POTPOURRI FOR 500 ... PART 14

A random assortment of trivia questions, some multi-part. some with single answers. All parts of an answer are worth 10 points, therefore if a question has a 3 part answer, that would be worth a total of 30 points (total points available per question are in parentheses to the left of each question). Total available points are 500 (hence the name of the quiz!) To earn 10 points, first and last names are required. First or last name only earns 5 points.

1. (50 points)Who are the Puttermans, and what are their first names (Mom, Dad, and the two kids)?
2. (40 points)MIDDLE NAMES! Identify the following singers' middle names: A) Elvis Presley,
B) Frank Sinatra, C) Mick Jagger, D) Ray Charles
3. (20 points)JUST PLAIN BIG! What is A) the largest rental car company in the US for 1995, in
terms of number of cars in their fleet, B) The largest casino in the Western Hemisphere?
4. (30 points)When George Thorogood loses his job and has to hide from the Landlady, he goes to
a bar, and orders what three drinks?
5. (20 points)What was the Zip Code for the A) Spiegel Catalogue, B) Zoom?
6. (80 points)In the Charlie Daniels song "Uneasy Rider", what four places and what four people
are named (first and last names for full credit)?
7. (40 points)What two Major League Baseball teams had the longest scheduled road trips in the
past 10 years, and why were they on the road so long?
8. (20 points)In the movie "Animal House", who played the guy with the guitar singing on the stairway,
and what was his biggest Top 40 single?
9. (30 points)Identify the sport by the unit of playing time reference: A) Frame, B) Set, C) Chukker
10. (40 points)A 1996 Major League Baseball player has a sister who had a Top 10 hit in the 1980's.
Name him, his sister (or her group), the song, and his 1996 team.
11. (20 points)What WWF personalities recently appeared on MTV on A) Singled Out, B) Idiot Savants?
12. (50 points)List the prime numbers between 15 and 35.
13. (20 points)Name the two Olympians who have won 4 gold medals in individual competition in
one Olympics.
14. (20 points)What TV show included for at least one season an actress named 'Macarena' , and
what was her character?
15. (20 points)According to Jim Bouten's book Ball Four, what two Yankees swapped wives and families?

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