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1. When Jimbob was a wee bit younger, say in the 1960s, Mattel produced an unusual toy. You squeezed a weird gel-like substance into a mould and put it in an oven. When it was finished baking, the result was a fancy dancy candy. What was this toy called?
2. One of Mikey's favorite TV shows of all time was "The Andy Griffith Show". Don Knotts won five Emmy awards for his portrayal of the high-strung bumbling deputy, Barney Fife. Thinking that the "The Andy Griffith Show" was due to be cancelled soon, Knotts began looking for work elsewhere. Over the next few years, he made several absurd movies. In which live-action/animated film did he portray a human who turns into a talking fish?
3. Everybody knows that the Incredible Hulk has green skin, right? As a matter of fact, this superhero first made his appearance in a different color. One of the creators, Stan Lee, wanted a color that did not suggest any particular ethnic group. What color did the Incredible Hulk initially appear as?
4. In the early 1980s, the incredible casual Honeybee would grab her chips and soda, situate herself on the sofa, and watch a TV reality show that featured people doing unbelievable stunts and feats that were exciting and sometimes dangerous. What was the name of this show?
5. Paul loves the old classics, the more obscure the music, the better he likes it. Being a teenager during the '50s and '60s brings back memories of a certain sound, psych folk. He can't quite place this band, but they were popular during the same time as The Beatles. Which group was on the vanguard of British counterculture?
6. BX was digging through his DVD collection, looking for something new to watch and giving himself a reason to not start that home improvement project. Finally, he happened upon a DVD extra which accompanied the movie "Thunderball". What is the name of this made-for-TV promotional film featured on the Ultimate Edition of that DVD?
7. Ashmancometh watched the same TV reality show as Honeybee, a show about amazing human and animal feats, but he saw the revised weekend edition that only aired for the 1988-89 season. What was the title of this attempted revival?
8. Droopy, being the cultured mascot that he is, loves the great Irish playwrights and poets. On the walls of his doghouse are plastered two famous quotes:
"I can believe anything provided it is INCREDIBLE."
"The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the INCREDIBLE, and those who do the improbable."
To which of Droopy's favourite aesthetes do these famous quotes belong?
9. One day, Schoonie was bored with the latest computer and video games. Since he wasn't in the mood to buy any new games, he thought he would reminisce a little bit and break out a computer game from the mid-1990s. It involved taking a collection of objects and arranging them in a sometimes very complex fashion to perform a simple task.
Although sequels to this game were developed in later years, what was the name of the original game?
10. Trivnut came home from a long day at work and put in a DVD from his collection to relax. This movie is about one of his favorite characters, a family man named Bob Parr who must keep his once-famous identity secret. Bob faces the biggest problem of his life when a former admirer he once ostracized, now known as the villainous "Syndrome", seeks revenge on Bob to further his own plans. What movie is Trivnut watching?
11. Paul was surfing through the television channels, and kept hearing a rather annoying commercial that was part of a nationally funded campaign. It started with the usual jingle music and then some prattle by an animated boy about an incredible "something". However, Paul always changed the channel before he found out what was so incredible. What did he miss?
12. Arcane liked to watch a certain television series in the late 1970s. It followed the adventures of a doctor and his alter ego. This guy needed to remain incredibly calm and try not to get angry. What was the name of the show?
13. Squisher was casually reminiscing about her travels to some incredible sites -- the Rijkmuseum in the Netherlands, Chichen Itza in Mexico, the Eiffel Tower in France and Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Which translation of the word "incredible" is incorrectly matched with its language?
14. What would Dr. Houston, a renowned physicist, be studying if he is involved in the following: potential energy, gravitation, centripetal acceleration, projectile motion and kinetic energy?
15. Based on the book by Sheila Burnford, Walt Disney created a movie about three pets on an arduous trek. The movie was first released in 1963, followed by a remake in 1993. The latter had the lead into the title of "Homeward Bound". What is the name of this movie?
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