Like It Is
There's the Girl
Shell Shock
Bebe Le Strange
Ambush
Bright Light Girl
Nothin' at All
Stranded
Cry to Me
Magic Man

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Nothin' at All

The Retro Mix Playlist for 10/19/13

Show theme: The 1960s

6 pm hour

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)- The 5th Dimension
Some Kinda Fun- Chris Montez
Let's Hang On!- The Four Seasons
Love Is Like an Itchin' in My Heart- The Supremes
Hold on to What You've Got- Joe Tex
On This Side of Goodbye- The Righteous Brothers
Penny Lane- The Beatles
Through the Looking Glass- The Monkees
Lovers Who Wander- Dion
Peaches 'n' Cream- The Ikettes
I Get the Sweetest Feeling- Jackie Wilson
I Saw Her Again- The Mamas & the Papas
Money- The Lovin' Spoonful
Chewy, Chewy- The Ohio Express
Soul Man- Sam & Dave
Tell Mama-Etta James
I'm Gonna Love You Too- The Hullaballoos
Him or Me (What's It Gonna Be)- Paul Revere & the Raiders
Up on the Roof- The Drifters
I See Only Sunshine- The Box Tops

7 pm hour

Five O'Clock World- The Vogues
Have a Happy- Elvis Presley
Tighten Up- Archie Bell & the Drells
Lover Please- Clyde McPhatter
Dusty Springfield- Love Power
The Way You Do the Things You Do- The Temptations
A Little Bit of Soap- Jarmels
Guantanamera- The Sandpipers
I Will- Dean Martin
One Fine Day- The Chiffons
Bits and Pieces- The Dave Clark Five
I See the Light- The Five Americans
Time for Livin'- The Association
Function at the Junction- Shorty Long
Ask the Lonely- The Four Tops
Expressway to Your Heart- The Soul Survivors
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)- Kim Weston
Things- Bobby Darin
Kind of a Drag- The Buckinghams
Help Yourself- Tom Jones
Agent Double O'Soul- Edwin Starr
Groovin' (Out on Life)- The Newbeats

8 pm hour

My Boyfriend's Back- The Angels
Cry to Me- Solomon Burke
Monterey- The Animals
Memphis Soul Stew- King Curtis
Leader of the Pack- The Shangri-Las
Black Pearl- Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd.
A Girl Like You- The Rascals
You're Gonna Miss Me- The 13th Floor Elevators
Laugh, Laugh- The Beau Brummels
What Good Am I Without You- Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
Out of Sight- James Brown
(I Wanna) Testify- The Parliaments
The Lonely Bull- Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
For What It's Worth- Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
It Ain't Me Babe- The Turtles
My Girl Josephine- Fats Domino
Hooray for Hazel- Tommy Roe
Do I Love You?- The Ronettes
Who's Making Love- Johnnie Taylor

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Out of Sight by James Brown

Friday, October 25, 2013

Friday Funday Trivia: "Scream" Queens


This week's quiz features 3 montages of 15 actresses who have appeared in the "Scream" franchise. You have to correctly identify the actress. To enlarge the montages, click on them. Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total). Along with the values for each photo, there are 3 bonus questions as well totaling 10 pts. 

If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please click the Friday Funday Trivia Rules link near the top of the page before playing. 

Have fun and good luck! 
 1-5

1. 2 pts- When the first "Scream" movie premiered, this actress was also starring in what Fox TV series? 3 bonus pts
2. 2 pts 
3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts 
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts 
7. 2 pts- This actress is the daughter of what Oscar-winning  nominated performer? 3 bonus pts
8. 2 pts 
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts
11-15

11. 3 pts
12. 4 pts
13. 2 pts- This performer made her TV acting debut on what series? 4 bonus pts
14. 2 pts
15. 6 pts
 
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