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Risky
Business


Answers for Game #2

Monday

Saturday Night Live:
Who did a White House version of Tom Cruise's "Risky Business" dance scene on Saturday Night Live in 1986?
Answer: RON REAGAN, JR.

Events
What structure became obsolete on November 9, 1989?
Answer: BERLIN WALL

Campaign '88
"You, Senator, are no Jack Kennedy." Who were these famous words directed to?
Answer: DAN QUAYLE

Baseball
Who defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to win the 1983 World Series?
Answer: BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Television
What was the number one rated show of the 1984-1985 season?
Answer: DYNASTY

SOL Question
None.


Tuesday

Reagan
What is Ronald Reagan's middle name?
Answer: WILSON

Television
What did the acroynm KITT stand for on "Knight Rider"?
Answer: KNIGHT INDUSTRIES TWO THOUSAND

Theme Songs
Who performed the theme for "The Greatest American Hero"?
Answer: JOEY SCARBURY

Special Effects
What movie was the first to make use of an entirely digital character?
Answer: THE ABYSS

Disasters
In what Kansas City hotel did a pair of skywalks collapse on July 17, 1981 killing 113?
Answer: HYATT REGENCY

SOL Question
Who was the second person to receive an artificial heart transplant?
Answer: WILLIAM SCHROEDER


Wednesday

Religion
What religious artifcat was proven to be a fake by scientists in October of '88?
Answer: THE SHROUD OF TURIN

TV Actors
What 6'8" actor played Bull on TV's "Night Court"?
Answer: RICHARD MOLL

Lyrics
ID this song: "I believe that the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way."
Answer: GREATEST LOVE OF ALL

Geography
Belize became an independent country on September 21, 1981. What name was it formerly known by as colony?
Answer: BRITISH HONDURAS

Potpourri
What was in Al Capone's vault?
Answer: NOTHING
NOTE: A few of you put "bottles". We have been able to verify that there was indeed one empty bottle in the rubble. One bottle does not bottles make, nonetheless, this question will never appear again.

SOL Question
Three of what were stuck in Arctic ice in Oct. 1988, gaining world attention?
Answer: GRAY WHALES


Thursday

Real Names
What super freaky singer was born James Johnson?
Answer: RICK JAMES

Actors
Who portrayed off-the-wall disc jockey Adrian Cronauer in "Good Morning, Vietnam"?
Answer: ROBIN WILLIAMS

Lyrics
ID this song: "The lights are on, but you're not home... and your mind is not your own."
Answer: ADDICTED TO LOVE

Maniacs
What killer did Tom Snyder interview on television for 90 minutes on June 13, 1981?
Answer: CHARLES MANSON

Space
Who was the first American woman to walk in space?
Answer: KATHRYN SULLIVAN

SOL Question
Anthony Geary, Lisa Whelchel, and John Hinckley, Jr. all share this same birth date.
Answer: MAY 29


Friday

Celebrities
Who had the name "Madonna" tattooed on his right arm?
Answer: SEAN PENN

Sports
The Chicago Bears defeated this team to win their first Super Bowl.
Answer: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Television
Michael Landon played Jonathon Smith on this 1984-1989 show.
Answer: HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN

Covert Operations
Name the 1980 sting that resulted in convictions of Congressmen?
Answer: ABSCAM

Those Wacky Psychics
What psychic claimed on CNN to have predicted the shooting of Ronald Reagan?
Answer: TAMARA RAND

SOL Question
What do Prince Charles, Dan Aykroyd, and George Bush all have in common?
Answer: THEY ARE LEFT HANDED







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