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2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:43 pm
by Vandal
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1?
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive?
Who was the American pilot in #2?
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)?
Is he dead or alive?
Who directed the movie in #3?
What are the two teams in #4?
What is the title of the song in #5?
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by?
Is she dead or alive?
What year did all these events take place? (Five points)
Total points: 29
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:02 pm
by mrkelley23
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars") Thomas Noguchi
Is he dead or alive? Alive
Who was the American pilot in #2? Francis Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? U-2
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who directed the movie in #3? Richard Lean?
What are the two teams in #4? Yankees-San Francisco Giants
What is the title of the song in #5? The Loco-Motion
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? Little Eva
Is she dead or alive? Dead
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) 1962
Total points: 29
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:10 pm
by jarnon
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive?
Who was the American pilot in #2? Francis Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? U2
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who directed the movie in #3? Robert Zemeckis
What are the two teams in #4? Dodgers & Yankees
What is the title of the song in #5?
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by?
Is she dead or alive?
What year did all these events take place? 1963
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:28 pm
by SportsFan68
Vandal wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:43 pm
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive?
Who was the American pilot in #2? Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? F-14
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who directed the movie in #3? John Ford
What are the two teams in #4? F Giants-Yankees
What is the title of the song in #5? Do the Locomotion
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? Little Eva
Is she dead or alive? Dead
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) 1962
Total points: 29
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 5:52 am
by kroxquo
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars") Cyril Wecht
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who was the American pilot in #2? Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? U2
Is he dead or alive? Alive
Who directed the movie in #3? David Lean
What are the two teams in #4? Giants, Yankees
What is the title of the song in #5? Loco Motion
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? Little Eva
Is she dead or alive? Alive
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) 1963
Total points: 29
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 6:41 am
by littlebeast13
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? - Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars") - Ed Gein
Is he dead or alive? - Dead
Who was the American pilot in #2? - Francis Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? - U2
Is he dead or alive? - Dead
Who directed the movie in #3? - Phyllis Diller
What are the two teams in #4? - Hmmm... the NY team has to be the Yankees. I got a 50/50 since there were only two California teams at the time it could be... I'll go with the SF Giants.
What is the title of the song in #5? - The Locomotion
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? - Little Eva
Is she dead or alive? - Alive
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) 1962
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:07 am
by earendel
Vandal wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:43 pm
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Who was the popular actress in #1?
MARILYN MONROE
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive?
THOMAS NOGUCHI - ALIVE
Who was the American pilot in #2?
FRANCIS GARY POWERS
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)?
U-2
Is he dead or alive?
DEAD
Who directed the movie in #3?
DAVID LEAN
What are the two teams in #4?
YANKEES & DODGERS
What is the title of the song in #5?
LOCOMOTION
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by?
LITTLE EVA
Is she dead or alive?
DEAD
What year did all these events take place? (Five points)
1962
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:04 am
by PanicinDetroit
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? MARILYN MONROE
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars") QUINCY ME
Is he dead or alive? DEAD
Who was the American pilot in #2? FRANCIS GARY POWERS
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? U2
Is he dead or alive? DEAD
Who directed the movie in #3? DAVID LEAN
What are the two teams in #4? YANKEES AND GIANTS
What is the title of the song in #5? THE LOCO-MOTION
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? LITTLE EVA
Is she dead or alive? DEAD
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) 1962
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:45 am
by franktangredi
Who was the popular actress in #1?
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive?
MARILYN MONROE
Who was the American pilot in #2?
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)?
Is he dead or alive?
FRANCIS GARY POWERS; U2
Who directed the movie in #3?
DAVID LEAN
What are the two teams in #4?
YANKEES; DODGERS?
What is the title of the song in #5?
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by?
Is she dead or alive?
THE LOCO-MOTION; LITTLE EVA; DEAD
What year did all these events take place? (Five points)
1962
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:22 am
by elwoodblues
Vandal wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:43 pm
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1?
Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive?
Dead
Who was the American pilot in #2?
Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)?
U2
Is he dead or alive?
Alive
Who directed the movie in #3?
What are the two teams in #4?
NY Yankees and SF Giants
What is the title of the song in #5?
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by?
Is she dead or alive?
Dead
What year did all these events take place? (Five points)
1962
Total points: 29
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 12:21 pm
by tlynn78
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars") Noguchi
Is he dead or alive? alive
Who was the American pilot in #2? ugh - Gary something?
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? U-2
Is he dead or alive? guessing dead.
Who directed the movie in #3? nope
What are the two teams in #4? nope
What is the title of the song in #5?
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? Little Eva
Is she dead or alive? um.. dead
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) 1962
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 9:01 pm
by BackInTex
Who was the popular actress in #1? Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who was the American pilot in #2? Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? U2
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who directed the movie in #3? Cecil B DeMil
What are the two teams in #4? LA Dodgers, NY Yankees
What is the title of the song in #5? Stand by your man
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? Tammy Winette
Is she dead or alive? Dead
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) 1961
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 3:04 pm
by MarleysGh0st
Who was the popular actress in #1? Billie Holiday?
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who was the American pilot in #2? Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? U2
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who directed the movie in #3?
What are the two teams in #4? LA Dodgers and NY Yankees
What is the title of the song in #5?
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by?
Is she dead or alive? Dead
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) 1962
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:30 am
by Hotseat Or Bust!
1.) Marilyn Monroe, Cyril Wecht, Dead. 2.) Gary Powers, U2, Dead. 3.) Daryl Zanuck. 4.) Dodgers, Mets. 5.) The Locomotion, Little Eva, Dead. Year: 1962.
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 2:37 pm
by mellytu74
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? - MARILYN MONROE
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars") - NOGUCHI
Is he dead or alive? - ALIVE
Who was the American pilot in #2? - GARY FRANCIS POWERS
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? - U2
Is he dead or alive? - DEAD
Who directed the movie in #3? - DAVID LEAN
What are the two teams in #4? - GIANTS AND THE YANKEES
What is the title of the song in #5? - THE LOCOMOTION
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? - LITTLE EVA
Is she dead or alive? - ALIVE
What year did all these events take place? (Five points) - 1962
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 5:56 pm
by Earl the Squirrel
2525 - Annum 3
2/7/25
In the year ____, the following events occurred:
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1?
Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars")
Is he dead or alive?
After fucking up autopsies from Monroe to Tate to Wood, I think that old incompetent is still alive...
Who was the American pilot in #2?
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)?
Is he dead or alive?
Francis Gary Powers OU812 Passed
Who directed the movie in #3?
David Lean
What are the two teams in #4?
Giants and Yankees
Fuck if I know, but if it's 1962 this is a pretty safe bet....
What is the title of the song in #5?
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by?
Is she dead or alive?
Locomotion - Little Eva - Passed
Originated by Little Eva, perfected by GFR.... Fanny Fun Fact: Little Eva worked for Carole King and was only pulled in for the demo, but they liked it so much it became the official recording
What year did all these events take place?
Where were you in 62?
Bonus points for the American Graffiti work-in!!!!!1(Five points)
Total points: 29
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:49 pm
by Bob78164
In the year ____, the following events occurred:[/b]
1- A popular actress and singer dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the age of 36 on August 4.
2- An American pilot is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S.
3- A lengthy movie based on the 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom is nominated for ten Oscars (and wins seven at the awards show the next year).
4- A baseball team from California loses to a team from New York in the World Series in seven games.
5- A pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King and performed by a singer born Eva Narcissus Boyd is the #7 Billboard song of the year.
Questions
Two points each:
Who was the popular actress in #1? Marilyn Monroe
Who was the coroner for #1? (Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars") Yamaguchi
Is he dead or alive? Alive
Who was the American pilot in #2? Gary Powers
What was the type of aircraft he was flying (a letter and a number)? U-2
Is he dead or alive? Dead
Who directed the movie in #3? John Huston
What are the two teams in #4? The Yankees beat the Giants
What is the title of the song in #5? "Fever"
What name is Eva Narcissus Boyd better known by? Peggy Lee
Is she dead or alive? Dead
What year did all these events take place? 1962
--Bob
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:20 pm
by Vandal
Answers/points:
1962
Marilyn Monroe
Thomas Noguchi
Alive at 98!
Francis Gary Powers
U2
Dead
David Lean (movie was Lawrence of Arabia)
Yankees beat Giants
The Loco Motion
Little Eva
Dead
Points:
mrkelley ~~ 29
earl ~~ 27
melly ~~ 27
earendel ~~ 27
panic ~~ 25
tangredi ~~ 21
krox ~~ 21
lb ~~ 21
sprots ~~ 21
hotseat ~~ 21
Bob#s ~~ 21
tgirl ~~ 19
elwood ~~ 17
jarnon ~~ 17
BiT ~~ 15
marley ~~ 15
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:05 pm
by elwoodblues
I figured that someone who was a coroner 63 years ago had to be dead by now.
Re: 2525 - Annum 3, 2/7/25
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:40 pm
by littlebeast13
elwoodblues wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:05 pm
I figured that someone who was a coroner 63 years ago had to be dead by now.
That actually sounds like it could be a plot of an episode of Tales from the Crypt or Tales from the Darkside... the coroner who supernaturally gains years of life from the victims he autopsies.
lb13