A Jim Workout, Part 5 (Hidden Jims!) Quiz

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1. Here is the first sentence: "Can the mini-sub, while in a bathtub, row near the edge safely?" Somewhere within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Hall of Fame running back

You can find his name in the sentence: "...while in a bathtuB, ROW Near the edge..."
After a storied career as a running back with the NFL's Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown is still called, after over fifty years, perhaps the greatest running back in professional football history. After playing nine seasons he held that team's records for rushing yards and touchdowns, and let's bear in mind that was back when they played only 12 games a season, not 17. He won MVP of the league three times. After retiring, he went into acting, appearing in over fifty films and TV shows.

2. Here is the next sentence: "Can a vulva RN eyeball a woman's reproductive organs efficiently without tools?" Within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Locate where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Comic actor

You can find his name in the sentence: "Can a vulVA RN EYeball a woman's reproductive organs..."
Jim Varney was the comic actor who starred in a series of "Ernest" films back in the 90s: "Ernest in the Army", "Ernest Goes to Africa", "Ernest Goes to School", "Ernest Rides Again", "Ernest Scared Stupid", etc. etc. A big fan of "The Beverly Hillbillies" he got to play Jed Clampett in the 1992 adaptation. A chain-smoker he died at the young age of 50, from lung cancer.

3. Here is another sentence: "Bobby, the legendary hockey phenom Orr, is on the ballot." Somewhere within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Rock 'n' roll legend

You can find his name in the sentence: "hockey phenoM ORR, IS ON the ballot."
Frontman of the iconic rock band, The Doors, Jim Morrison was known as a kind of rock 'n' roll poet. He was renowned for his womanizing and substance abuse while with The Doors, even getting arrested twice on occasions while performing onstage. He became a member of the 27 Club (famous rockers who died at age 27) when he was found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France on July 3, 1971.

4. Here is the fourth sentence: "Wardrobe department rules stated that all ample yardage of the dresses should be categorized." The last name of a famous Jim is in that sentence. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Sports announcer

You can find his name in the sentence: "...stated that alL AMPLE Yardage of the dresses..."
Born in 1949, sportscaster Jim Lampley has covered 14 Olympic Games for U.S. network TV. He announces in a wide variety of sports including major league baseball, college basketball, the USFL, the Indianapolis 500, and professional boxing. He began his notable career with ABC-TV in 1974, and moved to CBS in 1987, and then moved again in 1992 to NBC.

5. Here's the next sentence: "Maybe lush inebriation is the penalty for bacchanalian revelry." Hiding within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Figure out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: SNL performer

You can find his name in the sentence: "MayBE LUSH Inebriation is the...."
The brother of John Belushi, an original Saturday Night Live cast member, Jim Belushi became a cast member on that show in 1983. Like his older brother, Jim also started out at Chicago's Second City improv troupe, in 1977. He originated a role in David Mamet's Obie Award winning play "Sexual Perversities in Chicago", a role that he reprised in the 1986 film adaptation called "About Last Night."

6. Take a look at this sentence: "For each piece of fabric, even a gaff, I gang them together with others in a big pile." In that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Stand-up comic

You can find his name in the sentence: "...even a GAFF, I GANg them together...."
Am alumnus of the esteemed Georgetown University, comedian Jim Gaffigan got a job after college in advertising, but also took improv classes which he did well enough in to earn encouragement from others to try stand up comedy. He auditioned for commercials and has been in over 200 of them. He caught the attention of David Letterman who invited him on his late night show regularly. He steers away from blue comedy material earning him the nickname the "King of Clean" by the Wall Street Journal.

7. Where is the Jim in this sentence: "If it's neither snowy nor ski-worthy, stay inside and kick back." Concealed within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: B-movie director/writer

You can find his name in the sentence: "...not snoWY NOR SKI-worthy, stay in...."
Since the early 1980s, Jim Wynorski has been making B-movie action/adventure/horror/sci-fi movies more interested in showcasing actresses' cleavage than pretending to make a serious attempt at an Oscar-winner. Among his low-budget exploitation extravaganzas often titled with puns on better known movies: "The Bare Wench Project" (2000), "The Da Vinci Coed" (2007), "The Hills Have Thighs" (2010), "The Devil Wears Nada" (2009), and over 130 more films.

8. Find the Jim in this sentence: "The best affordable snake still costs more than a spider." Spelled out within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Singer-songwriter

You can find his name in the sentence: "The beST AFFORDable snake still costs more..."
Jim Stafford was most popular in the 1970s when he wrote and sang what might be considered appealing novelty songs such as these two from 1974: "Spiders and Snakes" ("I don't like spiders and snakes / And that ain't what it takes to love me...") and "My Girl Bill" (it starts out: "Bill walked me to my door last night, And he said, 'Before I go, there's something about out love affair that I have a right to know..." and the song then swerves with this twist: "...Now I know we both love her and I guess we always will, but you're gonna have to find another, 'cause she's my girl....Bill."
The following year, Stafford hosted his own prime time TV series, and it was on that show he met singer Bobbie Gentry ("Ode to Billie Joe") and they got married three years later.

9. In this sentence, can you find the Jim? "Could a vision of lasagna trigger an appetite if it isn't really there? Within that sentence is the surname of a famous person named Jim. Your Jim Work-out is to find where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Cartoonist

You can find his name in the sentence: "CoulD A VISion of lasagna trigger an appetite if it isn't really there?
Jim Davis created the renowned comic strip "Garfield" featuring the snarky orange cat who loved lasagna. He won the National Cartoonist Society's 1986 award for Best Strip" for "Garfield". Davis has also won several Emmy Awards various TV specials featuring that cat Garfield; Davis had written and produced several "Garfield" specials for TV.

10. Here is the last sentence: "The slowest dance is the bolero." The hidden Jim in that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Radio show host disc jockey

You can find his name in the sentence: "The sLOWEst dance is the bolero"
Before attaining fame as a radio show personality, Jim Lowe was a singer-songwriter who had some success including "The Green Door" which hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts. His reputation in the world of disc jockeys was as an authority in the area of 1940s and 50s music. He was a disc jockey on the famous NY radio station WNEW-AM starting in 1964, and he also worked on WNBC-AM and has been honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

Source: Author Billkozy

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