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Lockdown Trivia: The Final Chapter
May 22, 2020 at 7:34 am
Since lockdowns seem to be easing worldwide, this will prolly be the last one of these [pause for weeping and crying from the assembled masses]. But maybe not [shouts of joy and relief].
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(Hint: The answers to the first three questions are closely related. So much so that if you get one, you've got an excellent chance of getting all three.)
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What do the following musical acts have in common?
-The First Edition
-The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
-The Temptations
-The Bee Gees
-Strawberry Alarm Clock
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What do the following celebrities have in common?
-John Wayne
-Jerry Lewis
-Johnny Carson
-Leonard Nimoy
-Sammy Davis, Jr.
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The following phrases all refer to the same specific object. What?
-The upright appendage.
-The darling digit.
-The intrepid index.
-The stiff, steel, steady stiletto.
-The daring, delightful, darling, darting derringer.
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What do the following films have in common?
-Mary Poppins
-The Pink Panther
-Toy Story II
-Psycho
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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What do the following things have in common?
-'Cars' (the film)
-John F. Kennedy
-'The Tempest'
-'Schindler's List'
-Frederick Sanger
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Good luck, these are toughies.
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RE: Lockdown Trivia: The Final Chapter
May 22, 2020 at 9:54 am
You are an evil, evil man.
I haven't given up...yet.
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RE: Lockdown Trivia: The Final Chapter
May 24, 2020 at 4:15 pm
It's been two days, and this thread as generated about as much interest as a dead hedgehog, so here's the answers:
1. They were all musical guests on the first season of 'Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In'.
2. They all made cameo appearances on the first season of 'Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In'.
3. They are all descriptions (made by either Dick Martin or Judy Carne) of the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate award on 'Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In'.
4. There was a lapse of at least ten years between the named film and its sequel: 'Mary Poppins' - 1964/'Mary Poppins Returns' - 2018; 'The Pink Panther'- 1964/'The Return of The Pink Panther' - 1975 (there were two Inspector Clouseau films intervening, but they didn't feature the Pink Panther diamond, so they don't qualify as 'sequels'); 'Toy Story 2' - 1999/'Toy Story 3' - 2010; 'Psycho' - 1960/'Psycho II' - 1983; 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' - 1974/'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' - 1986.
5. All items named were the 'last' in specific categories:
-'Cars' was the last film for which Paul Newman received an acting credit during his lifetime.
-John F. Kennedy was (as of this writing) the last American president to be assassinated.
-'The Tempest' was the last play to be solely authored by William Shakespeare.
-'Schindler's List' was (as of this writing) the last film for which John Williams won an Academy Award.
-Frederick Sanger was (again, as of this writing) the last person to win multiple Nobel Prizes.
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RE: Lockdown Trivia: The Final Chapter
May 24, 2020 at 4:34 pm
Sorry - I meant to get back to this but got distracted.
I have very much enjoyed your trivia challenges.
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RE: Lockdown Trivia: The Final Chapter
May 24, 2020 at 4:57 pm
(May 24, 2020 at 4:34 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Sorry - I meant to get back to this but got distracted.
I have very much enjoyed your trivia challenges.
Thanks. I enjoy doing them. I used to organize pub quizzes. I prefer doing it online. Less punching involved.
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RE: Lockdown Trivia: The Final Chapter
May 24, 2020 at 5:47 pm
(May 24, 2020 at 5:25 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: (May 24, 2020 at 4:57 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Thanks. I enjoy doing them. I used to organize pub quizzes. I prefer doing it online. Less punching involved. 
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And you don't have to buy some shiftless bastard's drinks....

I didn’t do that then, either.
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