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Survivor producer Mark Burnett also gave us what show, in which
contestants navigate product placements to get a job working for Donald Trump?
a. The Butt-Kisser
b. The Apprentice
c. The Flunky
d. The Lackey
The Apprentice - Burnett also attempted more business-themed reality shows - The Restaurant and The
Casino.
What city named its famous film festival's award for the palm
leaf found on its coat of arms?
a. Telluride
b. Toronto
c. Casablanca
d. Cannes
Cannes - The prize is the Palm D'or, or Golden Palm.
What single word was Leonard Maltin's entire review of Veronica
Lake's "Isn't it Romantic"?
a. No
b. Dreadful
c. Wow
d. Never
No - It earned him a spot in Guinness for its shortness.
Which of these is not a cameo by a Brady Bunch TV cast member
in the first Brady Bunch movie?
a. Susan Dey is Laurie's guidance counselor
b. Greg Williams is a record producer
c. Christopher Knight is a coach
d. Florence Henderson plays Carol's mom
Susan Dey is Laurie's guidance counselor - In addition, Ann B Davis, the original Alice, plays a trucker
named Schultzy, in reference to her character on The Bob Cummings Show.
What was the first video ever to be uploaded to the video
sharing site YouTube?
a. Me at the Zoo
b. Mom and me
c. Me at Prom
d. Me at the Park
Me at the Zoo - It was uploaded by one of YouTube's co-founders, Jawed Karim, on April 23rd 2005.
In a 2009 movie, Emily Blunt played a "young" version of what
historical person?
a. Catherine the Great
b. Betsy Ross
c. Queen Victoria
d. Cleopatra
Queen Victoria - Producer Sarah Ferguson's daughter, Princess Beatrice of York, appears as one of the
ladies in waiting of her own great-great-great-great-grandmother.
Which rock icon penned the songs "Purple Haze", "Foxy Lady" and
"Hey Joe" before dying at the young age of 27?
a. Jim Morrison
b. Jimi Hendrix
c. Keith Moon
d. Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix - Rolling Stone Magazine has ranked Hendrix as the greatest guitarist of all time.
What 2010 movie about two lesbian parents shares its name, more
or less, with a song by the Who?
a. Who Are You
b. Won't Get Fooled Again
c. I Can't Explain
d. The Kids Are All Right
The Kids Are All Right - The Who song is called The Kids Are Alright, which is the common vernacular
usage.
Who was a carrot-eating peasant in the first Lord of the Rings
movie, a Rohan warrior in the second and a pirate boatswain in the third?
a. Frank Oz
b. Terry Gilliam
c. Christopher Nolan
d. Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson - He also cameos as a biplane gunner in King Kong.
According to Rolling Stone Magazine's list "500 Greatest Albums
of all Time", what is the greatest album ever recorded?
a. Exile on Main Street
b. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
c. Pet Sounds
d. Highway 61 Revisited
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in
1967.
In 2008, Michelle Loewenstein became what show's first
million-dollar winner, after landing on the Million Dollar Wedge?
a. Family Feud
b. Survivor
c. The Price is Right
d. Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune - She hit the wedge on a 1.72 chance, then hit a 1.24 chance to get the million-dollar
envelope after she won.
Richard Hatch was the first Survivor winner, out in Borneo. A
nurse named Tina Wesson was the second. Where?
a. Thailand
b. Marquesas
c. Australia
d. Africa
Australia - Texan auto customizer Colby Donaldson opted to bring Tina to the Final Two instead of
reviled chef Keith Famie. That series also introduced 'Black Widow' Jerri Manthey.
When Justin Bieber's people held a contest so fans could vote
on his next tour stop, 4chan manipulated the results to put what hellhole at #1?
a. Cuba
b. Iraq
c. Somalia
d. North Korea
North Korea - 4chan, on the other hand, also coordinated an attack on an 11-yr-old girl, Jessi
Slaughter, over her excessive devotion to Blood on the Dancefloor.
In 2010, what director suggested that "Jewish domination of the
media" explained its apparent focus on the Holocaust?
a. Mel Gibson
b. Quentin Tarantino
c. Spike Lee
d. Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone - He was promoting his 10-hour television Showtime documentary 'A Secret History of
America', which contextualized the evils of Stalin and Hitler.
In late 1981, which of these future stars joined the cast of
"General Hospital" as the villainous Jackie Templeton?
a. Demi Moore
b. William Hurt
c. Kathleen Turner
d. Bruce Willis
Demi Moore - Earlier that year, Demi Guynes married Freddie Moore. She later married Bruce Willis.
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