Since DJ did make a valiant effort this afternoon to answer the trivia questions posed last night I feel that it is my duty to provide the answers here as long as whatever helpful pieces of information I have to go along with them. Here we go…
1) What are the names of the two members of the Insane Clown Posse?: As all good juggalos know the answer is Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse is also the answer to the question “What band got the most mileage out of having their album banned at Wal-Mart?” If it wasn’t for that fact no one would ever have heard of these guys.
2) In what gourmet food shop did the Facts of Life girls work after graduating from Eastland Academy?: Edna’s Edibles. This is the store that Mrs. Garrett opened and the girls went to work at after they reached an age when acting as though they were high school students was so unbelievable that they had to change the entire plot line. Also, did it surprise anyone else that not a single one of the girls went to college? What the hell type of prep school was it?
3) According to the WWE, how many times was “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair world champion? Per the WWE, Ric Flair was a 16 time world champion. What is interesting is that no one has ever figured out exactly how they got to the number 16. Depending on how you want to count it you can get anything up to 22 times. Being a pro wrestling historian is much harder than you would think.
4) What fictional government agency has an annual budget of 348 million pounds sterling, which is less than defense, social security, health, housing and education?: That would of course be The Ministry of Silly Walks. No wonder the British fell behind the Japanese who have a man who can bend his leg back over his head and back again with every single step.
5) What Saturday morning show (Chris’ all-time favorite) featured the characters Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky?: The Banana Splits. Ok, it wasn’t on Saturday mornings when I watched it but it was originally. Best theme song ever. One banana, two banana, three banana, four, four bananas make a bunch and so do many more.
6) What Stephen King mini-series featured a performance by Traci Lords?: The Tommyknockers. Get it, Traci Lords? Knockers? Sigh, I still find that funny.
7) On G.I. Joe, what was the collective name of Zartan’s gang of thugs?: This would of course be the Dreadnoughts and if there is any justice they will be in the G.I. Joe movie. Nothing better than some wide Australian stereotypes wielding chainsaw as part of a wide reaching, well funded but surprisingly inept terrorist organization. I mean, given how much it must cost to operate Cobra on a day to day basis you would think that they would expect a slightly higher success rate.
8) Who is Charlie Brown’s favorite baseball player?: Joe Shlabotnik. My favorite memories of summer involve going to the library and picking up collections of Peanuts cartoons. I was so happy when I learned how to read cursive because it meant that I could understand all the pen pal strips.
9) What was the name of the beer chugging MC on the first season of The Man Show? The Fox, who died at the end of the first season (for real.) Show was never quite as good after that.
10) What is the name of the Edmonton based Canadian Football League team? They are the Edmonton Eskimos. Half credit to those who answered Roughriders as that is the default name for all CFL teams. I’m not kidding. They have one team called the Roughriders and another called the Rough Riders. Is it that tough to come up with a name?
11) What classic television sitcom is considered by many to be an allegory to hell with each character representing one of the seven deadly sins?: The answer is Gilligan’s Island and here is the explanation. Mr. Howell is greed, Mrs. Howell is sloth, Ginger is lust, Mary Anne is envy (because she wants to be Ginger), the Professor is pride and the Skipper is both gluttony and anger. That leaves the red clad Gilligan as the devil whose antics continually damn the other six to an eternity on the island. I have no idea if this is true or not but I want it to be.
12) On The Facts of Life, what is Tootie’s real first name? Dorothy. Save that piece of information as it is an ultimate trivia question.
13) In Peanuts, what is the name of Lucy and Linus’ little brother? Rerun, who is responsible for one of my favorite lines in the last years of the Peanuts strip. “Yes Ma’am I’m writing a story. It’s about this kid in kindergarten and how the stress is slowly destroying him. Every morning he….Ma’am? Well, I have another one here about some purple bunnies.”
Tomorrow, an analysis of the top 20 selling artists of the decade. Should be pretty fascinating and / or scary. Stay tuned.
Wednesday Night Music Club: A Filter song that is better than it ever has any right being.
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Didn't the Facts of Life girls go to Leland? I thought that was supposed to be a college...
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