Leave It To Beaver Trivia

Leave It To Beaver Trivia

 

1.        On the show, Leave It To Beaver, Jerry Mathers was known as “The Beaver”.  What was his first name?

2.       What were his TV parent’s first names?

3.       Can you name the town they lived in?

4.       The car that Ward first drove was a 1957 ___ _____ ___.

5.       Fill in their last names:  Larry________, Gilbert ____ and Whitey______.

6.       Where did Gus work?

7.       Eddie Haskell was played by?

8.       She liked to snitch on Beaver.

9.       Beaver went to what elementary school?

10.   She taught Beaver early on in the show.

11.   Clarence had an interesting nickname.  Do you remember it?

12.   The show, Leave It To Beaver, ran for how many seasons?

13.   When Beaver got in trouble, Wally would often say, “Dad’s going to _____ ___.”

14.   The last show aired in what year?

15.   Miss Rayburn played this part on the show.

16.   After Wally graduated, what school did he attend?

17.   Eddie was always giving Beaver this.

 

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1.        Theodore.

2.       Ward and June.

3.       Mayfield.

4.       Ford Custom 300.

5.       Mondello, Bates and Whitney.

6.       He was a fireman.

7.       Ken Osmond.

8.       Judy Hensler.

9.       Grant Avenue Grammar School.

10.   Miss Canfield.

11.   Lumpy

12.   6.

13.   Clobber you.

14.    June 1963.

15.   Principal of the school.

16.   State College.

17.   The business.

1960's Music Trivia Quiz #2

Music Trivia Quiz 2

 

      1.       Peter Noone sang lead for this 60’s band.

2.       What instrument did Jethro Tull play?

3.       This band was called Smokey Robinson and the _______.

4.       An early rock band in Seattle called the Sonics had a hit called __ _____?

5.       “Happy Together” was a big hit by this group featuring Flo and Eddie.

6.       Procol Harum had a big hit with this song.

7.       Janis Joplin sang with a group called this?

8.       Besides Mick Jagger, how many of the other 9 people can you name that have been in The Rolling Stones?

9.       “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” was a decent hit for this band.

10.   The Beatles were known by this name first.

11.   Sly Stone was in what band?

12.   Wolfman Jack gained his fame how?

13.   Diana Ross was in this all female group.

14.   Shelley Fabares had a song make it to number 11 in 1962, while also appearing on this TV show.  Can you name either?

15.   Paul and Paula sang this song in 1964.

16.   The Beatles first American chart success happened in 1964.  How many of their songs charted that year?  For extra credit, how many do you name?

17.   Petula Clark sang about this in 1965.

18.   The Righteous Brothers were these 2 singers.  Were they really brothers?

19.   This group sang “Pushin’ Too Hard” in 1967.

20.   John Fred and His Playboy Band took this song to number 1 on 1/28//68.

21.   “MacArthur Park” was a song sung by Richard Harris.  What did he leave out in the rain?

22.   Ted Nugent was part of a band that sang this song in 1968, “Journey To The Center of the Mind”.

23.   The Youngbloods had a song that charted at number 5 on 9/6/69.  Think you know it?

24.   “The Letter” was sung by The Box Tops in 1967.  Can you name the male singer that also had decent success with it?

25.   This Mason Williams song made it to number 2 in 1968.

26.   Tiny Tim liked to do this.

27.   Neil Young and Stephen Stills were in this band before becoming Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

28.   The Blues Magoos were one of the bands to start this music trend in 1966.

29.   Jimi Hendrix and The Leaves both had OK success with this song.

30.   Barry McGuire took “Eve of Destruction” to number 1 in what year?

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1.        Herman’s Hermits.

2.       There was nobody named Jethro Tull in the Jethro Tull band.  Ian Anderson was lead singer and flute player for the band named Jethro Tull.

3.       Miracles.

4.       The Witch.  http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+sonics+the+witch&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=D095C91FA36FB887AADED095C91FA36FB887AADE

5.       The Turtles.

6.       A Whiter Shade of Pale.  (Saw them live last year.  Sounded great!)

7.       Big Brother and The Holding Company.

8.       Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, Ronnie Wood, Dick Taylor, Bill Wyman, Tony Chapman, Charlie Watts and Ian Stewart.

9.       The Band.

10.   The Quarrymen.

11.   Sly and The Family Stone.

12.   By broadcasting on a 50,000 watt station in Rosarito, Beach Mexico.

13.   The Supremes.

14.   Johnny Angel and The Donna Reed Show.

15.   Hey Paula.

16.   5.  I Want To Hold Your Hand, Can’t Buy Me Love, I Feel Fine, She Loves You and A Hard Day’s Night.

17.   Downtown.

18.   Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield.  No.

19.   The Seeds.

20.   Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)”.

21.   A cake.

22.   The Amboy Dukes.

23.   Get Together.  Their only top 40 song.

24.   Joe Cocker.

25.   Classical Gas.

26.   Tip Toe Thru’ The Tulips.

27.   Buffalo Springfield.

28.   Psychedelic music.

29.   Hey Joe.

30.   1965

Super Bowl Trivia Quiz

Super Bowl Quiz

 

1.       Name the first 2 teams to play in the Super Bowl.

2.       In what year was the first Super Bowl played? 

3.       Can you name one of the 2 teams that have been to the Super Bowl 8-times?

4.       How many MVP trophies did Joe Montana win?

5.       How many times has the Super Bowl been played in the Superdome in New Orleans?

6.       Vegas odds makers pick the Super Bowl winner   _____% of the time.

7.       How much do you suppose tickets are going for if you want to sit near the 50-yard line of this years Super Bowl?

8.       The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the Super Bowl 6 times.  True or False?

9.       Name the announcer that has broadcast the Super Bowl on all 4 major TV networks.

10.   Vince Lombardi coached which team?

11.   This quarterback has the Super Bowl record for having the lowest passer rating to win the game.

12.   He threw for 414 yards in Super Bowl XXXIV to set a record.

13.   The Steelers Willie Parker has the longest run from scrimmage.  He ran for _____ yards against Seattle.

14.   This QB set a Super Bowl record for most rushing yards in a game. 

15.   John Riggins has the Super Bowl record for most rushing attempts in a game.  Is it 28, 32, 35 or 38?

16.   What record does Roger Staubach share with Jim Kelly and Frank Reich?

17.   Jerry Rice caught balls and scored 3 TD’s in 2 different games.  Can you name either of the 2 teams they were against?

18.   Pittsburgh’s James Harrison ran an interception back for ____ yards, and scored a TD, against Arizona in Super Bowl XLIII?

19.   The Ravens Jacoby Jones ran a kickoff back for ____ yards against San Francisco.

20.   Don Chandler and Ray Wersching share this Super Bowl record.

21.   Buffalo’s Steve Christi holds the Super Bowl record for a field goal this many yards. 

22.   The Buffalo Bills hold the record for this many consecutive Super Bowl appearances.

23.   Four teams have lost 4 Super Bowls.  How many can you name?

24.   These 2 teams have played each other in 3 Super Bowls.

25.   San Francisco score this many points to beat Denver in Super Bowl XXIV.

26.   Washington set a first half scoring record by scoring this many points against Denver.

27.   The Giants beat Buffalo in Super Bowl XXV by this many points.

28.   The Buffalo Bills threw the ball this many times against Washington in Super Bowl XXVI.

29.   Don Shula coached teams in how many Super Bowl games?

30.   Super Bowl XLVI between the Giants and Patriots set a record for this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1.        KC Chiefs and Green Bay Packers

2.       1967, 1968, 1969 or 1970

3.       Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers

4.       3

5.       7

6.       73%

7.       Between $6,254.00 and $8,625.00 per seat, according to my source.

8.       True

9.       John Madden.  The only one to do that.

10.   Green Bay Packers.

11.   Ben Roethlisberger.  22.6% vs. Seattle.

12.   Kurt Warner.  St. Louis vs. Tennessee.

13.   75

14.   Steve McNair.  64 yards

15.   38.

16.   Most fumbles in a game.  3.

17.   Denver XXIV and San Diego XXIX.

18.   100 yards.

19.   108 yards.

20.   Most field goals in one game.  4.

21.   54 yards.

22.   4.  XXV, XXVI, XXVII and XXVIII

23.   Minnesota, Denver, Buffalo and New England.

24.   Pittsburgh and Dallas.

25.   55.

26.   35.

27.   1.  20-19.

28.   59.

29.   6.

30.   Highest rated broadcast of all time.  111.3 viewers.

 

Just Saying.

I've often said that if you stand around waiting for others to pat you on the back for something you've done, you could be, in many cases, waiting a long time.  Know you did the right thing and move on.  Many of us do things for others and don't get thanked and maybe feel a little butt hurt.  I think my wife and I find ourselves in that boat.

Back around the turn of the century, our kids attended Ballard High School.  Eric was supposed to graduate in 2002 and Whitney in 2004.  Eric didn't make it, but Whitney did.  Anyway, somehow Eric managed to friend some of the kids on the basketball team.  What it amounted to was we had a lot of his friends trying to spend the weekends here, then on Sunday night, I'd load them into the van and take them all home.  We're not talking about a few blocks away, either.  Most of these kids came from way across town.  In many cases, ten to fifteen, maybe more, miles away.  Come the next Friday and we'd do it all over again.

Eventually one of the kids asked us if he could stay with us for awhile.  His dad had passed away and his mom lived here, then there, never giving him or his sister a stable environment, in fact, leaving the raising of those 2 to their older brother.  We liked the kid and had an unused bedroom and told him he was more than welcome to come live with us.  We began treating him just like our own kids, making sure he had what he needed.  One of the things I did was to take on the role of a father figure.  He and his cousin were the pride and joy of the Ballard basketball team.  That meant I went to every game, be it home or away.  I'd fill up my van with kids and off we'd go.  Because these 2 were so good, they were invited to join area select teams.  They had practices at one end of town or the other and I was the only way they could get to many of those.  Need less to say, I spent my fair share of time watching practices and games!  I looked at this as something a good father would do.  He'd see me sitting in the stands and I'm sure he appreciated the fact that I was there.  As his time at Ballard approached it's end I thought it was a little odd that he wasn't receiving a lot of offers from colleges.  I'd seen coaches from colleges come and scout other players, but not the 2 I was familiar with.  When they both graduated from Ballard, it was decided between his uncle, uncles ex and my wife and I that they'd go to a small college in Texas.  For all intense and purposes, we were his parental units.  The following September had us waving goodbye as the 2 of them headed for Texas.  For 2 years things were a lot quieter around here.  We'd send him things he left behind and occasionally a few dollars.  By no means are my wife and I wealthy.  It was what we felt we had to do.

The 2 years in Texas end and it's back home.  A couple schools are interested in our guy, but only one school is willing to take them both.  It just so happens to be north of Seattle, which means we can go to some of the games!  His cousin packs up and heads north, finding a place to stay.  A week goes by and our guy decides he's not going.  Back comes cousin.  No more schooling for our guy.  His cousin goes on to play for an out-of-state school.  Now what?

Bottom line to this story is, he lived with us for 11 years.  We invested a lot of time and money in to raising him like our own kids.  Christmas presents, birthday gifts and whatever else he needed.  Now he lives in Arizona with his gal pal and we seldom, if ever, hear from him.  Ya know, I could accept this lack of communication if we weren't close, but we spent a lot of time together.  My wife and I don't expect weekly updates, but a call once a month might be nice.  If it wasn't for his gal pal we wouldn't get a Christmas card from them!  So you tell me....are we expecting too much or should we just know we did the right thing and move on?

Big Dogg

1960's Music Quiz #1.

Greetings,

     This week I thought I'd put together a music quiz.  No prizes are being awarded, it's just a test of your memory when it comes to old school music.  Please do share with me how you do.  The answers appear down below.

1.  Don McLean made reference in his song American Pie to "the day the music died".  What was he talking about?

2.  The Beatles first American appearance was on the Ed Sullivan Show.  Which year was that?
A.  1963
B.  1964
C.  1965
D.  1966

3.  According to my source, Bill Haley and His Comets "Rock Around The Clock" single has sold this many copies.
A.  15 million
B.  20 million
C.  25 million
D.  30 million

4.  Can you name the lead singer of The Animals?

5.  What was it that Scott McKenzie wanted us to wear in our hair in his song, "San Francisco" from 1967?

6.  The song "Harper Valley PTA" was a story dealing with what subject matter?

7.  The Electric Prunes released a song in 1966 titled, "I Had __ ____ __ ____".

8.  Otis Redding had a big hit singing about doing this?

9.  The Beach Boys were originally made up of 3 Wilson brothers, along with a cousin and friend.  How many Wilson brothers can you name?

10. In 1967, The Rolling Stones released a song titled "Let's Spend The Night Together".  Some radio stations played that version.  The Stones were asked to replace part of that title and the lyrics.  Do you remember the title of the other version ?

11. "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" was this duo's big hit.

12. The band Cream was made up of 3 guys.  How many do you remember?

13. "Angel of The Morning" was sung by this Seattle female.

14. Can you name the 4 Monkees?

15. Tommy Roe is remembered most for his 1960's style of music called this?

16. Frank Zappa was a founding member of this band.

17. Woodstock happened in?
A.  1968.
B.  1969.
C.  1970.
D.  1971.

18. Name the band that released "Incense and Peppermints."

19. "Louie Louie" was a huge hit by The Kingsmen.  What about the song almost got it banned?

20. Name one of the 2 Elvis Presley songs that spent 11 weeks at number one.

21. How old was Jimi Hendrix when he past away?

22. When performing live, Janis Joplin often would have a pint of what alcohol with her?

23. A song by Chubby Checker had us all doing what dance?

24. In 1966, Wilson Pickett released a song titled, "______ Sally".

25.  Before going on to be a big country star, Kenny Rogers was in this pop group.  Can you name it?

26. The Rat Pack was made up of 5 Hollywood male entertainers.  How many do you remember?

27. Fans of the group The Grateful Dead are known as these.

28. Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968 by a different name.  What was it?

29. "Light My Fire" was a big hit by The Doors.  Someone else had decent success with it, too?  Who?

30. The band we know as Chicago had a different name at first.  What was it?

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1.  He was talking about the plane crash that had Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper on board.  They all died.

2.  February 9th, 1964.

3.  C. 25 million.  According to a list of top selling singles, prepared in 2012, it's number four on the list.

4.  Eric Burden.  He continues to appear today, singing at smaller venues.

5.  Flowers.

6.  How a mother of a teenage girl was seen around a small town not setting the best example for her daughter.

7.  I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)

8.  Sitting On The Dock of The Bay

9.  Brian, Dennis and Carl.

10. Let's Spend Some Time Together.

11. Jan and Dean.

12. Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce.

13. Merrilee Rush.  She sang in the group Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts.

14. Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith.

15. Bubblegum  music.

16. The Mothers of Invention.

17. 1969.

18. Strawberry Alarm Clock.

19. Lyrics were hard to understand which almost got it banned.

20. "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog".

21. 27.  He's buried in Renton, WA.  His grave is visited often by admirers.

22. Southern Comfort.

23. The Twist.

24. Mustang.

25. Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.

26. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford.

27. Dead heads.

28. New Yardbirds.

29. Jose Feliciano.

30. CTA.  It stood for Chicago Transit Authority.  The real CTA complained and won.

 

Thanks for taking some time to play along.  As you might imagine, this quiz could go on for days.  I've had fun putting it together, learning along the way.  Please let me know how you did.  You have my permission to pass this along to your email pals. 

stevedrakeinseattle@msn.com

DISCLAIMER

 

 

I did my best to authenticate all the answers.  Many were from memory and the rest by Googling

Trivia Quiz #1

Hello,

     I've spent a little time putting together a TV trivia quiz.  Please don't go all the way down the list and see the answers before you try and answer the questions.  Some are probably tougher than others, but I couldn't make them all easy.  Let me know how you do.  Enjoy!

1.  Archie Bunker called his daughter's husband this?

2.  Orson Welles "War Of The Worlds" radio broadcast happened in this year.

3.  Edgar Bergen's radio sidekick was this fellow.

4.  ________ _________ was the editor-in-chief of the fictional Daily Planet newspaper.

5.  Soupy Sales had a character on his show that only showed a paw.  What was it's name?

6.  Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble worked under this boss, ______ ______, at the stone quarry.

7.  On the I Love Lucy Show, what was Lucy's maiden name?

8.  Besides Fred G. Sanford and Lamont Sanford, how many of the other show regulars can you name?  (Hint:  There were 4.)

9.  Monday Night Football has been on for 43 years and has aired 730 games.  Which team has appeared the most and which stadium has hosted the most games?

10.  Ernest Borgnine played the part of a Commanding Officer on what US Navy boat?

11.  Victor Sen Yung played a ranch cook on Bonanza.  What was his TV name?

12.  Dick Tracy became a live-action TV show in 1967.  Which network picked it up?

13.  60 Minutes first aired  in which year?  1970, 1968, 1967 or 1972.

14.  Uncle Fester was a character on the TV show The Addams Family.  Who played him?  BONUS points:  What was Things girlfriends name?

15.  How much money was Jed Clampett paid for the oil they found on his property and what was Granny's full name on the show?

16.  Gilligan had a first name.  What was it?

17.  The show Route 66 featured 2 young dudes driving around the country.  What kind of car did they drive?

18.  The Monkees were on TV for 2 seasons.  Can you name the 4 Monkees? 

19.  The Jetsons first show aired on 9/23/62.  It's last aired 10/27/87.  Can you name all 4 Jetsons?

20.  Rocky and Bullwinkle had a TV show for awhile.  What was Bullwinkles entire name and what was Natasha's last name?
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1.  Meathead.

2. 1938

3.  Charlie McCarthy

4.  Perry White

5.  White Fang

6.  Mr. Slate

7.  McGillicuddy

8.  Aunt Esther, Grady Wilson, Bubba Bexley and Rollo Lawson

9.  Miami Dolphins and Candlestick Park

10.  PT-73

11.  Hop Sing

12.  Trick question.  It wasn't picked up.

13.  9/24/68

14.  Jackie Coogan and Ladyfingers

15.  $25 million and Daisy May "Granny" Moses

16.  Willy

17.  Corvette

18.  Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Davy Jones and Mike Nesmith

19.  George, Jane, Elroy and Judy

20.  Bullwinkle J. Moose and Natsha Fatale

There you have it.  I hope you enjoyed this little trivia quiz.  Let me know how many you did get right.