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John Landis | Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. It tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet. Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis also star. The storyline is often called a modern take on Mark Twain's classic 19th-century novel The Prince and the Pauper. It also bears a resemblance to another of Mark Twain's stories, The Million Pound Bank Note. | Who directed the movie Trading Places? |
Hobart | Errol Flynn, in full Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (born June 20, 1909, Hobart , Tasmania , Australia —died Oct. 14, 1959, Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada ), Australian actor, celebrated during his short but colourful lifetime as the screen’s foremost swashbuckler. | Where in Australia was swashbuckling Errol Flynn born? |
Middleweight | Chris Eubank at this point in his career was 23-0. He was the current WBC International Middleweight champion and although he had fought a few experienced fighters he had not fought anybody of note. He had earned himself however a WBO World Title shot against Nigel Benn for November 1990. | At what weight did boxer Chris Eubank win the WBO title in 1990? |
Glenn Medeiros | "She Ain't Worth It" is a song recorded by Glenn Medeiros with a rap verse from singer Bobby Brown. It hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 21, 1990, becoming Medeiros' only number one hit in America and Brown's second and last number one hit after "My Prerogative". The single also reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart where Medeiros had previously reached number 1 with his hit "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You". | Who featured with Bobby Brown on the No 1 She Ain't Worth It? |
Tulsa, Ok | The 1977 U.S. Open was the 77th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hubert Green won the first of his two major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Lou Graham, the 1975 champion. | Where was golf's 1977 US Open held? |
Athens | Mo Greene, as he is sometimes known, was spectacularly successful between 1997 and 2001. In particular, in 1999, where Greene really asserted his dominance. He was the first ever winner of both the 100m and 200m at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. Maurice Greene collected his third gold medal of the competition with the 4 x 100m relay. The same year in Athens he set the 100m world record with 9.79 seconds. | Where did Maurice Green set his 9.79 seconds for the 100m in 1999? |
Denver Nuggets | O'Neal was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the 17th pick in the 1996 NBA draft. The rookie was surrounded by veterans and emerging stars who could show him the ropes in Portland; forming the frontcourt with him were Arvydas Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace and Clifford R. Robinson. After missing the first 17 games with a bone contusion in his knee, O'Neal made his debut against the Denver Nuggets in December. At 18 years, one month and 22 days, he became the youngest player to play in an NBA game (a mark that was later eclipsed by Andrew Bynum). O'Neal also became the youngest player at 18 years, three months and eleven days to score 20 points in a game on January 22, 1997 against the Seattle SuperSonics. | Who was Jermaine O'Neal playing against when he made his debut in 1996? |
Al Unser Sr | With a victory, Castroneves would have become the fourth driver to win the Indy 500 four times, joining A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears. But throughout the afternoon the second-place car had the distinct disadvantage in passing the leader due to the draft, and short of blocking Hunter-Reay, Castroneves' options were limited. | Who was the second American to win the Indianapolis 500 four times? |
Terry Bradshaw | Joe Montana is the only player to have won the Super Bowl MVP three times (1982, 1985, 1990). There have been four others win the awards twice. They are Bart Starr (1967, 1967), Terry Bradshaw (1979, 1980), Tom Brady (2002, 2004) and Eli Manning (2008, 2012). Harvey Martin and Randy White of the Dallas Cowboys were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, which was the only time that has happened in the history of the big game. | Who was the Super Bowl MVP in 1979 and 1980. |
Hubert Green | In the 1978 US Masters, who was leading Gary Player be seven strokes only to lose by a single stroke?*Hubert Green | In 1978 US Masters, who was leading Gary Player by seven strokes, only to lose by a single stroke? |
Helsinki | The World Championships is the jewel in the crown of the IAAF’s global competition programme. It is the third-largest sporting event in the world, involving approximately 2000 athletes from more than 200 nations competing for 47 gold medals. The first World Championships in athletics was held in Helsinki in 1983. Today, the competition is staged biennially, usually in the month August. | Where were the first World Athletics Championships held? |
The Steelers | In 1978 the Steelers made history after a league-best 14-2 regular season and playoff wins versus Denver (33-10) and Houston (34-5). Their 35-31 Super Bowl XIII win versus Dallas made the Steelers the first team to win three Super Bowls. | Which was the first team to win three Super Bowls? |
Chuck Howley | Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley became the first defensive player to be named Most Valuable Player in a Super Bowl. But the honor had a hollow ring for Howley, who also became the first player from a losing team to be named MVP. | Who was the first MVP in a Super Bowl to be on the losing side? |
Kournikova | She went on to win the Canadian Open (for the 4th time in a row) defeating world No.1 Martina Hingis in the semifinal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, and then world No.4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the Final 6-3, 6-2. And also won both the Singles & Doubles at the Tokyo Princess Cup. The end of 1998 brought Monica to the Year End Championships, where Monica faced Steffi Graf for the 1st time since the 1996 U.S. Open Final. They played each other in the 2nd round after Monica defeated Kournikova in the 1st round 6-4, 6-3. Monica came out blasting the ball all over the place and took the 1st set 6-1. Graf came back to win the 2nd set with a tough 6-4. Both players were hitting winners and playing great tennis through out the whole match, with Graf prevailing 6-4 in the 3rd (for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 win for Graf); Ending the season with a 46-13 win/loss record and ranked #6 in the world. In career earnings, she passed the $10 Million mark (only the 4th to do so). | Who won the Princess Cup in 1997 with Monica Seles? |
Boston Red Sox | "When Babe Ruth was sold in 1920, the Boston Red Sox had won five World Series titles, more than any other major league team. Up to that point, the Yankees had never won one. However, since Babe Ruth arrived with the Yankees in 1920, this fabled franchise has been to the World Series 37 times and has won a staggering 26 times, including four titles with the Babe. The Red Sox, however, have had a far different outcome. | Which team has not won a World Series since Babe Ruth stopped pitching for them? |
Dennis Conner | Here it is, the model yacht that started the VICTOR CUP SERIES. This is the semi-scale version of the yacht Stars & Stripes, skippered by Dennis Conner that returned the America's Cup to the USA in 1987. This boat is perfect for those who wish to create their own version of the America's Cup Races in miniature. The model is an excellent competitor when sailed against similar boats in its class. You can have hours of enjoyment when racing against our Australia II. | Who skippered Stars & Stripes in the America's Cup in 1987 and 1988? |
Zina Garrison | On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Martina Navratilova produced a near-flawless performance to win her ninth Wimbledon singles title, a record that will take some topping in today's day and age. Competing against fellow American Zina Garrison, Navratilova served and volleyed her way around Centre Court in emphatic fashion, dropping just five games as she took the title 6-1, 6-4. | Who did Martina Navratilova beat to win her ninth Wimbledon title? |
Dave Stockton | "I've been waiting for this day since I received the call last month," Pavin said yesterday. "I'm very excited to be here. In 1991 I played in my first Ryder Cup. Listening to the national anthem, experiencing the pressure for the first time, watching the last match between Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer, and of course throwing captain Dave Stockton into the ocean, cemented my love for the Ryder Cup for ever. I knew I wanted to play as many as possible and dreamt of becoming captain one day. Today my dream has come true." | Who captained the US Ryder Cup team in 1991? |
Tom Watson | Carnoustie Golf Links is one of the venues in The Open Championship's rotation. The course first played host to The Open in 1931, when it was won by Tommy Armour of the USA. Subsequent winners have included Henry Cotton of England in 1937, Ben Hogan of the USA in 1953, Gary Player of South Africa in 1968, Tom Watson of the USA in 1975, Paul Lawrie of Scotland in 1999 and Pádraig Harrington of Ireland in 2007. | Who was the winner of the last Open at Carnoustie before Paul Lawrie? |
Jim Thorpe | The American Professional Football Association was founded in 1920 at a Hupmobile dealership in Canton, Ohio. Legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was elected president. It was the first league of American Football in the United States for which players were paid a salary to participate. The group of eleven teams, all but one in the Midwest, was originally less a league than an agreement not to rob other teams' players. In the early years, APFA members continued to play non-APFA teams. | Who was the first president of the National Football League? |
Steve Cauthen | Jockey Steve Cauthen, who rode Affirmed in 1978, on hand to watch American Pharoah win Triple Crown | Who rode Affirmed for each race when he won the Triple Crown? |
Bold Arrangement | Trained by Clive Brittain, Bold Arrangement was the first British-trained horse to run in the Derby. Richards and Brittain prepped the Persian Bold colt for his Churchill Downs outing with a close third-place finish in the Blue Grass Stakes. He then finished second by 2 1/4 lengths to Ferdinand in Louisville, an effort that remains the closest a foreign invader has ever come to winning the Derby. Bold Arrangement also finished fifth to Skywalker in that year's Breeders' Cup Classic and 11th to Ferdinand in the following year's Classic, both times wearing Richards's distinctive yellow, black, and white silks. | What was the first British-trained horse to run in the Kentucky Derby? |
Show jumping | Alain Navait, the father of former world champion Eric Navet (left) from France, died at the age of 91. Alain Navet himself also was an international show jumping rider in ancient times. He just missed out the Olympic Games of Tokyo due to a collarbone fracture. In the breeding Alain Navet was even more influential. His son Eric Navet won the World Championship in Stockholm 1990 on the homebred stallion Quito de Baussy. | In which sport did Eric Navet of France become a 1990 world champion? |
Baltimore Orioles | #The last original American League team to win its first World Series was the Baltimore Orioles (former St. Louis Browns,originally the Milwaukee Brewers), winning in . | Who won baseball's first World Series of the 70s? |
Dallas Texans | The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). In 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City and assumed their current name. They joined the NFL during the AFL-NFL Merger of 1970. The team is legally and corporately registered as Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Incorporated and according to Forbes is valued at just under $1 billion. [1] | What was the original name of the Kansas City Chiefs? |
Steffi Graf | Steffi Graf - The Only Tennis Player to Win a Golden Slam in 1988 | STEVE G TENNIS | In 1988 who won the tennis Grand Slam and Olympic gold? |
Sugar Ray Robinson | A Tribute dedicated to Walker Smith Jr better known as Sugar Ray Robinson who in many peoples eyes was the greatest boxer of all time. | How was Walker Smith Robinson better known? |
Kansas Cannonball | What is the nickname of record-breaking sprinter Maurice Greene?*Kansas Cannonball | What is the nickname of record-breaking sprinter Maurice Greene? |
Muhammad Ali | Muhammad Ali, original name Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. (born January 17, 1942, Louisville , Kentucky , U.S.—died June 3, 2016, Scottsdale , Arizona), American professional boxer and social activist. Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions; he successfully defended this title 19 times. | Who was the first boxer to twice regain the world heavyweight title? |
Squash | Squash world champion. Nicol was born in Inverurie , son of the Scottish national squash team coach. By 1992, the left-handed player had entered the world rankings and within three years was in the top five. He reached No. 1 by 1998, and in the same year became the first Briton for 25 years to win the British Open and went on to take the gold medal for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). In recognition of his achievements, Nicol was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list (1999). | Peter Nichol became the first Brit in 25 years to win the British open in which sport? |
Knox-Johnson | Robin Knox-Johnson sails his yacht Suhaili into the English Channel in April 1969 at the end of his non-stop round the world race (AFP/Getty Images) | Which Robin was the first yachtsman to sail non-stop around the world? |
Walter Payton | Brown retired in July 1966, after only nine seasons as the NFL's all-time leading rusher. He held the record of 12,312 yards until it was broken by Walter Payton on October 7, 1984, during Payton's 10th NFL season. Brown is still the Cleveland Browns all-time leading rusher. Currently Jim Brown is ninth on the all-time rushing list. | Who beat Jim Brown's rushing yards total of 12,312 yards in the 1980s? |
Muhammad Ali | "The Rumble in The Jungle" was a historic boxing match which took place on October 30, 1974 in the May 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted then World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman against former champion and #1 contender Muhammad Ali , who became the second fighter ever, after Floyd Patterson , to regain the World Heavyweight Championship. | Who fought George Foreman in the Rumble In The Jungle? |
Braves | Aaron's first tryout for the major leagues was in 1949 at the age of 15 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but he failed to make the team. His first paying job, at the age of 17, was as a shortstop in the Negro Leagues with the Mobile Black Bears, earning $10.00 a game. He began his professional career as a shortstop in the Negro American League, playing for the Indianapolis Clowns, leading the team to a 1952 Negro League World Series. A few months into his career, the Boston Braves of the National League bought his contract, and he played for the Braves' minor-league affiliate in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In 1954, Aaron was brought up to the major leagues as the right fielder for the Braves, who had moved the franchise to Milwaukee in 1953. Soon, the Mobile native would become one of baseball's most skilled all-around players. In 1956, Aaron's third major-league season, he led the National League in hitting with a .328 average; and in 1957 he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player. Teaming with future Hall of Fame stars, including third baseman Eddie Matthews and pitcher Warren Spahn, the Braves won the National League pennant and faced the perennial champion New York Yankees in the World Series. | What was Hank Aaron's first Major League team? |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Hideo Nomo (野茂 英雄/Nomo Hideo, born August 31, 1968 in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan) is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved early success in his native country, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from to . He then exploited a loophole to free himself from his contract, and became the first Japanese major leaguer to permanently relocate to Major League Baseball in the United States, debuting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in . Although he was not the first Japanese person to play baseball professionally in the United States, he is often credited with opening the door for Japanese players in Major League Baseball.[http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd20080717&content_id | Which was Hideo Nomo's first US baseball team? |
Shot | With which track and field event was Geoff Capes particularly associated?*Shotput | With which track and field even was Geoff Capes particularly associated? |
Chile | Marcelo Andres Ríos Mayorga (born 26 December 1975) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino ("The Chinaman") and El zurdo de Vitacura ("Vitacura's Lefty"), he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No. 1 ranking for six weeks. He has held the top ranking in both juniors and seniors. He was the first player to win the three clay-court Masters Series tournaments (Monte Carlo, Rome, and Hamburg) since the format began in 1990. He is the only male player in the open era to have been World No. 1 while never managing to win a Grand Slam singles tournament in his career. He did reach the 1998 Australian Open final, losing to Petr Korda. Until Rafael Nadal in 2008, Ríos was the last left-handed player to become World No. 1. | Which country does tennis player Marcelo Rios come from? |
Jungle | “The Rumble in the Jungle” took place on Oct. 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was one of promoter Don King’s first major fights. He persuaded Ali and Foreman to fight each other — he had them sign separate, blank contracts — as long as he could get them $5 million each. Zaire’s president, Mobutu Sese Seko, guaranteed the money so long as the fight took place in his country. | Where was the Rumble in the Ali v Foreman fight in Zaire in 1974? |
Eight | The number of people who can play is really only limited by how long the rope is. Serious tug of war contests usually pit two teams of eight players against each other. | How many people are there in an official tug of war team? |
November | Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s best known horse racing event held on the first Tuesday of November every year. It is an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria. This event is popularly dubbed as “the race that stops the nation”. | In which month is horse racing's Melbourne Cup held? |
Ireland | The Curragh Racecourse, usually abbreviated to The Curragh, is Ireland's most important Thoroughbred race track. It is situated on the Curragh plain near Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. | The Curragh is in which country? |
America | The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs () on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes. | Which country hosts the Belmont and Preakness Stakes? |
1990s | Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr., (born June 11, 1956 in New Eagle, Pennsylvania), nicknamed Joe Cool and Comeback Joe, [1] is a retired American football player whose professional career in the National Football League (NFL) spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers , where he played quarterback (QB) for the next 14 seasons. He spent the 1993 and 1994 seasons, his final two years in the NFL, with the Kansas City Chiefs . [2] While a member of the 49ers, Montana started four Super Bowl games and the team won all of them. In 2000, Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame . his first year of eligibility. [3] | In which decade did Joe Montana retire from football? |
Zimbabwe | Nick Price was born in South Africa to English parents who moved the family to Rhodesia when Price was very young. Price would become a citizen, even serving in the Rhodesian Army during that country's civil war (from which it emerged as Zimbabwe). | Which African country does Nick Price come from? |
Fullback | Jim Brown is to running backs what Superman is to cartoon heroes. Standing 6-foot-2 and packing 230 hard pounds on his square-shouldered frame, he was an explosive fullback, combining outstanding speed with awesome power. He played only nine seasons for the Cleveland Browns - and led the NFL in rushing eight times. | What position did football great Jim Brown play? |
Earvin | Magic Johnson was born on August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan, USA as Earvin Johnson. He is a producer and actor, known for Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010), The NBA on TNT (1988) and Michael Jordan: Air Time (1993). He has been married to Cookie Johnson since September 14, 1991. They have two children. | What is Magic Johnson's real first name? |
Nine | Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, who take turns batting and fielding. | In baseball, when a team is pitching how many players do they have on the field? |
Us Masters | It is customary that the winner of the previous Masters Tournament presents the Green Jacket to the new champion. Successful title defenses have been rare. When Jack Nicklaus repeated as champion in 1966, Club co-Founder Bobby Jones suggested Nicklaus put on the coat by himself. Chairman Hord W. Hardin helped Nick Faldo into his Green Jacket in 1990 after the Englishman won back-to-back, and Chairman Hootie Johnson assisted Woods, the third repeat champion, in 2002. | Which golf tournament presents its winner with a green jacket? |
Long jump | On this day in 1996, track and field legend Carl Lewis wins his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the long jump. It was the ninth and final Olympic gold of his storied career. | In which jumping event did Carl Lewis win Olympic gold's? |
Wide receiver | The wide receiver (WR) is a position in American and Canadian football that functions as the pass-catching specialist. Wide receivers (also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers) are among the fastest and most agile players in the game, and they are frequent highlight-reel favorites. Examples of wide receivers include Don Hutson, Jerry Rice, Steve Largent, Steve Smith Sr., Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson, and Tommy McDonald. | In football, what position is WR? |
Super Bowl | The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl. The trophy is named in honor of NFL coach Vince Lombardi. | The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to winners of what? |
Israeli | International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, back to camera, embraces Ilana Romano, right, and Ankie Spitzer, widows of Israeli Olympic athletes killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics, during the inauguration of a memorial in their husbands' honor, ahead of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) inaugurated the monument on Wednesday in memory of the 11 Israelis who were killed. (AP Photo/Edgard Garrido, Pool) | What was the nationality of the athletes killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics? |
Chantilly | Prix du Jockey Club, one of the major French horse races, an event for three-year- old colts and fillies that originated in 1836. It is run over a 2,400-metre (about 1 1/2-mile) course at Chantilly , near Paris, and is sometimes termed the French Derby because of its similarity to the older English race of that name. It is run in June. | The Prix du Jockey-Club is held at which race course? |
Melb | Flemington Park Racecourse hosts the annual Melbourne Spring Carnival of Racing , the most prestigious series of race meetings in Australia. The racecourse is famous for the capacity crowds that pack into the grandstands for the running of the Melbourne Cup and the VRC Derby Stakes , with up to 120,000 spectators attending each event. | In which country is Flemington park race course? |
Ukr | The Ukrainian WBC heavyweight boxing champion, Vitali Klitschko, has confirmed he will run in the country's 2015 presidential election. | Which country does boxer Vitali Klitschko come from? |
North Carolina | In 1981 Michael Jordan accepted a full basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina, in the state where he was raised. Michael was only the fourth freshman to earn a starting spot under Coach Smith. | In which state did Michael Jordan play college basketball? |
Michigan State | On March 26, 1979, Magic Johnson led Michigan State past Larry Bird and Indiana State in the NCAA title game. The game, watched by nearly a quarter of U.S. television viewers, is credited with sparking an interest in the NCAA tournament that led to the development of “March Madness.” | With which university did Magic Johnson win the 1979 NCAA title? |
Ernie Els | Ernie Els, 6ft 3in (1m.91), is the second among tall golfers to Faldo in major championship victories with two US Opens in 1994 and 1997 and an Open Championship in 2002. In addition, he was runner-up in the Masters in 2000 and 2004, and third in the PGA Championship in 1995 and 2007. He has a total of 16 PGA Tour wins and 24 European Tour titles, won the European Order of Merit in 2003 and 2004, and has won many more titles around the world. Els epitomises the seemingly effortless power of the tall golfer, earning the nickname of 'The Big Easy' for his smooth, rhythmical swing. | Who won golf's US Open in 1994 and 1997? |
America’s Cup | Australia II went on to win race six by three minutes and 25 seconds, the widest margin ever by a 12-metre, and thus becoming the first challenger in the history of the America’s Cup to square a match three-all. | What has been won by Australia II and America 3? |
University of Southern California | During her playing career, Cheryl Miller was arguably the best woman basketball player of all time. A four-time All-American, Miller led her University of Southern California (USC) team to successive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships in 1983 and 1984. She went on to anchor the U.S. Olympic team that captured the 1984 gold medal in women’s basketball. A charismatic and outspoken figure, Miller has parlayed her triumphs on the court into a successful broadcasting career as a television basketball announcer for ABC-TV. Miller launched her coaching career in 1993, when she accepted the women’s head coaching position at her alma mater. In 1995 Miller was voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in recognition of her contribution to the game. | Which university did Cheryl Miller attend? |
Hockey | In high school, Reeves was never into academics but took a keen interest in ice hockey (as team goalie, he earned the nickname "The Wall") and drama. He eventually dropped out of school to pursue an acting career. | At which sport did Keanu Reeves excel while at high school? |
Montreal Canadiens | Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard, (;; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season, accomplishing the feat in 50 games in 1944–45, and the first to reach 500 career goals. Richard retired in 1960 as the league's all-time leader in goals with 544. He won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player in 1947, played in 13 All-Star Games and was named to 14 post-season NHL All-Star Teams. | In Hockey, who did Maurice Rocket Richard play for? |
Jack Dempsey | “The Manassa Mauler” as Jack Dempsey was commonly known, was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1919 to 1926. He is ranked as number 52 out of the Top 100 Athletes of the 20th century | Who was known as the Manassa Mauler? |
Chile | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, commonly referred to as Santiago International Airport (SCL), is situated in Pudahuel, approximately 9.3 miles northwest of downtown Santiago, Chile. Having served about 11 million passengers in 2010, it is the country’s busiest aerial hub and Latin America’s ninth-busiest airport. | Arturo Marino Benitez international airport is in which country? |
Ernestine | Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011), generally known as Jane Russell, was an American film actress, and was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. | What was Jane Russell's real first name? |
105 | It was cut into 105 gems. Cullinan I, 530 carats is the largest of the cuts and is know as the Great Star of Africa. The Cullinan diamond was found by Thomas Evan Powell, a miner who brought it to the surface and gave it to Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, South Africa on January 26, 1905. The stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine. | The Fabulous Cullinan diamond was cut into how many separate gems? |
Broccoli | More than 80 years have passed since the first colonists arrived, and the Matanuska Valley remains a productive agricultural region specializing in dairy products, potatoes, rhubarb, lettuce, and giant cabbages. (Palmer is the site of the Guinness World Record for "Biggest Broccoli," grown in 1993 by residents John and Mary Evans. The vegetable weighed a whopping 35 pounds.) The annual Alaska State Fair is held in Palmer and many historic buildings dot the fairgrounds. The displays of giant vegetables and the cabbage weigh-off always draw a big crowd. Today the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Alaska's equivalent of a county government) encompasses more than 24,000 square miles, larger than many eastern seaboard states. And descendants of the original colonists can be found in the Palmer and Wasilla phone book. | John and Mary Evans of Alaska grew the world's biggest what? |
Durham | The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public research university in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH), in the United States. The university's Durham campus, comprising six colleges, is located in the Seacoast region of the state. A seventh college, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, occupies the university's campus in Manchester, the state's largest city. The University of New Hampshire School of Law, known as the Franklin Pierce Law Center until 2010, is located in Concord, the state's capital. | Where is the University of New Hampshire located? |
Universal City | On March 15, 1915, Laemmle opened the world's largest motion picture production facility, Universal City Studios, on a 230-acre (0.9-km²) converted farm just over the Cahuenga Pass from Hollywood. Studio management became the third facet of Universal's operations, with the studio incorporated as a distinct subsidiary organization. Unlike other movie moguls, Laemmle opened his studio to tourists. Universal became the largest studio in Hollywood, and remained so for a decade. However, it sought an audience mostly in small towns, producing mostly inexpensive melodramas, westerns and serials. | What is the biggest studio in Hollywood called? |
80 | Wyatt Earp was the last surviving Earp brother and the last surviving participant of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral when he died at home in the Earps' small rented bungalow at 4004 W 17th Street, in Los Angeles, of chronic cystitis on January 13, 1929 at the age of 80. Charlie Welsh's daughter Grace Spolidora and his daughter-in-law, Alma, were the only witnesses to Wyatt's cremation. Josephine was apparently too full of grief to assist. Wyatt was survived by Josephine and sister Adelia. He had no children. | Gunn-toting Wyatt Earp survived to what age? |
U.S. | Tower Air was a certificated FAR 121 schedule and charter U.S. airline that operated from 1983 until 2000, when the company declared bankruptcy and was liquidated. Scheduled flights were initially offered over a New York - Brussels - Tel Aviv route in addition to charter flights to Athens, Frankfurt, Rome, and Zurich. Short-lived New York - Los Angeles flights were introduced with the addition of an ex-Avianca Boeing 747-100 in 1984. The airline was headquartered in Building 178 and later in Hangar 17 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. | Which country does the airline Tower Air come from? |
Paper Lace | "The Night Chicago Died" was Paper Lace's follow-up single to "Billy Don't Be a Hero", a #1 hit in the U.K. but virtually unheard in the U.S. where Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods' cover reached #1. Callander and Murray wrote both songs. | Who had a 70s No 1 hit with The Night Chicago Died? |
Fire-eater | Instead Hoskins took a variety of jobs, including being trainee accountant, a Covent Garden market porter, a window cleaner, a steeplejack and a sailor. Once in the mid-sixties he even set off to a kibbutz in Israel where he spent four months farming bananas. He also worked as a camel herder in Syria, a crewman in the Norwegian merchant navy and a circus fire-eater. | What was Bob Hoskins' profession when he worked in the circus? |
North Dakota | Peggy Lee was Born Norma Dolores Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, on May 26, 1920. At age four her mother died. Peggy's father, a railroad station agent, remarried but later left home, leaving Peggy's care entrusted to a stepmother who physically abused her. Peggy later memorialized this in the calypso number "One Beating a Day", one of 22 ... See full bio » | Which state was Peggy Lee born in? |
Björn Borg | On the other hand, players whose games are more suited to slower surfaces, such as Rafael Nadal, Björn Borg, Ivan Lendl, and Mats Wilander, Justine Henin and Chris Evert, have found great success at this tournament. In the open era, the only male players who have won both the French Open and Wimbledon, played on faster grass courts, are Rod Laver, Jan Kodeš, Björn Borg, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. | Who was the last man to win Wimbledon and the French open singles in the same year? |
John Landis | The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical crime comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from "The Blues Brothers" musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. The film's screenplay was written by Aykroyd and Landis. It features musical numbers by rhythm and blues (R&B), soul, and blues singers James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and John Lee Hooker. The film is set in and around Chicago, Illinois, where it was filmed. It features non-musical supporting performances by John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Charles Napier, and Henry Gibson. | Who directed the movie The Blues Brothers? |
Italy | In Europe, Mickey Mouse became the main attraction of a number of comics magazines, the most famous being Topolino in Italy from 1932 on, Le Journal de Mickey in France from 1934 on, Don Miki in Spain and the Greek Miky Maous. | In which country did the first Mickey Mouse comic appear? |
Surtsey | A volcanic eruption off the coast of Iceland formed a whole new island in 1963. The underwater eruption that formed the island Surtsey, began on 14 November 1963 and continued until 5 June 1967. The island was declared a nature reserve while the eruption was still happening and is off-limits to all people (except the odd researcher) in order to preserve the natural evolution of plant and animal life on the land. Crazy! | What was the name of the island off Iceland which appeared in 1963 as a result of an underwater volcano? |
Morgan Fairchild | Born Patsy McClenny on February 3, 1950, actress Morgan Fairchild began as a stand-in for Faye Dunaway while filming Bonnie and Clyde (1966). She landed a role in the soap Search for Tomorrow, then appeared in numerous primetime soaps, TV movies, and sitcoms. Her memorable roles include Nora Bing on Friends and Jordan Roberts on Falcon Crest. She also supported AIDS-related causes. | Which US soap actress's real name is Patsy Mclenny? |
Nebraska | The Creighton Bluejays, or Jays, are the athletic teams that represent Creighton University, a Jesuit/Catholic University in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. They compete in NCAA Division I in the Big East Conference. | In which state is the Creighton University? |
Camilla Parker-Bowles | Diana’s feelings of “being useless and hopeless” were compounded when Prince Charles resumed his relationship with Mrs Camilla Parker-Bowles in around 1986. Diana famously said, “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. ” | In England, who was Princess Diana referring to when she said her marriage was ' a bit crowded?' |
William | William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and producer. He has received multiple awards and nominations including an Academy Award as producer under his own company Plan B Entertainment. | What is Brad Pitt's real first name? |
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy | 1975 – Elton John’s album ‘Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboys’, went to No.1 on the US album chart, the first album ever to enter the US chart at No.1. | What was Elton John's first album to enter the US charts at No 1? |
Illinois | Considered to be one of the greatest minds in music and television history, Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. was born on March 14, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Sarah Frances (Wells), a bank executive, and Quincy Delight Jones, Sr., a carpenter. | In which state was Quincy Jones born? |
Canada | NorOntair is a defunct airline from Canada that operated its first scheduled flight October 18, 1971 and its last flight March 29, 1996. | Which country does the airline Norontair come form? |
The Gulf of Tonkin incident | In August 1964, a small military engagement off the coast of North Vietnam helped escalate the involvement of the United States in Vietnam; the Vietnam War would become the longest military engagement in American history prior to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Many historians now agree that the Gulf of Tonkin incident, in which many believed North Vietnamese ships had attacked American naval forces, may not have occurred in the way it was described at the time. The decisions made by President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top advisors, and the Congressional debate that ensued, resulted in a resolution giving LBJ authority to pursue a military policy in Vietnam that many people have come to believe was flawed and misguided. | Which incident escalated US involvement in Vietnam? |
Hamburger | In 1989, Seymour grilled the world's biggest hamburger, 5,520 lbs. at the Outagamie County Fairgrounds. The record is verified in the Guiness Book of World Records. | The world's biggest what was made in Seymour, Wisconsin in August 1989? |
Philip Johnson | The 37- story Sony building (formerly known as AT&T Corporate Headquarters) located on 550 Madison Avenue, New York City has become an emblem of postmodernist structure. Designed by the famous architect Philip Johnson, this landmark blends more classic architecture with modern materials such as the pink granite used. Pink Stony Creek granite is applied all throughout the building creating an eye-catching glare all through Madison Avenue. It was an unusual material to be used for a skyscraper instead many buildings supported a glass frame that was very popular at the time. The design itself is unique, with a Chippendale top resembling an 18th century cabinet. John Burgee, Johnson’s Partner at Burgee& Johnson’s firm, contributed to the design of the building. The structure has a bolder and defined style for the executive floors than of the mid- level floors. | Who designed the New York pink skyscraper with the Chippendale-style cabinet top? |
Bill Cullen | The Price is Right began on November 26, 1956 on NBC. That's right - NBC, not CBS. Way back then, Bill Cullen was the host of The Price is Right, and Don Pardo (and later Johnny Gilbert when the show moved to ABC) was the announcer. Back then, the show was made in New York City. But, the game still was about pricing merchandise items, and being the closest one to the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the item without going over was still the object of the game. | Who was the original host of The Price Is Right? |
Fred MacMurray | My Three Sons is an American situation comedy. The series ran from 1960 to 1965 on ABC, and moved to CBS until its end on April 13, 1972. My Three Sons chronicles the life of widower and aeronautical engineer Steven Douglas (Fred MacMurray) as he raises his three sons. | Which Hollywood star starred in the 50s show My Three Sons? |
Phil Silvers | My dad [ Phil Silvers ] made a guest appearance on one episode of Happy Days (1974), playing Jenny's father. It was magic. I'd always heard people talk about how exciting it was to work with my dad and I got to see why. He was really special. It was the only time we got to work together. | Who guested in Happy Days where his daughter was playing Jenny Piccalo? |
The Fifteenth Pelican | The Flying Nun is an American situation comedy produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book The Fifteenth Pelican, written by Tere Rios. It starred Sally Field as Sister Bertrille. The series originally ran on ABC from September 7, 1967, to April 3, 1970, producing 82 episodes, including a one-hour pilot episode. | The Flying Nun was based on which book? |
Guitar | The Smothers Brothers are Thomas ("Tom" - born February 2, 1937) and Richard ("Dick" - born November 20, 1939), American singers, musicians, comedians and folk heroes. The brothers' trademark act was performing folk songs (Tommy on acoustic guitar, Dick on string bass), which usually led to arguments between the siblings. Tommy's signature line was, "Mom always liked you best!" Tommy (the elder of the two) acted "slow", and Dick, the straight man, acted "superior". | The older Smothers Brother played what musical instrument? |
Ken Howard | Adam's Rib was adapted as a television sitcom in 1973 with Ken Howard and Blythe Danner. The series was cancelled after 13 episodes. | In the TV sitcom Adam's Rib, who played the Spencer Tracy Film role? |
Sammy Davis Jr | Markham’s national fame took hold after Sammy Davis Jr. popularized the old “Here Come De Judge” catch-phrase on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.” Davis brought Pigmeat to Vegas with him for a $5,000 a week taste of big-time success. A novelty tune version of “Here Come De Judge” became a Top Ten hit for Shorty Long and was then covered by Pigmeat for a Top Twenty success. He went on to issue more albums that revelled in the funky black dialect though now there were more and more people in the audience feeling some embarrassment about his brand of broad ethnic comedy. | "Before it was made famous by Pigmeat of Rowan and Martin's Laugh In fame, who first said, ""Here comes the judge""?" |
Mr. T | Mr. T, who played B.A. Baracus in the hit television series The A-Team and Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, has launched a Twitter account to offer his unique words of wisdom and plug his new Youtube show “Ask Mr. T.” | Which member of The A Team played Clubber Lang in Rocky III? |
Marvin Kaplan | How did alley cats Top Cat, Choo-Choo, Brain, Fancy-Fancy and Benny the Ball end up in the swanky mansion of Gertrude Vandergelt? What's Benny doing in a dog pound? And why are the conniving butler Snerdly and his mad wolfhound Rasputin out to get Benny? Get the breathless answers to these and other nutty questions in the fabulous feature-length animated caper Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats. What starts off as an another ordinary day in Hoagie Alley's turns into an adventurous romp through Beverly Hills, with Top Cat and the gang riding in limos, attending lavish costume parties and saving the heir to the Vandergelt fortune! Original Top Cat series voice actors Arnold Stang (T.C.), Marvin Kaplan (Choo-Choo), Leo De Lyon (Spook and Brain) and John Stephenson (Fancy-Fancy) memorably reprise their roles. | In Top Cat, who was the voice of Choo Choo? |
Gene Anthony Ray | Gene Anthony Ray (May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He was known for his portrayal of dancer Leroy Johnson in both the 1980 film Fame and the 1982–1987 Fame television series based upon the film. | Who played Leroy Johnson in the movie Fame and on TV? |
Gorbachev | In the Cold War , Mrs Thatcher supported Ronald Reagan 's policies of deterrence against the Soviets. This contrasted with the policy of détente which the West had pursued during the 1970s, and caused friction with allies who still adhered to the idea of détente. US forces were permitted by Mrs. Thatcher to station nuclear cruise missiles at British bases, arousing mass protests by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . However, she later was the first Western leader to respond warmly to the rise of reformist Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev , declaring that she liked him and describing him as "a man we can do business with" after a meeting in 1984, three months before he came to power. This was a start of a move by the West back to a new détente with the USSR under Gorbachev's leadership which coincided with the final erosion of Soviet power prior to the turbulence of 1991 and the collapse of the Union. Thatcher outlasted the Cold War, which ended in 1989, and voices who share her views on it credit her with a part in the West's victory, by both the deterrence and détente postures. | "Who did Mrs. Thatcher describe as ""a man we can do business with?""" |
Dalai Lama | Tenzin Gyatso is better known these days as the 14th Dalai Lama, a great spiritual leader who travels the world advocating for the Tibetan people and teaching about compassion as the source of happiness in life. But it was not always thus—Gyatso was once a bored student who found it hard to get motivated. “Only in the face of a difficult challenge or an urgent deadline would I study and work without laziness,” he recalls. He has learned his lesson since: “You must not procrastinate,” he now teaches. “Rather you should make preparations so that even if you die tonight, you would have no regrets.” | How is Tenzin Gyatso better known? |