Musings of a Dead Parrot

THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The animal that's called an ermine in the winter when it has white fur is, during the rest of the year, known as what? stoat?
2. What author had hit movies made of his first seven novels, until 1997's The Partner broke the streak? John Grisham
3. Where would you find the fictional couple that some fans call "Kurt Coblaine"? Glee (gay couple Kurt and Blaine)
4. What communications technology takes its name from an epithet for King Harald I of Denmark? I like this question even if I am not sure of the answer. Skype? Twitter?
5. Who's the only artist ever to have three Billboard #1 singles with questions for titles--in 1986, 1987, and 1988? Trying to think of songs that begin "who, what, where, when, why, how." Who would have hit #1 three straight years in the 80s - Madonna? Prince?
6. How many articles does the U.S. Constitution have? I seem to recall 8 articles (followed by 27 amendments)
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these athletes? Ernie Banks, Chauncey Billups, Steve Garvey, Glenn Hall, Gordie Howe, Reggie Jackson, Bob Lilly, and Jerry West. They all seem to have nicknames that fit a pattern - Mr Cub, Mr Big Shot, Mr Clean, Mr Goalie, Mr Hockey, Mr October, Mr Cowboy, Mr Clutch

LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS

1. What busy airport is home to the Tom Bradley International Terminal? The late Bradley was mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993. His namesake terminal is at LAX. correct
2. The title of what 1970 move refers to two Mozart piano compositions, two Chopin compositions, and a Bach fugue? Apologies for the typo: that obviously should have been "1970 movie," not "1970 move. The only 1970 moves I can think of were from James Brown and Bobby Fischer. These compositions are the "Five Easy Pieces" played by Jack Nicholson when he's not ordering chicken salad sandwiches at diners, hold the chicken. BETWEEN YOUR KNEEEEES!
3. Google made headlines this month by leaving what venerable keyboard key off its new notebook computers? CAPS LOCK may be going the way of the dodo. Wait a second, how am I supposed to type BETWEEN YOUR KNEEEES! from now on? I think KJ should accept Function keys since they are omitted too. Caps Lock may not even be a 100% correct answer. Reportedly, Chrome OS will let you to revert back to a Caps Lock key in its settings tool.
4. What TV star attended Northwestern University in real life, though his TV character of the same name is a Dartmouth grad? "Stephen Colbert" has a much more impressive resume than Stephen Colbert does. correct
5. What insect performs its most notable function using a substance called "luciferin"? The name "Lucifer" means "morning star," and lent its name to the stuff that fireflies use to glow. "morning star"? Shoudn't that be "light bearer"?
6. Of what building did Shah Jahan write, "Should a sinner make his way to this mansion, / All his past sins are to be washed away"? Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his dead wife. Uh, the one in India, not Atlantic City. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "The Weight" by The Band, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown, "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" by Bing Crosby, "Desolation Row" by Bob Dylan, "Your Love" by Nicki Minaj, "Who Am I Living For?" by Kate Perry, "Man on the Moon" by R.E.M., "Bullet the Blue Sky" by U2. These are all songs that name-check Bible characters. Respectively, to save you some Googling: Luke, Noah, David, Peter, Jonah, Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve, Esther, Moses, and Jacob. Actually, now that I think about it, "The Weight" is a pretty iffy addition. But hey, it does take place in Nazareth. correct!