[FJ] Behind the Scenes
Disney animator Glen Keane studied this rapper’s videos before designing the character of Aladdin.
>!Who is M.C. Hammer?!<
Disney animator Glen Keane studied this rapper’s videos before designing the character of Aladdin.
>!Who is M.C. Hammer?!<
$200 - This parodist had a hit with “I Lost on Jeopardy” 17 years before losing on “Rock and Roll Jeopardy.” - >!Who is "Weird Al” Yankovic?!<
$400 - 4 actors from a Japanese production of “Jersey Boys” formed JBB, covering this group’s songs. - >!Who are the Four Seasons?!<
$600 - Is that a real-life McDowell’s from this Eddie Murphy flick? No, it’s just MaDonal in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. - >!What is “Coming to America”?!<
$800 - Russia invaded this former Soviet republic in 2008, just as predicted in “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon.” - >!What is Georgia?!<
$1,000 - 1914 saw this British sci-fi author coin the term “atom bomb” in his novel “The World Set Free.” - >!Who is H.G. Wells?!<
$200: The theme Mike Post originally wrote for this cop and legal drama was 81 seconds long. >!What is Law & Order?!<
$400: The theme that Post did for this private eye drama includes a Moog synthesizer and a blues harmonica. >!What is The Rockford Files?!<
$600: The theme Post did for this action show mixes a military marching band with hard rock. >!What is The A-Team?!<
$800: (Daily Double) Mike Post said the theme of this cop drama reflects the war-weariness of the cops. >!What is Hill Street Blues?!<
$1000: The theme Post wrote for this drama mimics the sound of a New York City subway train. >!What is NYPD Blue?!<
$400: (Daily Double) This theme was created by John Tesh while he was covering the Tour de France. >!What is the NBA on NBC/Roundball Rock?!<
$800: The college football theme for this TV network was created for Super Bowl 21. >!What is CBS?!<
$1200: To mark its 30th season of NFL coverage in 2023, this TV network put its NFL theme on YouTube. >!What is Fox?!<
$1600: John Colby came up with the six-note theme for this TV sports news program in 1989. >!What is SportsCenter?!<
$2000: This baseball highlight show ended its episodes with a theme called “Gathering Crowds.” >!What is This Week in Baseball?!<
Answer: From 1968 to 1973, episodes of this kids show ended with the song “Tomorrow.”
Question: >!What is Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?!<
THE FIRST INSTALLMENT IN THIS SERIES GAINED THE SUBTITLE "EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE" FOUR YEARS AFTER ITS 1977 RELEASE
$200 - He investigates Linnet Doyle’s murder on the steamship Karnak in Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile.” - >!Who is Hercule Poirot?!<
$400 - In Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi,” the title character is stranded in a lifeboat with Richard Parker, this animal. - >!What is a tiger?!<
$600 - “Death’s Deputy” by this Scientology founder is about an Air Force pilot who seemingly cannot be killed. - >!Who is L. Ron Hubbard?!<
$800 - This vampire played by Anna Paquin on “True Blood” first appeared in “Dead Until Dark” by Charlaine Harris. - >!Who is Sookie Stackhouse?!<
$1,000 - Lily and Rosaleen hitchhike across Jim Crow-era South Carolina in this buzzing novel by Sue Monk Kidd. - >!What is “The Secret Life of Bees”?!<
$200: The name of this Great Lake is Iroquoian for “Long Tail.” >!What is Lake Erie?!<
$400: (Daily Double) It’s the only Great Lake that is located fully within the United States. >!What is Lake Michigan?!<
$600: Ten percent of the Earth’s freshwater can be found in this Great Lake. >!What is Lake Superior?!<
$800: This Great Lake is home to over 30,000 islands. >!What is Lake Huron?!<
$1000: This Great Lake connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River. >!What is Lake Ontario?!<
$400: This ice cream brand was founded by two lifelong friends from Merrick, New York. >!What is Ben & Jerry’s?!<
$800: (Daily Double) This ice cream brand was launched by brothers-in-law from Glendale, California. >!What is Baskin-Robbins?!<
$1200: This ice cream brand began after its truck broke down and their ice cream melted. >!What is Carvel?!<
$1600: This ice cream brand uses a leaf in its logo to represent the name of its founders. >!What is Breyers?!<
$2000: This ice cream brand honors Denmark’s work to protect Jews during the Holocaust. >!What is Häagen-Dazs?!<
All of the correct responses are two word phrases made up of four letter long words that start with the letter D.
$200 - A popular variety of pizza, especially in Chicago. >!What is deep dish?!<
$400 - An extensive analysis of a single subject. >!What is a deep dive?!<
$600 - Olivia Rodrigo's fourth and most recent Billboard #1 single, or the first two words in the title of a 1991 movie about an imaginary friend named Fred. >!What is Drop Dead?!<
$800 - This phrase sounds like the destruction of information, but in fact means to preserve it by converting it into a different format. >!What is a data dump?!<
$1000 - In the Yu-Gi-Oh anime franchise, this forearm-worn device allows competitors to battle each other anywhere. >!What is a duel disk?!<
Each correct song title will have the word “me” in it.
$400: This 1985 a-ha hit used a combination of live action and pencil-drawn animation for its music video. >!What is “Take on Me”?!<
$800: What would I do without your smart mouth if you could figure out this John Legend ballad for his wife, Chrissy Teigen? >!What is “All of Me”?!<
$1200: Even though this category has a Michael Jackson song title, MJ sung this song years later as a response to the negative tabloids on him. >!What is “Leave me Alone”?!<
$1600: Could you repeat the question? They Might be Giants put out this hit which would be the theme song for FOX’s Malcolm in the Middle. >!What is “Boss of Me”?!<
$2000: [DAILY DOUBLE]: Voice actress/musician Grey DeLisle covered this Billy Rose/Lee David song in her album Borrowed. >!What is “Tonight, you Belong to Me”?!<
Answer: A 2011 BBC News story said this nation has a rich oil supply but high child mortality.
Question: >!What is South Sudan?!<
$200 - He won a posthumous Oscar in 2009 for his performance as the Joker in “The Dark Knight.” - >!Who is Heath Ledger?!<
$400 - Jonathan Larson died hours before the 1996 premiere of this musical based on “La Bohème.” - >!What is “Rent”?!<
$600 - Max Brod ignored this author’s wishes when he published “The Castle,” “The Trial," and “America.” - >!Who is Franz Kafka?!<
$800 - 17th century critics described this “View of Toledo” painter’s work as “contemptible” and “worthy of scorn.” - >!Who is El Greco?!<
$1,000 - 24-year-old Alice Ball never saw the impact of her treatment for Hansen’s disease, better known as this. - >!What is leprosy?!<
$200 - Born Temijun, this Mongol conqueror called his 4 closest lieutenants his “dogs of war.” - >!Who is Genghis Khan?!<
$400 - As a second lieutenant, William T. Sherman battled this Native American tribe in Florida. - >!Who are the Seminole?!<
$600 - This Navy lieutenant and Plains native helped shut down Canada’s NRX reactor in 1952. - >!Who is Jimmy Carter?!<
$800 - Lt. Willa Brown, the first Black woman to earn a U.S. pilot’s license, trained many in this fighter group. - >!Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?!<
$1,000 - May 1944 saw this baseball “Kid” commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the Marine Corps. - >!Who is Ted Williams?!<
$400: This book tells the story of Winston Smith, after he rebels against a top-down regime. >!What is Nineteen Eighty-Four?!<
$800: This book tells the story of Atticus Finch seeking to save a black man from injustice. >!What is To Kill a Mockingbird?!<
$1200: This book tells the story of the two sons of fraudulent Civil War hero Cyrus Trask. >!What is East of Eden?!<
$1600: This book tells the story of Robert Jordan as he fights in the Spanish Civil War. >!What is For Whom the Bell Tolls?!<
$2000: (Daily Double) This book tells the story of Sethe after she kills her baby to protect her from slavery. >!What is Beloved?!<
$200: This book tells the story of the ill-fated mission of the Pequod. >!What is Moby-Dick?!<
$400: This book tells the story of how Elizabeth Bennet got married to Mr. Darcy. >!What is Pride and Prejudice?!<
$600: This book tells the story of two slaves: one escaped; the other staying in the south. >!What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin?!<
$800: (Daily Double) This book tells the story of Charles Darnay in late 18th Century France. >!What is A Tale of Two Cities?!<
$1000: This book tells the story of a lady working as a governess after her dad goes broke. >!What is Agnes Grey?!<
$200: No, you're thinking of the Oscar winner from *Les Misérables*. I'm the one who married an 18-year-old glover's son in Stratford in 1582.
Answer: >!Who is Anne Hathaway?!<
$400: Sorry, I've never lived in the White House, but I did put *Nixon in China* in my 1987 opera.
Answer: >!Who is John Adams?!<
$600: I'm afraid I never married Elizabeth Taylor even once, let alone twice. I was too busy translating *One Thousand and One Nights* and searching for the source of the Nile. [Note: graphic is missing the word "one"]
Answer: >!Who is Richard Francis Burton?!<
$800: My quiet 1965 masterpiece *Stoner* follows a Missouri English professor; alas, it contains no sharks, and nobody has ever hummed a note—or two—of my work.
Answer: >!Who is John Williams?!<
$1000: When a young Briton—and future prime minister—began publishing under our shared name, I was the bestseller! So, naturally, he's the one who agreed to sign with his middle initial.
Answer: >!Who is Winston Churchill?!<
A quiz on TV’s biggest villains.
$400: This TV villain was shot on March 21, 1980 by an ex-mistress. >!Who is J.R. Ewing?!<
$800: This TV villain kills a mob rat after touring colleges with his daughter. >!Who is Tony Soprano?!<
$1200: (Daily Double) This TV villain got his alias from a German theoretical physicist. >!Who is Walter White/Heisenberg?!<
$1600: This TV villain was killed off by his Chief of Staff Doug Stamper. >!Who is Frank Underwood?!<
$2000: This TV villain is a dark parody of Superman. >!Who is Homelander?!<
Each correct response is a Hall of Fame running back.
$200: He led the Browns to an NFL Title in 1964. >!Who is Jim Brown?!<
$400: His “Immaculate Reception” gave the Steelers their first playoff win. >!Who is Franco Harris?!<
$600: (Daily Double) This Bears icon led the NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1977. >!Who is Walter Payton?!<
$800: This Lions GOAT led the NFL in rushing in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. >!Who is Barry Sanders?!<
$1000: This Cowboys great is the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing yards. >!Who is Emmitt Smith?!<
$200 - In Pennsylvania, a self-uniting license for this only requires the bride, groom, and witnesses’ signatures. - >!What is marriage?!<
$400 - Fore! The Netherlands requires a GVB license to play this sport on public courses. - >!What is golf?!<
$600 - This agency has granted broadcast licenses to TV and radio stations since 1934. - >!What is the FCC?!<
$800 - As of 2015, new drivers in this “Old Line State” don’t have to learn parallel parking to get their licenses. - >!What is Maryland?!<
$1,000 - Did you really read the terms and conditions of the software’s EULA, short for this? - >!What is an end-user license agreement?!<