9 points
Alana Davis
The daughter of jazzbo parents camped
out in Greenwich Village, Alana Davis gained airplay on alternative radio
for her cover of Ani DiFranco's "32 Flavors." Davis was influenced by her
mother (a singer) as well as Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell. After signing
with Elektra, she worked with producer Ed Tuton. Davis' debut album, Blame
It on Me, was released in September 1997.
-- John Bush, All Music Guide
no partial credit
8 points
Brazil - Interlagos, San Marino - Imola
partial credit 2 points for each country
or track
7 points
Tony had been a second baseman for the
St. Louis Cardinals.
At the tail end of the series, Tony got
a job as a baseball coach for a college in Iowa, but in the last episode,
he abandoned that career choice so that he could be with Angela.
partial credit 3 points baseball player,
2 points Cardinals, 2 points 2nd base
6 points
Linda Ellerbee
partial credit 3 points for just Ellerbee
5 points
The distance between the lines is two
swords’ lengths, a reminder of just how seriously the Brits used to take
their politics…
no partial credit, but give points for
any answer mentioning swords
4 points
The show was "Baretta," starring Robert
Blake as the unconventional detective Tony Baretta, along with Dana
Elcar, Tom Ewell, and Michael D. Roberts.
partial credit - 2 points for Baretta,
2 points for Blake
3 points
The San Francisco 49ers, winning Super
Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium, just south of their home on Candlestick Point.
partial credit - 2 points for Stanford,
1 point for 49ers
2 points
Alan Freed, inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, earned his reputation as a Pied Piper of the
genre in 1951, spinning records for teens in Akron, Ohio. He introduced
his mostly white audience to black R&B artists and revolutionized the
concert playbill with his racially integrated "Moondog Balls." After moving
to New York in 1954, he allegedly associated himself with unsavory businessmen
and took
more than his share of royalties from
struggling artists. However, his defense of and passion for early rock
n' roll was unparalleled. Freed is credited with the battle cry: "Anyone
who says rock and roll is a passing fad or a flash in the pan has rocks
in his head, dad!" Sadly, his participation in the Payola scandals (in
which D.J.'s accepted money to play records) tainted his reputation and
he died penniless in January 1965 at age 43.
partial credit - 1 point for just Freed
1 point
Kermit the Frog.
One of the more unusual versions of the
Dickens' classic, "The Muppet Christmas Carol" contained singing vegetables,
catapulted rats, and The Great Gonzo (whatever kind of animal he is) as
Charles Dickens, the story-teller. Kermit was married to -- who else?
-- Miss Piggy.
no partial credit