Oh, Brother!
"Funny" Things
Rivers
1959
Not Just Cities
100

In George Orwell’s 1984, “he” is watching you.

Who is Big Brother?

100

Before this musical opened on Broadway in 1964, its working title was 'The Luckiest People'.

'What is Funny Girl?'

100

This river is mentioned more often than any other river in the Bible.  

What is the Jordan River?

100

February 3, 1959 is known as “The Day the Music Died” after a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa took the lives of three early rock stars.  Name one of them.    

(Name one): Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper.

100

It’s a state capital / and an omelet made with ham and green peppers.

What is Denver?

200

Philadelphia’s fraternal nickname.  

What is the City of Brotherly Love?

200

Rhyming slang term for counterfeit cash.

What is Funny Money?
200

This is the longest river in Alaska and the neighboring Canadian territory with which it shares its name.

What is the Yukon River?

200

On August 21,1959, this was the last US state to be admitted to the union.

What is Hawaii?

200

It’s state capital / and a tunnel underneath the Hudson River that connects New York and New Jersey.

What is Lincoln?

300

These German brothers collected and published folk tales including “Cinderella,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “Rumpelstiltskin.”  

Who are the Brothers Grimm?

300

Where you would find Garfield and Dilbert.

Where is "in the funny papers?"

300

Located entirely in Russia, this is the longest river in Europe.  (Yo-oh, heave ho.)  

What is the Volga River?

300

In a model of a typical American home, Vice President Richard Nixon engaged in an impromptu “Kitchen Debate” with this Soviet leader.  

Who is Nikita Khrushchev?

300

It’s a state capital / a 1920s dance / and a very chewy candy bar.  

What is Charleston?

400

When she died in 2013, The Washington Post called her “The first face of American psychology.”  

Who is Dr. Joyce Brothers?

400

This song includes the line: “Your looks are laughable, unphotographable, yet you’re my favorite work of art.”

What is "My Funny Valentine?"

400

This 3,000-mile-long river begins in China, runs through Laos and Cambodia, and continues across Vietnam, emptying in the South China Sea.

What is the Mekong River?

400

In April 1959, NASA selected the first seven astronauts.  Can you name two of them?

(Name two): lan Shepard, John Glenn, Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton

400

It’s a state capital / a mythological bird / and a young actor whose first name was River.

What is Phoenix?

500

This comedy duo of real-life brothers starred in films such as Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera.

Who are the Marx Brothers?

500

Inspired by the farces of ancient Rome, this 1962 Sondheim musical comedy tells the story of a slave who attempts to win his freedom by helping his master woo the girl next door.

What is 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum?'
500

Name one of the two states whose capital city is located on the banks of the Mississippi River.  

(Name one): What is Minnesota (St. Paul) and Louisiana (Baton Rouge)?

500

In October 1959, the Guggenheim Museum opened in New York City, four months after the death of this legendary architect who designed it.  

Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?

500

It’s a state capital / a variety of grapes / and a condition of peace and harmony.  

What is Concord?