Keith Lancaster - Hearing Voices

Monday, August 31

Trivia: A New Car!

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 31 Aug 2009 06:00 AM CDT

On her first show of 2004, Oprah Winfrey gave a new Pontiac to all 276 members of her studio audience. (Or, to be more precise, Pontiac did.) But which earlier megastar was noted for giving Cadillacs to friends, relatives, and strangers?

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Monday, August 24

Trivia: What Goes Up Must Come Down

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 24 Aug 2009 06:00 AM CDT

In which of his many enduring hit songs did Johnny Mathis say he was “as helpless as a kitten up a tree”?

A. ”Chances Are”

B. ”Misty”

C. ”It’s Not For Me to Say”

D. ”A Certain Smile”

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Monday, August 17

Trivia: Waxing Eloquent

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 17 Aug 2009 06:00 AM CDT

What were the words spoken by Thomas Edison, in 1877, when he made the first recording of the human voice?

A. “Mary had a little lamb

B. “Mr. Watson, come here, I need you”

C. ”One, two, three, four”

D. ”I think this thing is working”

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Monday, August 10

Trivia:

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 10 Aug 2009 06:00 AM CDT

What does “just thinking about tomorrow” do for Annie? A. “Makes a girl feel happy, and believe me, sad’s no fun” B. Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow till there’s none” C. “That’s the way that you can put your blues all on the run” D.”Lifts a burden from your shoulders that can weigh a ton”

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Monday, August 3

Trivia: Earl Grey, Hot

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 03 Aug 2009 06:00 AM CDT

Why is green tea called that?

A. It’s made from only green leaves

B. It’s made from only young leaves

C. It’s made from unfermented leaves

D. It’s made by tea blenders in their first year on the job

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Monday, July 27

Trivia: Vostok

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 27 Jul 2009 06:00 AM CDT

In 1961, the USSR beat the USA into space, by how many days?

A. 1

B. 3

C. 23

D. 223

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Monday, July 20

Trivia: Bull or Bear Market?

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 20 Jul 2009 06:00 AM CDT

How many stocks are followed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

A. 30

B. 130

C. 330

D. 3,333

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Monday, July 13

Trivia: If You Can't Stand the Heat

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 13 Jul 2009 06:00 AM CDT

When did the volcano Vesuvius erupt, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum?

A. About 200 BC

B. 79 BC

C. AD 79

D. AD 355

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Monday, July 6

Trivia: Ebony and Ivory

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 06 Jul 2009 06:00 AM CDT

How many black keys on a standard piano keyboard?

A. 36

B. 46

C. 52

D. 88

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Monday, June 29

Trivia: Faster than a Speeding Bullet

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 29 Jun 2009 06:00 AM CDT

After 27 years, service on the supersonic Concorde stopped. Why?

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Monday, June 22

Trivia: Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 22 Jun 2009 06:00 AM CDT

Who managed Elvis?

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Monday, June 15

Trivia: Coach or First Class?

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 15 Jun 2009 06:00 AM CDT

Howard Hughes built a gigantic airplane, the Spruce Goose, so called because to conserve metal in wartime the craft was made chiefly of spruce wood. True or False?

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Monday, June 8

Trivia: Cupid, Venus and Ginger Bread

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 08 Jun 2009 06:00 AM CDT

Before he became a teen singing idol, Frankie Avalon was an acclaimed trumpet player. True or False?

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Monday, June 1

Trivia: I'm Just Sayin'

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 01 Jun 2009 06:00 AM CDT

1. “Well excu-u-use me!”                   A. George Gobel
2. “Is that your final answer?”          B. Jackie Gleason
3.”Hey, Vern!”                                       C. Steve Martin
4.”Well, I’ll be a dirty bird!”              D. Ernest P. Worrell
5.”Well, har, har, hardy-har har!”    E. Regis Philbin

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Monday, May 25

Trivia: Fly the Friendly Skies

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 25 May 2009 05:00 AM CDT

Match the airlines and their hub cities:

1. Aer Lingus A. Amsterdam

2. KLM B. Hong Kong

3. Dragonair C. Madrid

4. Jat D. Dublin and Cork

5. Iberia E. Belgrade

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Monday, May 18

Trivia: M..I..C..See You Real Soon...K..E..Y..Why? Because We Like You!

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 18 May 2009 05:00 AM CDT

What was the title of the 1928 Disney cartoon that made Mickey Mouse famous?

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Monday, May 11

Trivia: It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 11 May 2009 06:00 AM CDT

Match the neighborhoods and the cities:

1. Georgetown            A. Los Angeles
2. Yaletown                 B. Marakesh
3. Plaka                         C. Vancouver
4. Medina                     D. Washington D.C.
5. Westlake                 E. Athens

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Monday, May 4

Trivia: Family Ties

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 04 May 2009 06:00 AM CDT

In The Empire Stikes Back, Darth Vader famously told Luke Skywalker “I am your father.” Who was the voice of Vader?

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Monday, April 27

Trivia: It's Going...It's Going...It's Gone!

by Keith Lancaster on Mon 27 Apr 2009 06:00 AM CDT

Who holds the record for the most home runs in a World Series (five)?

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Monday, April 20