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Answer: Lizabeth Scott

The movie "Dead Reckoning" starred Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Wallace Ford and Marvin Miller (The voice of Robby the Robot in the 1956 science fiction movie "Forbidden Planet"). "Dead Reckoning" was directed by John Cromwell.

Rita Hayworth was originally set to play Coral Chandler but declined the part after a contract dispute. The role went to Lizabeth Scott (born Emma Matzo), who was loaned out by Paramount Pictures to Colombia Pictures for the movie, as was Humphrey Bogart by Warner Bros.

Question submitted by shipyardbernie

Answer: 11

Besides making movies, performing in stage shows and running his own TV production company, he wrote eleven books. They are:

1. "I Love Her, That's Why"
2. "Gracie, A Love Story"
3. "The Third Time Around (Or They Still Love Me In Altoona)"
4. "The Burns & Allen Show"
5. "All My Best Friends"
6. "Wisdom of the '90s"
7. "100 Years, 100 Stories"
8. "How to Live to be 100--or More"
9. "Dr. Burns' Prescription For Happiness"
10. "George Burns: In His Own Words"
11. "Dear George: Advice and Answers from America's Leading Expert on Everything
from A to B"

He did repeat some of his stories in different books, but gave them different endings to keep them fresh. All are very funny! No wonder he lived to be 100; he was too busy to die!

Question submitted by Kennell

Answer: Air Force

Bob started serving in 1961 based in Alaska. He found his love of painting while in the Air Force. He retired at the rank of Master Sergeant after 20 years. Ross launched the television series "The Joy of Painting", which premiered in 1983 on PBS and it was recorded in Muncie Indiana.

"The Joy of Painting" was canceled in 1994 so Ross could focus on his health. A longtime smoker, Ross had long experienced health problems, including two heart attacks and two bouts of cancer by his 40s. The second was an aggressive type of lymphoma, which caused Ross' death on July 4, 1995, at the age of 52.

Most of his paintings were donated to charities or to PBS stations. Ross himself opposed using his paintings for financial gain, so most were never sold at auctions.

Question submitted by JamesFree

Answer: Real

In real life, Mr. Denehey was the landlord of the tenement where Jackie grew up. At age ten, Jackie's father deserted his family, and at age fourteen, Jackie's mother died. Mr. Denehey offered a home to Jackie, but he decided to move to Manhattan instead.

Because of his kindness, Jackie named his customer after Mr. Denehey.

Question submitted by kennell

Answer: William Hopper

Private Investigator Paul Drake was played by William Hopper, son of actress turned gossip columnist, Hedda Hopper. William had starred or featured in a number of movies prior to joining the navy during the second world war. After a number of small parts after the war he was a car salesman for a number of years until a friend put him for a part in the sci-fi movie "Conquest of Space". From then on he was very busy in movies and TV guest appearances. In early 1957 he successfully tested for the role of Paul Drake in "Perry Mason", the role for which he is most famous. Recently I watched a colourised version of "Stagecoach" (1939) and noticed William Hopper as a cavalry sergeant.

William Talman played District Attorney, Hamilton Burger, Ray Collins was Lieutenant Tragg in the series. Bill Williams guest starred in a number of episodes of "Perry Mason" and in real life was married to Barbara Hale who played Mason's secretary, Della Street.

The "Perry Mason" series ran for nine seasons from 1957-1966 and produced 271 one hour episodes

Question submitted by Desimac

Answer: Lefty

William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell, born 31st March 1928, died 19th July 1975 (age 47 years) in Nashville, Tennessee. He was one of the most influential country performers of all time, and was a superstar of the '50s and early '60s. His debut record, which was also co-written by him, released on September 14, 1950, "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" was a massive seller and rose to number one.

Question submitted by esspee

Answer: Pyracantha

The Firethorn family of shrubs contain a number of evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Rosaceae. The name Pyracantha comes from Greek pyr - meaning fire and akanthos - meaning thorn. They are native to a wide geographical area extending from Southwest Europe to Southeast Asia.

The fruit are classified as pomes (same as apples and roses). The seeds are mildly poisonous to humans, as they contain cyanogenic glycosides (as do apples, plums, cherries, and almonds). Growing pyracantha in your garden will attract birds in autumn and winter, as they love the berries.

Question submitted by esspee

Answer: Basting

Basting stitch is a temporary, long, tacking stitch used in sewing to hold two pieces of fabric together for final seaming. All knitting uses two basic stitches: knit and purl. The other three answers are all knitting stitches of varying difficulty.

Garter is the easiest, using only knit stitches. Ribbing uses alternate knit and pearl and gives an elastic finish. Cable is a bit tricky, using knit and purl and a third needle to move stitches to a different place; you see this pattern on Aran jumpers. The only basting Grandma is likely to be doing at Christmas is lubricating the turkey!

Question submitted by kkt

Answer: George Harrison

"My Sweet Lord" was written by George Harrison and was number one on the UK Singles Chart on January 30, 1971; it was number one for five weeks. Second was Paul McCartney with Wings who had a number one hit with "Mull Of Kintyre"/"Girls' School" on December 3, 1977; it was number one for nine weeks. Third was John Lennon who had a number one hit with "(Just Like) Starting Over" on December 20, 1980; it was number one for one week. Ringo Starr has never had a number one hit in the UK as of 2024 when this quiz was written.

George Harrison's first number one hit in the U.S.A. was "My Sweet Lord" on December 26, 1970; it was number one for four weeks. Second was Paul McCartney with Linda McCartney who had a number one hit with "Uncle Albert"/"Admiral Halsey", on September 4, 1971; it was number one for one week. Third was Ringo Starr who had a number one hit with "Photograph" on November 24, 1973; it was number one for one week. Fourth was John Lennon with The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band with "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night"; it was number one on November 16, 1974 and was number one for one week.

Question submitted by shipyardbernie

Answer: Shanghai, China

The ownership of MG is in the hands of SAIC, a Shanghai based company who acquired it from NAC in 2007, another Chinese company who purchased it from MG-Rover in 2005, effectively ending the British manufacturing of both marques,
although there is still an assembly plant in Longbridge Birmingham. There are also assembly plants in India, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand catering for the local markets.

Question submitted by nebwary.