Musings of a Dead Parrot

THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What name is shared by the animal companions of both Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist and Woody in the Toy Story film? Must be the name of Woody's horse which I do not recall. I could look it up, but that violates the spirit of KJTT, doesn't it.
2. What kind of grain are Cheerios made from? Oats. Oat flour in fact. I eat a lot of Cheerios.
3. How many men are raising the flag over Iwo Jima in the famed news photo? A common question and I can't remember the answer. 5?
4. In March, who replaced Justin Bieber ("Baby") as the singer of YouTube's most-disliked video ever? Rebecca Black
5. What sport's number 7 player is referred to as the scrum-half? scrum --> rugby
6. What specific field is often learned with the help of the mnemonic SOH-CAH-TOA? no idea, but anatomy or medicine uses a lot of mnemonics
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S. states, and no others? Arkansas, California, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. I thought of "Technical" schools. I know of Cal Tech, MIT, NJIT, Tennessee Tech, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech. But there is also Oregon Tech and Louisiana Tech.

LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
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"? "Love me or leave me." Doris Day and ABBA are apparently not going to take your crap.
2. What did French politician Andre Maginot and shortstop Mario Mendoza both have named for them? They both have namesake lines. I have often dreamed of having a conga line named after me. correct
3. Multiple examples of which of the so-called "six simple machines" can be combined to form a block and tackle? The six simple machines are the level, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, wedge...and pulley. A block and tackle is a series of pulleys. correct. When I read this originally I thought he was looking for multiple machines. It would have been clearer if he had just asked, "which of the so-called "six simple machines" can be combined to form a block and tackle?"
4. Jesus's Twelve Apostles included two pairs of brothers. Name one brother from each pair. The two pairs of brother are Simon Peter and Andrew, and James and John. woo hoo!
5. Donna Karan has been called "the Queen of" which New York thoroughfare, also known as "Fashion Avenue"? Seventh Avenue is signed as "Fashion Avenue" through the Garment District. Saks should change its label to to Seventh Avenue. Fifth Avenue is slumming.
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? Alexander Hamilton, on the ten, was born in the Caribbean, and was therefore Constitutionally unable to run for president. Also being killed by Aaron Burr didn't help. this question generated a lot of good discussion. Thanks to all! I learned some interesting facts.
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. Like all my favorite TV shows, these series all featured ventriloquists. "No, they didn't." Yes they did. "They didn't." You be quiet. not sure that I like this question since the references cover sitcom characters, variety show skits and a specific Twilight Zone episode.