Trivia

THL · 07-14-2006, 02:14 AM

Fun TV Trivia:
I'll post the answers tomorrow night.

1) Who was first offered the role of Archie Bunker for the TV pilot of "All in the Family"?

Bing Crosby
Mickey Rooney
Carroll O'Connor
Walter Matthau

2) On what TV show did Robin Williams first appear as Mork?

Laverne and Shirley
Happy Days
The Bob Newhart Show
Welcome Back, Kotter

3) On the TV sitcom "Family Ties", whose photo did Alex P. Keaton keep on his nightstand?

Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
William F. Buckley Jr.

4) What American TV series was the first to be acquired for screening in the Soviet Union?

The Muppets
The Electric Company
Sesame Street
Fraggle Rock

5) On the TV show "Cheers", what was the maximum capacity of people at the popular Boston bar?

75
100
50
125

6) The TV game show "Hollywood Squares" first aired on October 17, 1966. Who was the first person to occupy the center square?

Ernest Borgnine
Nick Adams
Sally Field
Agnes Moorehead

7) Who was the first guest host of "Saturday Night Live"?

Paul Simon
George Carlin
Richard Pryor
Desi Arnaz

8) On the animated TV series "The Simpsons", who provides the voice of Marge?

Nancy Cartwright
Julie Kavner
Yeardley Smith
Maggie Roswell

9) On "The Muppet Show", what were the names of the two old men who heckled from the balcony?

Mortimer and Stanley
Statler and Waldorf
Lou and Bentley
Joseph and Wally

10) What famous movie actor appeared on "Family Ties" as Alex P. Keaton's alcoholic uncle?

William Shatner
Don Johnson
Tom Hanks
Harrison Ford

Confed999 · 07-14-2006, 03:47 AM

I know most of these, and since I can't sleep anyway, here you go...
1) Didn't watch this one.

2) On what TV show did Robin Williams first appear as Mork?

Happy Days

3) On the TV sitcom "Family Ties", whose photo did Alex P. Keaton keep on his nightstand?

Richard Nixon

4) What American TV series was the first to be acquired for screening in the Soviet Union?

Fraggle Rock (It's either this or the Muppet Show, and since FR was a bunch of little commie puppets, I'm guessing them.

)

5) On the TV show "Cheers", what was the maximum capacity of people at the popular Boston bar?

75

6) Didn't watch this one either.

7) Who was the first guest host of "Saturday Night Live"?

George Carlin (I saw this one when I was juat a wee spud.)

8) On the animated TV series "The Simpsons", who provides the voice of Marge?

Julie Kavner (She also does the voices of Marge's family!

)

9) On "The Muppet Show", what were the names of the two old men who heckled from the balcony?

Statler and Waldorf (The Muppet Show was one of my faves.)

10) What famous movie actor appeared on "Family Ties" as Alex P. Keaton's alcoholic uncle?

Tom Hanks

Did I guess 4 right? And do you think I watched too much TV as a kid? Also, it's a good thing it was multiple choice, I doubt I could have pulled the answers out of thin air without some help.

RustyBattleship · 07-14-2006, 16:53 PM

Unless there was some thread you could go to for the answers, even multiple choice is an exercise in futility. Especially as the memory cells reduce in population.

So, for the heck of it, I just thought I'd throw in a whole bunch of trivia of a fictional character we all know and love.

SUPERMAN – SUPERBOY – CLARK KENT – LOIS LANE – LANA LANG TRIVIA

SUPERMAN ADULT ACTORS (16)
Ray Middleton – 1939 New York World’s Fair on “Superman Day”.

Bud Collyer – 1940-1949 Radio voice of Superman/Clark Kent, 1941-1943 Cartoon voice for movies, 1966-1969 TV cartoon voice.

Michael Fitzmaurice – 1950 Radio voice replacing Bud Collyer in last season.

Kirk Alyn – 1946-1950 Movie Serials. Also played Lois Lane’s father on the train in 1978 “Superman the Movie”.

George Reeves – 1951 Movie “Superman and the Mole Men”. 1951-1957 TV Superman.

Bob Holiday – 1966 Broadway play “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman”. 129 performances.

Danny Dark – 1973-1986 Cartoon voice in various episodes of “Super Friends”.

David Wilson – 1975 TV musical, one showing, of the 1966 Broadway play.

Christopher Reeve – 1978-1988 played in 4 movies and played Dr. Swan in two episodes of “Smallville”.

Beau Weaver – 1988 Cartoon voice.

Stuart Mulligan – 1990-1993 BBC radio voice.

Dean Cain – 1991-1997 TV “Lois and Clark” series.

Tim Daly – 1996-1999 TV cartoon voice.

George Newbern – 1999-? TV cartoon voice.

Scott Cranford – 2000-? “Official Superman” of the annual four-day Superman festival in Metropolis, Illinois. A 15-foot tall statue of Superman adorns the front access walkway to the City Hall.

Brandon Routh – 2006 Movie “Superman Returns”.

“SUPERMEN” TO DISREGARD (2)
Mayo Kaan – Claims he posed for Schuster in 1936 before first Superman comic book came out in 1938. However, the photograph he presents as proof of his modeling has a building in the background that was not built until 1940. Schuster claimed he had never met or heard of Mr. Kaan.

Billy Curtis – Starred as “Bart Bent” and “Superpup” in an unreleased pilot of a satirical Superman show using all “Little People” (midgets and dwarfs). Billy played the mayor of the Munchkins in “The Wizard of Oz”.

YOUNG MALE ACTORS - SUPERBOY &/OR YOUNG CLARK KENT (6)
Bob Hastings -- ? Voice of Superboy in an “Adventures of Superman” cartoon by filmation.

John Rockwell – 1961 TV pilot “The Adventures of Superboy”. Aired only once and show was dropped.

Jeff East – 1978 “Superman the Movie” as Clark Kent racing the train.

John Haymes-Newton – 1988 TV “The Adventures of Superboy”. Only one season.

Gerard Christopher – 1989-1991 TV “The Adventures of Superboy”.

Tom Welling – 2001-? TV young Clark Kent on “Smallville”.

BABY SUPERMAN / KAL EL (4)
Lee Quigley – 1978 “Superman the Movie” as young Kal El being put in space ship by Marlon Brando.

Elizabeth Schwartz – 1978 “Superman the Movie” close-ups of Kal El inside the space ship.

Aaron Smolinski – 1978 “Superman the Movie” 3 year old Kal El after landing on Earth.

Malkolm Alburquenque – 2001 & 2002 TV in two episodes of “Smallville” as 3 year old Kal El.

SUPERGIRL (2)
Helen Slater – 1984 Movie “Supergirl” with Faye Dunaway as villainess.

Nichelle Tom -- ? Voice of Supergirl in one episode of TV cartoons “Girls Night Out”.

LOIS LANE (13)
Joan Alexander – 1940-1950 Radio voice, 1941-1943 movie cartoon voice, 1955-1969 TV cartoon voice.

Noel Neill – 1946-1950 Movie serials with Kirk Alyn, 1951-1957 TV series with George Reeves. Also played Lois Lane’s mother on the train in 1978 “Superman the Movie”. Also plays a “previously wealthy woman” in 2006 movie “Superman Returns” with Brandon Routh.

Phyliss Coates – 1951 Movie “Superman and the Mole Men” with George Reeves.

Patricia Marand – 1966 Broadway play with Bob Holiday.

Ginny McSwain – 1968 TV cartoon voice.

Leslie Ann Warren – 1975 TV musical of 1966 Broadway Play with David Wilson. Leslie Ann Warren was first choice to play Lois Lane in 1978 with Christopher Reeve but she had other commitments.

Jayne Tottman – 1978 “Superman the Movie” as little Lois Lane on the train.

Margo Kidder – 1978-1988 four movies with Christopher Reeve and as Bridgette Crosby, an assistant to Christopher Reeve’s character of Dr. Swan on two episodes of “Smallville”.

Lorelei King – 1990-1993 BBC Radio voice.

Teri Hatcher – 1991-1997 TV “Lois and Clark” with Dean Cain.

Dana Delany – 1996-1999 TV cartoon voice

Erica Durance – 2003-? TV “Smallville” with Tom Welling.

Kate Bosworth – 2006 “Superman Returns” with Brandon Routh.

LANA LANG (6)
Diane Sherry – 1978 “Superman the Movie” with Jeff East as young Clark Kent.

Annette O’Toole – 1983 “Superman III” movie with Christopher Reeve. Now plays Martha Kent, Clark’s foster mother, on “Smallville”.

Stacey Haiduk – 1988-1991 TV “The Adventures of Superboy” with John Haymes-Newton and Gerard Christopher.

Shelly Thompson – 1990-1993 BBC Radio voice.

Jade Unterman – 2001 TV “Smallville” as young Lana Lang during meteor shower.

Kristin Kreuk – 2001-? TV “Smallville” with Tom Welling. Note that Kristin Kreuk is a brunette with brown eyes of Eurasian (Chinese-Dutch) lineage. All other visible depictions of Lana Lang in movies, TV and comics have been of a blue-eyed redhead.

OTHER TRIVIAL TRIVIA
There really is an element called Krypton. Actually it is a rare “noble” gas naturally present in our atmosphere. It is very difficult to extract and no real uses for it have been discovered yet.

There are some small newspapers named “The Daily Planet” with the most noteworthy being a show on the Discovery Channel.

However, in Melbourne, Australia there is a brothel by the name of “The Daily Planet” and the receptionist assumes the name of Lois Lane.

Also in Melbourne is a brothel named “Gotham City”. It is not known at this time if any of the “hostesses” go by the names of Batgirl or Catwoman.

In the 1978 movie “Superman the Movie” the uncut versions shows two men on the train behind the Lanes. They were played by two “Jimmy Olsens”; Tommy Boyd in Kirk’s movies and Jack Larson in the Reeves’ TV shows.

LEX LUTHOR (11)
Lyle Talbot – 1950 movie serial with Kirk Alyn. Also played Commissioner Gordon in 1949 movie serial of Batman and Robin.

Jackson Beck – 1966-1970 Movies cartoon voice.

Gene Hackman – 1978-1987 three movies with Christopher Reeve.

Stanley Jones – 1978-1979 TV cartoon voice.

Scott Wells – TV 1989 “Adventures of Superboy” with John Haymes-Newton.

Sherman Howard -- TV 1990-1992 “Adventures of Superboy” with Gerard Christopher.

Michael Bell – TV 1988 cartoon voice with Beau Weaver.

John Shea – TV 1991-1997 “Lois and Clark”.

Clancy Brown – TV 1996-1999 cartoon voice “Superman: the Animated Series”.

Michael Rosenbaum – TV 2001-? “Smallville” with Tom Welling.

Kevin Spacey – Movie 2006 “Superman Returns” with Brandon Routh.

The Chap · 07-26-2006, 04:37 AM

This is all bloody Yank. Except the muppets. And Sesame Srt. was lefty indoctrination. They tried to teach Brits to spell colour without a "u".

So in good spirited vengence:

How many smokes does Princess Margaret get through a day?

How many stone at Stone Henge (including lintles)?

How many bottles of port did Pit the Younger drink in his first year at Cambridge?

Where is my tax return? I have no bloody clue, I'm just hoping that one of you might be able to help.

Which region of the UK do the "Piddle" villiages cover?

How long is the plonker of the cern-abbas giant? (It's the hillside carving of a bloke with a stiffy)?

Was The Declaration of Independence ever ratified, or is it still unilateral?

Where is Wales?

Put the following in order of national animal significance:
Bulldog
Lion
Unicorn
Me
Albanian Gypsy Scum.
Hedgehog.

Good luck to you all!

07-14-2006, 02:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
THL *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 06-23-05 Location: 35 minutes outside Chicago (please don't refer to it as "Chi-Town"...that's annoying) Posts: 5,711 Country:	Trivia Fun TV Trivia: I'll post the answers tomorrow night. 1) Who was first offered the role of Archie Bunker for the TV pilot of "All in the Family"? Bing Crosby Mickey Rooney Carroll O'Connor Walter Matthau 2) On what TV show did Robin Williams first appear as Mork? Laverne and Shirley Happy Days The Bob Newhart Show Welcome Back, Kotter 3) On the TV sitcom "Family Ties", whose photo did Alex P. Keaton keep on his nightstand? Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan William F. Buckley Jr. 4) What American TV series was the first to be acquired for screening in the Soviet Union? The Muppets The Electric Company Sesame Street Fraggle Rock 5) On the TV show "Cheers", what was the maximum capacity of people at the popular Boston bar? 75 100 50 125 6) The TV game show "Hollywood Squares" first aired on October 17, 1966. Who was the first person to occupy the center square? Ernest Borgnine Nick Adams Sally Field Agnes Moorehead 7) Who was the first guest host of "Saturday Night Live"? Paul Simon George Carlin Richard Pryor Desi Arnaz 8) On the animated TV series "The Simpsons", who provides the voice of Marge? Nancy Cartwright Julie Kavner Yeardley Smith Maggie Roswell 9) On "The Muppet Show", what were the names of the two old men who heckled from the balcony? Mortimer and Stanley Statler and Waldorf Lou and Bentley Joseph and Wally 10) What famous movie actor appeared on "Family Ties" as Alex P. Keaton's alcoholic uncle? William Shatner Don Johnson Tom Hanks Harrison Ford __________________ "To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are."-Sholem Asch "I always turn to the sports page first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures."-Earl Warren "I didn't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs."-Nancy Reagan, when asked a political question at a "Just Say No" rally "He no play-a da game, he no make-a da rules."-Earl Butz, on the Pope's attitude toward birth control

07-14-2006, 03:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Confed999 Staff Emeritus Join Date: 09-10-03 Location: Florida Posts: 10,681 Country:	I know most of these, and since I can't sleep anyway, here you go... 1) Didn't watch this one. 2) On what TV show did Robin Williams first appear as Mork? Happy Days 3) On the TV sitcom "Family Ties", whose photo did Alex P. Keaton keep on his nightstand? Richard Nixon 4) What American TV series was the first to be acquired for screening in the Soviet Union? Fraggle Rock (It's either this or the Muppet Show, and since FR was a bunch of little commie puppets, I'm guessing them. ) 5) On the TV show "Cheers", what was the maximum capacity of people at the popular Boston bar? 75 6) Didn't watch this one either. 7) Who was the first guest host of "Saturday Night Live"? George Carlin (I saw this one when I was juat a wee spud.) 8) On the animated TV series "The Simpsons", who provides the voice of Marge? Julie Kavner (She also does the voices of Marge's family! ) 9) On "The Muppet Show", what were the names of the two old men who heckled from the balcony? Statler and Waldorf (The Muppet Show was one of my faves.) 10) What famous movie actor appeared on "Family Ties" as Alex P. Keaton's alcoholic uncle? Tom Hanks Did I guess 4 right? And do you think I watched too much TV as a kid? Also, it's a good thing it was multiple choice, I doubt I could have pulled the answers out of thin air without some help. __________________ No man is free until all men are free - John Hossack I agree completely with this Administration’s goal of a regime change in Iraq-John Kerry even if that enforcement is mostly at the hands of the United States, a right we retain even if the Security Council fails to act-John Kerry He may even miscalculate and slide these weapons off to terrorist groups to invite them to be a surrogate to use them against the United States. It’s the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat-John Kerry

07-26-2006, 04:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
The Chap *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-18-04 Location: UK Posts: 1,204 Country:	Unfair! This is all bloody Yank. Except the muppets. And Sesame Srt. was lefty indoctrination. They tried to teach Brits to spell colour without a "u". So in good spirited vengence: How many smokes does Princess Margaret get through a day? How many stone at Stone Henge (including lintles)? How many bottles of port did Pit the Younger drink in his first year at Cambridge? Where is my tax return? I have no bloody clue, I'm just hoping that one of you might be able to help. Which region of the UK do the "Piddle" villiages cover? How long is the plonker of the cern-abbas giant? (It's the hillside carving of a bloke with a stiffy)? Was The Declaration of Independence ever ratified, or is it still unilateral? Where is Wales? Put the following in order of national animal significance: Bulldog Lion Unicorn Me Albanian Gypsy Scum. Hedgehog. Good luck to you all! __________________ Where's the bloody gin? An army marches on its liver, not its ruddy stomach.

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RustyBattleship *Defense Professional* Join Date: 01-12-06 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,952	Unless there was some thread you could go to for the answers, even multiple choice is an exercise in futility. Especially as the memory cells reduce in population. So, for the heck of it, I just thought I'd throw in a whole bunch of trivia of a fictional character we all know and love. SUPERMAN – SUPERBOY – CLARK KENT – LOIS LANE – LANA LANG TRIVIA SUPERMAN ADULT ACTORS (16) Ray Middleton – 1939 New York World’s Fair on “Superman Day”. Bud Collyer – 1940-1949 Radio voice of Superman/Clark Kent, 1941-1943 Cartoon voice for movies, 1966-1969 TV cartoon voice. Michael Fitzmaurice – 1950 Radio voice replacing Bud Collyer in last season. Kirk Alyn – 1946-1950 Movie Serials. Also played Lois Lane’s father on the train in 1978 “Superman the Movie”. George Reeves – 1951 Movie “Superman and the Mole Men”. 1951-1957 TV Superman. Bob Holiday – 1966 Broadway play “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman”. 129 performances. Danny Dark – 1973-1986 Cartoon voice in various episodes of “Super Friends”. David Wilson – 1975 TV musical, one showing, of the 1966 Broadway play. Christopher Reeve – 1978-1988 played in 4 movies and played Dr. Swan in two episodes of “Smallville”. Beau Weaver – 1988 Cartoon voice. Stuart Mulligan – 1990-1993 BBC radio voice. Dean Cain – 1991-1997 TV “Lois and Clark” series. Tim Daly – 1996-1999 TV cartoon voice. George Newbern – 1999-? TV cartoon voice. Scott Cranford – 2000-? “Official Superman” of the annual four-day Superman festival in Metropolis, Illinois. A 15-foot tall statue of Superman adorns the front access walkway to the City Hall. Brandon Routh – 2006 Movie “Superman Returns”. “SUPERMEN” TO DISREGARD (2) Mayo Kaan – Claims he posed for Schuster in 1936 before first Superman comic book came out in 1938. However, the photograph he presents as proof of his modeling has a building in the background that was not built until 1940. Schuster claimed he had never met or heard of Mr. Kaan. Billy Curtis – Starred as “Bart Bent” and “Superpup” in an unreleased pilot of a satirical Superman show using all “Little People” (midgets and dwarfs). Billy played the mayor of the Munchkins in “The Wizard of Oz”. YOUNG MALE ACTORS - SUPERBOY &/OR YOUNG CLARK KENT (6) Bob Hastings -- ? Voice of Superboy in an “Adventures of Superman” cartoon by filmation. John Rockwell – 1961 TV pilot “The Adventures of Superboy”. Aired only once and show was dropped. Jeff East – 1978 “Superman the Movie” as Clark Kent racing the train. John Haymes-Newton – 1988 TV “The Adventures of Superboy”. Only one season. Gerard Christopher – 1989-1991 TV “The Adventures of Superboy”. Tom Welling – 2001-? TV young Clark Kent on “Smallville”. BABY SUPERMAN / KAL EL (4) Lee Quigley – 1978 “Superman the Movie” as young Kal El being put in space ship by Marlon Brando. Elizabeth Schwartz – 1978 “Superman the Movie” close-ups of Kal El inside the space ship. Aaron Smolinski – 1978 “Superman the Movie” 3 year old Kal El after landing on Earth. Malkolm Alburquenque – 2001 & 2002 TV in two episodes of “Smallville” as 3 year old Kal El. SUPERGIRL (2) Helen Slater – 1984 Movie “Supergirl” with Faye Dunaway as villainess. Nichelle Tom -- ? Voice of Supergirl in one episode of TV cartoons “Girls Night Out”. LOIS LANE (13) Joan Alexander – 1940-1950 Radio voice, 1941-1943 movie cartoon voice, 1955-1969 TV cartoon voice. Noel Neill – 1946-1950 Movie serials with Kirk Alyn, 1951-1957 TV series with George Reeves. Also played Lois Lane’s mother on the train in 1978 “Superman the Movie”. Also plays a “previously wealthy woman” in 2006 movie “Superman Returns” with Brandon Routh. Phyliss Coates – 1951 Movie “Superman and the Mole Men” with George Reeves. Patricia Marand – 1966 Broadway play with Bob Holiday. Ginny McSwain – 1968 TV cartoon voice. Leslie Ann Warren – 1975 TV musical of 1966 Broadway Play with David Wilson. Leslie Ann Warren was first choice to play Lois Lane in 1978 with Christopher Reeve but she had other commitments. Jayne Tottman – 1978 “Superman the Movie” as little Lois Lane on the train. Margo Kidder – 1978-1988 four movies with Christopher Reeve and as Bridgette Crosby, an assistant to Christopher Reeve’s character of Dr. Swan on two episodes of “Smallville”. Lorelei King – 1990-1993 BBC Radio voice. Teri Hatcher – 1991-1997 TV “Lois and Clark” with Dean Cain. Dana Delany – 1996-1999 TV cartoon voice Erica Durance – 2003-? TV “Smallville” with Tom Welling. Kate Bosworth – 2006 “Superman Returns” with Brandon Routh. LANA LANG (6) Diane Sherry – 1978 “Superman the Movie” with Jeff East as young Clark Kent. Annette O’Toole – 1983 “Superman III” movie with Christopher Reeve. Now plays Martha Kent, Clark’s foster mother, on “Smallville”. Stacey Haiduk – 1988-1991 TV “The Adventures of Superboy” with John Haymes-Newton and Gerard Christopher. Shelly Thompson – 1990-1993 BBC Radio voice. Jade Unterman – 2001 TV “Smallville” as young Lana Lang during meteor shower. Kristin Kreuk – 2001-? TV “Smallville” with Tom Welling. Note that Kristin Kreuk is a brunette with brown eyes of Eurasian (Chinese-Dutch) lineage. All other visible depictions of Lana Lang in movies, TV and comics have been of a blue-eyed redhead. OTHER TRIVIAL TRIVIA There really is an element called Krypton. Actually it is a rare “noble” gas naturally present in our atmosphere. It is very difficult to extract and no real uses for it have been discovered yet. There are some small newspapers named “The Daily Planet” with the most noteworthy being a show on the Discovery Channel. However, in Melbourne, Australia there is a brothel by the name of “The Daily Planet” and the receptionist assumes the name of Lois Lane. Also in Melbourne is a brothel named “Gotham City”. It is not known at this time if any of the “hostesses” go by the names of Batgirl or Catwoman. In the 1978 movie “Superman the Movie” the uncut versions shows two men on the train behind the Lanes. They were played by two “Jimmy Olsens”; Tommy Boyd in Kirk’s movies and Jack Larson in the Reeves’ TV shows. LEX LUTHOR (11) Lyle Talbot – 1950 movie serial with Kirk Alyn. Also played Commissioner Gordon in 1949 movie serial of Batman and Robin. Jackson Beck – 1966-1970 Movies cartoon voice. Gene Hackman – 1978-1987 three movies with Christopher Reeve. Stanley Jones – 1978-1979 TV cartoon voice. Scott Wells – TV 1989 “Adventures of Superboy” with John Haymes-Newton. Sherman Howard -- TV 1990-1992 “Adventures of Superboy” with Gerard Christopher. Michael Bell – TV 1988 cartoon voice with Beau Weaver. John Shea – TV 1991-1997 “Lois and Clark”. Clancy Brown – TV 1996-1999 cartoon voice “Superman: the Animated Series”. Michael Rosenbaum – TV 2001-? “Smallville” with Tom Welling. Kevin Spacey – Movie 2006 “Superman Returns” with Brandon Routh.

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