1. George Carlin released 2 comedy albums in 1972. The arguably more famous Class Clown (featuring the "7 Words You Can Never Say..." routine) was released later in the year, but was not nominated for a Grammy. The earlier released but less famous album was not only nominated, but won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album of 1972. Name that album.
2. What saxophonist for the E Street Band is being leaned on by Bruce Springsteen on the cover of the 1975 album Born to Run? All that is visible of him on the front of the album are parts of his shirt and pants.
3. What innovation in sportswear was developed in 1936 by Leslie Lind (although they didn't become really popular until after World War II)?
4. What actress won a Daytime Emmy in 1995 for playing Kendall, the long-lost daughter of Erica Kane on All My Children? Her win created a bit of All About Eve-style controversy, since that year Susan Lucci would notch her 15th nomination-without-a-win for playing Erica Kane.
5. What composer is depicted on an Austrian-minted 1 euro coin?
6. Designated in 1949, what is the state bird of New Mexico?
7. Adopted in 1949, what is the state animal of South Dakota?
8. Debuted in 1949, what was the first "Road Runner and Coyote" Looney Tunes cartoon?
9. What poet, in 1848, wrote "And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days", in the prelude to the first part of The Vision of Sir Launfal?
10. Which European capital city was the site of an earthquake that killed an estimated 50,000 people on All Saints Day, 1755?
11. Who is the credited author of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, the 1927 novel made into the 1948 John Huston-directed film starring Humphrey Bogart?
12. What tennis player defeated Charles Pasarell in the first round at Wimbledon in 1969, in a classic match lasting more than 5 hours and played over 2 days?
13. Named for the first president of the National Hockey League, what trophy is given to the Rookie of the Year in the NHL?
14. The Catatumbo River rises in Colombia and flows northeast into what lake?
15. Older daughter Ally and younger twins Geoffrey and Michael were the children of what sitcom couple?
16. Name the Swedish poet who refused the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1918, and was honored with the Prize posthumously in 1931. His poetry collections include Vildmarks-och kärleksvisor [Songs of the Wilderness and of Love] (1895); Fridolins visor [Fridolin's Song] (1898); and Flora och Bellona [Flora and Bellona] (1918).
17. Zion Canyon—in Zion National Park in Utah—was carved by what river?
18. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis muscles are the 4 muscles that make up what?
19. What comic strip—which debuted in 2001 and is drawn by Jef Millett—is set at Bryson Elementary School?
20. For 4 years—from 1988 through 1991—John Suter finished the Iditarod Sled Dog Race using a team of what breed of dog?
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
20 Questions 20: 1
1. What is the title of the 1967 album by The Doors whose cover (photographed by Joel Brodsky) features a troupe of circus performers, the band having been relegated to a poster on the wall in the background?
2. What movie director, best known for silent films including Nosferatu (1922) and Sunrise (1927), was killed in a car accident in 1931 shortly before the premiere of his final film, Tabu?
3. Which Old Testament figure had three wives: Adah (also called Basemath), Aholibamah, and Mahalathor (also also called Basemath)?
4. What specific sports occurence was the inspiration for the Ogden Nash poem "Prognostications Are for the Birds; Lay Off Me Please While I Eat My Words"?
5. What is typically indicated by the typographical mark known as the pilcrow?
6. The annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, is part of a festival dedicated to what saint (the city's patron)?
7. What actress appeared on the cover of the May 3, 1991, issue of Entertainment Weekly, next to the headline "The Sexiest Man Alive"?
8. What two-letter word—a valid play in Scrabble—refers to the concept in ancient Egyptian mythology of the eternal soul or one's after death existence?
9. What modern Japanese martial art was developed in the 1880s by Kano Jigoro?
10. A 2008 album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters is named for the inventor of instant Ramen noodles, since "all we had to do to make this record was add water," according to Costello. Name the album.
11. Sir Edward Denham, whose "great object in life was to be seductive", is a character in which novel, left unfinished by Jane Austen at her death in 1817?
12. Name the province of the Basilicata region of Italy where much of the films The Gospel According to Matthew (1964), The Passion of the Christ (2004) and The Nativity Story (2006) were filmed.
13. Discovered in 1966, which moon of Saturn was given its name because although it was first in order when the satellites were listed in closeness to the planet, it was also the last to have been discovered (up to that time)?
14. Who is the protagonist of Raymond Benson's 2002 novel The Man with the Red Tattoo?
15. What 7-letter word appears in the titles of Academy Award-nominated songs from the films The Wizard of Oz (1939), The Muppet Movie (1979) and A Mighty Wind (2003)?
16. Named for the island near which he was usually sighted, what name was given to the white sperm whale known to Pacific ocean seafarers of the early 19th century, who was killed in 1938, and was the obvious inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick?
17. "Models and Mortals" and "Bay of Married Pigs" were the second and third episodes of what TV series?
18. What is Barry Bonds's current (and likely, career) Major League regular season home run total?
19. In 1964, Masanori Murakami became the first Japanese player in Major League baseball, pitching in 54 games over 2 seasons before returning to Japan in a dispute with his home team. Which American team did he play for?
20. Who took the photo of Koko the Gorilla that appeared on the cover of the October 1978 issue of National Geographic?
2. What movie director, best known for silent films including Nosferatu (1922) and Sunrise (1927), was killed in a car accident in 1931 shortly before the premiere of his final film, Tabu?
3. Which Old Testament figure had three wives: Adah (also called Basemath), Aholibamah, and Mahalathor (also also called Basemath)?
4. What specific sports occurence was the inspiration for the Ogden Nash poem "Prognostications Are for the Birds; Lay Off Me Please While I Eat My Words"?
5. What is typically indicated by the typographical mark known as the pilcrow?
6. The annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, is part of a festival dedicated to what saint (the city's patron)?
7. What actress appeared on the cover of the May 3, 1991, issue of Entertainment Weekly, next to the headline "The Sexiest Man Alive"?
8. What two-letter word—a valid play in Scrabble—refers to the concept in ancient Egyptian mythology of the eternal soul or one's after death existence?
9. What modern Japanese martial art was developed in the 1880s by Kano Jigoro?
10. A 2008 album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters is named for the inventor of instant Ramen noodles, since "all we had to do to make this record was add water," according to Costello. Name the album.
11. Sir Edward Denham, whose "great object in life was to be seductive", is a character in which novel, left unfinished by Jane Austen at her death in 1817?
12. Name the province of the Basilicata region of Italy where much of the films The Gospel According to Matthew (1964), The Passion of the Christ (2004) and The Nativity Story (2006) were filmed.
13. Discovered in 1966, which moon of Saturn was given its name because although it was first in order when the satellites were listed in closeness to the planet, it was also the last to have been discovered (up to that time)?
14. Who is the protagonist of Raymond Benson's 2002 novel The Man with the Red Tattoo?
15. What 7-letter word appears in the titles of Academy Award-nominated songs from the films The Wizard of Oz (1939), The Muppet Movie (1979) and A Mighty Wind (2003)?
16. Named for the island near which he was usually sighted, what name was given to the white sperm whale known to Pacific ocean seafarers of the early 19th century, who was killed in 1938, and was the obvious inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick?
17. "Models and Mortals" and "Bay of Married Pigs" were the second and third episodes of what TV series?
18. What is Barry Bonds's current (and likely, career) Major League regular season home run total?
19. In 1964, Masanori Murakami became the first Japanese player in Major League baseball, pitching in 54 games over 2 seasons before returning to Japan in a dispute with his home team. Which American team did he play for?
20. Who took the photo of Koko the Gorilla that appeared on the cover of the October 1978 issue of National Geographic?
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