Pop Culture Trivia Questions XIII

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In 1996, what plane did Pepsi jokingly offer in exchange for 7 million "Pepsi Points," only to have John Leonard sue after earning enough points to claim it?

       a. B-2 stealth bomber
       b. Harrier fighter
       c. Apache helicopter
       d. C-130 Hercules


What Hanna Barbera character was perpetually available for sale at the Peebles Pet Store?

       a. Magilla Gorilla
       b. Abu
       c. Grape Ape
       d. Gorilla Grodd


Who was the first person to win Oscars for both screenwriting and acting, and one of the few to be nominated for both for the same film?

       a. Emma Thompson
       b. Woody Allen
       c. Warren Beatty
       d. Matt Damon


Alex P Keaton was that kid on "Family Ties". In what movie series would you see Alex J Murphy?

       a. RoboCop
       b. The Karate Kid
       c. Police Academy
       d. Lethal Weapon


Thanks to nuclear testing, what critters become the supersized "them" in the 1954 sci-fi film "Them!"?

       a. Spiders
       b. Wasps
       c. Ants
       d. Cockroaches


In 1984, he hosted shows on all three networks, "The $25,000 Pyramid" on CBS, "American Bandstand" on ABC and "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" on NBC. Who was he?

       a. Dick Clark
       b. Bob Saget
       c. Ed McMahon
       d. Tom Bergeron


In 1987, what TV character left Cheers, saying she'd be back in "just six months", only to end up writing TV scripts?

       a. Rebecca Howe
       b. Carla Tortelli LeBec
       c. Diane Chambers
       d. Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane


What television character frequently had occasion to inquire into the nature of Willis' discourse?

       a. Arnold Jackson
       b. Potsie Weber
       c. Arnold Horseshack
       d. Radar O'Reilly


In 1982, the first letter ever turned on Wheel of Fortune was a T, in the puzzle "General Hospital". Who turned it?

       a. Dian Parkinson
       b. Vanna White
       c. Pat Sajak
       d. Janice Pennington


Probably due to its controversial depiction of slavery, what Disney movie has never been released on home video?

       a. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
       b. Song of the South
       c. Zippity Doo Dah
       d. Nigger Joe


Thanks to her bit part as an actress, what is the only Marilyn Monroe movie to win the Best Picture Oscar?

       a. Some Like It Hot
       b. Sunset Boulevard
       c. All About Eve
       d. The Seven Year Itch


Tom Cruise played a top gun in the movies. But what would disqualify him from being one in real life?

       a. He is an inch too short
       b. He is blind in one eye
       c. He is Quaker, so he opposes war
       d. He has asthma


What did the prop people on the 1960s Star Trek use for the probe found in the doctor's tricorder?

       a. Gin bottle
       b. Cell phone
       c. Salt shaker
       d. Palm pilot


In the famous Abbott and Costello radio skit, "Who" is on first. But what's the name of the man on second?

       a. Yes, it is
       b. Why
       c. Because
       d. When


Initially, hosted by Chuck Woolery, what game show was originally called "Shopper's Bazaar" and even had Arte Johnson serve as the letter turner?

       a. Wheel of Fortune
       b. The Price is Right
       c. Match Game
       d. Concentration




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