Spanglish
Leading Ladies
1950's TV Show
Philadelphia
Movies and Music
100

What does this word mean: Blanco

White

100

Female lead of "Giant"

Elizabeth Taylor

100

The character Tonto is from which television show?

"Dragnet"

"Hopalong Cassidy"

"The Lone Ranger"

"Lassie"

"The Lone Ranger"

100

11. What “F” square on 6th St in Philadelphia, was designed by William Penn while laying out his plan for the city? Its name is the last name of an inventive founding father

Answer: Franklin Square

100

"Twist and Shout" is famous Beatles hit, but which movie is it in?

  • 13 Going on 30
  • She's All That

    He's All That

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

BONUS - who is the male lead actor

200

What does this word mean: Gris

Grey

200
Female lead of "Rear Window"

Grace Kelly

200

Which television show is the phrase "Get out of Dodge" from?

"The Jackie Gleason Show"

"Andy Pandy"

"Gunsmoke"

"Leave it to Beaver" 

Correct Answer

This phrase was popularized and common to hear on the television show "Gunsmoke." The word Dodge refers to a city in Kansas.

200

 The Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1993 went to what song with Philadelphia in the name, written and sung by Bruce Springsteen?


Answer: Streets of Philadelphia

200

Which movie featured the song "Que Sera Sera"?

The song "Que Sera, Sera" was first introduced in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock movie The Man Who Knew Too Much, where Doris Day sings it as a pivotal plot point. The song was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for the film and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1956.  




300

What does this word mean: Rojo

Red

300

Female lead of "Psycho"

Janet Leigh

300

Which of these shows was a popular crime show in the '50s?

"Dragnet"

"The Rifleman"

"American Bandstand"

"Candid Camera"



Correct Answer

"Dragnet" was a crime show that was popular in the '50s. starring Jack Webb. The show started off on radio, then was brought to television due to its popularity.

300

Tatyana Ali graduated from Harvard in 2002, six years after starring in what NBC sitcom about a Philadelphia youth who moved to Los Angeles?


Answer: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

300

Which movie is "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" from?

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes


400

What does this word mean: Marron

Brown

400

Female Lead of "Officer and a Gentleman"

Debra Winger

400

Which television actress gave birth to her child in real life on the same day that her character on her television show gave birth?

Grace Kelly

Lucille Ball

Kim Novak

Ruby Dee



Correct Answer

This was Lucille Ball from "I Love Lucy." Lucille was pregnant at the time of filming season two, so the producers of the show made her character pregnant as well. The two gave birth on January 19, 1953.

400

The Owls are the sports teams of what public Philadelphia university?


Answer: Temple University

400

"What a Feeling" is from which hit movie?

Flashdance


500

What does this word mean: Morado

Purple

500

Female lead of "A Star is Born"

Judy Garland

500

Who portrayed "Hopalong Cassidy"?

Marlon Brando

James Stewart

John Wayne

William Boyd



Correct Answer

William Boyd played the role of Hopalong Cassidy. Did you know that the show was the first true Western show on television when it aired in 1955?

500

Which private university in Philadelphia has a dragon as its mascot? (Specifically, a dragon named “Mario the Magnificient")?


Answer: Drexel University

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