Answers & Points Timeline, Game 1 Monday Sept 1

[peacock2121]

Spoiler

1. Shirley MacLaine gives the performance of her career in Terms of Endearment. 1982


2. Country music artist Merle Haggard is born in Oildale, California 1934


3. James Earl Jones wins a Tony award for The Great White Hope. 1972


4. Fred "Curly" Neal joins the Harlem Globetrotters. 1965


5. Shirley Jones give the world's future teen girls a reason to scream when she gives birth to her first son, Shaun Cassidy. 1960


Bonus (10 points): What is the name of the Merry Promo Man who leaked today's game? (No fair peeking at past board posts!) nope

Yor clues made me change answers. I am gonna be annoyed at myself if they made me more off than on. It would help if I knew when the Appollo missions were.

Freebie #1 Two of these events occurred in the 1960s.

Freebie #2 Shaun Cassidy was still a teenager when Da Doo Ron Ron hit #1 on the Billboard charts in July of 1977.

Freebie #3 James Earl Jones accepted his Tony award one month before Apollo 10 was launched.

Freebie #4 Merle Haggard was not yet eligble for his AARP movie discount when he went to check out that hot older woman Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment.


Scoring (50 points possible - plus bonus):
Perfect (exact year) = 10 pts
Close (+/- 2 years) = 5 pts
Near (+/- 4 years) = 2 pts
Ballpark (correct decade) = 1 pt[/quote]

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Spoiler

Jeff told me that I would like the game, so I should play. Sorry I am late!


Timeline - September 1, 2008

"It Pays to Read the Promos!"


1. Shirley MacLaine gives the performance of her career in Terms of Endearment.

1985


2. Country music artist Merle Haggard is born in Oildale, California

1938

3. James Earl Jones wins a Tony award for The Great White Hope.

1968


4. Fred "Curly" Neal joins the Harlem Globetrotters.

1965

5. Shirley Jones give the world's future teen girls a reason to scream when she gives birth to her first son, Shaun Cassidy.

1958


Bonus (10 points): What is the name of the Merry Promo Man who leaked today's game? (No fair peeking at past board posts!)

Nigerian Penis Drugs

[kroxquo]

I realize this is probably too late, but i figured I'd give it a shot anyway.

Spoiler

1. Shirley MacLaine gives the performance of her career in Terms of Endearment.

1982

2. Country music artist Merle Haggard is born in Oildale, California

1935

3. James Earl Jones wins a Tony award for The Great White Hope.

1968

4. Fred "Curly" Neal joins the Harlem Globetrotters.

1965

5. Shirley Jones give the world's future teen girls a reason to scream when she gives birth to her first son, Shaun Cassidy.

1959

Bonus (10 points): What is the name of the Merry Promo Man who leaked today's game? (No fair peeking at past board posts!)

NAC


Freebie #1 Two of these events occurred in the 1960s.

Freebie #2 Shaun Cassidy was still a teenager when Da Doo Ron Ron hit #1 on the Billboard charts in July of 1977.

Freebie #3 James Earl Jones accepted his Tony award one month before Apollo 10 was launched.

Freebie #4 Merle Haggard was not yet eligble for his AARP movie discount when he went to check out that hot older woman Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment.

[secondchance]

Bonus (10 points): What is the name of the Merry Promo Man who leaked today's game? (No fair peeking at past board posts!)
Big Draw Man

Now THAT explains a lot!

a. huh...?

b. do the correct answers get tacked onto the end of each thread?

c. thanks!

[Here's Fanny!]

Bonus (10 points): What is the name of the Merry Promo Man who leaked today's game? (No fair peeking at past board posts!)
Big Draw Man

Now THAT explains a lot!

a. huh...?

b. do the correct answers get tacked onto the end of each thread?

c. thanks!

a. I have no idea.

b. They do when somebody is on the ball. But I barely got home today in time for a fantasy draft, which took FOREVER and is just now done. I think I have some more to score, so I will give answers and points to this tomorrow morning right after I post the Wednesday game.

c. You're welcome!

[Here's Fanny!]

Timeline - September 1, 2008


"It Pays to Read the Promos!"


1. Shirley MacLaine gives the performance of her career in Terms of Endearment.

1983

2. Country music artist Merle Haggard is born in Oildale, California

1937

He was not born in Bakersfield, no matter what Wikipedia says.


3. James Earl Jones wins a Tony award for The Great White Hope.

1969


4. Fred "Curly" Neal joins the Harlem Globetrotters.

1963

I know, I couldn't believe that he had started with the Globetrotters that early, either!


5. Shirley Jones give the world's future teen girls a reason to scream when she gives birth to her first son, Shaun Cassidy.

1958.

Yes, later this month Shaun Cassidy turns 50!!! In answer to plasticene's comment, you are correct. David Cassidy is older, but Shirley Jones is his step-mom. His mother is Evelyn Something, Jack Cassidy's first wife.


Bonus (10 points): What is the name of the Merry Promo Man who leaked today's game? (No fair peeking at past board posts!)

Wink Martinsquirrel

lb is the only one to nab the bonus. I couldn't even give Christie partial credit, as it was not one of lb's Merry Men. If it had been, I wouldn't have used that as a bonus, since he would have an unfair advantage. Even though I didn't know if he would be playing.

Freebie #2 Shaun Cassidy was still a teenager when Da Doo Ron Ron hit #1 on the Billboard charts in July of 1977.

I originally wrote this as "was 18" instead of "was still a teenager", leaving people to guess whether his birthday was before or after July, but I thought that was too cutesy.

Freebie #3 James Earl Jones accepted his Tony award one month before Apollo 10 was launched.

So many people put down 1968 that I was worried that I'd gotten the Apollo 10 year wrong.

Points coming up in a subsequent post since brilliant me has the point spreadsheet on my other computer.

[Here's Fanny!]

Confessor 45
Mac 40
Tbone 35
mel 35
wintergreen 31
PSM 30
bdm 27
AJ 25
littlerascal13 22
Marley 22
sprots 22
kroxquo 22
tmitss 21
BoB 20
Nelly 20
megaaddict 20
jsuchard 19
plasticene 19
peacock 19
second chance 18
Fman 16
christie 14

[NellyLunatic1980]

Bonus (10 points): What is the name of the Merry Promo Man who leaked today's game? (No fair peeking at past board posts!)

Wink Martinsquirrel

I'm mad that I didn't get this one correct. I even posted in Wink Martinsquirrel's thread!