answer: Frankie Laine

new Q14 Which is the odd man out and why?

Babe Adams
Bob Feller
Lew Burdette
Bob Gibson
Mickey Lolich

Answer: The back-up crew for Apollo 11 were James A. Lovell for the commander; William A. Anders for command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise for lunar module pilot.

Bob Feller is the only one of these guys not to win 3 games in a World Series.

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If it doesn't matter if if you win or lose, why do you keep score? - Vince Lombardi

Q16. Apart from the original trailer, which episode of Star Trek does Captain Christopher Pike appear in as a leading character?

Episode #16: "The Menagerie, Parts I & II"

daily:
S14. Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell
there's been a load of compromising
on the road to my horizon
but i'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me

Delaware

25-Dec-1977 at the Ivanhoe's Club in Huddersfield where, in addition to the evening show, there was an afternoon performance for more than 500 children, the offspring of one-parent families, striking firemen and laid-off workers which sort of looks like a benefit type show/concert day .. the show was for the children of local firemen, laid-off workers and single-parents and went off beautifully. Like the reformed Grinch at Whoville's holiday feast, Rotten was smiling from ear to ear while serving cake to children

Q19. What is the name of the New Zealand bowler who was the first to reach 100 test wickets? Who was the batsman who lost his wicket?

Q19. What is the name of the New Zealand bowler who was the first to reach 100 test wickets? Who was the batsman who lost his wicket?

Answer: the first NZ bowler to pass 100 wickets in tests was Dick Motz. He claimed his 100th wicket in the 1969 test match vs England at The Oval, and the batsman was Phil Sharpe.

New Q's to follow...

[This message has been edited by karmaloupster (edited 10-05-2000).]

Turn Me Loose- Fabian

Q21. During the frenetic last few overs of the first World Cup Cricket final, a very valued item was stolen from one of the participants on the ground when the crowd, mistakingly thinking the game was over, stormed the playing arena. Luckily for the person involved, the stolen item was recovered by him. only a few days later. What was stolen from whom, and exactly how did he come to recovering it?

Q11. What do the following events have in common?
Feb-1914 ... AASCAP - the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers is formed
Oct-1944 ... the Nazi occupation of Athens ends when the city is retaken by Greek patriots
Mar-1987 ... a victory for press freedom - a judge rules that Spycatcher, the memoirs of a British spy, can be published in Australia
Jan-1995 ... for the first time an all-female crew wins a qualifying race in the America's Cup

Answer: They all occurred on a "Black Friday", that is they all happened on Friday the 13th of their respective months and years.

What major league baseball player hit a homerun in his first at bat in the majors and didn't hit another in his next 21 years of play?

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If it doesn't matter if if you win or lose, why do you keep score? - Vince Lombardi

answer: Hoyt Wilhelm

answer: The Royal Guardsmen

q's to follow...

United States
Iran
Nigeria
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia

Q24. The St. Louis Rams had a 614-yard game on Sunday. Who was the last team before the Rams to beat the 600-yard mark in regulation time (i.e. no overtime) and what was the date?

gtho4 - 2, 15, 125
karmaloupster - 19, 11
PaulE - S2, S1
Partsdude - S15, 14, S19
Jabberwock - S14
chessart - S11, 6, 16, S16, 22

Wrong Answers:

karmaloupster - 5, S19
Jabberwock - 87

Here are the scores (including scores so far today), and the questions unanswered.

gtho4 .............. 200
Karmaloupster ... 190
PaulE ............. 180
Jabberwock ..... 170
Partsdude ........ 170
chessart ........... 130
Barbs42 .......... 90
Tangledrose ..... 0

STUMPERS

87. Olympic rowing - Until the tradition was broken, no Olympic eights had ever been won by a crew that had lost its opening race. Which country (they won gold) was the first to break this tradition? gtho4 - 09-21-2000 09:32 AM

89. What is the common link between these 4 films...
The Big Lebowski
Mission Impossible
Boogie Nights
Witness?
karmaloupster - 09-21-2000 04:16 PM

90. What is the common link between these people?
-Humphrey Bogart
-James Cagney
-Rock Hudson
-Oscar Wilde
Jabberwock - 09-21-2000 11:59 PM

94. What is the common link of these three people:
Al Capp
Sid Vicious
Brandon Lee?
karmaloupster - 09-22-2000 04:49 PM

95. What do these cities have in common:
Austin, Texas
Staten Island, New York
Los Angelas, California
Little Rock, Arkansas...?
karmaloupster - 09-22-2000 04:49 PM

100. What sport, usually associated with another country, has recently enjoyed a surge of popularity in Russia, especially in the upper eschelons of Russian society and what is responsible for influencing this popularity boom? karmaloupster - 09-26-2000 10:00 AM

106. What is the common Olympic link betweeen these cities :
Mexico City, Mexico
Amesterdam, The Netheralnds
Paris, France
London, UK?
karmaloupster - 09-27-2000 03:36 PM

107. What is the common link between the following :
The Caine Mutiny
A Star is Born
The Grapes of Wrath
Guess who's Coming to Dinner?
karmaloupster - 09-27-2000 03:36 PM

111. What two performers both had one-woman shows on Broadway in 1967?
Jabberwock - 09-27-2000 11:51 PM

113. What do these people have in common:
Elia Kazan
Ingrid Bergman
Arthur Miller?
karmaloupster - 09-28-2000 07:58 PM

114. Add the THREE missing letters to this sequence (3): P, W, A, B, _ , R, _ , S, M, T, _ , A, L. karmaloupster - 09-28-2000 07:58 PM

115. What annual event will be held in Brisbane on October 7?
karmaloupster - 09-28-2000 07:58 PM

122. Shortly before the Melbourne Olympics started, the Soviet athlete Vladimir Kuts was involved in a motor vehicle accident. What make of car was he driving, and what was the registration number (aka license plate) of that car? gtho4 - 09-29-2000 12:05 PM

123. As of today (30/09/00) how many Broadway Shows (either still running or finished)have played for greater then 1000 shows continuously and how many of these are revivals of other 1000+ continuously run shows? karmaloupster - 09-29-2000 07:49 PM

1. What is the common Olympic link between these sports? For additional points what is the odd sport out and why?
Swimming
Rowing
Athletics
Water Polo
Volleyball
karmaloupster - 10-02-2000 12:08 PM

5. How much did the tickets to the first woodstock cost? Jabberwock - 10-02-2000 11:25 PM

7. Whose novel had the working title "The Beat Generation" and under what title was it finally published? (author and novel needed) karmaloupster - 10-03-2000 03:25 AM

10. All meals for the Apollo 11 mission were pre-packed meal by meal and day by day. What was packed for Neil Armstrong as his first meal on Day 4 of the mission?
gtho4 - 10-04-2000 07:08 AM

12. Who has performed duets with REM, Sonic Youth, Ministry, John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Tom Waits and Kurt Cobain? karmaloupster - 10-04-2000 09:06 AM

13. Which bowler has the honour of being the greatest test wicket taker of old time for the shortest period of time, and how many tests did he hold the record for?
10-04-2000 09:06 AM

UNANSWERED 20 POINTERS

17. What is the common link between these people?
-Walt Whitman
-Louis Pasteur
-Winston Churchill
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
gtho4 - 10-04-2000 11:59 PM

18. There are now 9 countries who play Test Cricket, and up to and including the 750th Test Match played there have been 2 ties. How many of the other 748 matches ended in draws?
gtho4 - 10-05-2000 06:25 AM

20. Over the course of the history of Test Cricket there has been occasions when a test match is "abandoned" without a ball being bowled. In these cases, no result is recorded against that test match. Overall, the percentage of tests that have been abandoned without a ball being bowled is small, but of all the tests that have been abandoned without a ball being bowled, apart from "Rain", what four (4) other reasons have been given for test matches being abandoned?
karmaloupster - 10-05-2000 08:02 AM

21. During the frenetic last few overs of the first World Cup Cricket final, a very valued item was stolen from one of the participants on the ground when the crowd, mistakingly thinking the game was over, stormed the playing arena. Luckily for the person involved, the stolen item was recovered by him. only a few days later. What was stolen from whom, and exactly how did he come to recovering it? karmaloupster - 10-05-2000 09:10 AM

23. What do the following countries have in common?
United States
Iran
Nigeria
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
chessart - 10-05-2000 11:40 AM

24. As of this moment, who, among pitchers with at least 5 post-season starts, has the second-lowest ERA in postseason history (behind Sandy Koufax)?
chessart - 10-05-2000 12:08 PM

25. The St. Louis Rams had a 614-yard game on Sunday. Who was the last team before the Rams to beat the 600-yard mark in regulation time (i.e. no overtime) and what was the date?
PaulE - 10-05-2000 12:09 PM

SAGEBRUSH QUESTIONS

To help those under 50 points of second place leader, these people will score double for these and it won't count against their daily limit. Although it won't count as your daily, you can answer only one of these bonus questions per day. This offer is good until they get within range or The Blowout / Catch-up Round (last 5 week days of the month/game).

All others may answer, but for 20 points and it will count as your daily.

Name the artist for these songs:

S 3. Big Big World
S 4. Down in the Boondocks
S 5. Groovy Kind of Love
S 6. How's the World Treating You
S 7. Indian Giver
S 8. Last Night
S 9. Let's Lock the Door
S10. Maybe
S12. Night Train
S13. One Bad Apple
S17. Soul Shake
S18. Time Won't Let Me
S20. Valley of Tears

Good Luck !

stumper:
87. Olympic rowing - Until the tradition was broken, no Olympic eights had ever been won by a crew that had lost its opening race. Which country (they won gold) was the first to break this tradition? gtho4 - 09-21-2000 09:32 AM
Canada