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1. A popular boy singing quartet called themselves the Four Seasons. Who was the lead singer at their inception?

Answer: Frankie Valli

They first formed in Newark New Jersey in 1960 under the group name The Four Lovers. The original members were Frankie Valli (lead singer), Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is not to be confused with Antonio Vivaldi and his "Four Seasons".

2. The Bible relates a frightening vision of Four Horsemen in the book of Revelation (a.k.a. The Apocalypse). Four riders are seen on four differently colored horses. What is the universally accepted meaning of the rider on the black horse?

Answer: famine

"When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, 'Come and see!' I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, 'A quart of wheat for a day's wages...'" Revelation 6:5-6 (NIV).

Interpreted meaning that it will cost a day's wages just to feed yourself because food will be so scarce. Imagine having to pay a day's wages for a loaf of bread! The white horseman is generally accepted to mean a symbol for the Antichrist, the rider on the red horse is, of course, symbolic of war.

The pale horseman represents death.

3. Four collegiate football players nicknamed "The Four Horsemen" played on which university's football team?

Answer: Notre Dame

These "Four Horsemen" played football for the 1924 Notre Dame team under legendary coach, Knute Rockne. The men composing this lineup were Jim Crowley, Elmer Leyden, Don Miller and Harry Stuhldreher. They gained their colorful moniker from sportswriter Grantland Rice.

4. A pop/soul boy group was named The Four Tops. Which of these was NOT one of their big hits?

Answer: Earth Angel

The Four Tops originated in Detroit Michigan as The Four Aims. The original members were Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton. Payton passed away in 1997. "Earth Angel" was a hit for The Penguins.

5. What is missing from this group of four: air, earth, water and _____?

Answer: fire

Ancient Greek philosophers believed all matter was composed of four elements - air, earth, fire and water. These designations are also used in astrology. Each zodiac constellation belongs to one of these "elements" (e.g. Aries is a fire sign and Taurus is an earth sign).

6. In the Conan Doyle story "The Sign of (the) Four", Sherlock Holmes is hired by a young woman, Mary Morstan, to help her track down a treasure which is to be her inheritance. What unusual thing happened in regard to Dr. Watson in this story?

Answer: he married Miss Morstan

Once a year for six years, Miss Morstan received a large pearl from an anonymous sender. Finally her benefactor, Thaddeus Sholto, reveals his identity and requests a meeting. Miss Morstan wisely has Holmes and Watson go with her to the rendezvous. Come to find out, Miss Morstan is the heiress of a treasure which Sholto had amassed, along with her late father and two other men, when they were in the army in India.

They had a tontine-like agreement, but greed kept Sholto from letting her have her full share when her father died six years previously. Now Sholto, the last of the four men alive, is dying and must tell her its location, but he dies before he can reveal it. Now it's up to Holmes to discover where it is. Miss Moran and Watson fall in love and get married.

7. In what country did the singing group, The Four Lads, originate?

Answer: Canada

They were originally from Toronto, Canada and first called themselves The Otnorots (plural of Toronto spelled backward). They had five gold single records - in chronological order: "Istanbul" (1953), "Moments to Remember" (1955), "No, Not Much" (1955), "Standing on the Corner" (1956) and "Who Needs You" (1956).

8. A popular comic book quartet are known as The Fantastic Four. What is the unusual power of its member, Mr. Fantastic?

Answer: flexibility

The four members having been transformed by cosmic rays are: Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) who can stretch and bend to any length and shape, Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) who can fly and whose body can burn with flames, Sue Storm (Johnny sister and later Mrs. Richards), who as The Invisible Woman, needs no description of her super power, and Ben Grimm (The Thing) who acquired a stone-like skin and super strength.

It is generally accepted that these were the first comic heroes created by Stan Lee.

9. Which male quartet had big hits with the songs "It's a Blue World", "Day by Day" and "Graduation Day"?

Answer: The Four Freshmen

The Four Freshmen were originally from Indianapolis, Indiana and at first tried to emulate Glenn Miller's Modernaires and Mel Torm�'s Mel-Tones, but eventually developed their own style of close harmony.

10. Which state is NOT one of the "Four Corners" states in the U.S.?

Answer: Nevada

This is the only place in America where four states meet at one point (southeast Utah, northeast Arizona, southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico). There is a monument marking this location and making it possible for a person to stand in four states at the same time.

It is just off Route 160, six miles north of Teec Nos Pos, Az. It is under the jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Bureau.

Source: Author debodun

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