Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Fashion: When one buys a product marked "DKNY," it's fairly clear that the "NY" stands for "New York." What does the "DK" stand for?
2. Nostalgia: Which of the following toys was introduced to the American public in the 1970's?
3. History: Early in the annals of motion picture lore, a "code" was enforced that subjected movies to standards of adult language, sexuality, violence, and other "inappropriate" elements. After whom was this code named?
4. Movies: A particularly off-beat writer-director shot a highly unusual movie in 1987 featuring a cast of Barbie dolls (literally) in order to portray the life and death of a famous American musician. Who was this musician?
5. Television: In the guilty pleasure science fiction TV series "The Powers of Matthew Star" (1982-3), the titular telekinetic (but handsome) alien, a prince, had a trusty assistant to help him through his adjustment to life on Earth. His first name was Walt. What was his last name?
6. Television: In "The Wonder Years" (1988 - 1993), Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage) focused the majority of his romantic efforts on the girl next door, named Winnie. What was her last name?
7. Television: In a celebrated "fake commercial" on "Saturday Night Live", Adam Sandler and Chris Farley find themselves house-sitting at a luxurious mansion with a pool that has no water. Everything changes, however, when a Van Halen song starts playing: the pool magically fills with water, beer begins to pour, and a horde of male supermodels in Speedos joins the party. At this point, it's clear that the characters Sandler and Farley are playing are gay, and that the entire commercial is a goof on the beer commercials that depict heterosexual men encountering impossible scenarios involving beer and nubile women. What is the name of the beer being advertised?
8. Television: Who played the father of Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber) and, eventually, the father-in-law of Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) on "Mork and Mindy" (1978 - 1982)?
9. Television: On the CBS series "CSI," most of the major characters are college-educated. Which character has at least one college degree in entomology?
10. So: here we are. What's the common bond?
Source: Author
enfranklopedia
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor
Exit10 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.