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Answers for Game #4
Monday
Biological Accidents
Following a biological mishap, what disease swept across south central Russia in 1980?
Answer: ANTHRAX
Biker Flicks
In Breaking Away, what name were the "townies" known as?
Answer: CUTTERS
Onscreen Widows
What Actress Did Goose Leave Behind When He Died In Top Gun?
Answer: MEG RYAN
Politics
What country became completely independent when it gained control over its constitution from Great Britain on April 17, 1981?
Answer: CANADA
Shakespeare
What mid-80s TV show featured an episode adapted from The Taming of the Shrew?
Answer: MOONLIGHTING
SOL Question
None.
Tuesday
Celebrity Stalkers
Who was sentenced to prison for violating a court order to stay away from Michael Jackson and later lost a 100 million British Pounds paternity suit against him IN 1989?
Answer: LAVON MUHAMMAD
Olympics
In what southern state was super-sprinter Carl Lewis born?
Answer: ALABAMA
Haunted Cities
What City Are The Ghosts And Spirits Infesting In Ghostbusters?
Answer: MANHATTAN
80s Movies
In what early 80s film did Kevin Costner star alongside Judd Nelson?
Answer: FANDANGO
Winter Wildlife
What type of wild animal emerges from the Griswold's second Christmas tree?
Answer: SQUIRREL
SOL Question
What company purchased ABC for 3.5 billion dollars in 1985?
Answer: CAPITAL CITIES COMMUNICATIONS
Wednesday
More Famous Holidays
On what day does the action of Die Hard take place?
Answer: CHRISTMAS EVE
Real Names
What is Morrissey's complete real name?
Answer: STEPHEN PATRICK MORRISSEY
Music
Where did Toto want to "bless the rains" in their 1983 hit song of the same name?
Answer: AFRICA
Versatile Actors
Dabney Coleman played a dual role in this 1984 film.
Answer: CLOAK AND DAGGER
Movie Trivia
What was the name of Ferris Bueller's ever-pursuant principal?
Answer: ED ROONEY
SOL Question
By the middle of 1983, 7 million homes have one of these, which are selling at a rate of 250,000 a month.
Answer: VCR or VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER
Thursday
Actor/Rockers
What buff British rocker appeared in the goofy sci-fi flick Dune before embarking on a solo career?
Answer: STING
Movies
In what 1985 movie did Madonna make her film debut?
Answer: DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN or DESPRETLEY SEEKING SUSAN or DESPARATELY SEEKING SUSAN
Movie Lines
Name the movie: "Monkey breath! Pukeface! Eater of turtle slime!"
Answer: THE GOLDEN CHILD
CIA In Action
What Country's Harbors Were Mined At The Direction Of The CIA During 1983?
Answer: NICARAGUA
Strange Duos
At one point, Motley Crue guitarist Nikki Sixx was engaged to what 80s pop diva?
Answer: VANITY
SOL Question
Who was named third Poet Laureate of the US in 1988?
Answer: HOWARD NEMEROV
Friday
Soundtracks
What song won a Best Song Oscar for 1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman"?
Answer: UP WHERE WE BELONG
Drummers
Who is the drummer of ZZ Top, you know, the one without the long beard, ironically enough?
Answer: FRANK BEARD
Bad Real Estate
In 1983 The U.S. Offered To Buy All The Homes And Businesses In What Missouri Town Which Was The Site Of A Toxic Waste Dump?
Answer: TIMES BEACH
Music
What was the name of Belinda Carlisle's number one song in 1987?
Answer: HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
Cartoons
What did the name of the 1985 cartoon sci-fi series M.A.S.K. stand for?
Answer: MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND or MOBIL ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND or MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE COMMAND
SOL Question
What was Paula Abdul's first number one hit?
Answer: STRAIGHT UP
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