The Questions


  1. Realm: Great British Television
    Subrealm: Red Dwarf
    Question: In the episode Confidence & Paranoia, Lister and his Confidence go outside the ship in search of the hologrammatic discs. Lister complains that it's hot in his suit, so his confidence tells him to take his helmet off. Lister's reply is "I can't take it off, I need the Oxygen!" What is his confidence's response?
    Answer: Oxygen is for Losers
    Song: Fresh Air - Quicksilver Messenger Service

  2. Realm: Movies
    Subrealm: UHF
    Question: Who is billed as "Whipped Cream Eater" in the credits of the Movie UHF?
    Answer: Dr. Demento
    Song: Good Enough For Now - Weird Al Yankovic

  3. Realm: Music Trivia
    Subrealm: The Monkees
    Question: Who was the opening act for the Monkees 1967 Summer Tour?
    Answer: Jimi Hendrix.
    Song: Guitarzan - Ray Stevens

  4. Realm: Famous Firsts
    Subrealm: Washington
    Question: President Chester A. Arthur is known for very little. There is one thing, however, which he did that no other President has ever done. What was it?
    Answer: He held a garage sale on the White House lawn
    Song: Handbags & Gladrags - Rod Stewart

  5. Realm: Toys
    Subrealm: Toys you're embarrassed to remember or admit owning
    Question: Who was Stretch Armstrong's arch foe?
    Answer: Stretch Monster
    Song: Short People - Randy Newman

  6. Realm: Awards
    Subrealm: Science Fiction?
    Question: In 1968, a special Hugo award was given out. Who received it, and what for?
    Answer: The Apollo 11 team for "Best Moon Landing Ever"
    Song: Joy - Apollo 100 Featuring Tom Parker

  7. Realm: Film Classics
    Subrealm: Casting calls
    Question: During the entire filming process of GONE WITH THE WIND, Margaret Mitchell made only one casting sugestion. What was it?
    Answer: Groucho Marx as Rhett Butler.
    Song: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You - Sugarloaf

  8. Realm: Music
    Subrealm: Rolling Stones
    Question: What was unusual about the original version of the "Sticky Fingers" album cover?
    Answer: It featured a working zipper.
    Song: Highfly (John Miles)

  9. Realm: Colleges
    Question: Williams used to be one, but presently there are only 3 all male liberal arts colleges in the nation. What are they?
    Answer: Morehouse College (Atl, GA), Hampden-Sydney College (VA), Wabash College (IN)
    Song: Macho Man - Village People

  10. THREE POINT PLAY
    Realm: TV
    Subrealm: Please state your name for the court.
    Question: 1) What was the name Night Court's Dan Fielding was given at birth, and what significance, if any, does this name bear?
    Answer: Reinhold Fielding Elmore (Reinhold is the first name of series creator and producer R. Weege)
    Song: What's Your Name - Depeche Mode

  11. Realm: Beer
    Subrealm: Famous flops
    Question: In 1970 the Lone Star Brewing Company introduced three new types of beer, which promptly flopped. What were they?
    Answer: Cola-flavored, lemon-lime-flavored, and grapefruit-flavored.
    Song: Cool Aid - Paul Humphrey and his Cool Aid Chemists

  12. Realm: Weird Scottish practices
    Subrealm: Early women's lib
    Question: What were maidens allowed to do in leap years in ancient Scotland?
    Answer: Ask a man to be her husband: refusal cost him a pound!
    Song: I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBA

  13. Realm: Jim Henson's First Greatest Achievement
    Subrealm: Odd and unusual personalities
    Question: Who was guest star when The Muppet Show ran way over their special effects budget?
    Answer: Alice Cooper
    Song: Heavy Metal (Takin' a ride) - Don Felder

  14. Realm: Politics
    Subrealm: Saturday Night Live
    Question: Who won the 1984 National Phone in Democratic Primary?
    Answer: ZZ Top
    Song: Rock & Roll Part 2 (Gary Glitter)

  15. Realm: Fashion
    Subrealm: Not likely to be found at the Berkshire Mall
    Question: What is unusual item is made by the Franksville Specialty Company?
    Answer: Brassieres for cows (which, by the way, only come in brown)
    Song: I.L.B.T.'s - Joe Walsh

  16. Realm: Law
    Subrealm: Honor thy Father and thy Mother...
    Question: Around 1650 in Massachusetts, what was the punishment for children over 16 acting stubborn or rebellious?
    Answer: Death, according to a 1649 Massachusetts law
    Song: Run, Joey, Run - David Geddes

  17. Realm: Williamsiana
    Subrealm: Metatrivia
    Question: What house won the first-ever Trivia contest?
    Answer: Garfield
    Song: House at Pooh Corner - Loggins & Messina

  18. Realm: TV
    Subrealm: Really Bad TV
    Question: What was the first American entertainment program ever shown in China?
    Answer: The Man From Atlantis
    Song: On TV - Buggles

  19. Realm: World Records
    Subrealm: Everybody wants to be a hero
    Question: In what category does Guinness most frequently reject would-be record claims?
    Answer: Longest paper-clip chain.
    Song: Greatest American Hero Theme - Joey Scarbury

  20. Realm: TV
    Subrealm: So are they ALL nuts?
    Question: According to the road sign in the opening credits, what is the population of Twin Peaks?
    Answer: 51, 201
    Song: My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) - Chilliwack

  21. Realm: Bachelors
    Subrealm: Those crazy Greeks
    Question: In ancient Sparta, what was the penalty for remaining a bachelor?
    Answer: The unmarried men were not allowed to witness the gymnastic exercises of the maidens
    Song: Stand By - Roman Holiday

  22. Realm: Advertising
    Subrealm: Where no man has gone before
    Question: What are the Official Marshmallows of the Starship Enterprise?
    Answer: Kraft Jet-puffed
    Song: Spock Rap - Neural Paralyzers

  23. Realm: College mascots
    Subrealm: You think a cow is silly . . .
    Question: What is the name of the Yale Bulldog?
    Answer: Handsome Dan.
    Song: Superbowl Shuffle (Instrumental) - The Chicago Bears Shufflin Crew

  24. Realm: Williamsiana
    Subrealm: This way to the egress
    Question: In which building on campus can you find a fire exit sign on a door that leads into a bathroom?
    Answer: The CDE
    Song: Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

  25. Realm: Strange Laws
    Subrealm: Nutrition
    Question: What, according to a US Supreme Court ruling in 1893, was the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?
    Answer: Any plant or part thereof eaten during the main dish is a vegetable. If it is eaten at any other part of the meal, it is a fruit.
    Song: Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest

  26. Realm: Music
    Subrealm: Almost there
    Question: What song spent the most consecutive weeks at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, without going to #1?
    Answer: Waiting For a Girl Like You - Foreigner
    Song: Cover of The Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

  27. Realm: Baseball
    Subrealm: Statistics Envy
    Question: What record did San Francisco rookie pitcher John Burkett set last year?
    Answer: Most free passes left for friends and family at a single baseball game (147)
    Song: Really Want to Know You (Gary Wright)

  28. Realm: Cultural differences
    Subrealm: Excruciatingly correct behavior
    Question: What is the proper way to make a toast in Scotland?
    Answer: One foot on the table, one on a chair
    Song: Toast & Marmelade for Tea (Tin Tin)

  29. Realm: Musical Personalities
    Subrealm: Famous Jazz Pianists
    Question: What was jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's middle name?
    Answer: Sphere
    Song: Lobachevsky - Tom Lehrer

  30. THREE POINT PLAY
    30) Realm: Childhood
    Song: Colours
    Question: For the first time since their introduction in 1903, Crayola crayons retired eight colors this year (1990). For one point name five. For two points, name all eight.
    Answer: Blue grey, Green blue, Violet blue, Orange red, Orange yellow, Lemon yellow, Maize, and Raw umber.
    Song: Into White - Cat Stevens

  31. THREE POINT PLAY
    Realm: Childhood
    Subrealm: More Colours
    Question: Eight colors took the place of the ones just mentioned. For one point, name five. For another point, name all eight.
    Answer: Wild strawberry, Vivid tangerine, Teal blue, Royal purple, Jungle green, Fuchsia, Dandelion, and Cerulean.
    Song: Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat

  32. Realm: TV
    Subrealm: Big Numbers
    Question: We all hear about shows that hold records for most people tuned in. But which show holds the record for greatest % of sets tuned in and in which episode?
    Answer: I Love Lucy - birth of little Ricky
    Song: Speak to the Sky - Rick Springfield

  33. Realm: Corporations
    Subrealm: Don't take my Kodachrome away
    Question: When George Eastman founded the Kodak company, what was the origin of the name?
    Answer: It has no meaning. He just liked the letter K, and let things "develop" from there
    Song: Give it Up - KC

  34. Realm: Williams Tuition
    Subrealm: Famous Quotes
    Question: Who coined the term "Willing Suspension of Disbelief"?
    Answer: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    Song: Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow

  35. Realm: Famous ships
    Subrealm: Not-so-famous-ships
    Question: What was so special about the S.S. Halliburton crossing the Panama Canal?
    Answer: The SS Halliburton was Richard Halliburton who swam the canal. He dubbed himself the SS Halliburton because they would only fill the locks for a ship.
    Song: Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim

  36. Realm: Movie Trivia
    Subrealm: Famous Last words
    Question: What was Orson Welles' last movie?
    Answer: Transformers, the movie
    Song: Mousetrap - Buckner & Garcia

  37. Realm: Great German Innovations
    Subrealm: Bowling
    Question: For many years in Germany, the standard form of bowling involved only three pins. However, this was eventually replaced by nine-pin bowling, thanks to the efforts of one man. Who?
    Answer: Martin Luther
    Song: Fire on High - Electric Light Orchestra

  38. Realm: Death
    Subrealm: Write his eulogy
    Question: How did Li Po, considered China's greatest poet, die?
    Answer: He attempted to kiss the reflection of moonlight on water, fell out of his boat, and drowned.
    Song: Born to be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

  39. Realm: Music
    Subrealm: But do they have soul?
    Question: What was the first white group signed by Motown?
    Answer: Rare Earth
    Song: Get Ready - Temptations

  40. THREE POINT PLAY
    40) Realm: Going out into the real world
    Subrealm: Unmentionable tests
    Question: For one pont, How many GRE exam dates are there? For two points, when is each of them?
    Answer: 5 (Oct 13, Dec 8, Feb 2, Apr 13, June 1)
    Song: Come Saturday Morning - Sandpipers

  41. Realm: Islands
    Subrealm: Famous Trivia Tiebreakers
    Question: What country is also known as The Friendly Islands?
    Answer: Tonga
    Song: Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime

  42. Realm: Literature
    Subrealm: Great Detectives?
    Question: Who was Jonathan Small's sidekick?
    Answer: Tonga (Sherlock HolmeSong: Sign of Four)
    Song: You betta be sure -the Casvaleers

  43. Realm: American Traditions
    Subrealm: Bring out the peach baskets
    Question: When Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball, he had a different name for it. What did he want to call it?
    Answer: Indoor Rugby
    Song: Long Tall Glasses (I can Dance) - Leo Sayer

  44. Realm: Presidential Advisers
    Subrealm: Foreigners
    Question: Why, according to his brother, does Henry Kissinger still have an accent?
    Answer: "Henry never listens"
    Song: Mr. Speaker gets the Word - Madness

  45. Realm: Politics
    Subrealm: Rebellious Teenage Angst
    Question: In 1842, Secretary of War Spencer's son was hanged. What were the circumstances?
    Answer: Midshipman Philip Spencer had conspired to organize a mutiny and turn the USS Somers into a pirate ship.
    Song: Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean

  46. Realm: Government
    Subrealm: Symbols
    Question: Other than the flag, what is the only official symbol of US government authority?
    Answer: The mace of the House of Representatives
    Song: Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Drury & the Blockheads

  47. Realm: Animals
    Subrealm: At the sound of the beep...
    Question: Horses at Santa Anita Racetrack in California have to be specially trained to preform a rather unusual action upon command. What is this action?
    Answer: To conform to a state law, every horse running at the track must be able to urinate at the sound of a whistle, so that they may pass post-race drug testing.
    Song: Don't Hold Back - Chanson

  48. Realm: Politics
    Subrealm: Ethics
    Question: US President Millard Fillmore declined a degree from Oxford University in 1855. What reason did he give?
    Answer: "No man should, in my judgment, accept a degree he cannot read."
    Song: Cum Feel the Noise - Slade

  49. Realm: Religion
    Subrealm: Day jobs
    Question: In the Todas sect of Southern India, what is one of the most revered positions in the community?
    Answer: The holy milkman
    Song: You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

  50. THREE POINT PLAY
    50) Realm: Success
    Subrealm: Too much of a good thing?
    Question: On April 4th, 1964, the Beatles had all of the top five songs on Billboard's rock charts. For one point, name three, for two points, name all five.
    Answer: In ordeRealm: Can't Buy Me Love, Twist And Shout, She Loves You, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, and Please Please Me.
    Song: Clones (We're All) - Alice Cooper

  51. Realm: Government
    Subrealm: Odd happenings
    Question: One of the least well-known incidents in JFK's administration did not concern a meeting in a boardroom, or a policy decision. It happened on a golf course. What was it?
    Answer: President Kennedy accidently beaned a member of the Secret Service.
    Song: Make My Day - T. G. Sheppard with Clint Eastwood

  52. Realm: American Literature
    Subrealm: The note, please.
    Question: According to popular theory, all of Emily Dickinson's poems can be sung to the same tune. What tune is it?
    Answer: The Yellow Rose of Texas
    Song: Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando

  53. Realm: Politics and Technology
    Subrealm: Those crazy Turks
    Question: In 1967 in Ankara, Turkey, farmers made a demand to the American and Russian embassies for compensation for flood damages. What was the basis of their claim?
    Answer: That the floods were caused by Russian and American spaceships, which had torn "holes in the sky".
    Song: Calling Occupants - Klaatu

  54. Realm: History
    Subrealm: Important People
    Question: What was Muckle John's claim to fame?
    Answer: He was the last official royal fool of England
    Song: Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient

  55. Realm: Famous pilots
    Subrealm: Where are they now?
    Question: After U-2 pilot Gary Powers was shot down, he didn't give up flying. What occupation did he take up?
    Answer: He became an Eye in the Sky traffic reporter for a San Fernando Valley radio station
    Song: Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix Experience

  56. Realm: TV
    Subrealm: Order in the court
    Question: Judge Wapner is better known than any of the Supreme court justices, but can you name the baliff & reporter for the Peoples Court?
    Answer: Rusty Burrell, Doug Llewellyn
    Song: Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer

  57. Realm: Authors
    Subrealm: Superstitions
    Question: What famous author always aimed his bed at the North Pole in the belief that magnetic forces helped him to create?
    Answer: Charles Dickens
    Song: Easy Livin' - Uriah Heep

  58. Realm: Television
    Subrealm: People who should be shot
    Question: What radio and TV producer originated the idea of the rerun?
    Answer: John Guedel
    Song: Run, Run, Run - Jo Jo Gunne

  59. Realm: Films
    Subrealm: At least he can sing.
    Question: In what film did Roy Orbison play a singing spy for the Southern confederacy?
    Answer: The fastest Guitar Alive
    Song: Nowhere Fast - Fire Inc.

  60. THREE POINT PLAY
    60) Realm: Space
    Subrealm: Getting there
    Question: Name the four vehicles in the current Space Shuttle fleet. For a second point, name the shuttle being built to replace Challenger.
    Answer: Enterprise, Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis
    3pt Play: Endeavor
    Song: Everyone's Gone to the Moon - Jonathan King

  61. Realm: Safe Places
    Subrealm: Silver and Gold
    Question: Everybody knows the US gold depository is in Fort Knox, KY. Where is the US silver depository?
    Answer: West Point, NY
    Song: Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang - Silver

  62. Realm: Famous bands
    Subrealm: Have you heard of this one?
    Question: The band Led Zeppelin, under threat of legal action from Eva Von Zeppelin, played under an alias when they appeared in Copenhagen in 1970. What was the name the band used?
    Answer: The Nobs
    Song: Whole lot'a love - Dread Zeppelin

  63. Realm: Shakespeare
    Subrealm: Quite a mouthful
    Question: Most people know that "honorificabilitudinitatibus" is the longest word in any of Shakepeare's work. However, what we wnat to know iSong: 1) what play does it come from and 2) who says it.
    Answer: Loves Labours Lost - Costard
    Song: Great Heart - Jimmy Buffett

  64. Realm: Important Dates
    Subrealm: Punctuality Counts
    Question: What is the significance of 9:00 am, Sunday, Oct.23, 4004 BC?
    Answer: James Ussher claimed, in 1650, that the Earth was created precisely then
    Song: From The Beginning - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

  65. Realm: Movies
    Subrealm: Armaments
    Question: What were the names of the bombs in Major King Kong's plane inÊDr. Strangelove?
    Answer: "Dear John" and "Hi There!"
    Song: Up In a Puff of Smoke - Polly Brown

  66. Realm: Classic Comics
    Subrealm: Royal Spats
    Question: In Bloom County, Prince Charles sits down to inform his newborn son of the duties and responsibilities of a modern king. Upon finding out his duties consist of attending palace tea parties and eating crumpets, what does the young prince threaten to do?
    Answer: Become a punk rocker.
    Song: Turn Up the Radio - Autograph

  67. Realm: Williamsiania
    Sub-Realm: Have you been listening?
    Question: WCFM, the campus radio station, currently broadcasts at a frequency of 91.9 MHz on your FM dial. However, when it first began FM broadcasting it did so at a different frequency. What was it?
    AnsweRealm: 91.3 MHz
    Song: H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr

  68. Realm: Obscure Colleges
    Subrealm: Non-humans
    Question: Who are the best-known graduates of ÔDanhurst College'?
    Answer: the Muppets, in The Muppets take Manhattan
    Song: Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.

  69. Realm: Medicine
    Subrealm: Hallucination
    Question: Everyone knows what fornication is. What is formication?
    Answer: the feeling that you are being eaten by ants.
    Song: Rock You Like A Hurricane (Scorpion)

  70. Realm: Art
    Subrealm: Modern Art
    Question: What is so unique about the bust of Plautilla, found in the Louvre?
    Answer: It has detachable hair, so that the owner can use wigs to keep it fashionable.
    Song: Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road

  71. Realm: Cabinet members
    Subrealm: Behind closed doors
    Question: What senior administration official admitted to whistling Arlo Guthrie songs in the halls of the White House?
    Answer: Richard Darman
    Song: Good Tradition - Tanita Tikaram

  72. Realm: Military History
    Subrealm: Say it with Flowers
    Question: In the Wars of the Roses in 15th century England, how did Lord Somerset convey his dissatisfaction with Lord Wentworth's prowess as a military commander?
    Answer: He beat Wentworth's brain out with an axe.
    Song: I Hate You - Christian death

  73. Realm: Traditional German customs
    Subrealm: No wonder they lost the war
    Question: Count Hulsen-Haesder, chief of the German Military Cabinet, died in 1908 under unusual circumstances. What were they?
    Answer: He died of heart failure just after dancing for Kaiser Wilhelm II in a pink ballet shirt and a rose wreath.
    Song: Twist & Shout - Mae West

  74. Realm: Famous starts
    Subrealm: It must have been an interesting audition
    Question: Charles Bronson recieved his first screen acting role in the movie You're in The Navy Now. Why was he given the part?
    Answer: His astonishing ability to belch on cue.
    Song: You're so Vain - Carly Simon

  75. Realm: Roman Lifestyles
    Subrealm: Cover yourself!
    Question: In one of the central intersections of Pompeii, archaeologists found a replica, made of cobblestones, of the male reproductive organs. What was it pointing to?
    Answer: The local whorehouse
    Song: Where do the boys go? - Men without Hats

  76. Realm: Folklore
    Subrealm: Big animals
    Question: According to legend, what did Paul Bunyun's blue ox, Babe, measure between his horns?
    Answer: 42 axe handles, and a plug of chewing tocacco.
    Song: Got to be Real - Cheryl Lynn

  77. Realm: Politics
    Subrealm: Nepotism?
    Question: Name the only person ever to be both President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (not at the same time)?
    AnsweRealm: William H. Taft
    Song: My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford

  78. Realm: Famous Last Words
    Subrealm: Just clowning around
    Question: Who was the clown on Howdy Doody and what were the only words the clown ever said?
    Answer: Clarabell; the words were "Goodbye, Kids" since it was the last show.
    Song: I Can't Hear You No More - Helen Reddy

  79. )Realm: Movies
    Subrealm: Jim Henson
    Question: in The Muppet Movie, How did Dr. Teeth and the band find the lost Kermit and Fozzie?
    Answer: They read the movie script.
    Song: Wynken, Blynken & Nod - Doobie Brothers

  80. Realm: Greeks
    Subrealm: What a way to go!
    Question: According to legend, how was Aeschylus, the famed Greek poet killed?
    Answer: A tortoise fell out of the sky and killed him
    Song: Skippin Stones - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  81. Realm: Soda
    Subrealm: How about just a glass of water?
    Question: What was 7-Up originally known as?
    Answer: Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.
    Song: Rubber Biscuit - Blues Brothers

  82. Realm: Odd Greek Practices
    Subrealm: Alexander the Great
    Question: Why did Alexander insist that his entire army be clean-shaven?
    Answer: So that the enemy couldn't grab their beards and shishkebab them on their swords
    Song: Hair of my Chinny Chin Chin - Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs

  83. Realm: Peoples of the world
    Subrealm: There's no place like home
    Question: Where is the highest concentration of Basque people outside of their native land?
    Answer: Boise, Idaho
    Song: What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd

  84. Realm: Mall Crawling
    Subrealm: Famous Firsts
    Question: What was the name of the first-ever department store?
    Answer: Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, in Salt Lake City (store was founded by Brigham Young)
    Song: Deep Purple - Donnie & Marie Osmond

  85. Realm: Movies
    Subrealm: Wierd Cults
    Question: What does the sign on the Church at the beginning of the Rocky Horror Picture Show say?
    Answer: Trust and Fear Not.
    Song: I want to do Something Freaky to You - Leon Haywood

  86. Realm: TV
    Subrealm: Tall Tales
    Question: We should all remember the old classic "Land of the Lost". It had those really neat green creatures, the Sleestack. Well, three of the actors who played them later went on to fame in the NBA. Who are they?
    Answer: David Greenwood, John Lambert, Bill Laimbeer
    Song: Take me Home - Cher

  87. Realm: Going to great lengths
    Subrealm: Just give me a hug
    Question: According to an Act of Parliament, what was "the length of a swain's arms around the object of his affections"
    Answer: A fathom
    Song: You can't outrun the long arm of the law - Kenny Rodgers

  88. Realm: History
    Subrealm: Aside from that, how did you like the play?
    Question: John Wilkes Booth, while assassinating President Lincoln, broke his leg. How?
    Answer: He tripped over an American Flag.
    Song: I ain't marching any more - Phil Ochs

  89. Realm: Music Appreciation
    Subrealm: Excessive Fandom
    Question: Raschala, Austria has a monument named "Mozart's Pinkelstein". What does this commemorate?
    Answer: In 1787, on a journey to Prague, Mozart stopped a Raschala to take a piss.
    Song: Different Germany - Ian Anderson

  90. Realm: Great comics
    Subrealm: secret recipes
    Question: The doughty Gauls of Asterix the Gaul have a magic potion which makes them invincible. The ingredients are kept a secret. However, one ingredient we know to be optional. What is this ingredient and what purpose does it serve?
    Answer: a lobster - it adds flavour to the mixture.
    Song: Don't Give a Dose to the One you Love Most - Shel Sliverstein

  91. Realm: The Great Communicator
    Subrealm: What'd you say your name was?
    Question: Who did Ronald Reagan once greet as Mr. Mayor?
    Answer: Then secretary of HUD Samuel Pierce
    Song: The ballad of Ronald Reagan - Austin Lounge Lizards

  92. Realm: Movies
    Subrealm: James Bond
    Question: Name 7 actors who have played James Bond in the movies.
    Answer: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Woody Allen. The film "Casino Royale" featured 7 James Bonds.
    Song: Casino Royale - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

  93. Realm: The British
    Subrealm: Question: What was the distinction of the Earl of Leicester in the House of Lords for 121 years?
    Answer: Silence. The first and second Earls never spoke, the third waited 22 years before speaking
    Song: Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills

  94. Realm: Doonesbury
    Subrealm: Yes, they went to Yale.
    Question: The characters of Doonesbury never cease to amaze us with their special skills. For example, what foreign language does B.D. speak fluently?
    Answer:: Vietnamese
    Song: All Fall Down - Standells

  95. Realm: Comics
    Subrealm: Peanuts
    Question: No one is really sure how many siblings Snoopy has. There are conflicting reports. The names of 1 sister and 4 brothers have appeared in the cartoon. What are they?
    Answer: Belle, Spike, Olaf, Markoff, Marbles
    Song: Shannon - Henry Gross

  96. Realm: Alchohol
    Subrealm: Don't Believe the Hype
    Question: Note three misleading or untrue statements on a bottle of Samuel Adams Beer.
    Answer: Although it says "Boston Brewing Company" it is made in Pittsburgh. Although the logo under the picture of Sam Adams says "Brewer-Patriot," Sam Adams was never a brewer. Sam Adams may be the only American beer sold in Germany, but Christian Moerlein beer passed the German purity laws back in the 1960's.
    Song: Tarkio Road - Brewer & Shipley

  97. Realm: The Beatles
    Subrealm: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
    Question: What was the first McCartney-Lennon tune to be covered by an American artist?
    Answer: From Me to You (Del Shannon, 1963)
    Song: Keep Searchin (We'll Follow the Sun) - Del Shannon

  98. Realm: Theatre
    Subrealm: Familiar names
    Question: Who went by the psedonym "George Spelvin"
    Answer: Any actor who played a double role - it was the name traditionally given to the second one.
    Song: Theme From Pink Panther - Henry Mancini

  99. Realm: Music
    Subrealm: Top 40
    Question: What are the oldest lyrics ever to hit the Top 40?
    Answer: Turn, Turn, Turn - by the Byrds
    Song: The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead

  100. Realm: Television
    Subrealm: Great technological innovations
    Question: What was the first sitcom to use a laugh track?
    Answer: The Hank McClune Show
    Song: Shaddup You Face - Joe Dolce

  101. Realm: Comics
    Subrealm: Broom Hilda
    Question: We all love Irwin the Troll. But what is his real name?
    Answer: Albert Einstein Troll
    Song: Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs

  102. Realm: National Flags
    Subrealm: International Literacy
    Question: What lies in the middle of the flag of Rwanda?
    Answer: The letter R
    Song: The Letter - The Arbors

  103. Realm: Gymnastics
    Subrealm: Kid's stuff
    Question: How did the cartwheel start?
    Answer: In the 17th century, Johann Wilhelm got married, but the happy day nearly was ruined when a wheel on the wedding coach started to give way. A ten year old boy leaped to the rescue and attached himself to the wheel as a human hub. In Duseldorf, it is now the symbol of the town in commemoration of the event.
    Song: Sausalido Summer Night - Diesel

  104. Realm: Politics
    Subrealm: Pornography
    Question: In the first few days of the Iraq Crisis, an Italian porn star and member of paraliament offerd to have sex with Saddam Hussein in return for free passage for all foreigners out of Iraq and Kuwait. Name her.
    Answer: Illona Staller, aka Cicciolina
    Song: Telephone Man - Meri Wilson

  105. Realm: History
    Subrealm: Kaboom!!
    Question: Everyone knows that Enola Gay dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima, but what plane dropped Fat Man on Nagasaki?
    Answer: Boxcar.
    Song: The Groove Line - Heatwave

  106. Realm: Ancient Nuptials
    Subrealm: Attendants
    Question: In ancient Scotland, what was the purpose of the best man?
    Answer: He helped the groom kidnap the bride
    Song: Rock & Roll Love Letter - Bay City Rollers

  107. Realm: Tourism
    Subrealm: Low altitudes
    Question: Somewhere in America is a statue of Christ, 28 feet below sea level. Where?
    Answer: John Pennekamp Coral Reef State park. The "Christ of the Deep", as it is called, is actually underwater.
    Song: Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison

  108. Realm: Well-known children
    Subrealm: Weird names
    Question: What was Dweezil Zappa's original name?
    Answer: Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa
    Song: Trouble Child - Joni Mitchell

  109. Realm: Animation
    Subrealm: Obscure Disney
    Question: What are the names of Mickey Mouse's cousins?
    Answer: Ferdy & Morty
    Song: Oy, Its so humid - 2 Live Jews

  110. Realm: TV
    Subrealm: Interruptions
    Question: Commercials, commercials, they're everywhere. But what was the first 60 second one?
    Answer: The mean Joe Greene Coke Ad
    Song: Commercial Breakdown - Thomas Dolby

  111. Realm: Advertising
    Subrealm: Madison Avenue gems
    Question: What beverage, in 1908, coined the slogan "Good to the last Drop"?
    Answer: Coca-Cola
    Song: A Bottle in Front of me - Faster Pussycat

  112. Realm: European History
    Subrealm: Famous Quotes
    Question: Napoleon was supposed to have uttered the famous palindromic phrase "Able was I ere I saw Elba" upon reaching his exile. But, as one historian pointed out, this is absolute bunk. How did they prove this?
    Answer: Napoleon spoke French.
    Song: Don't Look Back - Cutting Crew

  113. Realm: Office Trivia
    Subrealm: Things we all worry about
    Question: What are the little bits of paper punched out with a hole puncher called?
    Answer: Chad
    Song: Scatterings of Africa - Johnny Clegg

  114. Realm: Television
    Subrealm: Animation
    Question: What famous cartoon premiered September 13, 1969?
    Answer: Scooby Doo, Where are you?
    Song: Television Man - Talking Heads

  115. Realm: The Great Dictator
    Subrealm: Please check your standard at the door.
    Question: What was the battle standard of Ghengis Khan?
    Answer: A pole with nine yak tails tied to it.
    Song: Flim Flam Man - Laura Nyro

  116. Realm: Career Changes
    Subrealm: Art History
    Question: Many a freshman room is graced with an impressionist art print. However, Woody Allen poses the question "What if impressionists were not artists?" What alternative profession does he give?
    Answer: Dentists.
    Song: How Do You Do - Mouth & McNeal

  117. Realm: Disney World
    Subrealm: Where do they come up with these things?
    Question: What does the word EPCOT stand for?
    Answer: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
    Song: T.S.O.P. - MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees

  118. Realm: Williams Alumni
    Subrealm: Mating rituals
    Question: Drug Czar William Bennett, just after his appointment to the exalted position, went on a blind date with someone else, at least equally well known. Who was it?
    Answer: Janis Joplin
    Song: Playground in My Mind - Clint Holmes


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