Twenty Something Trivia Quiz

Answer: Four Preps

The Four Preps (Bruce Belland, Ed Cobb, Marvin Inabnett, and Glen Larson) had seven Billboard Top 40 hits from 1958-1961. "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" was their top song, reaching Number Two in 1958. Their only other Top Ten hit was "Big Man" at Number Three also in 1958.

Answer: Twenty

Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans) had 22 Billboard Top 40 hits 1959-1965. "Twenty Miles" charted at Number 15 in 1963. His four Top Three hits were: "The Twist" (Number One in 1960, and Number One again in 1961; "Pony Time" (Number One in 1961); "Limbo Rock" (Number Two in 1962), and "Slow Twistin'" (Number Three in 1962.

He helped to make popular three dances: the Twist, the Pony, and the Limbo Rock.

Answer: 1921

When the modern Olympics began in 1896 in Athens, Greece, the marathon distance was 24.85 miles (40 km), about the distance run by Pheidippides from the Battle Of Marathon to Athens in 490 BCE. Between 1896 and the 1920 Olympics, the distance varied. In the 1908 Olympics in London, the marathon distance of 26 miles was increased by 385 yards so the finish was directly in front of the Royal Box.

It was that distance that the IAAF set as the official length of the marathon. That length was then run in the 1924 Olympics.

Answer: N.Y.P.D.

"N.Y.P.D." aired on ABC for two years from 1967-1969. It centered on the fictional 27th Precinct in New York City, and featured Jack Warden as Lt. Mike Haines, Robert Hooks as Detective Jeff Ward, and Frank Converse as Detective Johnny Corso. Guests included Al Pacino, Jill Clayburgh, James Earl Jones, and Roy Scheider.

Answer: Twenty Questions

The parlor game Twenty Questions originated in the United States and was played extensively in the 19th Century. It became more popular in the 1940s and 1950s from radio and television versions. "Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral" is arguably the most popular form of the game.

The questioner(s) is/are told at the beginning of the game the category of the answer. The questioner(s) then have twenty questions in which to guess the answer.

Answer: Gene Pitney

Gene Pitney (real name) had 16 Billboard Top 40 hits from 1961-1968. "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" reached Number 17 in in 1963. He had four Top Ten hits: "Only Love Can Break A Heart" (Number Two in 1962); "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" (Number Four in 1962); "It Hurts To Be In Love" (Number Seven in 1964); and "I'm Gonna Be Strong" (Number Nine in 1964).

Answer: Letters in the Greek alphabet

The Greek alphabet has 24 letters; the English alphabet has 26. Custer became a Civil War General at the age of 26. John Wayne's ranch is named 26 Bar Ranch.

Answer: 28

Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" was first published in 1719. In the novel, Crusoe was shipwrecked and arrived on the island on September 30, 1659. He left the island on December 19, 1686.

Answer: 23rd

Created by Gene Roddenberry, "Star Trek" (now called "The Original Series") began in 1966 and ran for three seasons on NBC. It centered on the starship "Enterprise," captained by James T. Kirk (William Shatner) exploring space in the 23rd century. With Captain Kirk was Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. McCoy (De Forest Kelly), Scottie (James Doohan), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Sulu (George Takei), and Chekov (Walter Koenig).

Answer: 22

The studio album "Red" appeared in 2012. "22" was released as a single in 2013. It reached Number 20 on The Billboard Hot 100, the sixth single from "Red" to chart in the top twenty.