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Bingo is the Name Oh! Trivia Quiz


The many worlds and uses of bingo!

A multiple-choice quiz by amcoffice. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
amcoffice
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
327,398
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
494
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Question 1 of 15
1. Bingo for Children: Who owned the dog in the popular children's song "Bingo!" Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Bingo in Government: What comedian and vaudevillian known for characters Willy Lump-Lump and Mean Widdle Kid Junior once called the U.S. Congress "bingo with billions?" Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Bingo for Women's Lib?: This founder of the Society of Irish Playwrights once hailed bingo as freeing the Irish woman from slavery. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Bingo in Theatre: "Bingo" the musical may not have made it to Broadway, but its April 2003 workshop included this actress best known for originating the role of Christmas Eve in "Avenue Q." Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Bingo on TV: What US TV sitcom had a character yelling "bingo!" while throwing a watermelon off a roof and onto a trampoline? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. More Bingo on TV: What NBC drama (which ended in 2008) featured an episode titled "Win, Place, Bingo" in which A.J. Cooper (played by Tom Selleck) investigates a possible horse cheat and includes a trip to a bingo parlor? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Bingo in Advertising: The logo for what American iconic product includes a dog named Bingo? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Bingo in the Movies: Ah, those beach movies. In "Beach Blanket Bingo," what "Big Valley" star played the role of Sugar Kane? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Bingo on Stage: English playwright Edward Bond wrote the play "Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death" about the later years of what other playwright? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Bingo at the Movies: The 1991 movie "Bingo" about a life-saving circus dog starred what actress more famous for her work on "Laverne & Shirley?" Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Bingo in Music: "Bingo" was the debut solo album for this German musician better known as the drummer for the German Band Die Ärzte. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Bingo on the Court: This basketball player nicknamed "Bingo" played in the NBA for over 10 years. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Bingo in Literature: Several books and short stories by P.G. Wodehouse feature which character nicknamed "Bingo?" Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Bingo in Geography: Located on the Inland Sea, the area once known as the Bingo Province is located in what Asian country? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Bingo in Flight?: What on earth are "bingo wings?" Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Bingo for Children: Who owned the dog in the popular children's song "Bingo!"

Answer: a farmer

The exact origin of this English children's song is not known. It involves spelling "bingo" and substituting clapping for each letter in successive rounds until the entire name is "spelled" with clapping.
2. Bingo in Government: What comedian and vaudevillian known for characters Willy Lump-Lump and Mean Widdle Kid Junior once called the U.S. Congress "bingo with billions?"

Answer: Red Skelton

In addition to his long and extensive career in entertainment, Red Skelton also became a quite successful as a painter. His works usually included clown images as a reflection of his early work as a circus clown.
3. Bingo for Women's Lib?: This founder of the Society of Irish Playwrights once hailed bingo as freeing the Irish woman from slavery.

Answer: John B. Keane

Keane's full quote is "I think the Irish woman was freed from slavery by bingo. They can go out now, dressed up, with their handbags and have a drink and play bingo. And they deserve it." Keane's works include "The Buds of Ballybunion," "The Year of the Hiker," and "Hut 42." He was active in politics as a proud member of the Fine Gael party.
4. Bingo in Theatre: "Bingo" the musical may not have made it to Broadway, but its April 2003 workshop included this actress best known for originating the role of Christmas Eve in "Avenue Q."

Answer: Ann Harada

Ann Harada was the only actress to play Christmas Eve in both the Broadway and London original productions of "Avenue Q." Harada was the original Kathy in the "9 to 5" musical. She has also played Madame Thernardier in "Les Miserables" on Broadway.
5. Bingo on TV: What US TV sitcom had a character yelling "bingo!" while throwing a watermelon off a roof and onto a trampoline?

Answer: The Office

In "The Office" episode "Safety Training," Michael Scott looks to outshine Darryl's warehouse safety course with an exciting course for the office staff. Theorizing that office work is dangerous as causing depression, Michael plans to fake suicide in his course by jumping from the roof and secretly landing on a trampoline. To test the plan, Michael and Dwight Schrute throw a watermelon, which bounces off the trampoline and lands on Stanley's car with Dwight yelling "bingo!" After realizing that the trampoline idea won't work, Michael replaces it with a bouncy castle.
6. More Bingo on TV: What NBC drama (which ended in 2008) featured an episode titled "Win, Place, Bingo" in which A.J. Cooper (played by Tom Selleck) investigates a possible horse cheat and includes a trip to a bingo parlor?

Answer: Las Vegas

Tom Selleck (who replaced James Caan in the A.J. Cooper role on "Las Vegas") is, of course, best known for his title role in "Magnum P.I." Selleck's TV work also includes starring in the "Jesse Stone" TV movie series and a recurring role on "Boston Legal."
7. Bingo in Advertising: The logo for what American iconic product includes a dog named Bingo?

Answer: Cracker Jacks

The treat, popularized by the Rueckheim brothers (Fritzi and Louis), was originally called Candied Popcorn and Peanuts and was sold at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The name of the sailor with Bingo on the logo is, of course, Jack. Sailor Jack and Bingo first appeared as the logo in 1918.
8. Bingo in the Movies: Ah, those beach movies. In "Beach Blanket Bingo," what "Big Valley" star played the role of Sugar Kane?

Answer: Linda Evans

Linda Evans is an American actress of Norwegian descent. Her most famous role as Krystle Carrington on the TV show "Dynasty" won her a Golden Globe Award and five People's Choice Awards. That Krystle role also landed her an advertising gig for Crystal Light drinks.
9. Bingo on Stage: English playwright Edward Bond wrote the play "Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death" about the later years of what other playwright?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Bond's "Bingo" (1973) is a political drama that portrays a retired Shakespeare as an conscience-riddled landlord who repeatedly asks himself "Was anything done?" and ultimately commits suicide. Bond's other works include "The Pope's Wedding" (1962) and "Saved" (1965).
10. Bingo at the Movies: The 1991 movie "Bingo" about a life-saving circus dog starred what actress more famous for her work on "Laverne & Shirley?"

Answer: Cindy Williams

"Laverne & Shirley" (a "Happy Days" spin-off) starred Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney and Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio. Betty Garrett played Edna Babish, and Carol Ita White played Rosie Greenbaum.
11. Bingo in Music: "Bingo" was the debut solo album for this German musician better known as the drummer for the German Band Die Ärzte.

Answer: Bela B.

Bela B. was born Dirk Felsenheimer on December 14, 1962. In addition to his music talents, he also had a cameo role as an usher in Quentin Tarantino's film "Inglourious Basterds." Eli Roth, who played the memorable Bear Jew in the film, was Howard Stern's production assistant on the film "Private Parts."
12. Bingo on the Court: This basketball player nicknamed "Bingo" played in the NBA for over 10 years.

Answer: Robert Smith

Robert Smith's NBA career included the San Diego Rockets (1969-70), the Cleveland Cavaliers (1970-79), and the San Diego Clippers (1979-80).
13. Bingo in Literature: Several books and short stories by P.G. Wodehouse feature which character nicknamed "Bingo?"

Answer: Richard "Bingo" Little

Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a friend of Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club. He appears in the "Drones" and the "Jeeves" stories. P.G. Wodehouse was born Pelham Grenville Wodehouse on October 15, 1881. He was knighted in 1975 just weeks before his death on February 14, 1975 at the age of 93.
14. Bingo in Geography: Located on the Inland Sea, the area once known as the Bingo Province is located in what Asian country?

Answer: Japan

Today the former Bingo Province is the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. Its most notable landmark is the Fukuyama Castle, the castle of the Bingo-Fukuyama.
15. Bingo in Flight?: What on earth are "bingo wings?"

Answer: saggy upper arms

The term "bingo wings" was made famous by the British sketch-comedy TV show "Bo' Selecta!" The origin of the phrase has been attributed to women in bingo halls yelling "bingo!" while waving their arms with the winning card in the air.
Source: Author amcoffice

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