It's Not Fay Wray Trivia Quiz

Answer: Doris Day

According to her website, Doris was born in 1924, although other sources indicate her birth year as 1922 or 1924. Aw, what's two years at our age, eh? Wikipedia gives her birth name as Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff. Her website lists "Calamity Jane", "Love Me or Leave Me", and "Pillow Talk" as her three most popular films.

Answer: Manila Bay

Dewey's victory in the Philippines, combined with Rear Admiral William T. Sampson's victory over a Spanish fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, propelled the U.S. to victory in the war. Mobile Bay is in Alabama and Guantanamo Bay is in Cuba. I know of no Fay Wray Bay.

Answer: Enola Gay

Enola Gay's pilot was Colonel Paul Tibbets, who was able to select the plane while it was still on the assembly line in May of 1945 in Bellevue, Nebraska. The plane is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at the Washington (D.C.) Dulles International Airport.

Answer: the highway

In addition to being the last line of the chorus in Limp Bizkit's song, "My Way", the phrase "My way or the highway" is also an album recorded in 1991 by Guitar Shorty, a blues guitarist from Houston. However, I recall the phrase being used in referring to my old colleague, and she retired in 1975, so I know the usage goes back before that, but I cannot find where it originated.

Answer: Blue Jay Way

There is an actual street named Blue Jay Way in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California. George Harrison was living in a rented house there when he wrote the song "Blue Jay Way" in 1967.

Answer: Payday

Martuccio was also head of the Hollywood Candy. Payday candy bars were later sold to and produced by Sara Lee, and from there to Leaf, and thence to Hershey. Milky Way, manufactured by Mars, and Baby Ruth, manufactured by Nestle, both feature chocolate covers.

Answer: Fareway

One of the best features of the Fareway Store my wife and I shop in is their excellent meat counter. Safeway was founded in American Falls, Idaho in 1915, and today is found mostly in the western US states. We shopped there when my wife and I lived in Fairbanks, Alaska from 1970 to 1972. Fairplay Foods are found almost exclusively in the Chicago area. Piggly Wiggly opened its first outlet in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee and is now headquartered in Keene, New Hampshire.

Answer: Whirlaway

Whirlaway was the fifth winner of the Triple Crown, following Sir Barton in 1919, Gallant Fox in 1930, Omaha in 1935, and War Admiral in 1937. By 2014, there had only been eleven winners of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Secretariat won in 1973, while Chateaugay won the Derby and Belmont in 1963, but finished second in the Preakness. I have no knowledge of a race horse named Save The Day.

Answer: Freeway

He was named Freeway because the Harts found him wandering on the freeway. Freeway was a Löwchen, a dog breed whose name means "little lion" in German. They are a bit rare and feature long, flowing hair, but do not shed.

Answer: Tina Fey

From Second City, Fey became a writer for Saturday Night Live and became head writer and performer. She was also creator and star of "30 Rock". She has won a ton of awards, including at least eight Emmys and the 2008 Associated Press Entertainer of the Year Award.

Answer: Parkway

Carlin was born in 1937 and died in 2008. He was best known for his "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" routine. Other quotes you can see at his official website are "As soon as someone is identified as an unsung hero, he no longer is" and "a house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff".

Answer: Fenway

Fenway's most unique feature is the 38-foot-high left-field wall, also known as "the Green Monster." Fenway is the oldest park in use in MLB. A Steinway is a piano. BeanWay is a company specializing in soy-based products. What's a "henway"? you ask... About three pounds. (It's an old Marx Brothers joke.)

Answer: fairway

Fairways make up the vast majority of the length of a golf course. Within the fairway are all the obstacles that make getting to the green a challenge, such as bunkers, sand traps, water hazards, and doglegs.

Answer: "Mayday" Malone

"Cheers" ran from 1982 to 1993, during which time it was on the top ten list for eight seasons, including one at number one. Danson's character was a relief pitcher whose career was ended by alcoholism. Other memorable characters include Norm Peterson (played by George Wendt), Cliff Clavin (played by John Ratzenberger), and Woody Boyd (played by Woody Harrelson). Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays was known as "the Say Hey Kid".

Answer: King Kong

The great ape returned to the silver screen in 1976 and 2005, but the original version of the film in 1933 has been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The AFI listed the film at number 43 in its top 100 films. Wray was born in Alberta, Canada in 1907, and got her first major role in 1925, retiring in 1980. She left us permanently in 2004 at the age of 96.