Friday Trivia! "April showers" edition

First, the answers from last week's trivia (no one got all of them):

1. On a Friday the 13th in 1307, what group had all their members in France arrested under orders from King Philip IV of France? The Knights Templar
2. After today, when is the next occurrence of a Friday falling on the 13th day of the month? July
3. Who is the only actor from the original Friday the 13th movie who has his name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Kevin Bacon
4. In the year 13 A.D., who was the emperor of Rome? Augustus
5. Which rock band released the album 13 in November of 1970? The Doors

This week's trivia:

1. What was the first song released from Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So AFTER the single Big Time?

2. Which battle was Field Marshall Arthur Wellesley best known for?

3. Who was the first running back in NFL history to gain over 1,000 yards rushing for three different teams?

4. What song, first featured in the movie The Hollywood Revue of 1929, later became the title and theme song of a 1952 musical?

5. The Rolling Stones got their name from what musician's 1950 song, Rollin' Stone?

Friday Trivia! "Friday the 13th" edition

1. On a Friday the 13th in 1307, what group had all their members in France arrested under orders from King Philip IV of France?

2. After today, when is the next occurrence of a Friday falling on the 13th day of the month?

3. Who is the only actor from the original Friday the 13th movie who has his name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

4. In the year 13 A.D., who was the emperor of Rome?

5. Which rock band released the album 13 in November of 1970?

Friday Trivia! Easter edition

1. Who had his first number one hit with the song Sailing back in 1980?

2. What is the name of Bugs Bunny's girlfriend in the movie Space Jam?

3. Which former Negro League and Major League Baseball player hit a 477 foot home run in Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, a feat matched only by Mickey Mantle?

4. What dish is usually made with two halves of an English muffin, and topped with smoked bacon or ham, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce?

5. Which 1968 song by the band Cream was later covered by both Lynyrd Skynyrd and Rush?

Friday Trivia! Irish edition

1. Who originally did the song Take Me to the River which was later covered by the Talking Heads?

2. Which food company was originally formed as the Minnesota Valley Canning Company, and later purchased by General Mills?

3. What was the nickname of the Vermont Republic's militia led by Ethan Allen?

4. What Oscar-nominated 1991 film was based on a novel by Fannie Flagg?

5. Who wrote the 1940 novel The Power and the Glory?

ANSWERS:
1. Al Green
2. Green Giant
3. Green Mountain Boys
4. Fried Green Tomatoes
5. Graham Greene

Friday Trivia! "Friday Night Light" edition

1. In Einstein's equation E=mc^2, what does "c" represent?

2. What poem included the lines:

Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die

3. Who played Angela Bower on the sitcom Who's the Boss?

4. Lt. Colonel Henry Lee, who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and was also father to General Robert E. Lee, was better known by what nickname?

5. Cassius Clay won the 1960 Olympic gold medal for boxing in which weight division?

ANSWERS:
1. The speed of light
2. The Charge of the Light Brigade
3. Judith Light
4. Light Horse Harry
5. Light Heavyweight

Friday Trivia! Headwear edition

Why headwear? Why not!

1. Which Prince song was covered by the band Hindu Love Gods (which was made up of the band members from REM and Warren Zevon) in 1990?

2. Who was the second female to rule Ancient Egypt as pharaoh, although is generally considered the first woman in history to rule as a monarch with all the powers normally reserved for male monarchs?

3. Which famous fictional character did Tom Petty portray in the music video for his song Don't Come Around Here No More?

4. What was the title of the next-to-last film Billy Wilder directed in 1978, which starred William Holden?

5. Which cape is the site of the tallest lighthouse in America?

ANSWERS:
1. Raspberry Beret
2. Hatshepsut
3. The Mad Hatter
4. Fedora
5. Cape Hatteras

Friday Trivia! Movie Edition

Sorry folks. No clever answers this week. Just doing straight movie trivia. Enjoy!

1. Which actress starred in different films with the following actors: Orson Welles, Ray Liotta, Telly Savalas, and Stacy Keach?

2. Which Clint Eastwood film was originally titled Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo?

3. What was the title of the 1986 made-for-tv sequel to the Academy Award winning film Patton?

4. In which film did Linda Blair star with Oscar winner Louise Fletcher, as well as four other Oscar nominees? (Note: This film did NOT receive a single Academy Award nomination.)

5. In 1940, which of the following Best Picture nominees won the Academy Award: Dark Victory, Gone with the Wind, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, or Wuthering Heights?

ANSWERS:
1. Pia Zadora
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. The Last Days of Patton
4. Exorcist II: The Heretic
5. Gone with the Wind

Friday Trivia! Presidential Edition

Since everyone seemed to enjoy the Valentine's trivia, let's try a President's Day edition:

1. Which rock star contributed his hit One Night Love Affair to the soundtrack of the 1985 film "Real Genius" (which starred Val Kilmer)?

2. What was the first name of Marcy's second husband on the sitcom Married with Children?

3. Which R&B/jazz singer, nicknamed "Queen of the Blues", won a Grammy Award for her 1959 rendition of What a Diff'rence a Day Makes?

4. Which former Pro Bowl offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders and Atlanta Falcons (from 1993-2003) was nicknamed "The Oval Office"?

5. Which former major league pitcher was played by Ronald Reagan in the 1952 film The Winning Team?

ANSWERS:
1. Bryan Adams
2. Jefferson
3. Dinah Washington
4. Lincoln Kennedy
5. Grover Cleveland Alexander

Friday Trivia! Valentine's Edition

For this week's Friday Trivia, I decided to go with a Valentine's Day theme. Have at it:

1. Which rock band from Seattle once did a cover of Kiki Dee's "I Got the Music in Me" on their LP titled Magazine?

2. What former Major League Baseball player and manager is currently managing a team in Japan's Pacific League?

3. Which recently discovered moon of Uranus was named after a character in Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens?

4. Which song from the Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart musical comedy Babes in Arms has been recorded by the following singers: Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Costello, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Chaka Khan?

5. What was the name of the Houston franchise of the World Hockey Association (which existed from 1972-1979)?

Friday Trivia!

I am throwing out five questions that will cover a range of topics. It's Friday, so I know you aren't really working. First person to get all five correct in the comments wins...bragging rights (hey, I've got two kids. You weren't expecting money, were you?).

Have at it:

1. In baseball, who was the first American League player to make $100,000 per year?

2. What was the headline on the Chicago Daily Tribune on Wednesday, November 3, 1948?

3. Who sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" for the 1966 cartoon How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?

4. Which former U.S. president was in a train accident (which killed his 11 year old son) just 47 days prior to his inauguration?

5. What do the drug heroin and a group of jellyfish have in common?

ANSWERS:
1. Joe Dimaggio
2. "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN"
3. Thurl Ravenscroft
4. Franklin Pierce
5. Both heroin and a group of jellyfish are referred to as "smack".