Trivia Quiz?

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PHKRAAUSE

the answer is OPRAH WINFREY

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which celebrity was sued by Texas cattlemen for bad-mouthing beef?

Paul McCartney Pamela Anderson Ellen DeGeneres Oprah Winfrey

Oprah, and she wasn't bad-mouthing beef!! She was just saying that it wasn't that good for you....

 

11 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

OPRAH WINFREY

Answer: In a case that became a national news story, a group of Texas cattlemen sued Oprah Winfrey in 1998, alleging that she had illegally disparaged beef during an episode of her talk show. In their lawsuit, the cattlemen claimed that Winfrey exaggerated the risk that beef consumers would contract mad cow disease. Jurors rejected the multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit, ruling that Oprah did not maliciously harm the U.S. beef industry. Winfrey no longer speaks publicly on the issue, going so far as to decline to make videotapes of the original interview available to enquiring journalists.

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Which magician shares his stage name with a Charles Dickens classic novel?

David Kotkin Penn Jillette David Blaine Harry Houdini

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the answer is DAVID KOTKIN

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4 Trivia Questions about Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho"

On June 16, 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho premiered in New York. Let's see how much you know about this famously frightful film by answering a few trivia questions!

What Percentage Ownership Did Hitchcock Have of Psycho?

While Psycho is Famous for its Shower Scene, It Also Featured What Other Historic Cinematic Bathroom Moment?

Theaters Were Required to Enforce What Policy Concerning People Who Showed Up Late to the Movie?

What substance was used for blood in the famous shower scene?

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What co-creator of Seinfeld went on to star in Curb Your Enthusiasm?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Larry David Jerry Seinfeld George Costanza

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is LARRY DAVID

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which magician shares his stage name with a Charles Dickens classic novel?

David Kotkin Penn Jillette David Blaine Harry Houdini

 

DAVID KOTKIN

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Answer: David Kotkin, known professionally as David Copperfield, is a magician, described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. By age 16, David was teaching a course in magic at New York University and performing under the name David Copperfield. He adopted his stage name "David Copperfield" from the famous Charles Dickens novel. Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, Copperfield's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What Percentage Ownership Did Hitchcock Have of Psycho?

While we look back now at Psycho as one of the greatest films of all time, it wasn't anything close to a sure thing during filming. In fact, Paramount had so many concerns that Hitchcock had to waive his pay and largely finance the film himself to get the project done.  In return, he got a 60% ownership of the movie, which gave him quite a windfall when the movie became Hitchcock's most successful film, earning $32 million off a budget of roughly $800,000. (Bonus trivia question: What was Hitchcock's second most successful movie? Answer: Rear Window, which earned $27.5 million).

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

While Psycho is Famous for its Shower Scene, It Also Featured What Other Historic Cinematic Bathroom Moment?

Psycho pushed the censorship envelope in a lot of ways. It features violence and sexuality and voyeurism, but there was one taboo thing it showed onscreen that it isn't really remembered for: Psycho was the first American movie to show a toilet onscreen. And also the first to show one flushing. Film critic and Hitchcock buff David Thomson once explained it in an interview on NPR: "Well, you know, it's 50 years ago, and the cinema was a very different form. It was very controlled. There were certain things you could not show. You could not show a toilet. Everybody, most days of the week, uses a toilet, even in America, and yet it was something you could not show on a film because it was thought to be offensive ... And in hindsight, it's clear that Psycho was a film that indicated the end of the code, the end of formal censorship. By the end of the 1960s, you could do and show nearly anything in a film."

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

Theaters Were Required to Enforce What Policy Concerning People Who Showed Up Late to the Movie?

Hitchcock was very concerned about the viewer having the perfect experience in watching Psycho. That included no spoilers, which in turn meant he didn't release plot summaries to the media, he didn't release any photos of key scenes in the movie, he didn't let critics prescreen the film, and there's even a rumor that he had an assistant buy every copy he could find of the book the movie was based on so no one would know what happened.

And, to preserve the viewer experience, Hitchcock also had a rule that theaters weren't allowed to let anyone in after the film had started. As a result, there were lines out the door and around the corner for people waiting to see the movie, which turned out to be pretty good advertising.

 

23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What substance was used for blood in the famous shower scene?

The murder of Janet Leigh's character in the shower scene is the film's pivotal scene and one of the best-known in all of cinema. The blood in the scene is reputed to have been Bosco chocolate syrup, which shows up better on black-and-white film, and has more realistic density than stage blood. The sound of the knife entering flesh was created by plunging a knife into a casaba melon. Janet Leigh was so affected by this scene when she saw it, that she no longer took showers unless she absolutely had to; she would lock all the doors and windows and would leave the bathroom and shower door open.

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23 hours ago, phkrause said:

What co-creator of Seinfeld went on to star in Curb Your Enthusiasm?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Larry David Jerry Seinfeld George Costanza

 

13 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

LARRY DAVID

Answer: Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld created the television series Seinfeld, of which David was the head writer and executive producer from 1989 to 1996. Though not initially successful, Seinfeld would become one of the most successful and influential shows in television history. According to David, the character of George Costanza was modeled after himself: a cheap, neurotic and ultimately selfish bald man. Larry David gained further recognition for the hugely successful HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he also created, in which he stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.

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In the United States, who is considered the founder of Father's Day?

Anna Jarvis George Washington Sonora Dodd Martha Washington

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During the time of the murders, who was living in O.J. Simpson’s guest house?

Lance Ito Al Cowlings Corey Feldman Kato Kaelin

Kato

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the answer is KATO KAELIN

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13 hours ago, phkrause said:

In the United States, who is considered the founder of Father's Day?

Anna Jarvis George Washington Sonora Dodd Martha Washington

Answer: Sonora Smart Dodd, of Spokane, Washington, started the tradition of Father's Day in the honor of her dad, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran. In 1909, Dodd heard a church sermon about Mother’s Day, which had recently become a recognized holiday, and she wondered why there was no Father’s Day. Dodd began a rigorous campaign to celebrate Father's Day in the United States. The first local Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington. Sonora Smart Dodd became known as the Mother of Father's Day.

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19 hours ago, phkrause said:

During the time of the murders, who was living in O.J. Simpson’s guest house?

Lance Ito Al Cowlings Corey Feldman Kato Kaelin

Kato

 

11 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

KATO KAELIN

Answer: The most famous face of the O.J. Simpson trial might very well be Kato Kaelin, the sometime-actor who in 1994 was staying in Simpson’s guest house and was present at the compound on the night Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered. Kaelin received considerable media attention during the trial; one survey found that 74% of Americans could identify him, compared to 25% for Vice President Al Gore. Leveraging the attention, Kaelin has since appeared on several TV shows and launched a clothing line.

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Which Duke defeated Napoleon at Waterloo on this day in 1815?

Duke of Cambridge Duke of Earl Duke of Wellington Duke of Kent

Duke of Wellington?

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PHKRAUSE

the answer is DUKE OF WELLINGTON

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20 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which Duke defeated Napoleon at Waterloo on this day in 1815?

Duke of Cambridge Duke of Earl Duke of Wellington Duke of Kent

Duke of Wellington?

 

11 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

DUKE OF WELLINGTON

Answer: The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, June 18, 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. At Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte suffered a defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. According to Wellington, the battle was "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life". The defeat at Waterloo ended the First French Empire and the political and military career of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the greatest commanders and statesmen in history.

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The Simpsons first debuted as a short in what American variety television show?

"The Tracey Ullman Show" "Mad TV" "In Living Color" "Saturday Night Live"

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What was the name of the character called "The Skipper" on the hit sitcom "Gilligan's Island?"

Roy Hinkley Jonas Grumby Russell Johnson Bob Denver

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 the answer is JONAS GRUMBY

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16 hours ago, phkrause said:

What was the name of the character called "The Skipper" on the hit sitcom "Gilligan's Island?"

Roy Hinkley Jonas Grumby Russell Johnson Bob Denver

 

6 hours ago, dgrimm60 said:

JONAS GRUMBY

Answer: The Skipper is the title and nickname of Jonas Grumby, a fictional character from the 1960s situation comedy Gilligan's Island. Played by Alan Hale, Jr., the Skipper (the character's actual name was rarely mentioned after the show's pilot episode) was the owner and captain of the S. S. Minnow on its "three-hour tour" in Hawaii when he, first mate Gilligan and their tourist passengers were caught in a violent storm and stranded on a deserted island. Before the producers hired Alan Hale Jr., Carroll O'Connor had been considered for the role of the Skipper, but was rejected because he was too unsympathetic.

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

The Simpsons first debuted as a short in what American variety television show?

"The Tracey Ullman Show" "Mad TV" "In Living Color" "Saturday Night Live"

Answer: The Tracey Ullman Show was a television variety show that debuted on Fox in 1987 and ran for three seasons. The show blended sketch comedy with musical numbers and dance routines, choreographed by Paula Abdul, along with animated shorts. The show is known for producing a series of shorts featuring the Simpson family, which was later adapted into the longest running American scripted primetime television series The Simpsons. The series was created by Matt Groening, who designed the Simpson family and wrote many of the shorts.

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Which of the following elements is NOT represented by a single letter on the periodic table?

Hydrogen Nitrogen Potassium Aluminum

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18 hours ago, phkrause said:

Which of the following elements is NOT represented by a single letter on the periodic table?

Hydrogen Nitrogen Potassium Aluminum

Answer: Every element in the Periodic Table has been given a unique 1, 2 or 3 letter symbol. The first letter of an element symbol is always a capital letter. Many of the element symbols are quickly remembered with just one letter. These elements are: B for Boron, C for Carbon, F for Fluorine, H for Hydrogen, I for Iodine, K for Potassium, N for Nitrogen, O for Oxygen, P for Phosphorus, S for Sulfur, U for Uranium, V for Vanadium, W for Tungsten, and Y for Yttrium. Any subsequent letters, which make up the element symbols, are expressed in lower case, for example the chemical symbol for Aluminum is “Al”.