Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
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Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Decades '17 - Day 16
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Name the original host. (3 points)
Name the new host. (3 points)
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Name the original host. (3 points)
Name the new host. (3 points)
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
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COMING & GOING[/b]
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points) Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) Needs more cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points) Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points) Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points) NOPE
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points) Daniel Ellsburg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points) NOPE
Name the TV detective. (3 points) Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points) Jim Hutton
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points) Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) Needs more cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points) Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points) Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points) NOPE
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points) Daniel Ellsburg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points) NOPE
Name the TV detective. (3 points) Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points) Jim Hutton
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
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Decades '17 - Day 16
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Regis
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
"more cowbell"
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
The Long Road
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
King Crimson
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Robert Stack
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
This was fun! Thanks for the games!!!11
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Regis
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
"more cowbell"
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
The Long Road
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
King Crimson
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Robert Stack
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
This was fun! Thanks for the games!!!11
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
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Thanks for the game even if I only played occasionaly.
COMING & GOING
Name the show. Dick Clark's Rockin new Years Eve
Name the original host. Dick Clark
Name the new host. Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Nope
WILL & GRACE
1986
Name the album. Graceland
Name the baseball guy. Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
Name the catchphrase. "More Cowbell"
Name the band and song used in the sketch. Blue oyster Cult - Don;t fear the reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. Will Farrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
Name them. Bruce Jenner / Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Name the band. The Eagles
Bonus: Nope
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
Name the more common title for this document. The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. Daniel Ellsburg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
Name the band. King Crimson
Name the TV detective. Ellery Queen
Bonus: Nope
COMING & GOING
Name the show. Dick Clark's Rockin new Years Eve
Name the original host. Dick Clark
Name the new host. Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Nope
WILL & GRACE
1986
Name the album. Graceland
Name the baseball guy. Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
Name the catchphrase. "More Cowbell"
Name the band and song used in the sketch. Blue oyster Cult - Don;t fear the reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. Will Farrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
Name them. Bruce Jenner / Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Name the band. The Eagles
Bonus: Nope
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
Name the more common title for this document. The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. Daniel Ellsburg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
Name the band. King Crimson
Name the TV detective. Ellery Queen
Bonus: Nope
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Thanks for taking the time and effort to host the game.
Spoiler
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)DICK CLARK'S ROCKIN' NEW YEARS EVE
Name the original host. (3 points)DICK CLARK
Name the new host. (3 points)RYAN SEACREST
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)REGIS??
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)GRACELAND
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)BILL VEECK
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)MORE COWBELL
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)DON'T FEAR THE REAPER BY BLUE OYSTER CULT
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)WILL FERRELL
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)BRUCE/CAITLYN JENNER
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)THE EAGLES
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)THE PENTAGON PAPERS
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)DANIEL ELLSBERG
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)KING CRIMSON
Name the TV detective. (3 points)ELLERY QUEEN
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)JIM HUTTON
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)DICK CLARK'S ROCKIN' NEW YEARS EVE
Name the original host. (3 points)DICK CLARK
Name the new host. (3 points)RYAN SEACREST
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)REGIS??
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)GRACELAND
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)BILL VEECK
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)MORE COWBELL
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)DON'T FEAR THE REAPER BY BLUE OYSTER CULT
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)WILL FERRELL
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)BRUCE/CAITLYN JENNER
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)THE EAGLES
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)THE PENTAGON PAPERS
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)DANIEL ELLSBERG
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)KING CRIMSON
Name the TV detective. (3 points)ELLERY QUEEN
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)JIM HUTTON
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
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Decades '17 - Day 16
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
It's World Series Week! In support of our team, my answers, right and wrong, will be in the team color. Go Astros!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
William Wrigley
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
We need more cowbell!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce & "Caitlyn" Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Pink Floyd
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
It's World Series Week! In support of our team, my answers, right and wrong, will be in the team color. Go Astros!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
William Wrigley
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
We need more cowbell!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce & "Caitlyn" Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Pink Floyd
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
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Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
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War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) - Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) - Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) - Ryan Seacrest?
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points) - Ed McMahon
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) - Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) - Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) - More Cowbell!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points) - Blue Oyster Cult
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) - Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points) - Will Farrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) - Bruce and Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) - Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) - The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Thank you for the great games, Vandal! Even if I suck at them....
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) - Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) - Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) - Ryan Seacrest?
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points) - Ed McMahon
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) - Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) - Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) - More Cowbell!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points) - Blue Oyster Cult
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) - Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points) - Will Farrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) - Bruce and Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) - Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) - The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Thank you for the great games, Vandal! Even if I suck at them....
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
[quote="I Love Decades!"]Decades '17 - Day 16
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Rockin' New Years Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Frankie Valee
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Bob Eubanks
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Will Wyn
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
I need more cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Tomorrow Belongs To Me - Anita Bryant
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walkin
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Farrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce / Kaytlin Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
Soarin'
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Eisenberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
King Crimson
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Jim Hutten
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17![/quote]
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Rockin' New Years Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Frankie Valee
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Bob Eubanks
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Will Wyn
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
I need more cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Tomorrow Belongs To Me - Anita Bryant
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walkin
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Farrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce / Kaytlin Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
Soarin'
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Eisenberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
King Crimson
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Jim Hutten
Total points: 48
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
COMING & GOING[/b]
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE
Name the original host. (3 points)
DICK CLARK
Name the new host. (3 points)
??????
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
?????
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
GRACELAND
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
?????
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
MORE COWBELL!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
DON'T FEAR THE REAPER/BLUE OYSTER CULT
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
?????
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
BRUCE JENNER/KAITLIN JENNER
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
THE EAGLES
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
?????
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
DANIEL ELLSBERG
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
PENTAGON PAPERS
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
?????
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
KING CRIMSON?
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
ELLERY QUEEN
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
JIM HUTTON
Total points: 48
[quoteThanks for playing Decades '17![/quote]
Thanks for hosting!
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE
Name the original host. (3 points)
DICK CLARK
Name the new host. (3 points)
??????
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
?????
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
GRACELAND
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
?????
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
MORE COWBELL!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
DON'T FEAR THE REAPER/BLUE OYSTER CULT
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
?????
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
BRUCE JENNER/KAITLIN JENNER
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
THE EAGLES
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
?????
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
DANIEL ELLSBERG
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
PENTAGON PAPERS
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
?????
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
KING CRIMSON?
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
ELLERY QUEEN
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
JIM HUTTON
Total points: 48
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Thanks for hosting. It was fun as usual.
Spoiler
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) Rockin New Years Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points) Joan Rivers
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) Bill Veeck (As in wreck)
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) More Cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points) Grand Funk - American Band
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Alec Baldwin
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points) Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce and Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points) King Crimson
Name the TV detective. (3 points) Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points) Jim Hutton
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) Rockin New Years Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points) Joan Rivers
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) Bill Veeck (As in wreck)
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) More Cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points) Grand Funk - American Band
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Alec Baldwin
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points) Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce and Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points) King Crimson
Name the TV detective. (3 points) Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points) Jim Hutton
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
Decades '17 - Day 16
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest (or one of his many clones)
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
REGIS!
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
Various riffs on "MORE COWBELL!"
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Blue Oyster Cult-"(Don't Fear) The Reaper)"
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce Jenner/Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
Long Road Out Of Eden. It would've made a terrific SINGLE album....
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
King Crimson. Strangely enough, both original singer/bassist Greg Lake and subsequent singer/bassist John Wetton passed away within a couple of months of each other less than a year ago, Lake preceding Wetton as he did in Crimson. .
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
If memory serves, it was Jim Hutton
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
Thank YOU for creating and hosting Decades '17! Double thanks for throwing me stuff I knew today...
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest (or one of his many clones)
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
REGIS!
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
Various riffs on "MORE COWBELL!"
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Blue Oyster Cult-"(Don't Fear) The Reaper)"
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce Jenner/Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
Long Road Out Of Eden. It would've made a terrific SINGLE album....
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
King Crimson. Strangely enough, both original singer/bassist Greg Lake and subsequent singer/bassist John Wetton passed away within a couple of months of each other less than a year ago, Lake preceding Wetton as he did in Crimson. .
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
If memory serves, it was Jim Hutton
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
Thank YOU for creating and hosting Decades '17! Double thanks for throwing me stuff I knew today...
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) New Year's Rocking Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) More cowbell!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce Jenner & Caitlin Jenner
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points) Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points) Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Thanks for a fun game!
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) New Year's Rocking Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) More cowbell!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce Jenner & Caitlin Jenner
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points) Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points) Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Thanks for a fun game!
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
COMING & GOING[/b]
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
William "Bill" Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
More Cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Blue Oyster Cult, Don't Fear the Reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
Nope
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Nope.
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Nope
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
William "Bill" Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
More Cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Blue Oyster Cult, Don't Fear the Reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
Nope
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Nope.
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Nope
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
coming & going
New Year's Rockin Eve
Dick Clark
Ryan Seacrest
bonus: Regis Philbin
will & grace
graceland
williams
tv shows & theme songs
needs more cowbell
blue oyster cult, don't fear the reaper
christopher walken
will ferrell
before & after
bruce & katilyn jenner
words & music
eagles
hell freezes over
awards & achievements
?
?
kings & queens
king chrimson
ellery queen
david jansen
New Year's Rockin Eve
Dick Clark
Ryan Seacrest
bonus: Regis Philbin
will & grace
graceland
williams
tv shows & theme songs
needs more cowbell
blue oyster cult, don't fear the reaper
christopher walken
will ferrell
before & after
bruce & katilyn jenner
words & music
eagles
hell freezes over
awards & achievements
?
?
kings & queens
king chrimson
ellery queen
david jansen
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Bill Veeck
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Jim Hutton
Name the show. (3 points)
New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Bill Veeck
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Jim Hutton
Thanks for the games, Vandal!
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Thank you for the games!
Spoiler
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING[/b]
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) More Cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points) Blue Oyster Cult, Don't Fear The Reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points) Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) I'll guess Steely Dan.
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points) Two Against Nature
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points) King Crimson
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
COMING & GOING[/b]
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Seacrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) More Cowbell
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points) Blue Oyster Cult, Don't Fear The Reaper
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points) Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) I'll guess Steely Dan.
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points) Two Against Nature
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points) King Crimson
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
THANK YOU FOR A FUN GAME!!!
Decades '17 - Day 16
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
Decades '17 - Day 16
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
Spoiler
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
I need more cowbell!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Don't Fear the Reaper -- Blue Oyster Cult
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Caitlyn Jenner (Nee Bruce Jenner)
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
King Something
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Jim Hutton
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points)
Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points)
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
I need more cowbell!
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Don't Fear the Reaper -- Blue Oyster Cult
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
Will Ferrell
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Caitlyn Jenner (Nee Bruce Jenner)
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
The Eagles
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points)
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
King Something
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Jim Hutton
Total points: 48
Thanks for playing Decades '17!
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Spoiler
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Secrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points) Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) "More cowbells."
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce and Caitlin Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) Foreigner
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points) Daniel Ellsworth
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points) Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points) New Year's Rockin' Eve
Name the original host. (3 points) Dick Clark
Name the new host. (3 points) Ryan Secrest
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points) Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points) Graceland
Name the baseball guy. (3 points) Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points) "More cowbells."
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points) Christopher Walken
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each) Bruce and Caitlin Jenner
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points) Foreigner
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points) The Pentagon Papers
Name the award-winning analyst who discovered and released the study. (3 points) Daniel Ellsworth
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points) Ellery Queen
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
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Re: Decades '17 - Day 16 - Grand Finale!
Decades '17 - Day 16 answers/points
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Name the original host. (3 points)
Name the new host. (3 points)
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
New Year's Rockin' Eve
Dick Clark
Ryan Seacrest
Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Graceland
Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
More cowbell (or some cowbell reference)
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
Christopher Walken
Will Ferrell
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
Eagles
Long Road Out of Eden
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
Name the award-winning analyst who released them. (3 points)
Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
King Crimson
Jim Hutton
Total points: 57
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AJ ~~ 48
melly ~~ 48
weasel ~~ 48
lb ~~ 39
frogman ~~ 39
elwood ~~ 39
Bob#s ~~ 39
BiT ~~ 39
catfish ~~ 33
jarnon ~~ 30
October 23, 2017
Grand Finale!
COMING & GOING
Beginning in 1972, a well-known TV personality hosted a live special on the final night of the year. He continued to host until he suffered a stroke in 2004. A co-host joined the original host the next year and continued until the original host's death in 2012. The new host is still there. (Got that?)
Name the show. (3 points)
Name the original host. (3 points)
Name the new host. (3 points)
Bonus: Who hosted on short notice on the last day of 2004 while the original host recuperated? (3 points)
New Year's Rockin' Eve
Dick Clark
Ryan Seacrest
Regis Philbin
WILL & GRACE
1986
An album by Paul Simon wins album of the year and record of the year at 1987 Grammys.
The former owner of the the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox (and true baseball legend) dies at the age of 71.
Name the album. (3 points)
Name the baseball guy. (3 points)
Graceland
Bill Veeck
TV SHOWS & THEME SONGS
2000
A famous sketch from Saturday Night Live featured a fictional music producer ('The' Bruce Dickinson) overseeing the recording of a popular 1976 rock song, which in turn featured fictional, overzealous musician Gene Frenkle. The sketch is considered of the greatest of all time and helped spawn a popular catchphrase.
Name the catchphrase. (3 points)
Name the band and song used in the sketch. (3 points)
Name the actor (the show's host) playing 'The' Bruce Dickinson. (3 points)
Name the SNL member playing Gene Frenkle. (3 points)
More cowbell (or some cowbell reference)
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
Christopher Walken
Will Ferrell
WORDS & MUSIC
1994
Fourteen years after a band member commented that they would play together again "when Hell freezes over," the band played together again and released a live album appropriately called "Hell Freezes Over."
Name the band. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the studio album this band released 13 years later, their first since 1979. (3 points)
Eagles
Long Road Out of Eden
BEFORE & AFTER
2010s
"He" was a former decathlon gold medal winner and reality TV star. "She" received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the 2015 ESPY Awards. "They" are the same person.
Name them. (3 points each)
Bruce Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971
A top secret study titled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense" was discovered and released by a military analyst in 1971, first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times. He was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2004.
Name the more common title for this document. (3 points)
Name the award-winning analyst who released them. (3 points)
Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg
KINGS & QUEENS
1975
A British band consisting of Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford released a live album in 1975 titled USA which included a nearly 9-minute version of their hit, "21st Century Schizoid Man".
A TV detective series reboot premiered in 1975. Each episode contained a "Challenge to the Viewer" with the detective breaking the fourth wall to go over the facts of the case and invite the audience to solve the mystery on their own, immediately before the solution was revealed.
Name the band. (3 points)
Name the TV detective. (3 points)
Bonus: Name the actor in the title role. (3 points)
Ellery Queen
King Crimson
Jim Hutton
Total points: 57
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