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Trois hommes et un couffin | Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy, and stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson and Nancy Travis. It follows the mishaps and adventures of three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to pseudo-fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of them. The script was based on the 1985 French film Trois hommes et un couffin (Three Men and a Cradle). | On which film was Three Men and a Baby based? |
Phil Harris | The New York Times praised the film as "grand fun all the way, nicely flavored with tunes, and topped with one of the funniest jam sessions ever by a bunch of scraggly Bohemians headed by one Scat Cat." Roger Ebert, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, awarded the film three stars out of four summarizing The Aristocats as "light and pleasant and funny, the characterization is strong, and the voices of Phil Harris (O'Malley the Alley Cat) and Eva Gabor (Duchess, the mother cat) are charming in their absolute rightness." For its 1987 re-release, animation historian Charles Solomon expressed criticism for its episodic plot, anachronisms, and borrowed plot elements from earlier Disney animated features, but nevertheless wrote "But even at their least original, the Disney artists provide better animation--and more entertainment--than the recent animated features hawking The Care Bears, Rainbow Brite and Transformers. Writing in his book The Disney Films, Disney historian and film critic Leonard Maltin wrote that "[t]he worst that one could say of The AristoCats is that it is unmemorable. It's smoothly executed, of course, and enjoyable, but neither its superficial story nor its characters have any resonance." Additionally, in his book Of Mice and Magic, Maltin criticized the film for re-using Phil Harris's voice to replicate The Jungle Book’s Baloo dismissing the character Thomas O'Malley as "essentially the same character, dictated by the same voice personality." | Who was the voice of O'Malley in The Aristocats? |
Joe Gideon | Strictly speaking, All That Jazz isn’t about a dancer. Bob Fosse was many things—dancer, choreographer, actor, director, writer, and some might say History’s Greatest Monster for beating out Francis Ford Coppola for Best Director at the 1973 Oscars . And strictly speaking, All That Jazz isn’t technically about Fosse, at least in that the lead character—a similar multi-hyphenate named Joe Gideon played by Roy Scheider—isn’t named “Bob Fosse.” But the film à clef is, for all intents and purposes, a Fosse biopic written and directed by the man himself. And it’s not a flattering portrait. But it is, in typical Fosse fashion, flashy and stylish, with a hint of the avant garde. | What was the name of Bob Fosse's character in All That Jazz? |
9 | Macaulay Culkin perhaps the most iconic child star of his generation, was just 10 years old when Home Alone hit theaters back in 1990. Funnily enough, the kid who enjoyed "a lovely cheese pizza, just for me" back then still dabbles in that doughy stuff these days professionally—but we digress. | How old was Macaulay Culkin when he was cast for his role in Home Alone? |
Fiddler On The Roof | Sex symbol: Paul Michael Glaser as David Starsky in 1976, left; and right as he appeared yesterday as he arrived at rehearsals in Southampton for a touring production of the musical Fiddler On The Roof | In which 70s musical did Paul Michael Glaser star? |
Lewis | Eileen Brennan as "Captain Doreen Lewis" in PRIVATE BENJAMIN | "In Private ""Benjamin, what is the name of ""Benjamin's captain?" |
39 | The film earned Madonna a Guinness World Record title, "Most costume changes in a film". In Evita, Madonna changes costumes 85 times (which included 39 hats, 45 pairs of shoes, and 56 pairs of earrings). The record was previously held by Elizabeth Taylor for the 1963 film Cleopatra (65 costume changes). | How many different hats does Madonna wear in Evita? |
Smiles of a Summer Night | A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Harold Prince; screenplay by Hugh Wheeler, based on his book for the musical play suggested by Ingmar Bergman's "Smiles of a Summer Night"; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; executive producer, Heinz Lazek; produced by Elliott Kastner; edited by John Jympson; director of photography, Arthur Ibretson; distributed by New World Pictures. Running time: 124 minutes. At the Columbia 1 Theater, Second Avenue at 61th Street. This film has been rated PG. | A Little Night Music was based on which non-musical film? |
Angel Beach | Porky's is a 1981 Canadian-American sex comedy film, written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida in 1954. Released in the United States in 1982 with an R rating, the film spawned three sequels: Porky's II: The Next Day (1983), Porky's Revenge! (1985), and Pimpin' Pee Wee (2009), and influenced many writers in the teen film genre. | What was the name of the high school in Porky's? |
Shot in the Dark | By 1965, the time of the Pink Panther’s first sequel, Shot in the Dark, Mancini’s cool, melodic style had made him a star. He become so popular that when he wasn’t behind a Moviola, he was touring the world as a concert attraction, playing programs that showcased his catalog, from the lushly romantic “Too Little Time” to the suspenseful “Experiment In Terror” to the playful “Baby Elephant Walk.” | What was the first sequel to The Pink Panther called? |
Ted Neeley | CHICAGO – What can be said for a man who has portrayed Jesus close to 5,000 times, and starred in the definitive Broadway and film versions of the most famous rock opera about Christ? Ted Neeley is as virtuous as his famous title role in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” | Who played the title role in the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar? |
42nd Street | Set on Broadway during the Great Depression, 42nd Street is the classic backstage tale of aspiring actress and small-town girl, Peggy Sawyer, who finds love and success on the Great White Way. Cast as a chorus girl, Peggy finds herself replacing the star of the show on opening night. The director urges her, "You're going out there a youngster. But you've got to come back a STAR!" Full of thrilling, grand-scale tap numbers and over the top dance routines, 42nd Street features music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin and book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. It's based on the Warner Bros. film of the same name and the novel by Bradford Ropes. The 1980 musical includes "Lullaby of Broadway," "We're in the Money," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" and the title song "42nd Street". | "In which film was chorus girl Peggy Sawyer told to ""come back a star?""" |
Frog Legs | Doc Hopper is the owner of Doc Hopper's French Fried Frog Legs , a fast food chain, in The Muppet Movie . He is also the main antagonist of the film. | In The Muppet Movie what was the name of the restaurant Doc Hopper wanted to open? |
Ben Stiller | The Cable Guy is a 1996 American satirical black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996. The film co-stars Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Eric Roberts, Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Andy Dick, Amy Stiller, and Bob Odenkirk. | Who directed The Cable Guy? |
Hillary Clinton | On January 26, 1996, Hillary Clinton testified before a grand jury concerning her investments in Whitewater. This was the first time in American history that a first lady had been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury. She testified that they never borrowed any money from the bank, and denied having caused anyone to borrow money on their behalf. Over the course of the investigation, fifteen individuals—including Jim and Susan McDougal, White House counsel Webster Hubbell, and Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker—were convicted of federal charges. Other than Jim McDougal, none of the convicted agreed to cooperate with the Whitewater investigators, and Clinton pardoned four of them in the final hours of his presidency (see list of people pardoned by Bill Clinton). | Which First Lady had to give evidence over the Whitewater scandal? |
Chess | <National> In 1977 he became the youngest ever participant in the British Chess Championship by qualifying three days before his twelfth birthday. When Nigel was 14, he tied for 1st place in the British Championship of 1979 with John Nunn and Robert Bellin , earning his first IM norm. Short won the British Chess Championship in 1984, 1987, and 1998, and the English Championship in 1991. He came =1st in the British Championships (2011) at the age of 46, but lost the tie breaker to Michael Adams . | Nigel Short was the youngest champion in which game in 1984? |
Princess Diana | Following her divorce from the Prince of Wales, the Princess appealed to the media several times to leave both them and their children alone so that they might get on with their lives. In July 1996, Princess Diana complained to the Press Complaints Commission about 'intrusive' pictures of her on holiday in France which were published in the Daily Mirror. Princess Diana also obtained an injunction against a press photographer, who has allegedly been harassing her for a long time in August 1996. The injunction prevented him from coming within 300 metres of her. The man, named in the writ as Martin Stenning, was the photographer involved in an incident earlier in 1996 in which the Princess jumped out of her car and took his motor cycle ignition key to prevent him from following her. | Which princess took out an injunction against a photographer after he tried to take photographs of her? |
Baby Fae | October 26, 1984: 'Baby Fae' receives baboon's heart in pioneering transplant operation | In 1984 how was the baby who received the heart of a baboon known? |
Anastasia | Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (, Velikaya Knyazhna Anastasiya Nikolayevna Romanova) ( – July 17, 1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna. | Which daughter of the last Tsar of Russia was said to have escaped to America? |
Aretha Franklin | Houston’s mother, the veteran soul singer, Cissy Houston, as well as Whitney’s godmother, Aretha Franklin, are friends of community member Asiel Ben Yisrael from his earlier days in Chicago. Ben Yisrael has been working on this visit for over two years and met in the United States with mutual friends of his and the singer’s family. | Which soul singer is Whitney Houston's god mother? |
Isaac Asimov | Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992 ) was a Russian -born American biochemist who was a prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction, perhaps best remembered for the novels The Foundation Series and I, Robot . | Which Russian-born American wrote I, Robot? |
Louisiana | Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed and killed on May 23, 1934, on a rural road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. The couple appeared in daylight in an automobile and were shot by a posse of four Texas officers (Frank Hamer, B.M. "Manny" Gault, Bob Alcorn and Ted Hinton) and two Louisiana officers (Henderson Jordan and Prentiss Morel Oakley). | In which state were Bonnie & Clyde killed? |
November 24 | Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was an American sniper who assassinated President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. According to five U.S. government investigations,These were investigations by: the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1963), the Warren Commission (1964), the House Select Committee on Assassinations (1979), the Secret Service, and the Dallas Police Department. Oswald shot and killed Kennedy as Kennedy traveled by motorcade through Dealey Plaza in the city of Dallas, Texas. | President Kennedy was shot on 22nd November; what day was Lee Harvey Oswald shot? |
William C. Durant | General Motors was founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908 as a holding company after a 15-year contract with the McLaughlin's of Canada. Initially, GM held only the Buick Motor Company, but it rapidly acquired more than twenty companies including Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Oakland, now known as Pontiac. Durant signed a 15-year contract in Canada with the exchange of 500,000 shares of Buick stock for 500,000 shares of McLaughlin Stock. Dr. Campbell, Durant's son-in-law, put 1,000,000 shares on the stock market in Chicago Buick (then controlled by Durant). | Who founded General Motors in 1908? |
C5 | Clive Sinclair is a British inventor whose interests range over amplifiers, radios, calculators, pocket TV�s and electric vehicles. His first electric vehicle was the Sinclair C5 , and is the product for which he is, somewhat unjustly, most famous. At the time, this vehicle was claimed to be �a revolution in personal transport�. | What was Clive Sinclair's personal transport vehicle called? |
Vera Wang | LONDON The sleekest Spice Girl on the rack has chosen Manhattan bridal baroness Vera Wang to make her wedding dress and soften her image. "I don't want to be out-and-out sexy," Victoria Adams, better known to her fans as Posh Spice, told a British magazine. "I want to do it in a subtle way. | "Who designed Posh ""Spice Victoria Adam's wedding dress?" |
Yoko Ono | Julian's mother, Cynthia Lennon, was in attendance at his first photographic show - and so was Yoko Ono and her son - his half-brother - Sean Lennon | Who is Julian Lennon's step-mother? |
Marian Anderson | Nine years after Ms. Williams’s City Opera debut, contralto Marian Anderson became the first black singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. Anderson had drawn national attention in 1939 when, after being turned away from Constitution Hall because of her race, she stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and sang “America” in a concert heard by millions on the radio . | Which American contralto was the first black singe to appear at the Metropolitan Opera? |
Greg Louganis | Barcelona, 1992: With the brilliance of Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia cathedral as a backdrop, 16-year-old Sun Shuwei of China starred, becoming the youngest diver to win a men's Olympic title. With Greg Louganis retired, Sun, the pre-Games favorite, took the lead on the fourth dive of the final and never relinquished it. American Mark Lenzi succeeded Louganis as springboard champion. | Which American was the first ever person to retain an Olympic springboard diving title? |
James | James McCartney - Paul McCartney's only son from his marriage to Linda - is on Lorraine for an exclusive performance to promote his debut album and UK tour. Here we see James performing the track Angel. | What is the name of Paul and Linda McCartney's only son? |
Arthur Ash | The start of the Open era of tennis in 1968 provided a couple of major surprises at the U.S. Open that year, when all championship divisions were played together at Forest Hills in New York. Arthur Ashe won the men's singles crown -- the first time it was officially termed the "U.S. Open" -- defeating Tom Okker of the Netherlands in the final, 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Because of his amateur status, the 25-year-old Ashe, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, was ineligible to receive the $14,000 first prize in the $100,000 event. (At the time, the Open was the richest tournament in tennis history.) Instead, Ashe received his $20 per diem. Ashe was the first American to win the U.S. men's singles title since 1955 and the first-ever African-American to win a men's singles title at a Grand Slam Championship. | Who won the first men's US Tennis Open, in 1968? |
Oklahoma | Timothy McVeigh, a former U.S. Army soldier, is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. | Timothy McVeigh was convicted for which bombing? |
Fawn Hall | The scandal was compounded when Oliver North destroyed or hid pertinent documents between November 21 and November 25, 1986. During North's trial in 1989, his secretary, Fawn Hall, testified extensively about helping North alter, shred, and remove official United States National Security Council (NSC) documents from the White House. According to the New York Times, enough documents were put into a government shredder to jam it. North's explanation for destroying some documents was to protect the lives of individuals involved in Iran and Contra operations. It was not until 1993, years after the trial, that North's notebooks were made public, and only after the National Security Archive and Public Citizen sued the Office of the Independent Counsel under the Freedom of Information Act. | Who was Oliver North's secretary during the Irangate scandal? |
Julie Andrews | Actress/singer Julie Andrews and "Pink Panther" director Blake Edwards married on November 12, 1969. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) | Which singer married director Blake Edwards? |
Grandson | Her father-in-law, William Waldorf Astor, was the great grandson of John Jacob Astor. He became a naturalized British subject, bought Hever Castle -- pouring millions into restoring it, got elected member of Parliament in 1910, raised to peerage in 1916 (House of Lords), and then was created Viscount Astor in 1917. His son won his seat in the House of Commons. | "What relation was ""Waldorf Astor, who became a British member of Parliament, to US millionaire John Jacob Astor?" |
Kramer vs. Kramer | Meryl's early performing ambitions leaned toward the opera. She became interested in acting while a student at Vassar and upon graduation she enrolled in the Yale School of Drama. She gave an outstanding performance in her first film role, Julia (1977), and the next year she was nominated for her first Oscar for her role in The Deer Hunter (1978). She went on to win the Academy Award for her performances in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Sophie's Choice (1982), in which she gave a heart-wrenching portrayal of an inmate mother in a Nazi death camp. | For which movie did Meryl Streep win her first Oscar? |
Helen Keller | For Anne Sullivan, education was a way to escape blindness and grief. It was her background and schooling that provided the tools she needed to engage one of history’s most famous students. Perhaps no woman, no teacher, has ever done a better job of reaching a pupil than Anne Sullivan. Because of her skills and determination, Anne Sullivan and her student Helen Keller are forever linked in history. | Who was Anne Sullivan's most famous pupil? |
Debbie Reynolds | This year, joining a prestigious list of honorees including former Mayors Larry Stamper and Bill Wiggins, former Police Chief David Newsham, Fire Chief Mike Davis, actress Debbie Reynolds, who served as Miss Burbank in 1948, and actor Joe Mantegna, who owns Taste Chicago restaurant, the Kiwanis Club honored "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek. | Which actress was voted Miss Burbank 1948? |
California | In the first flight of its kind, American aviator Amelia Earhart departs Wheeler Field in Honolulu, Hawaii, on a solo flight to North America. Hawaiian commercial interests offered a $10,000 award to whoever accomplished the flight first. The next day, after traveling 2,400 miles in 18 hours, she safely landed at Oakland Airport in Oakland, California. | Which state did Amelia Earhart land in on her first solo Pacific flight? |
Billy Ocean | Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles, 21 January 1950, Fyzabad, Trinidad) is a Grammy Award-winning British popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues-tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the main British R&B singer / songwriter of the 1980s. He waited seven years after scoring his first four UK top 20 successes, before accumulating a series of transatlantic successes, including three U.S. number ones. | What is Billy Ocean's real name? |
O. Henry | William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. | How was writer William Sydney Porter better known? |
Congo | The Republic of Zaire (pronounced /zɑːˈɪər/; French : République du Zaïre [za.iʁ]) was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the Portuguese : Zaire, itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers". [1] | What was The Zaire River called before 27th October 1971. |
Photographer | Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history. | What was the profession of Thomas Eakins? |
Edwin Hubble | Edwin Hubble, who did most of his major work in the first half of the twentieth century, had perhaps the most momentous discovery of all of the astronomers on this list. Hubble is credited with discovering galaxies outside of our own Milky Way. Although the race to solve this mystery had contributions from many different scientists, it was Hubble’s observations through the Hooker telescope, around the year 1923, that proved to the scientific community that there was more to outer space than the Milky Way. In essence, with one finding, Hubble ballooned the Universe from a galaxy of about a hundred thousand light years across, with approximately one hundred billion stars, to an indefinite expanse of intergalactic space, billions of light years across, and with a seemingly infinite amount of stars. | Who is credited with the discovery of galaxies outside of our own? |
Morocco | Location Map of Boukhalef Airport, Morocco | Boukhalef International airport is in which country? |
Fallin' In Love | Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo, and Tommy Reynolds played together in a variety of Los Angeles groups, scoring a hit as part of the T-Bones, a studio group whose "No Matter What Shape Your Stomach's In" was based on a popular Alka Seltzer jingle. Inspired by the summery AM radio pop of Three Dog Night, the trio formed the extremely similar Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds in 1970, signed with Dunhill Records and immediately scored a Top Five hit with "Don't Pull Your Love (Out)." None of the follow-up singles had any success, and Tommy Reynolds left the group in 1973. In an act of cynicism unparalleled in rock & roll, either Hamilton and Carollo or (more likely) Dunhill drafted singer Joe Carrero to take Reynolds' place, yet didn't change the name of the band! The assumption must have been that it was foolish to risk what little name recognition the floundering group already had. It worked, because the refurbished trio hit number one with 1975's "Fallin' In Love" before disappearing for good. Dan Hamilton died of a stroke in December 1994. | What was the 70s No 1 hit for Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds? |
1906 | Kellogg's was founded as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company on February 19, 1906, by Will Keith Kellogg as an outgrowth of his work with his brother John Harvey Kellogg at the Battle Creek Sanitarium following practices based on the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The company produced and marketed the hugely successful Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes and was renamed the Kellogg Company in 1922. | In what year was the Kellogg Company set up to manufacture cornflakes? |
William Conrad | "Gunsmoke," which originated on CBS radio in 1952 with William Conrad as the voice of Matt Dillon, debuted on TV as one of the first in a wave of "adult westerns" that sought to portray gunslingers and cowboys in a way that appealed to grown-up viewers, rather than youngsters. | Who was the voice of Matt Dillon for 11 years on radio's Gunsmoke? |
Chile | Ladeco was a Chilean airline; Ladeco is the acronym of "Línea Aérea Del Cobre" or the "Airline of Copper," in reference to the principal Chilean export. | Which country does the airline Ladeco come from? |
Vienna | 1 May 2015 Yukiya Amano , a former Japanese diplomat, has served as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) since 2009. The Vienna-based UN body was set up in 1957 as the world’s centre for cooperation in the nuclear field. It works with its member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies, as well as to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. | Where was the UN Atomic Energy Agency based when it was set up in 1957? |
Algeria | Oran Es Senia Airport is an international airport serving Oran City near Es Senia in the North African nation of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Algeria . Oran is the second largest major city in the country spread along the north-western Mediterranean coast of Algeria. Located at a distance of 8.7 kilometers to the south of the city centre, this public airport was first used by the French Air Force as a military airfield in the 1940s during World War II. Situated at an elevation of 295 feet above mean sea level, the Oran Es Senia Airport is owned and operated by EGSA Alger, which is an airport management services establishment of the government of Algeria operating a total number of 18 airports within this country. | Oran international airport is in which country? |
Houston | Ace, famous for his smooth baritone and the single “Pledging My Love,” was a popular ballad singer in the early ’50s, and routinely jammed on piano with B.B. King. On Christmas Day, 1954, he died of a gunshot wound backstage at Houston’s City Auditorium between sets of a show with Big Mama Thornton. The coroner’s verdict was Russian roulette, but some people speculate that Ace was shot by Don Robey, owner of Duke Records, in an effort to end contract renegotiations. (Robey was a music-world thug who was known for pulling guns during business transactions.) The more likely story, corroborated by several eyewitnesses: although Ace wasn’t playing Russian roulette, he was horsing around with his own gun and accidentally shot himself–or as a Houston homicide detective on the scene that night put it, he died of “pistolitis.” | Where did Johnny Ace die in 1954? |
Margaret Thatcher | Margaret Thatcher died today at 87. She'll be remembered as the first (and only) woman to be prime minister of Britain, but what's often missed or only glanced over in her biographies, and now her obituaries, is her career as a chemist. | Who was the first chemist to be Britain's Prime Minister? |
1988 Olympics in Seoul | Taekwondo made its Olympic debut as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and was officially added during the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. | In which Olympics was taekwondo a demonstration sport? |
Marshall | In fact, that was his real name: Jimi was born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942, and it was on September 11, 1946 that his father Al Hendrix had him renamed James Marshall Hendrix. According to the book Jimi Hendrix: A Brother’s Story by Leon Hendrix, Jimi didn’t like his new name , which is pretty understandable given he’d lived the first four years of his life as Johnny. He’d shout “That’s not my name! My name’s Johnny!” | What was Jimi Hendrix's middle name? |
May | Crosby recorded a version of the song for release as a single with the Kim Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra on May 29, 1942 - a few months before the movie hit theaters. At the advice of Bing's record producer Jack Kapp, this original first verse was excised as it made no sense outside of the context of the film. Now starting with the familiar, "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas," the song became a huge hit, going to #1 on the Billboard chart (measuring sales) in October, and staying in the top spot for 11 weeks, taking it through the first two weeks of 1943. | In which month of the year did Bing Crosby record White Christmas? |
Space shuttle | Teacher Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986) was the first private citizen to be included in a space mission. She died in a fiery explosion mere seconds after the launch of the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986. | Christa McAuliffe died in an accident in what type of vehicle in 1986? |
Ali Bhutto | Benazir Bhutto (; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was the 11th and 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan, serving two non-consecutive terms in 1988–90 and then 1993–96. A scion of the politically powerful Bhutto family, she was the eldest daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a former prime minister who founded the centre-left Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). She was the first woman democratically elected as head of a majority Islamic nation. | Who was Benazir Bhutto's Father who was executed in 1988? |
Reykjavik | Reykjavik Summit, Perestroika, and Glasnost Homework Reykjavik Summit The Reykjavík Summit was a summit meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, held in Reykjavík, the capital city of Iceland, on October 11–12, 1986. The talks collapsed at the last minute, but the progress that had been achieved eventually resulted in the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. At Reykjavík, Reagan sought to include discussion of human rights, emigration of Soviet Jews and dissidents, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. However, Gorbachev sought to limit the talks solely to arms control. The Soviets also proposed to eliminate 50% of all strategic arms, including ICBMs, and agreed not to include British or French weapons in the count. All this was proposed in exchange for an American pledge not to implement strategic defenses for the next ten years, in accordance with SALT I. The Americans countered with a proposal to eliminate all ballistic missiles within ten years, but required the right to deploy strategic defenses against remaining threats afterwards. | Which capital city was the scene of a major summit between Reagan and Gorbachev in 1986? |
Diet Coke | More and more people are choosing low-calorie foods and beverages as a way to balance caloric intake with physical activity. The Coca-Cola Company has a successful track-record of product innovation in the low-calorie beverage category, with the introduction of Tab® in 1963 and Diet Coke® in 1982. By 1986, Diet Coke became the world’s top-selling diet cola and continues to uphold that title today. Diet Coke’s success led to the introduction of many flavor extensions, such as Diet Coke with Lemon, Diet Vanilla Coke, Diet Cherry Coke, Diet Coke with Lime and most recently, Diet Coke with Splenda. Recognizing that some consumers want a no-calorie beverage with the distinctive taste of the original Coca-Cola brand, Coca-Cola Zero was introduced in 2005. Created to appeal to young adults, the launch of Coca-Cola Zero was one of the most successful launches in The Coca-Cola Company’s history. The beverage is now available in more than 140 countries. | Which drink did the Coca Cola Company launch in 1982? |
Hubble | On April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope rocketed into space aboard the shuttle Discovery, and now after 25 years of giving people a glimpse at some of the farthest reaches of outer space, Hubble has been honored by NASA with a week-long celebration. Here are some of the best views of the cosmos captured by Hubble. | Which telescope was launched into space on board a space shuttle in 1990? |
Polio | American physician and epidemiologist Jonas Salk developed the first effective vaccine against poliomyelitis (polio), a crippling disease that killed more than 3,000 Americans at the epidemic's peak in 1952, and left many thousands more crippled or paralyzed. Salk began his research into polio in 1947, and tested his inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) or "killed-virus" polio vaccine in the early 1950s. The vaccine retained enough virulence to cause antibodies to be produced and thus immunize the shot's recipient, but not enough virulence to risk infection. Salk declined to have his vaccine patented, believing that royalties and profits would raise the cost and make the medicine unavailable to the poor. The vaccine was approved for public use on 12 April 1955. | Jonas Salk developed the Salk vaccine against which disease? |
Theodore Maiman | Many historians claim that Theodore Maiman invented the first optical laser, however, there is some controversy that Gordon Gould was the first. | Who constructed the world's first laser? |
King Camp Gillette | However, in 1901, King Camp Gillette, a salesman from Wisconsin, patented the first razor with disposable blades. Before this, men had to shave with a straight edge razor, which was kept sharp by using a leather strap. Nicks to the skin were a lot more common! This innovation came at a great time, as by the turn of the century the clean- shaven look was coming back into fashion, particularly for the younger generations. The new razors had a guard that prevented the blade from cutting the skin and could be disposed of afterwards. | Which Wisconsin salesman developed a safety razor in 1901? |
Korea | Daewoo continues to be involved in cars produced in partnership with GM through GM Korea. In fact, the company currently manufactures versions of the popular Chevrolet models, the Malibu, and Orlando. However, Daewoo’s bankruptcy and buyout by General Motors in 2002 effectively ended the production of Daewoo vehicles in the United States. Nonetheless, many used Leganzas, Kalos, and Lanos remain on the road today. Drivers continue to appreciate the various Daewoo models now as they did then, for being fuel-efficient compacts that offered a certain style, while perhaps not always being the most reliable of vehicles. | In which country were Daewoo cars originally produced? |
Mattel | a partner, Harold "Matt" Matson, and Elliot combined letters in their names to form another company, Mattel. They originally sold miniature picture frames but found dollhouse furniture to be more profitable. After Matson sold out to his partner, Elliot and Ruth Handler concentrated on manufacturing toys. In 1955 the Handlers pioneered a new way to market products directly to children by buying a year's worth of advertising on the new Mickey Mouse Club television show for which they created "Mouseguitar." Still it was the Barbie doll that would be their most successful product. During a trip to Europe Ruth bought a German doll, Lilli, for her daughter, Barbara. After buying the rights to market Lilli, Ruth made a few changes and put the Barbie doll on the market in 1959. Although Ruth Handler believed it was important for girls' self-esteem to play with a doll with breasts, critics have said that the doll's unrealistic measurements, translated to human size, 39ʹʹ-18ʹʹ-33ʹʹ, could have the opposite effect. Mattel did adjust the doll's measurements over the years, but the proportions remained out of reach for most women. The enormous appeal of Barbie, her ever-changing wardrobe pieces and her entourage, including boyfriend Ken (named for the Handlers' son Kenneth), Midge, Barbie's best friend, and Allan, Ken's pal and Midge's beau, led Mattel to become a publicly owned company in 1960, and by 1965 Mattel was on the Fortune 500 list. Ruth Handler, who became Mattel's president in 1967, was indicted in 1978 for fraud and securities violations from the early 1970s. Handler, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy in 1970, pled no contest, saying she wanted to work on her new business, based on the breast prosthesis she designed and called Nearly Me. She did public service to serve her sentence. Handler published an autobiography, Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story in 1995. | Which toy company did Ruth and Elliot Handler found? |
France | France, under the Paris Police Ordinance of 14 August 1893, introduced the first driving test. Introduced on a voluntary basis, on 13 March 1935, the driving test did not become official in Great Britain until 1 April 1935 and compulsory until 1 June 1935. The first driving test pass certificate in Great Britain was awarded on the 16 March 1935 to Mr R.E.L. Beere of Kensington. | Which country was the first in the world to introduce a driving test? |
Michelin | May 28, 1889 - Andre and Edouard Michelin began manufacturing rubber bicycle tires (1886 - had taken over failing family agricultural goods business in small central French town of Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne region of France); September 11, 1891 - Edouard Michelin received a French patent (received U. S. patent on May 16, 1893) for a "Pneumatic-Tire" ("comprises two distinct and independent parts...to permit the rapid removal of the exterior tire for the purpose of changing or repairing the air chamber in case of its becoming broken or deteriorated"); detachable tire; 1898 - introduced 'Michelin Man' (known as Bibendum in rest of world; by Marius Rossillon O'Gallop, well-known illustrator); 1900 - introduced Michelin Guide as motorist's guide (included driving distances, locations of gas stations, hotels, spare parts, repair services). | Which Andre built the first factory to mass-produce rubber tires? |
Clint Eastwood | On this day, April 8th, in 1986, Clint Eastwood wins 72.5 percent of the vote and is elected mayor of Carmel, California. During his two-year tenure, he fulfilled most of his campaign promises such as making renovations and property building more accessible, preserving landscapes, and opening libraries for children. While in office, Eastwood managed to make two movies, Heartbreak Ridge and Bridge. After his tenure as mayor, Eastwood opted out for a second term because he was bored of the pettiness he dealt with on a daily basis, plus he wanted to return his focus on acting. | Which film actor became mayor of Carmel, California in 1986? |
Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol, 58, the pop culture prince who turned images of Campbell’s soup cans and Brillo pads into art, died yesterday of a heart attack at New York Hospital. | Which pop artist died in New York in1987? |
Heart attack while jogging | James Fuller "Jim" Fixx (April 23, 1932 – July 20, 1984) was an American who authored the 1977 best-selling book The Complete Book of Running. He is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution, popularizing the sport of running and demonstrating the health benefits of regular jogging. He died of a heart attack while jogging at 52 years of age. His genetic predisposition for heart problems and other previous lifestyle factors may have caused his heart attack. | How did James F Fixx, promoter of jogging for good health, die in 1984? |
Baby Doc | Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as Baby Doc, is a former dictator of Haiti . Mr. Duvalier ruled with brutality and corruption for nearly 15 years before being overthrown in 1986. | How was Jean Claude Duvalier known before he ws exiled in 1986? |
Red Square | 1987 – Matthias Rust, a 19-year-old amateur pilot from West Germany, takes off from Helsinki, Finland, travels through more than 400 miles of Soviet airspace, and lands his small Cessna aircraft in Red Square by the Kremlin. The event proved to be an immense embarrassment to the Soviet government and military. Rust, described by his mother as a “quiet young man…with a passion for flying,” apparently had no political or social agenda when he took off from the international airport in Helsinki and headed for Moscow. He entered Soviet airspace, but was either undetected or ignored as he pushed farther and farther into the Soviet Union. Early on the morning of May 28, 1987, he arrived over Moscow, circled Red Square a few times, and then landed just a few hundred yards from the Kremlin. Curious onlookers and tourists, many believing that Rust was part of an air show, immediately surrounded him. Very quickly, however, Rust was arrested and whisked away. He was tried for violating Soviet airspace and sentenced to prison. He served 18 months before being released. The repercussions in the Soviet Union were immediate. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sacked his minister of defense, and the entire Russian military was humiliated by Rust’s flight into Moscow. U.S. officials had a field day with the event–one American diplomat in the Soviet Union joked, “Maybe we should build a bunch of Cessnas.” Soviet officials were less amused. Four years earlier, the Soviets had been harshly criticized for shooting down a Korean Airlines passenger jet that veered into Russian airspace. Now, the Soviets were laughingstocks for not being able to stop one teenager’s “invasion” of the country. One Russian spokesperson bluntly declared, “You criticize us for shooting down a plane, and now you criticize us for not shooting down a plane.” | Where did teenager Matthias Rust land his plane in 1987 much to the surprise of the country's authorities? |
London Gatwick | Virgin Atlantic, a trade name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, United Kingdom. The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between London and the Falkland Islands. Soon after changing the name to Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company after disagreements with Sir Richard Branson over the management of the company. The maiden flight from London Gatwick to Newark Liberty International Airport took place on 22 June 1984. The airline along with Virgin Holidays is controlled by a holding company, Virgin Atlantic Limited, which is 51% owned by the Virgin Group and 49% by Delta Air Lines. It is administratively separate from other Virgin-branded airlines. | From which UK airport did Virgin Atlantic flights first depart for New York-Newark? |
Argentina | Falkland Islands War, also called FALKLANDS WAR, MALVINAS WAR, or SOUTH ATLANTIC WAR a brief, undeclared war fought between Argentina and Great Britain in 1982 over the control of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and associated island dependencies. | Great Briton fought which country over the Falkland Islands? |
Israel | Natan (Anatoli) Sharansky was arrested in 1977 for his Zionist activism, his insistence on the right of Russian Jews to make aliyah to Israel. However he was accused of the much more serious crime of treason, for spying for the United States. He sat in prison from 1977 to 1986 including eight years in a Soviet prison camp in Siberia. After continuous public protest in the West, spear-headed by his wife Avital, Natan Sharansky was released in a spy exchange between the US and the USSR in 1986. After making aliyah and establishing a Russian immigrant party in 1996, he became Israeli Minister of Industry and Trade and later of the Interior. | Natan Sharansky was released from prison in the USSR to begin a new life where? |
Australia | The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788. The event triggered debate on Australian national identity, Aboriginal rights, historical interpretation and multiculturalism. | Which country celebrated its bicentenary in 1988? |
Michael Nesmith | Correction fluid was invented in 1951 by Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees. | The mother of which Monkee invented typewriter correction fluid? |
Jump Jet | The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, known colloquially as the "Harrier Jump Jet", was developed in the 1960s and formed the first generation of the Harrier series of aircraft . It was the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many that arose in that era. The Harrier was produced directly from the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel prototypes following the cancellation of a more advanced supersonic aircraft, the Hawker Siddeley P.1154 . The British Royal Air Force (RAF) ordered the Harrier GR.1 and GR.3 variants in the late 1960s. It was exported to the United States as the AV-8A, for use by the US Marine Corps (USMC), in the 1970s. | What type of aircraft is the Hawker Siddley Harrier? |
Nautilus | The United States developed the world's first nuclear -powered submarine: the Nautilus. Its first nuclear-powered journey took place on Jan. 21, 1954. In contrast to the diesel- electric subs that preceded it (and are still in service around the world today), the Nautilus had a practically unlimited range. What's more, it could stay underwater for great lengths of time because it didn't have to surface to recharge electric batteries . And while most submarines were designed to travel primarily on the surface and dive on occasion, the Nautilus was designed to remain underwater and only surface on occasion. | What was the name of the world's first nuclear-powered submarine? |
Cadillac | The first electrical ignition system or electric starter motor for cars was invented by GM engineers Clyde Coleman and Charles Kettering. The self-starting ignition was first installed in a Cadillac on February 17, 1911. The invention of the electric starter motor by Kettering eliminated the need for hand cranking. United States Patent #1,150,523, was issued to Kettering in 1915. | Which American company pioneered electric ignition in motor cars? |
Chester Carlson | In October 1937 Chester Carlson, a patent attorney in New York, invented a process called electro photography. In 1938, this was renamed Xerography and the first known photocopy was the "10-22-38 Astoria". The Xerography copying process went on to become one of the most well known inventions of the 20th century. Carlson received world acclaim and became extremely wealthy as his invention created a billion-dollar industry. It is estimated that Carlson gave away almost $100 million to charity and foundations before his death in 1968. | Who invented the world's first photocopier? |
Salt Lake City | The 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, United States, hosting 77 nations and 2,399 athletes in 78 events in 7 sports. These games were the first to take place since 11 September 2001, which meant a higher degree of security to avoid a terrorist attack. The opening ceremonies of the games saw signs of the aftermath of the events of that day, including the flag that flew at Ground Zero, NYPD officer Daniel Rodríguez singing "God Bless America", and honor guards of NYPD and FDNY members. | Where were the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held? |
Dylan Thomas | "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" is a poem written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. It was written by Thomas for his dying father and is still one of Thomas' most popular poems today. | "Who wrote the line, ""Do not go gentle into that good night?" |
Saxophone | Saxophone found in Bonnie & Clyde "Death Car" | Which musical instrument was found in Bonnie & Clyde's car after they were shot? |
Blood On The Tracks | In an archive piece taken from Uncut’s January 2005 issue (Take 92), we look back at Dylan in 1975, when he turned the crisis of a deteriorating relationship into one of rock’s most compelling dramas. This is the story of Blood On The Tracks, the album that marked the demise of Dylan’s marriage – and his artistic rebirth. Words: Nick Hasted | Which album was said to have reflected the end of Bob Dylan's marriage? |
Dreams | The second single, Stevie's ethereal ballad "Dreams", may have eased whatever anxiety she felt, however. It was, after all, the first (and, as of this writing, the only) Fleetwood Mac single to top the Billboard US Hot 100 charts! It was backed by Christine's excellent "Songbird", a piano- solo ode to her breakup with John. "Songbird" was not actually recorded in the studio, but rather it was recorded in the cavernlike emptiness of Zellerback Auditorium (University of California, Berkeley), which very much enhanced the emotionality of the track. | What was the only Fleetwood Mac track to top the singles charts in the 70s? |
Margaret Smith | Even time can affect the status of an upset. When unseeded 18-year-old Billie Jean Moffitt stunned top-seeded Margaret Smith in Smith's opening match of the 1962 Wimbledon tournament, it seemed like a major upset. In retrospect, the result doesn't seem as surprising because Moffitt, who became Billie Jean King, went on to win six Wimbledon singles titles. | Who was the defending champion when Billie Jean King first won Wimbledon singles? |
Chess | Formerly known as Aristocrat Records, the two brothers brought a stake of the company in 1947. In 1950 they became sole owners and renamed it Chess Records. Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , and Howlin' Wolf have all recorded on this label. | What was the Aristocrat record label renamed? |
John F Kennedy | Why England Slept is the published version of a thesis written by John F Kennedy while in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title was an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power. Published in 1940, the book examines the failures of the British government to take steps to prevent World War II and is notable for its uncommon stance of not castigating the appeasement policy of the British government at the time, instead suggesting that an earlier confrontation between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany could well have been more disastrous in the long run. | Which President wrote Why England Slept about the rise of Fascism? |
Enewetak Atoll | On Nov. 1, 1952, the U.S. detonated the world's first hydrogen bomb, code-named "Mike," on the Enewetak Atoll of the Marshall Islands . The resulting explosion was about the same as 10 million tons of TNT, or 700 times greater than the fission bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The cloud produced by the explosion was 25 miles high and 100 miles wide, and the island on which it exploded simply disappeared, leaving nothing but a gaping crater. Again, Klaus Fuchs had delivered early information on the hydrogen bomb designs along with the fission bomb information, and by late 1955 the Soviets tested their own design. | Where was the first H bomb exploded in 1952? |
Jordan | Queen Alia International Airport (; transliterated: Matar Al-Malikah Alia Ad-Dowali) is Jordan's main and largest airport and is located in Zizya 30 km south of the capital city, Amman. Named after Queen Alia, third wife to the late King Hussein of Jordan, the airport is home to the country's national flag carrier, Royal Jordanian Airlines and serves as a major hub for Jordan Aviation, Royal Falcon and Royal Wings. | Queen Alia international airport is in which country? |
Mariner 4 | America's Mariner 4 launched in November 1964 was the first successful probe to reach Mars, sending back 22 photos as it flew by in July 1965. The first close-up pictures ever of another world showed a barren wilderness. | Which space probe sent pictures from Mars in 1965? |
The Penguin | Burgess Meredith portrayed The Penguin in the 1960s Batman series , as well as the 1966 film . Meredith's portrayal of the Penguin tied with Cesar Romero 's Joker as the most frequent appearance of a villain on the show, and was in fact so popular that the writers always had an episode script featuring the Penguin ready whenever Meredith was available. His trademark "quacking" sound had been created to prevent the non-smoking Meredith from ruining takes by coughing whenever the frequently-smoking Penguin smoked. | Which villain was played by Burgess Meredith in the 1960s Batman TV series? |
Question Mark | "Question Mark" is a famous aircraft, because it set an early Army refueled endurance record between January 1-7, 1929; a total of 150 hours and 40 minutes. Refer to the link to Spatz' page above for an overview of the flight and just what kinds of preparations went into the endurance flight. The details are withering! | What was the name of the US army airplane which flew a record 150 hours non-stop in 1929? |
1958 | In October 1955, Trippe signed contracts with both companies to buy 45 of these jets (20 707s and 25 DC-8s). Exactly two years later, Boeing rolled out the first operational 707, a Boeing 707-120, and on October 26, 1958, amid much fanfare, Pan American inaugurated its New York-London route, ushering in a new era in the history of passenger aviation. On the very first flight, which made a stopover in Newfoundland, there were 111 passengers, the largest number ever to board a single regularly scheduled flight. Coach fares were $272, about the same as one would expect to pay for a piston-engine flight across the Atlantic. | In what year did regular Boeing 707 flights begin across he Atlantic? |
Beatrix | Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard,; born 31 January 1938) reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013, after a reign of exactly 33 years. She is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husband, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Upon her mother's accession in 1948, she became heir presumptive. When her mother abdicated on 30 April 1980, Beatrix succeeded her as queen. | Who became Queen of the Netherlands in 1980? |
Germany | Aero Lloyd Flugreisen GmbH & Co, operated as Aero Lloyd, was a German charter airline based in Oberursel, Germany. It was headquartered in Building 182 at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt before it was moved to Oberursel. | Which country does the airline Aero Lloyd come from? |
27 | On March 21, 1963, the final 27 prisoners departed Alcatraz. The prison had been | How many prisoners were left in Alcatraz just before it closed? |
TIROS | The first weather satellite to be considered a success was TIROS-1, launched by NASA on April 1, 1960. TIROS operated for 78 days and proved to be much more successful than Vanguard 2. TIROS paved the way for the Nimbus program, whose technology and findings are the heritage of most of the Earth-observing satellites NASA and NOAA have launched since then. Beginning with the Nimbus 3 satellite in 1969, temperature information through the tropospheric column began to be retrieved by satellites from the eastern Atlantic and most of the Pacific ocean, which led to significant improvements to weather forecasts. | What was the name of the first weather satellite? |