Musings of a Dead Parrot

THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The marketplace of Altdorf, Switzerland, features a bronze statue of what local man, accompanied by his son Walter and a stone inscribed "1307"? William Tell
2. The name of Motorola's much-hyped new phone has been licensed, with permission, from what famous Hollywood director-producer? I don't pay attention to ads. I may have seen this one, but I don't recall. However this has to be Lucas or Spielberg, right? I'll go with Spielberg. ET, phone home.
3. Sihanoukville is the fourth largest city in what nation? King Sihanouk ---> Thailand
4. In the opening of his 1960s TV show, Dick Van Dyke would fall (or nearly fall) over what piece of furniture? an ottoman
5. From 1980 to 1987, the world's #1-ranked woman in tennis was always an American, with what two players repeatedly trading off? Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova. I don't think that Tracy Austin or Jennifer Caprioti ever made it to #1.
6. What modern company is descended from the "Automatic Binding Bricks" first sold by Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1949? Ole Kirk Christiansen sounds Danish. Lego.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem, "Cornerstone" by Arctic Monkeys, "Everything" by Alanis Morrisette, "No Surprises" by Radiohead, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Dylan, "Undone (The Sweater Song)" by Weezer, "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, "Yellow" by Coldplay. this will require some research

LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. A "fungo" is a type of what piece of sports equipment? It's a baseball bat used for fielding practice. correct
2. The French national anthem was popularized in Paris in 1792 by volunteer soldiers from what city? They were soldiers from Marseilles, which is why the French national anthem is still called "Les Marseillaise." Which seems a little weird to me, like if the U.S. national anthem were named after Chicago or L.A. or something. correct
3. Much the Miller's Son, Alan-a-Dale, and Will Scarlet were members of what legendary group? They were among the less memorable members of Robin Hood's Merry Men. Alan-a-Dale is the Roger Miller rooster in the Disney Robin Hood cartoon. I guess he was pretty merry. Christian Slater as Will Scarlet in the Kevin Costner version = not so merry. correct
4. What leaves behind drumlins and moraines when it leaves? Your uncle who always forgets to flush. Thank you! All right, all right, the bathroom humor-free answer is "a glacier." Are you happy now? correct
5. What title character of a 1986 film defeats the Supreme Leader by singing "We Are Here to Save the World" with his crew, Fuzzball, Hooter, and the Geex? RIP Captain EO. I guess he's battling wicked 3-D space queens in heaven now. I guess that it was a film, but I was thinking of one that got a theatrical release, not one produced for an amusement park ride.
6. In terms of area, what's the world's largest principally Spanish-speaking country? Argentina is bigger than Spain, bigger than Mexico, bigger even than Mrs. Stebbins' seventh-grade Spanish class where I learned how to say "Mi lapiz es amarillo." correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these celebrities? Desi Arnaz, Ted Kennedy, Jack Lemmon, Jerry Lewis, Walter Matthau, Al Pacino, Edward G. Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Mike Tyson. The voice of a recurring character on TV's The Simpsons was based on each of these characters. Did you know the original Homer voice was a Walter Matthau? Or that Moe is just Hank Azaria doing a bad Pacino? Well, now you know. I try to avoid running a Question Seven that all revolves around knowing a single work or artist, but I figured that the Simpsons is universal if anything is. Yay! thank you, Alex.