Musings of a Dead Parrot

THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. How many film frames per second are captured by a typical movie camera? if I recall correctly from what Andrew Bradburn taught me about film making, 24 frames per second
2. Which two of the three so-called "Low Countries" don't border each other? Belgium and the Netherlands definitely border. So the question is which one does not border Luxembourg? I will guess that the Netherlands does not border Luxembourg.
3. What 1974 weapon did inventor Jack Cover acronymically name after an electric rifle invented by his boyhood hero, Tom Swift? taser
4. What historic class (not nationality) of people observed a moral code called "bushido"? a guess - kamikazes (this is a foolish answer - I don't think they are an historic class. Probably samurai)
5. What two pop megastars, with rhyming names but born on different European islands, collaborated on the songs "I've Seen It All" and "Nattura"? did some research. Minelli and Bocelli does not work. They were not born on European islands. Neither were Domingo or Pavarotti. No idea here. Cannot think of other Italian pop megastars.
6. What food product does the U.S. government classify as Grade A Light Amber (or "Fancy"), Medium Amber, and Dark Amber? maple syrup
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these actresses? Julie Andrews, Cate Blanchett, Joan Crawford, Pam Grier, Katharine Hepburn, Diane Keaton, Julia Roberts, and Ginger Rogers. The first two give me a guess - film actresses who dressed as men to play characters. Need to see if that works for the others.

LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What empire was united by a king named Shaka during the early 19th century? Shaka is often called "Shaka Zulu" after his native tribe. correct
2. In September, what graying rock band had their fifth consecutive album debut atop the charts, a Billboard record? Metallica's Death Magnetic debuted at number one, just like its four predecessors. Not even the Beatles ever managed that. a lucky guess
3. Because of its famous mineral water, what British town lent its name to the chemical salt magnesium sulfate? Epsom salts are named for the Surrey town of Epsom, famous for the nearby race course at Epsom Downs. correct.
4. What beer was advertised by the famous "Whassup?!" TV ad campaign of 1999? "Just watching the game, having a Bud." correct
5. What's the only U.S. state on the Atlantic that also extends into the Central Time Zone? Only Florida stretches that far west--as you might recall from recent election nights, voting stays open later in the panhandle. correct
6. What leading lady of TV and movies called her autobiography Knock Wood, in memory of her father? Candice Bergen, the daughter of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. as Alex noted, I would not characterize her as a leading lady of the movies. I can't name one in which she appeared. That was a red herring clue.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these nations, and no others? Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, China, Congo, Egypt, Great Britain, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Mongolia, Peru, Ukraine, Venezuela. These are the current world nations that also name territories on the Risk gameboard. at this Q7 seems fair even though I had no idea.