2525 - Fortnight 5 - Annum 1
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2026 9:18 pm
2525 - Fortnight 5 - Annum 1
In the year...
Follow the instructions after each event listed below. Two points for each correct answer:
E1 - An iconic soul singer is tragically shot and killed by his father, one day before his birthday.
Name the singer.
How old would the singer have been had he lived one more day? (+/-2 years)
E2 - Many notable people were born this year. Identify these five each by a short clue.
- "The King" in NBA
- Facebook founder
- Born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
- Mrs. Colin Jost
- Duke of Sussex
E3 - A computer company releases an iconic Super Bowl commercial in which a colorful, defiant young woman hurls a sledgehammer at a giant screen broadcasting an authoritarian "Big Brother" figure to a crowd of gray, zombie-like drones, liberating the world from technological conformity.
Name the company responsible for the commercial.
Name the company represented by the "Big Brother" figure.
Name the famous director behind this commercial.
E4 - Many other notable folks died this year. Identify these four each by a short clue.
- In Cold Blood author
- Actor born Richard Jenkins
- Man on the Moon subject
- Jazz pianist and bandleader
E5 - The female Prime Minister of a South Asian country is assassinated by her bodyguards.
Name the country.
Name the PM.
E6 - Many quality movies were released this year. Identify these four each by a short summary.
- Three eccentric parapsychologists launch a paranormal removal service in New York City and battle a powerful ancient spirit threatening to destroy the city.
- A wisecracking Detroit detective travels to affluent Southern California to investigate his friend’s murder, clashing with local police while uncovering a high-level criminal conspiracy.
- A relentless cyborg assassin is sent back in time to kill a young woman whose future son will lead humanity’s resistance against the machines.
- On her birthday, an awkward high school girl feels forgotten by her family and overlooked by her crush, leading to a series of humiliating and heartfelt misadventures.
- An envious court composer becomes obsessed with destroying a wildly talented yet childish musical prodigy whom he believes has been unjustly blessed with divine genius.
Which of these movies took home the Best Picture Oscar at the next year's Academy awards?
E7 - The reigning Miss America is forced to resign after nude photos of her appear in an "adult" magazine.
Name the young woman who was forced to resign.
Name the magazine that published the photos.
E8 - Many very popular recording albums were released this year. Match each of these five albums to the second track on each album at original release time.
Albums:
Born in the U.S.A.
Like a Virgin
Private Dancer
She’s So Unusual
Sports
Second tracks:
Angel
Cover Me
Heart and Soul
Money Changes Everything
Show Some Respect
Bonus: Name the recording artist for each album.
E9 - The US president is re-elected in a landslide victory.
Name the president.
Name the losing candidate and his running mate.
Apply R or D to each presidential candidate.
Bonus: How many of the 50 states did the losing candidate carry?
E10 - Many Broadway plays and musical were opened or continued to perform well this year. Identify these three each by a short summary:
- A tense, profanity-laced drama about a group of desperate Chicago real estate salesmen who will lie, cheat, and steal to stay on top in a cutthroat sales competition.
- A poetic musical exploring the obsessive creative process of painter Georges Seurat as he constructs his famous pointillist masterpiece, and the emotional cost his singular artistic vision has on his relationships.
- A warm-hearted musical comedy about a gay couple — a nightclub owner and his drag performer partner — who must pretend to be straight when their son brings home his fiancée's conservative parents.
E11 - A midwest team defeats a west coast team in the World Series, 4 games to 1.
Name the winners.
Name the losers.
Name the manager who became the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues.
E12 - Many classic TV shows premiered this TV season. Identify these five each by a short summary.
- A sleek, fashion-forward crime drama following two undercover detectives as they battle drug traffickers and criminals in the neon-lit, sun-soaked streets of South Florida.
- A warm and witty sitcom following a successful OB/GYN, and his lawyer wife as they raise their five children in a loving, humor-filled Brooklyn brownstone.
- A sitcom about two old friends — one divorced, one separated — who move in together with their kids to navigate single motherhood, dating, and financial independence in New York City.
- A charming role-reversal sitcom in which a former baseball player takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a career-driven advertising executive in Connecticut, leading to a warm, comedic, and ongoing will-they-won't-they relationship between the two.
- A cozy mystery series about a crime novelist from a small New England town who has an uncanny knack for stumbling upon suspicious deaths wherever she goes and solving them before the police can.
Bonus: Identify the network for each show
E13 - Both Winter and Summer Olympics are held this year.
Name the host city for the Winter games.
Name the host city for the Summer games.
E14 - Many notable books were published or still very popular this year. Identify these three each by a short summary:
- A tense Cold War thriller following a Soviet submarine commander who attempts to defect to the United States in a state-of-the-art nuclear sub, while both the American and Soviet navies race to find him first.
- A darkly comic novel about three newly single women in a small Rhode Island town who discover they have supernatural powers, and whose lives are upended when a mysterious and devilishly charming stranger arrives and seduces all three of them.
- A philosophical novel set against the backdrop of the 1968 Prague Spring in which two couples grapple with love, infidelity, and the tension between the freedom of living without commitment and the weight of meaningful human connection.
What year did events E1 thru E14 take place? (Five points)
Total points: 111
In the year...
Follow the instructions after each event listed below. Two points for each correct answer:
E1 - An iconic soul singer is tragically shot and killed by his father, one day before his birthday.
Name the singer.
How old would the singer have been had he lived one more day? (+/-2 years)
E2 - Many notable people were born this year. Identify these five each by a short clue.
- "The King" in NBA
- Facebook founder
- Born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
- Mrs. Colin Jost
- Duke of Sussex
E3 - A computer company releases an iconic Super Bowl commercial in which a colorful, defiant young woman hurls a sledgehammer at a giant screen broadcasting an authoritarian "Big Brother" figure to a crowd of gray, zombie-like drones, liberating the world from technological conformity.
Name the company responsible for the commercial.
Name the company represented by the "Big Brother" figure.
Name the famous director behind this commercial.
E4 - Many other notable folks died this year. Identify these four each by a short clue.
- In Cold Blood author
- Actor born Richard Jenkins
- Man on the Moon subject
- Jazz pianist and bandleader
E5 - The female Prime Minister of a South Asian country is assassinated by her bodyguards.
Name the country.
Name the PM.
E6 - Many quality movies were released this year. Identify these four each by a short summary.
- Three eccentric parapsychologists launch a paranormal removal service in New York City and battle a powerful ancient spirit threatening to destroy the city.
- A wisecracking Detroit detective travels to affluent Southern California to investigate his friend’s murder, clashing with local police while uncovering a high-level criminal conspiracy.
- A relentless cyborg assassin is sent back in time to kill a young woman whose future son will lead humanity’s resistance against the machines.
- On her birthday, an awkward high school girl feels forgotten by her family and overlooked by her crush, leading to a series of humiliating and heartfelt misadventures.
- An envious court composer becomes obsessed with destroying a wildly talented yet childish musical prodigy whom he believes has been unjustly blessed with divine genius.
Which of these movies took home the Best Picture Oscar at the next year's Academy awards?
E7 - The reigning Miss America is forced to resign after nude photos of her appear in an "adult" magazine.
Name the young woman who was forced to resign.
Name the magazine that published the photos.
E8 - Many very popular recording albums were released this year. Match each of these five albums to the second track on each album at original release time.
Albums:
Born in the U.S.A.
Like a Virgin
Private Dancer
She’s So Unusual
Sports
Second tracks:
Angel
Cover Me
Heart and Soul
Money Changes Everything
Show Some Respect
Bonus: Name the recording artist for each album.
E9 - The US president is re-elected in a landslide victory.
Name the president.
Name the losing candidate and his running mate.
Apply R or D to each presidential candidate.
Bonus: How many of the 50 states did the losing candidate carry?
E10 - Many Broadway plays and musical were opened or continued to perform well this year. Identify these three each by a short summary:
- A tense, profanity-laced drama about a group of desperate Chicago real estate salesmen who will lie, cheat, and steal to stay on top in a cutthroat sales competition.
- A poetic musical exploring the obsessive creative process of painter Georges Seurat as he constructs his famous pointillist masterpiece, and the emotional cost his singular artistic vision has on his relationships.
- A warm-hearted musical comedy about a gay couple — a nightclub owner and his drag performer partner — who must pretend to be straight when their son brings home his fiancée's conservative parents.
E11 - A midwest team defeats a west coast team in the World Series, 4 games to 1.
Name the winners.
Name the losers.
Name the manager who became the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues.
E12 - Many classic TV shows premiered this TV season. Identify these five each by a short summary.
- A sleek, fashion-forward crime drama following two undercover detectives as they battle drug traffickers and criminals in the neon-lit, sun-soaked streets of South Florida.
- A warm and witty sitcom following a successful OB/GYN, and his lawyer wife as they raise their five children in a loving, humor-filled Brooklyn brownstone.
- A sitcom about two old friends — one divorced, one separated — who move in together with their kids to navigate single motherhood, dating, and financial independence in New York City.
- A charming role-reversal sitcom in which a former baseball player takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a career-driven advertising executive in Connecticut, leading to a warm, comedic, and ongoing will-they-won't-they relationship between the two.
- A cozy mystery series about a crime novelist from a small New England town who has an uncanny knack for stumbling upon suspicious deaths wherever she goes and solving them before the police can.
Bonus: Identify the network for each show
E13 - Both Winter and Summer Olympics are held this year.
Name the host city for the Winter games.
Name the host city for the Summer games.
E14 - Many notable books were published or still very popular this year. Identify these three each by a short summary:
- A tense Cold War thriller following a Soviet submarine commander who attempts to defect to the United States in a state-of-the-art nuclear sub, while both the American and Soviet navies race to find him first.
- A darkly comic novel about three newly single women in a small Rhode Island town who discover they have supernatural powers, and whose lives are upended when a mysterious and devilishly charming stranger arrives and seduces all three of them.
- A philosophical novel set against the backdrop of the 1968 Prague Spring in which two couples grapple with love, infidelity, and the tension between the freedom of living without commitment and the weight of meaningful human connection.
What year did events E1 thru E14 take place? (Five points)
Total points: 111