Musings of a Dead Parrot

THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What musical choice was offered by Doris Day in 1954 and again by ABBA in the first line of their hit "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"? In Que Sera, Doris Day asks her mother "what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich?" She also asks later whether she will have rainbows. I remember this from The Man Who Knew Too Much. Could either be the correct answer?
2. What did French politician Andre Maginot and shortstop Mario Mendoza both have named for them? Lines
3. Multiple examples of which of the so-called "six simple machines" can be combined to form a block and tackle? pulley and lever. A good quiz question would be what are the six simple machines
4. Jesus's Twelve Apostles included two pairs of brothers. Name one brother from each pair. we were just asked almost the exact same question at Pub Quiz. Of course, I don't remember the answer! Shoot. I have a 4 in 12 chance of being right. I'll guess Simon Peter and James.
5. Donna Karan has been called "the Queen of" which New York thoroughfare, also known as "Fashion Avenue"? 5th Avenue
6. Who's the only person to have appeared on the face of U.S. paper money who was never eligible to run for president? trying to think of non-presidents on paper money. Benjamin Franklin - definitely American. Were Alexander Hamilton or Salmon P Chase born outside the US?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series? Arrested Development, Batman: The Animated Series, Freaks and Geeks, Laugh-In, The Simpsons, Soap, Solid Gold, The Twilight Zone. Some quality tv shows. Not seeing a pattern yet.

LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Eighty-five percent of the population of the Horn of Africa lives in which of the region's four countries? The Horn of Africa--that pointy bit at right--is made of Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and the one that actually has people: Ethiopia. when I am tired, I confuse Capes and Horns
2. What psychedelic 1960s rock group sometimes performed, due to legal battles over their band name, as The Melvilles? Moby Grape. Get it? Moby? Melville? correct
3. The only two one-word quotes on the AFI's list of 100 movie quotes are from Citizen Kane and The Graduate, respectively. Name them. "Rosebud" and "Plastics." I'm picturing a plastic sled now... correct
4. What was unique about the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 19th-century U.S. army? These cavalry divisions were the first all-black regiments in the peacetime army. The last original Buffalo Soldier died just six years ago, at the impressive age of 111. correct (mostly). I thought that perhaps the Indians were part of the regiment. In fact, the Indians gave the solidiers their name because they fought as fiercely as buffaloes.
5. The "LPG gas" sometimes used to power vehicles is a mixture of what two simple alkanes? "Liquefied petroleum gas" is just a mixture of propane and butane. KJ said "simple alkanes." Methane is the simplest so I just started there.
6. The Potato Sack is a suite of games designed to promote what 2011 video game release? You know what game franchise is surprisingly potato-centric? Portal. This is Portal 2. I still don't understand the connection. Why is Portal potato-centric?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous duos? Hope and Crosby, Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O, Laurel and Hardy, Lunt and Fontanne, Morgan and Stanley, Axl Rose and Slash, John Smith and Pocahontas, Watson and Crick. I thought this would be especially appropriate for the Fourth of July week: these are all partnerships in which one member was American-born and the other British-born. correct!