Trivia

POTPOURRI FOR 500 ... PART 22
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. (60 pts) NAME THAT AIRLINE A) Airline which crashed into the Potomac River in the 1980's, B) Airline known as 'Critter', C) Airline with an apple on the tail for a logo, D) Official airline of New Zealand, E) Airline which became USAir, F) Painted by Caldor.

2. (30 pts) Name three sports which you are not allowed to compete in left handed at the highest levels

3. (30 pts) Identify the pro teams by the rallying cry (year not required): A) Love ya Blue!, B) Orange Crush, C) Jambalayah?

4. (10 pts) Who are Anderson and Council?

5. (60 pts) Name the 6 characters in the board game CLUE.

6. (30 pts) What are the names of the 3 horses touted in the song which appears early in "Guys & Dolls"?

7. (30 pts) Name Ritchie Blackmore's best known group (no, not Rainbow), and the names of the artists who sang the #1 song he named that group for.

8. (20 pts) INTERNET MATH!! How many 3 letter domain names are theoretically available which would fit the pattern www. XXX . com? How many 4 letter names?

9. (70 pts) THE NAME GAME: What are the non-Rock meanings of the following Rock Band names: A) Three Dog Night, B) REM, C) Steely Dan, D) REO Speedwagon, E) Styx, F) Lobo, G) Jethro Tull

10. (10 pts) Who sang first on "We are the World"?

11. (40 pts) In 1981 there was a 34 inning minor league baseball game. Between what 2 teams, and what two many-time All Stars played against each other at the same position in that game?

12. (20 pts) What song did The Carpenters chart with which was also recorded by Klaatu, and what was the song's subtitle?

13. (20 pts) Alex English appeared once in a Boston Celtic's uniform. Under what conditions, and with what multiple time associate of John Cleese?

14. (20 pts) What member of the E-Street Band was the musical director for what comedienne's extremely short lived TV series?

15. (50 pts) Name the product from the slogan: A) Bet you can't eat just one, B) I can't believe I ate the whole thing, C) He likes it!, D) Just slightly ahead of our time, E) The foaming cleanser, Boom Boom?

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1.	(60 pts)	NAME THAT AIRLINE A) Airline which crashed into the Potomac River in the 1980's, B) Airline known as 'Critter', C) Airline with an apple on the tail for a logo, D) Official airline of New Zealand, E) Airline which became USAir, F) Painted by Caldor.
2.	(30 pts)	Name three sports which you are not allowed to compete in left handed at the highest levels
3.	(30 pts)	Identify the pro teams by the rallying cry (year not required): A) Love ya Blue!, B) Orange Crush, C) Jambalayah?
4.	(10 pts)	Who are Anderson and Council?
5.	(60 pts)	Name the 6 characters in the board game CLUE.
6.	(30 pts)	What are the names of the 3 horses touted in the song which appears early in "Guys & Dolls"?
7.	(30 pts)	Name Ritchie Blackmore's best known group (no, not Rainbow), and the names of the artists who sang the #1 song he named that group for.
8.	(20 pts)	INTERNET MATH!! How many 3 letter domain names are theoretically available which would fit the pattern www. XXX . com? How many 4 letter names?
9.	(70 pts)	THE NAME GAME: What are the non-Rock meanings of the following Rock Band names: A) Three Dog Night, B) REM, C) Steely Dan, D) REO Speedwagon, E) Styx, F) Lobo, G) Jethro Tull
10.	(10 pts)	Who sang first on "We are the World"?
11.	(40 pts)	In 1981 there was a 34 inning minor league baseball game. Between what 2 teams, and what two many-time All Stars played against each other at the same position in that game?
12.	(20 pts)	What song did The Carpenters chart with which was also recorded by Klaatu, and what was the song's subtitle?
13.	(20 pts)	Alex English appeared once in a Boston Celtic's uniform. Under what conditions, and with what multiple time associate of John Cleese?
14.	(20 pts)	What member of the E-Street Band was the musical director for what comedienne's extremely short lived TV series?
15.	(50 pts)	Name the product from the slogan: A) Bet you can't eat just one, B) I can't believe I ate the whole thing, C) He likes it!, D) Just slightly ahead of our time, E) The foaming cleanser, Boom Boom?