Show #1 - Monday, September 10, 1984 Flashcards
$100, Lakes and Rivers: River mentioned most often in the Bible?
the Jordan
$200, Lakes and Rivers: Scottish word for Lake?
loch
$400, Lakes and Rivers: American river only 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi
the Missouri
$500, Lakes and Rivers: World’s largest lake, nearly 5 times as big as Superior
the Caspian Sea
$100, Inventions: Marconi’s wonderful wireless
a radio
$200, Inventions: In 1869 an American minister created this “oriental” transportation
a rickshaw
$300, Inventions: A 1920’s hunting trip to Canada inspired Birdseye’s food preserving method
freezing
$400, Inventions: This fastener gets its name from a brand of galoshes it was used on
a zipper
$100, Animals: These rodents first got to America by stowing away on ships
rats
$200, Animals: There are about 40,000 muscles & tendons in this part of an elephant’s body
the trunk
$300, Animals: When husbands “pop” for an ermine coat, they’re actually buying this fur
a weasel
$400, Close relative of the pig, though its name means “river horse”
a hippopotamus
$500, Animals: If this species of hybrid’s parents were reversed, you’d get a hinny
a mule
$100, Foreign Cuisine: The “coq” in coq au vin
chicken
$200, Foreign Cuisine: A British variety is called “bangers”, a Mexican variety, “chorizo”
sausages
$300, Foreign Cuisine: Jewish crepe filled with cheese
a blintz
$400, Foreign Cuisine: French for a toothsome cut of beef served to a twosome
Châteaubriand
$100, Actor and Roles: Video in which Michael Jackson plays a werewolf & a zombie
“Thriller”
$200, Actors and Roles: 2 “Saturday Night” alumni who tried “Trading Places”
Dan Aykroyd & Eddie Murphy
$300, Actors and Roles: He may “Never Say Never Again” when asked to be Bond
Sean Connery
$400, Actors and Roles: The blonde preferred in the film “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
Marilyn Monroe
$500, Actors and Roles: Sam Shepard played this barrier breaker in “The Right Stuff”
Colonel Chuck Yeager
$200, The Bible: When “Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho”, these took a tumble
the walls
$400, The Bible: His price was 30 pieces of silver
Judas
$600, The Bible: According to the Bible, it wasn’t necessarily an apple
the forbidden fruit (or fruit of the Tree of Knowledge)
$800, The Bible: Though its name means “city of peace”, it’s seen over 30 wars, the last in 1967
Jerusalem
$1000, The Bible:
According to 1st Timothy, it is the “root of all evil”
the love of money
$200, ‘50’s TV: Occupation of Richard Diamond, Peter Gunn & Mike Hammer
private eyes (or private detectives
$400, ‘50’s TV: She was “Our Miss Brooks”
Eve Arden
$600, ‘50’s TV: Amount Michael Anthony gave out each week on behalf of John Beresford Tipton
$1 million
$800, ‘50’s TV: His card read “Have gun, will travel”
the Paladin (Richard Boone)
$1000, ‘50’s TV: Name under which experimenter Don Herbert taught viewers all about science
Mr. Wizard
$200, National Landmarks: She came from France to harbor America’s freedom
the Statue of Liberty
$400, National Landmarks: When he was home, George Washington slept here
Mount Vernon
$800, National Landmarks: Site where John Hancock signed his “John Hancock”
Independence Hall
$1000, National Landmarks: D.C. building shaken by November ‘83 bomb blast
the Capitol
$600, National Landmarks: The cornerstone of Massachusetts, it bears the date 1620
Plymouth Rock
$200, Notorious: It was probably a lyre, not a fiddle, if he played it while Rome burned
Nero
$400, Notorious: His book, translated as “My Struggle”, outlined plans to conquer Europe
Adolf Hitler
$600, Notorious: Lenin called him ruthless, and his purges proved he was
