By George
Which George was a member of the Beatles?
Answer: George Harrison.
He wrote the tune "Something" and organized the Concert for Bangladesh.
Which music group released their Abbey Road album in 1969?
Answer: The Beatles
Abbey Road was the No. 1 album in the United States, and it held that spot for 11 out of its 83 weeks on the charts.
Which Ivy League school was founded by Ben Franklin and sounds like a state university?
Answer: the University of Pennsylvania
It was founded in 1740 and was one of the first in the United States to admit women as students.
What is a nickname for New Orleans?
Answer: "The Big Easy"
Some believe the nickname is intended to show its contrast with New York City, aka “The Big Apple.” NYC is considered a city that never sleeps, with a frenzied, fast-paced lifestyle, while New Orleans claims a more relaxed, laid-back vibe.
Which character has no heart in The Wizard of Oz?
Answer: The Tin Man
Before the hit film version, there was a silent version. Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy) portrays the Tin Man in that version.
Which George was a composer and pianist who wrote the opera Porgy and Bess?
Answer: George Gershwin.
He also composed the songs “Someone to Watch over Me,” “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Embraceable You,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me."
Which music group's many hits include "Witchy Woman," "Hotel California," and "Desperado."
Answer: The Eagles
The band broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994. The photo on their Hotel California album is one of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
There are four recent presidents, starting with President Gerald Ford, who have graduated from Yale. Name one of the other three.
Answer(s): George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush
Ford and Clinton graduated from Yale Law, while the Bushes went there for their undergraduate studies.
Finish the expression: "Easy come. . ."
Answer: "Easy go"
The idiom dates to the 1800s, but the similar Chinese expression “quickly come, quickly go” dates to 400 BC.
Who plays Mary Poppins in the film with the same name?
Answer: Julie Andrews
Andrews was pregnant when she was cast, and they waited to start filming until after she gave birth.
Which George is an Australian actor and former model, and played James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
Answer: George Lazenby
On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the only film in which he played the British secret agent.
Which singer/songwriter penned the hit song, "I Write the Songs?"
Answer: Barry Manilow
He co-wrote "Copacabana," "Dancin' Fool," "It's a Miracle," and many more.
When the Ivy Leagues refused to admit women, what were the top seven women's colleges collectively known as? (Hint: The Seven ____)
The seven schools were primarily liberal arts colleges and were comprised of Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Radcliffe, and Mount Holyoke.
When someone is good-looking people sometimes say they are easy on these.
Answer: The eyes
It means they're aesthetically pleasing.
Who stars in the 1972 film Cabaret as Sally Bowles?
Answer: Liza Minnelli
The character was based on aspiring actress Jean Ross. Minnelli wanted to meet her, but Ross declined because she didn’t like her portrayal in the film.
Which famous George is a boxing heavyweight champion and also sells a line of indoor grills?
Answer: George Foreman
He also won an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
Which music group recorded "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "There's a Kind of Hush"?
Answer: Herman's Hermits
They frequently hit the top of the charts from 1964 to 1967.
In which U.S. state is Brown University?
Answer: Rhode Island
Brown is in Providence, which holds a famous annual spooky concert at midnight on Halloween.
People who sail through life are said to live here.
Answer: Easy Street.
This usually applies to financial matters. Those with no worries about finances live on Easy Street.
Which musical features a patriarch named Tevye (TEV-ya)?
Answer: Fiddler on the Roof
Zero Mostel played Tevye in the original 1964 Broadway musical, and Topol (TOW-paal) plays him in the 1971 film.
Which famous George is the author of the book 1984?
Answer: George Orwell
Orwell got arrested on purpose so he could relate to the people he associated with. He hoped to get a prison sentence, but he was released 48 hours later.
Which musician co-wrote the song "Tutti Frutti" in 1955?
Answer: Little Richard
He wrote the song while he was working as a dishwasher at a Greyhound bus station.
What is the moniker for the eight Ivy League Schools? (Hint: The ____ Eight)
Answer: The Ancient Eight
Seven of them date to colonial times.
What is the title of Rodney Dangerfield's "easy" 1983 movie?
Answer: Easy Money
In Easy Money, Dangerfield plays a gambling addict who could inherit his mother-in-law’s fortune if he can change his ways.
Which Broadway production and film features the songs "Getting to Know You" and "I Whistle a Happy Tune"?
Answer: The King and I
Yul Brynner starred as King Mongkut of Siam in the original Broadway production and the 1956 film.