Lets play TRIVIAL PURSUIT!

[Khephra]

I'll go first with an easy one.

"Who thanked Ollie North for "dedication and tireless work with the hostage thing." in 1985?"

[Ohio Dem]

1. Bush the Smarter?

At least, marginally smarter, that is.

[Khephra]

2. You got it.

Like I said, an easy one to start with.

Your turn.

[Ohio Dem]

3. I'll stick with North.

What person, according to Oliver North, when testifying before the Senate in the Iran/Contra Hearings, had made claims against his life?

Edited to add a couple commas.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Qadaffi

[Ohio Dem]

5. Nope. nt

nt

[Ohio Dem]

16. You know what? I think I can accept that.

It wasn't who I was referring to, but upon further research, North did mention Quadaffi (or whatever - it's not easy to spell like Rab-with-six-r's).

[Khephra]

6. Nancy Reagan?

[Ohio Dem]

7. LOL.

That's really close!

But not close enough.

[Robb]

8. It wasn't Mommar?

...or however you spell it?

Was it Saddam? :shrug:

[Ohio Dem]

10. Here's a hint:

Remember the email that went around after 9/11 that claimed North told the questioner, Al Gore, that Bin Laden was the most dangerous man in the world? And Al Gore was stumped because he didn't know who the hell that was? And aren't you glad Bush is president now?

Debunk that, and you'll find the answer.

[Robb]

12. Oooh!! Oooh!! Mistah Kotter!!!

:D

It was that other guy, Abu something, from the Fatah Revolutionary Council. Right?

[Ohio Dem]

19. Yep.

You and rabrrrrrr get the next questions. As far as I'm concerned, anyway. See my post below.

[mia]

9. Osama bin Laden?

[Ohio Dem]

11. Nope.

See my post #9.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Salman Rushdie? Freddie Mercury? Barbara Bush? A bloviated spyroform?

[Ohio Dem]

14. Okay. Permission to use the internet is granted.

This is a hard one.

[Khephra]

15. I officially admit that I'm stumped

[Ohio Dem]

17. Okay, I just gave it to radrrrrrr, anyway!

Abu Nidal.

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/north.htm

[Khephra]

18. Ok, I think we can officially "give"

What's the answer and pick a poster in this thread to continue.

[Ohio Dem]

22. Either Robb or rabrrrrrr, I don't care.

They both got it "right."

Rabrrrrrr was right first, though. I didn't know he was right at the time.

I say whichever one of them posts first. Of course, at the rate at which I type, one or both of them probably already have.

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. Who wrote the theme music for "Three's Company"

[Ohio Dem]

23. Wow. I have no idea. Ritter?

Come and knock on my door . . .

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. No

He or she or it also did a lot of the Sesame Street music

[Ohio Dem]

26. I read your post before you edited!

Ha ha ha ha ha!

But I still don't know.

[Spiffarino]

25. A no-talent Hollywood hack.

n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

27. ARGH! No he or she or it wasn't!!

No hack there, at all.

Very famous composer.

[Ohio Dem]

28. I know, I know!

I looked it up. So I won't answer. I'm disqualifying myself from this question. I couldn't help it, and I really had no idea.

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. since no one else seems to be interested in answering,

I say go ahead and answer and ask another question.

[Ohio Dem]

32. Let's give 'em a minute.

Somebody might get it.

[Khephra]

29. Burt Bachararat (sp?)

Or the guy who did the "Pink Panther" theme? Or are they the same?

[Rabrrrrrr]

31. No, although you are kind of close, since the person I am thinking of

did a few musicals with Hal David, who also worked with Burt Bacharach.

Pink Panther theme guy was Henri Mancini (or maybe Henry)

[Ohio Dem]

Is Selena Jones a philosopher?

No, I don't think she writes her own lyrics.

[Rabrrrrrr]

36. Well, there's an "S" in Nietzsche

I love that skit

[Ohio Dem]

38. Waiter, this conversation isn't very good.

Who's Hal Davis?

I like it, too!

[Rabrrrrrr]

47. Oh, I'm so sorry! Perhaps you'll like this one better,

live organ donors.

[Ohio Dem]

51. What's this, then?

An organ donor's card.

Need we say more?

[Rabrrrrrr]

33. Hints: Sesame Street, Nadia Boulanger, Electric Company,

other children's music, musicals, olympic music, performed at the White House for Reagan

[FredScuttle]

34. Joe Raposo

also wrote "Bein Green"

[Rabrrrrrr]

35. Bingo!

Did you know it off the top of your head?

Next question goes to you. Please post your question as a response to the original post in the thread.

Well done!!

:yourock: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:

[FredScuttle]

37. I actually did

one of the useless pieces of info crowding out the important stuff, like where I left my keys

Actually, I think Joe Raposo died not too long ago. I really liked his Sesame Street songs

Will post a question shortly

[Rabrrrrrr]

40. He died fifteen years ago

in '89. it is funny how certain odd, and also useless, info bites stick in our heads, isn't it?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710809/

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. deleted this double post

DU hit a real serve slowdown there... ironically, right after I read the thread about Elad and the hardware upgrade with no slowdown...

:-)

[FredScuttle]

39. Here's the next question:

Two male actors have won the Academy Award for portraying the same role. Name the actors, the role, and the movies for which they won

[Ohio Dem]

41. Is one of them Paul Newman?

The Color of Money and The Sting?

[FredScuttle]

42. Nope

Let me clarify....these are two different male actors who won Oscars in different years for playing the same character

[Ohio Dem]

43. Oh.

I thought you meant two guys that did it in different movies, for the same roll. My bad. (I know - Newman would still only be half the answer.)

[FredScuttle]

44. No...you had it right

Actor #1 won an Oscar for portraying a certain character

Actor #2 (a different guy) won an Oscar some years later for portraying the same character

[Ohio Dem]

45. No, I didn't.

I thought you meant two actors, reprising two different rolls. Four movies altogether with two distinct rolls, in other words. I reread your post, and it's not your fault. It was my bad. :)

[FredScuttle]

46. Fair enough

And now....hint #1:

These two wins took place in the same decade

[Red State Rebel]

50. Hmmmm....tough one.... n/m

[TrustingDog]

52. the movie 'Cape Fear'

Robert DeNiro and
Gregory Peck/Robert Mitchum?

not in the same decade tho....

[northzax]

53. you got DeNiro Right

right actor, wrong character.

Brando and DeNiro both won for playing Don Corleone.

[FredScuttle]

54. Correct!

northzax gets to ask the next question....reply to the original post

[Ohio Dem]

48. What did everybody go to bed all of a sudden?

Kick

[alphafemale]

49. I'm guessing this would be a historical figure?

Either actual or based on another famous work?

[Red State Rebel]

55. Are we ready for a new question? n/m

[northzax]

56. ok, category is history

who was the only British King to obtain the informal title "The Great" ?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

57. No British King, but the English King Alfred did.

[northzax]

58. eh, close enough for government work

you're it.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

59. OK. Category History again.

Who (personally) attempted to assasinate Hitler on July 20th 1944? What was he physically lacking?

[northzax]

60. claus von stauffenberg, obviously

but what was he missing? that I don't know.

[northzax]

61. oooh, oooh, I know

but I googled that part of it. interesting.