50's Music
"I Can Dream, Can't I" was at Number 1 hit for 4 weeks in 1950. Name the artist
Andrews Sisters - Tommy Dorsey originally released the song in 1938
hat 1942 Best Picture winner famously contained the lines "Here's looking at you, kid." and "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'."?
Trivia Question: What object does a male penguin often gift to a female penguin to win her over?
Answer: A pebble
Pinocchio was Walt Disney’s first animated feature film in full color?
FALSE. The first one was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?
Venus!
One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Chuck Berry is most known for playing which instrument?
a. Drums
b. Trumpet
c. Piano
d. Guitar
Guitar - Chuck spent three years in prison for transporting a 14-year-old girl across US state lines.
What the first military oriented film that Bud Abbott and Lou Costello starred in?
Trivia Question: How long is an elephant pregnant before it gives birth?
Answer: 22 months
Coffee is a berry-based beverage.
TRUE. When coffee berries were riped, they are harvested, processed, and dried before being roasted and ground into coffee.
Which country invented tea?
China!
"Good Night Irene" was a 1950 Number 1 hit for Gordon Jenkins and….?
a. The Dolls
b. The Spinners
c. The Weavers
d. The Jets
The Weavers - Originally recorded by Lead Belly in 1938, Gordon Jenkins and the Weaver's version was released in 1950.
Which film released in the forties was NOT a Disney production?
Trivia Question: How far away can a wolf smell its prey?
Answer: Almost two miles
The capital of Australia is Sydney.
FALSE. It is Canberra.
Which bone are babies born without?
Knee cap!
How old was Sam Cooke when he was fatally shot by Bertha Franklin in Los Angeles, California?
a. 55
b. 22
c. 33
d. 44
33 - Released in 1956, Sam's first single was 'Lovable'.
et in Vienna, what 1949 noir film featured a notable scene on the Wiener Riesenrad, a ferris wheel in the Prater?
Trivia Question: Which animal is known to spend 90% of its day sleeping?
Answer: Koalas
Polar bears can only live in the Arctic region, not in the Antarctic.
TRUE
How many Pyramids of Giza were made?
Three!
Tony Bennett had a 1951 Number 1 hit with the song "Cold, Cold…."?
a. Night
b. Heart
c. You
d. Day
Heart - Cold, Cold Heart was written by Hank Williams
Frank Capra directed "Arsenic and Old Lace" in 1941 but he did not release it until 1944. Why?
Trivia Question: What are the horns of a rhinoceros made of?
Hair!
The moon is wider than Australia.
FALSE. The moon has a diameter of 3400 kilometers, whereas Australia spans over 4000 kilometers east to west.
“Adventure of Sherlock Holmes” was written by which writer?
Arthur Conan Doyle!