Pop Culture Trivia Questions XXV

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In the comics, what is the occupation of Brenda Starr, who was created by Dale Messick?

       a. Reporter
       b. Detective
       c. Physician
       d. Nurse


A famous set of 1960s ads asked, "Does she or doesn't she" use what product?

       a. Clairol hair coloring
       b. Preparation H
       c. Compound W
       d. Trojan condoms


What fad of the early 2000s involved e-mailing people to gather somewhere, play a mass prank, then leave?

       a. Blogging
       b. Googling
       c. Flash mobbing
       d. Thumb culture


As Police Chief Martin Brody, which "Jaws" actor says, "You're gonna need a bigger boat"?

       a. Richard Dreyfuss
       b. Roy Scheider
       c. Robert Shaw
       d. Dennis Quaid


Meryl Streep played the French lieutenant's woman. What nationality was that woman?

       a. English
       b. French
       c. American
       d. German


As Jubilee, what superpower does mutant mallrat Jubilation Lee from Beverly Hills have?

       a. Can create fireworks
       b. Can imbue energy to playing cards
       c. Can change people's moods
       d. Can find really great deals


In 1995, what Canadian booze company bought Universal Studios from Matsushita for $5.7 billion?

       a. Seagram
       b. Molson
       c. Labatt
       d. Canada Dry


What Aaron McGruder comic strip featured two black kids who move from South Side Chicago to Timid Deer Lane in the burbs?

       a. Jump Start
       b. Wee Pals
       c. The Boondocks
       d. Luther


After winning on the first edition of "The Apprentice," Bill Rancic was hired to build a skyscraper on the site of the Sun-Times office in his hometown. Where?

       a. Chicago
       b. Newark
       c. Manhattan
       d. St. Louis


In 1989, Pepsi pulled an ad featuring what Madonna song, after it appeared in a controversial video?

       a. Like a Prayer
       b. Justify My Love
       c. Papa Don't Preach
       d. Vogue


What watch did Acapulco diver Raul Garcia punish in 1960s spots involving newsman John Cameron Swayze?

       a. Bulova
       b. Timex
       c. Swatch
       d. Movado


Survivor All Stars brought back veterans from the first seven series. Which one gave us Amber, the All Stars winner?

       a. Africa
       b. Amazon
       c. Australia
       d. Marquessas


In the long version of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First" routine, each position is identified except one. Who is left off the team?

       a. Right fielder
       b. Pitcher
       c. Shortstop
       d. Catcher


They played parents in the same TV series. And both were born on June 21, 1947. Who are they?

       a. Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter
       b. Ed O'Neill and Katey Sagal
       c. Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad
       d. Susan Saint-James and Jane Curtin


In the standard version of the board game Monopoly, how many properties can you buy without being able to put hotels or houses on them?

       a. Six
       b. Four
       c. Two
       d. None




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