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1. Three singers recorded “Four Walls” in 1957: Jim Lowe and Michael Holliday were two. Who was the third?

2. Name the mega star whose album “Purple Rain” spent 24 weeks at the top of the charts.

3. Why did The Beatles originally call themselves Beatals?

4. What is the only album by Pat Benatar to go to No. 1?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “The stars won’t come out if they know that you’re about, ‘Cause they couldn’t match the glow of your eyes.”

Answers1. Jim Reeves. His version went to

No. 1. The producer had tried to insist on giving it to a female singer.

2. Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson. He’d won seven Grammy awards and had produced 30 albums before he died.

3. As a tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets. They changed that to The Sil-ver Beetles, then Silver Beatles.

4. “Precious Time” in 1981.5. “Candida,” by Tony Orlando and

Dawn, in 1970. Orlando hesitated to sing the song because he feared he’d lose his job working for another music house. He agreed because they told him it would be recorded under a band name, Dawn. Little did he know the song would go No. 1 all over the world.

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1. What former U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team goalkeeper plays for and partly owns the USL Championship league’s Memphis 901 FC?

2. In 2004, then Major League Base-ball Commissioner Bud Selig declared April 15 to be celebrated as what?

3. In 1980, Rosie Ruiz was stripped of her title eight days after it was dis-covered that she cheated at what event?

4. What former NFL player and TV sportscaster — announcer of 16 Super Bowls and 26 Masters golf tourna-ments — died on April 16, 2013, at the age of 82?

5. What basketball great became the first African-American head coach in the NBA when he took over the Bos-ton Celtics in 1966?

6. The 2011 Animal Planet TV series “Taking on Tyson” was about boxing legend Mike Tyson’s involvement in what sport?

7. Though he played his entire career with the New York Giants, quarterback Eli Manning was selected No. 1 overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by what team?

Answers1. Tim Howard.2. Jackie Robinson Day.3. The Boston Marathon. Ruiz

entered the race about a half-mile from the finish.

4. Pat Summerall.5. Bill Russell, who won two NBA

championships as player-coach from 1966-69.

6. Pigeon Racing.7. The San Diego Chargers.

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1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which presi-dent had an estate called The Hermitage?

2. ADVERTISING: Which soft drink used the ad slogan, “Just What the Doctor Ordered”?

3. MOVIES: Which James Bond movie introduced the villainous char-acter Oddjob?

4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How long was the wall that separated East and West Berlin for 30 years?

5. U.S. STATES: Which state was the 49th added to the United States of America?

6. HISTORY: Which ancient empire had a capital called Tenochtitlan?

7. ASTRONOMY: Which planet in our solar system has the most gravity?

8. MYTHOLOGY: What was Cas-sandra’s unique power, which was giv-en to her as a gift?

9. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Which 20th-century poet once said, “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming”?

10. LITERATURE: Which novel introduced the character of Holden Caulfield?

Answers1. Andrew Jackson2. Dr Pepper3. “Goldfinger” (1964)4. 27 miles5. Alaska6. Aztec7. Jupiter8. Prophecy9. Pablo Neruda10. “The Catcher in the Rye”

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1. What former U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team goalkeeper plays for and partly owns the USL Championship league’s Memphis 901 FC?

2. In 2004, then Major League Base-ball Commissioner Bud Selig declared April 15 to be celebrated as what?

3. In 1980, Rosie Ruiz was stripped of her title eight days after it was dis-covered that she cheated at what event?

4. What former NFL player and TV sportscaster — announcer of 16 Super Bowls and 26 Masters golf tourna-ments — died on April 16, 2013, at the age of 82?

5. What basketball great became the first African-American head coach in the NBA when he took over the Bos-ton Celtics in 1966?

6. The 2011 Animal Planet TV series “Taking on Tyson” was about boxing legend Mike Tyson’s involvement in what sport?

7. Though he played his entire career with the New York Giants, quarterback Eli Manning was selected No. 1 overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by what team?

Answers1. Tim Howard.2. Jackie Robinson Day.3. The Boston Marathon. Ruiz

entered the race about a half-mile from the finish.

4. Pat Summerall.5. Bill Russell, who won two NBA

championships as player-coach from 1966-69.

6. Pigeon Racing.7. The San Diego Chargers.

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SPORTS QUIZ

1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which presi-dent had an estate called The Hermitage?

2. ADVERTISING: Which soft drink used the ad slogan, “Just What the Doctor Ordered”?

3. MOVIES: Which James Bond movie introduced the villainous char-acter Oddjob?

4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How long was the wall that separated East and West Berlin for 30 years?

5. U.S. STATES: Which state was the 49th added to the United States of America?

6. HISTORY: Which ancient empire had a capital called Tenochtitlan?

7. ASTRONOMY: Which planet in our solar system has the most gravity?

8. MYTHOLOGY: What was Cas-sandra’s unique power, which was giv-en to her as a gift?

9. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Which 20th-century poet once said, “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming”?

10. LITERATURE: Which novel introduced the character of Holden Caulfield?

Answers1. Andrew Jackson2. Dr Pepper3. “Goldfinger” (1964)4. 27 miles5. Alaska6. Aztec7. Jupiter8. Prophecy9. Pablo Neruda10. “The Catcher in the Rye”

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TRIVIA TEST

1. Three singers recorded “Four Walls” in 1957: Jim Lowe and Michael Holliday were two. Who was the third?

2. Name the mega star whose album “Purple Rain” spent 24 weeks at the top of the charts.

3. Why did The Beatles originally call themselves Beatals?

4. What is the only album by Pat Benatar to go to No. 1?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “The stars won’t come out if they know that you’re about, ‘Cause they couldn’t match the glow of your eyes.”

Answers1. Jim Reeves. His version went to

No. 1. The producer had tried to insist on giving it to a female singer.

2. Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson. He’d won seven Grammy awards and had produced 30 albums before he died.

3. As a tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets. They changed that to The Sil-ver Beetles, then Silver Beatles.

4. “Precious Time” in 1981.5. “Candida,” by Tony Orlando and

Dawn, in 1970. Orlando hesitated to sing the song because he feared he’d lose his job working for another music house. He agreed because they told him it would be recorded under a band name, Dawn. Little did he know the song would go No. 1 all over the world.

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