Post-Thanksgiving Trivia

[micropolitan guy]

A potpouri for the latest incarnation of Thursday Trivia, held today on a Friday because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Som esports, some music, some civics, so put your respective thinking caps on.

1. Who was the first running back in Navy history to gain 1,000 yards rushing in a season?
ANSWER: Cleveland Cooper, in 1972.

2. According to urban legend, who was the woman Gordon Lightfoot is singing about in "Sundown?"
ANSWER: Cathy Smith is correct, from Rough Mix. They had an affair for three years in the mid-1970s. She later was arrested for feeding John Belushi the fatal speedball.

3. The two capitols in the 28-year history of the Dakota Territory were:
ANSWER: Yankton, from 1861-87, and Bismarck from 1887-89 before statehood for "the twins" in Nov. of 1889.

4. Eight Heisman Trophy winners have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Roger Staubach, O.J. Simpson, Paul Horning, Marcus Allen, Earl Campbell, Tony Dorsett, Barry Sanders and ...
ANSWER: Daok Walker it is.

5. Barack Obama will be the seventh left-handed U.S. President. Who were the other six?
ANSWER: Bush the elder; Clinton; Garfield; Hoover; Truman; Ford and Reagan. Whoops, I forgot to include Clinto in my original count so now we'll have eight lefties.


MUSICAL BONUS: This artist had a No. 6 single as a member of a group in 1973, and then had songs that reached No. 2, No. 12 and No. 17 in 1978 and No. 21 in 1979 on the "Billboard" pop singles chart before disappearing. Who is this artist?
ANSWER: Gerry Rafferty it is. Hit No. 6 with "Stuck in the middle with you" with Stealers Wheel, and then No. 2 (Baker Street), No. 12 (Right down the line), No. 17 (Days gone by) and No. 21 (Get it right the first time).

And yes, Baker Street is a classic.

And the answer to the Gordon Lightfoot bonus question is, "Love Story."

 

[PCLoadLetter]

My guess on number 1 is Napoleon McCallum. And I know Clinton is a southpaw. (As is McCain, so even if Obama lost we would have a 7th coming in.)

 

[micropolitan guy]

Updated with several correct answers.

PS: How can Pat Hill's name constantly be mentioned for coaching openings when laztely he's been FOFAF:Full of fail at Fresno?

 

[pallister]

I really want to know the answer to No. 2.

 

[BYH]

Bonus: Gerry Rafferty, who sang lead on "Stuck In Middle With You" by Steeler Wheel (?) and then had a ****load of hits off "City To City," including the greatest song of all-time, "Baker Street."

 

[Dyno]

Wow -- I had no idea that Gerry Rafferty actually disappeared! I figured you meant in the professional sense.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Wow -- I had no idea that Gerry Rafferty actually disappeared! I figured you meant in the professional sense.

Jeez - just looked it up on Wikipedia. Didn't know that either. (And I love that the info comes from a story with the headline "Stuck in a Battle with Booze.")

 

[BYH]

You mean I was right?

On all things holy, I guessed that (that's Microman's request...no cheating/research). But the timeline was about perfect.

 

[Dyno]

I don't know if the answer was right, although it seems to fit. I just googled Gerry and found that article, too.

 

[KG]

We lefties have to stick together. Reagan was a lefty, even though he wrote with his right (victim of old-fashioned force by adults that wouldn't let him use his left hand), Gerald Ford, Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover. James Garfield was too (despite his very short tenure), can I get bonus points for the extra one? Like Reagan, he also had to learn to write with his right hand as well.

 

[pallister]

Reagan was a lefty

That's a sentence you don't often read.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Reagan was a lefty

That's a sentence you don't often read.

Was, actually . . . during his Screen Actors Guild days . . .

 

[micropolitan guy]

Updated with correct answers. Still a couple out there.

Double bonus Gordon Lightfoot question:

To which book was he referencing in the line, <i>"You won't read that book again because the ending's just too hard to take."</i>

 

[Freelance Hack]

I'll take a guess on the Dakotas question:

Sioux Falls and Fargo?

EDIT: Buck-dub beat me by 45 seconds, but I don't think he's right on Bismarck.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Updated again. Buck was half-right.

 

[Freelance Hack]

Rapid City?

 

[Baron Scicluna]

For the other half of No. 3: Dickinson

 

[Rough Mix]

2. Cathy Smith

 

[micropolitan guy]

Updated with the correct answer to No. 2. We'll have finals shortly after midnight EST.

 

[BYH]

Holy moley, I not only got a question right on the first try, but beat Moddy to a musical bonus along the way.

Suck it Moddy!

Unless he's terribly injured, in which case I'd feel awful.